Short Stories

These are not excerpts from the novels in Watervalley Books. They are just great stories from author Jeff High. This is where you can meet new characters and catch up with old friends…and maybe get a hint of what is coming up the next novel from Watervalley Books!

The Neighbors

The Neighbors

Randy and Marvelle Simpkins are looking forward to a quiet Halloween next week. They are pretty sure they couldn’t stand another one like last year. You see, last year they got the daylights scared out of them when Tilly Armstrong, their next door neighbor, started playing the violin around midnight. It wouldn’t have been that […]

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The Choir Director

The Choir Director

“And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.” -Oliver Goldsmith, “The Deserted Village” The worship service was almost a disaster this past Sunday at Watervalley First Presbyterian. It was all because of the panties. The whole business started several weeks ago when a production company that was doing a documentary on churches in rural […]

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Mother Goose

Mother Goose

There was a pelican sitting on the back porch rail when Chick McKissick walked out at six o’clock yesterday morning, on his way to the shop. A pelican. Chick owns an auto repair garage just off the square in Watervalley and likes to get an early start since the garage isn’t air conditioned, and even […]

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The 4th Of July Celebration

The 4th Of July Celebration

All the shenanigans around the July 4th Celebration down at the lake last night actually started a week ago. On Thursday of last week the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) passed an emergency ordinance banning the use of fireworks, out-door grilling, and any other form of outside fun untill further notice, even though the […]

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The Offering Plate

The Offering Plate

Reverend Joe Dawson had tried really hard not to let it bother him – the whole screwy tithing that Hiram Snodgrass was pulling – but over the weeks, it had started to get the better of him. By minister standards, Joe was new to Watervalley. He had been the pastor at Watervalley First Presbyterian for […]

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The Prom Dance

The Prom Dance

It was a pretty sleepless night over at the Satterfield house last Friday. Prom was less than twenty-four hours away. Karen Satterfield was a graduating senior, and this Prom would be her last. But she wasn’t the one who couldn’t sleep. It was her dad, Barry. It all started on Tuesday morning. That’s when Carl […]

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