Cover of Scribbler Tales: Volumes One–Five by Mary Ann Bernal

Short Stories · 25 Tales

Scribbler Tales: Volumes One–Five

by Mary Ann Bernal

A Forbidden Truth. A Haunting Past. A Reckoning Unfolds.

“Bernal is the indisputable queen of short-stories.”

Mary Anne Yarde, The Coffee Pot Book Club

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Awards & Honours

  • Finalist, 2024 American Legacy Book AwardsAnthologies: Fiction

The Story

Some secrets should remain buried, but these won’t stay hidden.

A cloning experiment spirals into chaos, its horrifying consequences bleeding into reality. Shadows twist and whisper as spectral hauntings refuse to be ignored, dragging their victims into the unknown. Betrayal poisons trust, transforming love into a battlefield where survival demands sacrifice.

Vigilante justice is swift and merciless. Covert operations unravel under deception’s weight. The past claws its way into the present. Chilling kidnappings unfold where ancestral curses linger. Life-altering reckonings strike with unstoppable force.

They thought they knew the truth. They were wrong.

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Praise

  • These stories, as short as they may be, are tautly gripping from start to finish.

    Mary Anne YardeThe Coffee Pot Book Club