This page is dedicated to Andrea, an author with an uncommon talent. She has penned a series of children's adventure stories in the style of Nancy Drew or The Famous Five, all revolving around a similar theme. In those stories, that theme was usually about the child, or children, confronting adversity and triumphing in the end... and so it is with The Petticoat Detective Squad.

Alas, these are all there are in the series, and there can be no more. Andrea was taken from among us. We will miss her great talent and her gentle spirit as exhibited in these elegant tales of naiveté and wonder.

These stories are posted with permission. All stories  © 1998 - 1999 Daphne, all rights reserved. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to know more about Andrea, or the Petticoat Detective Squad. These stories are presented just as they first appeared on "Daphne's Secret Garden." I have not changed anything except some minor HTML coding in order to get each story onto a single page.

These stories are written to depict a young boy's first innocent encounters with cross-dressing and his subsequent feelings. If the reader is seeking descriptions of explicit or adult sex then they will be disappointed because this sort of thing is not included here.

Return with me to the age of innocence and as a child, thrill in the mystery and adventure, as Andrea's stories come to life on these pages.

The Mystery of the Girl in the Garden

This tale concerns a young boy spending a holiday with his older girl cousin and favorite aunt. The children become obsessed with the mystery of the figure of a lonely girl who regularly appears in the garden of a nearby manor house. When our hero's cousin and a small group of school friends are invited to spend a couple of days staying at the manor to work on a school project, she is presented with the perfect opportunity to solve the mystery. To make her plan work, however, she must enlist her cousin's help and get him included in the party. The only problem is that the party must consist of girls only...

The Truth
Chapter 5

Friendship
Copyright 2008  © prairie_girl_64 Melissa Dawn Northe

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I look upon friendship as a challenge and a blessing.
I look upon friendship as a curse.

Bike 449.
by Angharad

Bike 448.
by Angharad

I Can Only Imagine
Copywrite 2008  © Prairie_girl_64 Melissa Dawn Northe

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I can only Imagine a world without hate and prejudice.
I can only Imagine a world without disease and illness.

It was amazing how one simple question could bring back so many memories. Some of those memories were heartwarming and others were frightening, but they all came rushing back when Ricki innocently asked that one simple question.

"So, Letti, how did you and Meg meet?"

A New Style of Education

by Karen Page

Part 42

The Boxing Day revue happens followed by the field trip. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan.

Chapter 6 Reunion

Part 1: hired gun

A cruel twist of fate turns an elderly man's dream invention into a nightmare machine.

WARNING: Here's a story that I had to write for Halloween. Sorry if it horrifies you but it is a horror story after all. Beware!

The Ceremony

 © Nick B 2008

 
 
This short story was edited, puzzled over and finally returned in the space of about two shakes of a lamb's tail by the remarkable Gabi - Thanks chuck

Chapter 4 Home again

Running in the house, I went to the bathroom and did my business. I went to my room and pulled off my sweater, then headed back down stairs.