Dear Tales is a monthly zine of short stories and poems. In Volume 20, March 2026 issue:
Wilderness Survival, by Linda L. Rigsbee - Even though Noah normally treats Rylee as his equal, she wants to be strong and confident on their camping trip into the wilderness. Things don't go as planned, but they make do until the real test.
Divine Journey, by Linda L. Rigsbee - Captured by Irish pirates at 16 and forced into slavery as a shepherd, Magonus lived a harsh and isolated life life on Mt. Slemish for six years. He has found love and acceptance in religion, but when he is instructed by an angel to leave his flock, he is torn between loyalty to the flock and serving God.
Treasure Hunting, by Shannon Lewis - Two women enjoying their monthly outing make an unusual find at a thrift market. Some things are more valuable to one person than another.
Gato Blanka, by L. L. Rigsbee
A trapper turned currier is traveling from Ft Bowie to Ft Baynard in the New Mexico territory. He drifts off the trail in the mountain and picks up a most unusual stalker.
The Birth of Spring, a Poem by Linda L. Rigsbee
Urgent Business, Flash fiction by Linda L. Rigsbee
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Rigsbee is an award-winning, multi-genre author. She has published more than 50 books since 1986. She writes non-fiction and fiction in story lengths from flash fiction to novels. Cradle to rocking chair, her stories are all delivered without profanity or explicit sex. The endings are always upbeat. Rigsbee designs most of her covers and illustrates her children's books.
Rigsbee struggled in school to make passing grades and didn't discover until her son was diagnosed that dyslexia was the cause. After that, she knew she could do anything she wanted to do if she tried hard enough. She wanted to write, and so she did.
Rigsbee maintains a website of free reads. No membership or information is required to read these advertising-free stories and poems online. All the works are copyrighted by her. The website is deartales dot com.
For more information about the author, visit her website at http://www.lindarigsbee.com
"I write for pleasure; yours and mine." Linda L. Rigsbee