Pat R Steiner

Id Pat R Steiner

ID collects eight supernatural stories by Pat R. Steiner. In Little Tornado, Lily Ann, her mother, and her younger twin sisters are hiding out from Hurricane Joe, Lily's father. Lily knows she's Joe's kid because she inherited his magical abilities that allow her to control water. Sort of. While she uses her powers to keep the summer hot and rain free at the North Woods trailer park where the family is living, her struggles with Watermagic parallel her difficulties getting control of her everyday life. In Wyrd, Paul Crawford's senior year is quickly coming to a close. While his classmates start a twisted wager to see who will die before graduation, Paul concerns himself with more serious matters: building the courage to ask the new girl out on a date. Described as "weird" by everyone (including Paul's best friend Matt Wexler), Fay is an enigma with lapis lazuli colored hair and a tragic past-a past that hints of strange abilities. Then one reckless weekend, fate brings these three friends together, changing their lives forever. Tabitha Lynn thinks her freshman yearbook photo is going to be a train-wreck of catastrophic proportions, but she doesn't have a clue as to what life really has in store for her. In God Eye, follow in her footsteps as she faces family tragedies and takes on the bullies in her life at school and those even worse at home. Jack Corey O'Neill's mother warns him to stay out of trouble. But like most twelve-year-old boys in 1980's America, he can't help himself. It's a natural phenomenon that adolescence and disaster go hand in hand. After all, we learn from our mistakes. Unfortunately, Jack's bad decisions often include his kid brother Frankie who follows his older sibling as devotedly as Woodstock does Snoopy. In The Smell of Lightning and Dust After the First Raindrops Fell traipse alongside Jack, Frankie, and their best and only friend Danny Kuzmick as they come-of-age one fateful summer day. In Sea Witch of the Desert, Brenda Benton-Banai receives a mysterious magical boat for her quinceanera celebration. Able to fly, the boat leads Brenda off into the nearby desert where she faces many dangers, makes new friends, and confronts an ancient power that holds the key to her unknown past and possible future. ... And three other short supernatural stories.