title: Glimpses: A Collection of Short Stories
author: Theresa Ann Flerx
description: Theresa Flerx experienced early life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She traveled back and forth across the country, living in New Jersey, Virginia, Michigan, Massachusetts and California while married to a radio talk show host. After divorcing in 2001, she earned an associate's degree in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement with a 4.0 GPA, and was named in the National Dean's List. Flerx is currently working toward a bachelor's degree and beyond. While training at the Sacramento Police Academy, an injury ended her aspirations of becoming a police officer. Theresa currently lives in West Virginia where she worked for several years as a reporter for the West Virginia Daily News. Winner of the 2006 Best Photography News Award from the West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Flerxs anomalous life experiences have created fertile ground to cultivate imaginative short stories, an unnerving life story - Disequilibrium and the Multi-Faceted Crystal Ball, and other fiction and nonfiction. Search the world wide web for her on-line articles and make a habit of following her blog: PERCEPTIVE PONDERINGS at www.tflerxanecdotalist.com
zlib_text: **Table of Contents**
  
  >  **Steamships & Shenanigans**
  
  >  **Chapter One**
  
  >  **Chapter Two**
  
  >  **Chapter Three**
  
  >  **Chapter Four**
  
  >  **New Year, New World**
  
  >  **Chapter One**
  
  >  **Chapter Two**
  
  >  **Chapter Three**
  
  >  **Chapter Four**
  
  >  **Chapter Five**
  
  >  **Lola and the Secret at the Regal Rose Hotel**
  
  >  **Chapter One**
  
  >  **Chapter Two**
  
  >  **Chapter Three**
  
  >  **Chapter Four**
  
  >  **Chapter Five**
  
  >  **Copyright**
  
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  **Steamships & Shenanigans**
  
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  By Beth Byers
  
    
    
  
  A Violet Carlyle Short Story
  
  (This short story falls chronologically between _A Merry Little Murde_ r and
  _Murder Among the Roses_.)
  
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  **Chapter One**
  
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  “Fabulous news, darlings!” Gwennie declared, spinning as she came into the
  stateroom to make the fringe of her dress flare. “The surprise event for New
  Years is a scavenger hunt!”
  
  “Oh,” Violet said, trying for excited and failing. She glanced at Kate, who
  touched her face. For Kate, her bruises had faded enou