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Booksie Address:	http://www.booksie.com/Helena_Parris
Country:	United States
Favorite book:	Three Men in a Boat
Member Since:	Feb 5, 2009

Featured Writing

The Pearls

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Aug 17, 2010
How much longer could she hide the secret?
Tags:friendship, illness, secret, modeling

The Chair Man

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Jul 18, 2009
An fugitive breaks into a house, to find only a man in a...
Tags:love, death, murder, crime, shooting, intruder

House of Death

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Jun 3, 2009
Nobody knows that young Josh lives in an abandoned house.
Tags:drugs, death, crime, family, meth

The Diamond Earring

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 25, 2009
They say diamonds are forever. So is murder...
Tags:love, death, romance, mystery, africa, art, danger, smuggling, diamonds

Writing Portfolio

Here You'll Find Bones

Novel by Helena Parris
Posted: Sep 29, 2011
A locked box holds a dangerous mystery.

What The Dog-Walker Saw

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 11, 2011
Mrs. Collins has seen another corpse. She sees them...

Attack of the Middle-Aged Criminals

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: Oct 12, 2010
The crime wave just keeps going.

The Pearls

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Aug 17, 2010
How much longer could she hide the secret?

John Quixote

by Helena Parris
Posted: Jun 21, 2010
Booksie has lost one of its best writers.

How the Airlines Can Make More Money

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: Apr 6, 2010
One airline is thinking about charging for carry-on...

Attack of the (Pre)teenage Criminals-Part 2

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 8, 2010
The middle-schoolers strike again.

Attack of the Teenage Criminals

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: Feb 19, 2010
The hideous crime of doodling on your desk is finally...

Gone Forever

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Feb 11, 2010
For TheSecretofDawn s contest, based on the song You Have...

The Sorrow of Septic

by Helena Parris
Posted: Jan 20, 2010
When sewage gets ugly.

A New Idea for a TV Station

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: Dec 22, 2009
I am just not into Lifetime.

The Gummi Bear Tune

by Helena Parris
Posted: Dec 16, 2009
I can't get the Gummi Bear tune out of my head. So I'm...

Daily Affirmations for Drivers

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: Nov 17, 2009
Drivers should print this and tape it to their bathroom...

Prescription Instructions

by Helena Parris
Posted: Oct 26, 2009
It comes with every prescription.

The Chair Man

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Jul 18, 2009
An fugitive breaks into a house, to find only a man in a...

House of Death

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Jun 3, 2009
Nobody knows that young Josh lives in an abandoned house.

The Snake Dance

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: May 29, 2009
A dancer must battle a deranged fan.

Spinach Quiche

by Helena Parris
Posted: May 15, 2009
Easier than it sounds.

The Man in the Darkness Available in Paperback Now!

Article by Helena Parris
Posted: May 2, 2009
The Man in the Darkness, a romantic suspense, is now...

The Trail of the Panther

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Apr 24, 2009
A wealthy tycoon pays for a canned hunt, but finds that...

Gerbil Tales

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Apr 5, 2009
Nobody messes with the Cheerleaders. Except Cindy Carter.

Finding the Tombstone

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 26, 2009
Nobody gets over grief. They just learn to live with it.

The Diamond Earring

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 25, 2009
They say diamonds are forever. So is murder...

The Poker Game

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 2, 2009
A mysterious stranger comes seeking shelter from a blizzard.

A Cookie Recipe

by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 2, 2009
Something to enjoy when the air bites and the snow flies

Behind the Locked Door

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Mar 2, 2009
A school hides a secret on its abandoned third floor.

The Man in the Darkness

Novel by Helena Parris
Posted: Feb 8, 2009
A young woman finds herself entangled with a criminal.

The Widow's Painting

Short Story by Helena Parris
Posted: Feb 7, 2009
A heartless scam artist sets his sights on a lonely widow.

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Feb 15, 2012
http://www.booksie.com/romance/short_story/murtuza/skipping-the-stone You should read this. Really.

Sep 28, 2011
Haven't got any short stories going on right now. I am currently sweating blood over my second novel "You'll Find Bones Here" or something like that. I am writing and researching at the same time. "Battle of Shiloh--who went where and did what when?" Did you know General Sherman got no less than 3 horses shot out from under him? And Nathan Bedfort Forrest (yes, the guy who later started the Ku Klux Klan)was shot point-blank in the side on Sherman's orders, who said, and I quote, "Kill him! Kill him and his horse!"? And Forrest ESCAPED! (On his horse, who also escaped.)

Aug 18, 2010
"The Pearls" is not a suspense story. It was written for Isabeau's challenge, and I hope you enjoy it.

Feb 13, 2010
"Gone Forever," my latest short story. I wasn't too crazy about the tune it's supposed to be based on, but I rather like the story.

Apr 17, 2009
Everything's back. Whew!

Apr 17, 2009
Hey! Where'd all my stuff go?

Apr 5, 2009
Entered AllyssaMeep's contest with "Gerbil Tales"

Apr 4, 2009
I have just joined MySpace (for what it's worth)

Mar 6, 2009
I have a new story, Trail of the Panther. Sure hope everybody doesn't hate it!

Feb 22, 2009
Behind the Locked Door, my latest attempt.

Feb 10, 2009
I have beaten The Poker Game into submission! I hope everybody likes it. If they don't...I'll try to do better next time.

Feb 7, 2009
All right, first story's finally up!

Welcome to my page, and thanks for visiting!

I hope you find some stories you enjoy. If you like something, leave me a note. If you hate something, I'd like to hear about that too. Compliments are fun, but criticism is what helps me improve.

Mystery and suspense...

are mainly what you'll find here, with a few rants, some angry mutterings, four chapters from The Man in the Darkness, plus a sample chapter from Here You'll Find Bones. Incidentally, if you like the sample chapters from The Man in the Darkness, the link to purchase the book is at the end of each chapter. Here You'll Find Bones is still in the works, but when it's completed, I will look for a traditional publisher, so no more chapters will be posted on Booksie.

Duck River, Tennessee, winding around Old Stone Fort State Park. Nobody knows exactly why it was built, or exactly who built it. It's a mystery.

"We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little." -Anne Lamott

Please be aware: I do not read or write horror or erotica. I do not read or write anything to do with vampires, ghosts, witches or anything else paranormal. And although my stories contain scumbags galore, you will never hear them cursing. Yes, I know scumbags curse in real life. In real life, they also pass gas.