These short stories were created with AI assistance. Written by either Neil or under his pen name, Nathaniel Theos.
The Lost Boy of Camelot
Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Three brothers discover their great-grandmother’s magical box, but when the youngest accidentally travels back to Camelot, his older brothers must follow him into King Arthur’s world to bring him safely home.
The Shelter Between Storms
Drama, Inspirational Fiction
A woman cycling across Canada is caught in a violent Prairie storm and forced to seek shelter with a homeless stranger, discovering that kindness can be found in the most unexpected places.
The Man Behind The Wheel
Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thriller
A seemingly ordinary father takes his three teenage daughters shopping in downtown Calgary, only to find themselves pursued by ruthless criminals. As his secret life as an elite CIA getaway driver is exposed, he must use every skill he possesses to protect his girls and bring them home alive.
The Coffee Can Mystery
Children's Fiction, Crime & Mystery
Three shy, gifted triplet sisters set out to uncover their father’s long-lost childhood treasure, unaware their heartfelt surprise will become a family’s greatest scare.
The Pack
Drama, Inspirational Fiction
A divorced father turns to his closest group of men when his teenage daughter starts dating, discovering that brotherhood is less about fixing problems and more about helping carry them.
The Woman They Left To Die
Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thriller
A wounded gunslinger is left for dead in the Arizona desert, only to be rescued by a grieving prospector who sees the woman beneath the vengeance.
The Road Between Us
Drama, Romance
Stranded by a North Dakota blizzard, two former lovers meet again after forty years and discover the road between them may not be finished.
The Grey Army
Comedy & Humour, Crime & Mystery
A teenager visiting his grandmother discovers a ruthless dessert mafia running the seniors’ home, and the walker-wielding Grey Army is ready to revolt.
Insufficient Funds
Drama, Dystopian Fiction, Science Fiction
In a future where every citizen receives a lifetime medical allowance, a surgeon faces an impossible choice when his patient’s money runs out.
The Next Kind Thing
Drama, Inspirational Fiction
After losing his job while caring for his sick daughter, a struggling father meets a homeless stranger whose simple advice turns kindness into a way forward.
The Last Keeper of Greyhaven
Crime & Mystery, Drama
A frightened draft evader disappears onto a remote island, where evidence that could clear his name becomes a secret he guards for decades.
The Dark Between Us
Psychological Thriller, Suspense & Thriller
A father takes his reluctant teenage son into a cave, hoping to reconnect, until darkness forces both of them to confront what neither has been saying.
AUTHORSHIP & AI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The story concept, creative direction, characters, and original writing are by L. Neil Thrussell or Nathaniel Theos.
Artificial intelligence was used as a collaborative creative and editorial tool, including story-development suggestions, editing assistance, and creation of the visual cover artwork.
The human author guided the story’s heart, emotional arc, revisions, and final creative decisions. AI served as a writing, visual, and editorial assistant in bringing that vision to the page.