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|  | | A Reader's Guide to Author's Jargon and Other Ravings from the Blogosphere
A Collection of Daily Quotes, a glossary of author terms, a Drag Queens Advice Column and other tidbits, all wrapped up in one enjoyable volume
A Reader's Guide to Author's Jargon and Other Ravings from the Blogosphere
for Kindle and paperback (234 pages)
An author’s mind is a terrible thing to waste as it bubbles with stuff that we are all capable of conjuring, but most are spared the amusement. During the last decade, this author has had a number of mind rushe | |  | | Across the Forling
Across the Forling is the fourth book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. In the fourth book, Lord Belmundus crosses Farn’s great red-sand desert with many harrowing experiences, only to reach the Cetrone place of exile in a conflicted state.
Lord Belmundus has escaped from the Katorias prison and has managed to reach the walls of Montjoy. But what prospect is that? The Forling, a desert of red kowlinka sands looms endlessly before him, crawling with dangerous creatures — porcorporian, gasuntsgi, Noya Tludachi and Tippagores. His only chance for survival depends on his Cabriolin to cross the sands to far-off Cetronia. The odds are against him; but what are the odds anyway to a star of stage and screen who is powered by a Columbincus and a sword named Friend Tony.
Across the Forling is the | |  | | Are You Still Submitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?
With the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing.
With the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing. The old days of "self-publishing and vanity presses" are over. Indie Authors are giving readers a wide variety of quality reads in all genres. Are you unsure of how to go about it? Do you crave to know the best options? What are the pitfalls? From discussions of picking up the traditional process and bringing it home, to setting up fi | |  | | Belmundus
A curious A-List Hollywood actor slips between the cracks and finds himself in an alternative world. The First Book of the Farn Trilogy..
Harris Cartwright, a young A-list actor, is at the crossroads. His career’s on fire - in a good way, but a missed step on an evening romp with an alluring stalker brings him to the brink of a strange world. He finds he’s been drawn into a dystopian realm and is transformed into the new Gulliver.
Belmundus is the first book of The Farn Trilogy, an adventure into the realms of high society and tyranny — a place were the native cultures have been displaced by an elite force of magicians and a con | |  | | Bobby's Trace
A young technician mourns his lover until he meets another man - a man with a secret. But there are other secrets as a jealous ghost returns to protect his turf.
Do ghosts mourn the living? Perry Chaplin is in mourning for his life partner, Bobby - a time of stress, notwithstanding. The more he drifts, the more he becomes unhinged until he's one room short of a rubber one. "Get a grip, Perry." So he takes his chances on a blind date, which further plunges him along the nightmare highway. He gets an unsought lesson in life-after-death that turns his bereavement into a horrific adventure. Come peek through Perry Chaplin's mysterious window. See what there is to see. E | |  | | Boots of Montjoy
Lord Belmundus' adventures continue through a War for Montjoy Independence and the return of the Cetrone peoples to their homeland.
In Boots of Montjoy, Lord Belmundus returns to Farn and battles for control of the realm. The Cetrone raise their cry for equality, while the Yunockers wage war for dominance. Intrigue and politics hold sway, while the Electors decide the fate of Farn. Darker and more sinister threats lurk and the Zinbear is set loose to wreak havoc. When the dust clears, many questions linger. Will Harris Cartwright prevail as the Protector of the Realm? Will he fulfill his greatest role as Boots of | |  | | Catherine and Other Poems
Poetry Chapbook
Life is filled with inspiration, joy and sorrow. Still in every corner there is poetic justice — the rhythms and rhymes in verse which carry us forward on our daily paths. Emotions can be encapsulated in words and music — a web of sound that evokes every humor and every flavor. The senses come alive when words gush from the heart and then are tamed by the Poet’s craft. Images sane and insane. Thoughts sacred and profane. Taken together, shapes form and landscapes spring to mind. A world | |  | | Cetronia Strikes Back
Cetronia Strikes Back is the fifth book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. In the fifth book, Lord Belmundus rises to lead the Cetrone in their great enterprise — to cross the Forling Desert and liberate their fellow Cetrone from the Kalugu.
Lord Belmundus, now a full member of the Cetrone, assumes a new leadership role — Commander in Chief, while the exiled nation prepares to invade across the Forling to liberate the Kalugu. New weapons are mastered. New strategies are devised; and Harris Cartwright brings all his knowledge to the great enterprise as Cetronia strikes back against their Yunocker oppressors.
Cetronia Strikes Back is the fifth book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in | |  | | Come, Wewoka & Diary of Medicine Flower
The blood of the Cherokee warrior and the dust of the Trail of Tears lingers in every American heart.
The Trail of Tears left a deep mark on the Cherokee nation, a mark that still ripples through the descendants of that culture. It should also leave an indelible mark on the current conscience. Come, Wewoka - Poems on the Trail of Tears is a collection of heartfelt reflections on Cherokee culture during those days and after. Diary of Medicine Flower - Cherokee Aphorisms is prose-poetry reflecting Cherokee views on modern life. Together, these two works provide a sense of the vibrancy of Cherokee culture that is far fr | |  | | Cutting the Cheese
Just a simple gathering of the Gay & Lesbian Activist Association of New Birch and Sipsboror (GLAABS) and we plunge down a hilarious ride to perdition.
Luke Oliver has just come out of the closet and confronts a brave new world - a meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Activist Association of New Birch and Sipsboro (GLAABS) - your run of the mill, gay political caucus. Run of the Mill? . . . my @$$. Stepping across the threshold of the Otterson estate exposes Luke to horny and hilarious shenanigans that give the Boys in the Band a run for its money. Who wants whom? Who has whom? Who will win Luke's . . . let's say, attentions? A self-effacing, comic romp through the Gay hi | |  | | Gay October
Poetry Chapbook
It’s the golden time of year, when hearths are fired to chase away the chill; and hobgoblins are carved and set out waiting for the moppet parade. All that has blossomed begins to shed. All that beamed under the summer sun, seeks cover in the woodshed and warmth under plaid blankets. It’s a cozy time, when things mature, trying to cast off thoughts of winter’s coming. Words are brash and bronze, shunning silver’s hastening.
 | | In the Shadow of Her Hem
The fifth and final book of the Jade Owl Legacy sees a full battle for life as we know it. The world is threatened by the denizens of the Jade Village leading the China Hans through a fantastical world and to a conclusive battle.
“China Hands! To Me!” A green fog has engulfed the Wei River Valley. The First Emperor’s tomb is mysteriously rumbling. The Big Goose Pagoda is glowing like a lighthouse. And to blame? A bunch of Americans stranded in the consulate at Bei-jing, who, at the end of the last installment, came bursting through a portal in the People’s History Museum. “China Hands! To Me!” With that command, Rowden Gray has summoned his forces to return to the action - to the Dragon’s Pool in the shadow of Her hem, where the Jade Owl’s overlord commands an ar | |  | | Little Vin at Dreamland
Irish Lad comes of age in 1910 Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. Adventures in Amusement Parks and the early film industry in Fort Lee NJ.
Vincent Grainger is on the brink of a creative life. It’s 1910 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and Vin is an imaginative actor at Dreamland Park’s Congress of Oddities. But life in the Irish immigrant community can be as harsh as it can be sweet. Off season, there’s the daily challenge of bringing in pocket change to keep aspirations afloat. Still, there’s always opportunities - mucking out livery stalls or posing for artists or waiting tables and dancing for | |  | | Look Away Silence
Martin Powers wanted an ironing board for Christmas. Instead, he got . . . Matthew Kieler, a non-returnable gift, but a gift that kept on giving. A powerful tale of survival, compassion and unapologetic love in the time of AIDS.
Martin Powers wanted an ironing board for Christmas. Instead, he got . . . Matthew Kieler, a non-returnable gift, but a gift that kept on giving. Chance encounters are sometimes the ones that most change our lives. He sold Matt a tie, but got more in the bargain - more than most people would want and more than anyone deserved. Although these lovers may not have had the pink American dream, they had it better than most, even as they faced a crisis that would change us all.
 | | Lord Belmundus Omnibus - Books 11 - 15
Lord Belmundus – The Omnibus One is a compilation of Books 11 through 15 of The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of other worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires.
Lord Belmundus – The Omnibus Three is a compilation of Books 11 through 15 of The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of other worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. It includes the complete contents of:
Book 11 – Nayowee’s Curse
Book 12 – Aolian Sunset
Book 13 –The Adumbration of Zin
Book 14 – Spasatorum Quest
Book 15 – Primordius Centru | |  | | Lord Belmundus Omnibus - Books 6 - 11
Lord Belmundus – The Omnibus One is a compilation of Books 6 through 10 of The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of other worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires.
Lord Belmundus – The Omnibus Two is a compilation of Books 6 through 10 of The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of other worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. It includes the complete contents of:
Book 6 – The Battle for Montjoy
Book 7 – The Hour of the Zinbear
Book 8 – Yustichisqua
Book 9 – The Summit at Protractus
Book 10 – The Aniloka | |  | | Lord Belmundus Omnibus Books 1 - 5
Lord Belmundus – The Omnibus One is a compilation of Books 1 through 5 of The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of other worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires.
Lord Belmundus – The Omnibus One is a compilation of Books 1 through 5 of The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of other worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. It includes the complete contents of:
Book 1 – The Rise of Lord Belmundus
Book 2 – The Didaniyisgi
Book 3 – The Kalugu
Book 4 – Across the Forling
Book 5 – Cetronia Strikes Back
| |  | | Master Wu's Bride
The daughter of a retired official becomes the 4th wife of a man who dies before the wedding. She enters his household as a Ghost Bride.
It is Chi Lin’s wedding day – an exciting time for any bride, unless the groom has died before the ceremony and the ceremony, as per contract, must proceed. Chi Lin becomes the Fourth Wife – the ghost bride in the House of Wu, a respectable Ming Dynasty household. But to keep her honor, Chi Lin assumes her role under the stern command of her mother-in-law and the disdainful eye of the First Wife. Still, as Mistress Purple Sage, Chi Lin survives, managing to bri | |  | | Mother Asphodel
An aging drag queen reminisces about her life and loves one Christmas Eve. A sweet and tart holiday treat.
It’s Santa Saturday in New Hope, Pennsylvania and Mother Asphodel is trudging through the snow to a gig at the Phoenix Club - her drag queen couture bundled in a shopping cart - her bony feet stuffed into galoshes. At seventy-seven plus, Mother has seen the glory days and, in the course of this evening, she’ll share those memories with a younger queen, Brooks MacDonald (a.k.a. Simone DeFleurry of The Jade Owl fame). Listen to these stylish dames as they plan Mother’s return into the spotlight, to shine once again in the eyes of the communit | |  | | No Irish Need Apply
High school student Kevin Borden has a secret and his name is Louis Lannegan. He also has an overbearing mother. A tale of coming out in the shadow of parents and friends. Award winning novella.
Kevin Borden has a secret, and that secret is about to shake the world around him - a tame and suburban world ruled by his widow mother, Sarah and peppered by his study-mate, Louis. Teenagers sometimes do the darndest things, but in Kevin and Louis' case, it's a stroke of wisdom wrapped in fool's gold. In a time not so long ago, in the days of JIM CROW and NO IRISH NEED APPLY signage, the world made it clear to those regarded as the fringe. "Stay away." To those who know no better - or perhaps know best, su | |  | | Oh, Dainty Triolet
An anthology of previously published novellas.
Oh, Dainty Triolet is a compilation of three of Edward C. Patterson’s most popular works into an Omnibus Edition comprising Cutting the Cheese, Bobby’s Trace and No Irish Need Apply. Cutting the Cheese is a comic romp through the world of gay activism. Bobby’s Trace is a ghost story with an unusual twist. No Irish Need Apply is a teenage coming of age story in a world fraught with prejudice. All three novellas have been revised and expanded for this edition and are | |  | | Old Friend Cane
The Second Nick Firestone Mystery. Chinatown's Don is attacked and Nick and crew ry to solve who done it and why?
A NICK FIRESTONE MYSTERY
Nick Firestone & Company has a new challenge. It’s 2027 in a post-USA San Francisco. The world is drenched in intr | |  | | Pacific Crimson - Forget Me Not
First Hand Accounts in Verse memorializing the brave hearts that fought the War in the Pacific.
Pacific Crimson - Forget Me Not is a tribute in verse to the men and women who fought War II in the Pacific. The world owes more than it could ever muster to these defenders of freedom during humankind’s deepest, darkest and dire hours - a century rivaling the bleakest days in human history. Still, when the lights went out, the lamps came on. It was the everyday citizen, who suffered, but it was the everyday citizen who lifted the lamps and gave their sweat and lives to assure the | |  | | Provincetown Poems
Poetry Chapbook
Cape Cod — a Yankee tradition. Provincetown — the artist’s heart. And drawing from all ten Gay directions, the hoohoos gathered every summer to proclaim their right to be themselves under a different sun. Men with men and womyn with womyn, the world didn’t care here — here in Provincetown. From the early morning parade of muscle men to the midnight strut through the gamut for an evening hook-up, P-Town expressed its right to  | | Songs: Not Just Survival
Poetry Chapbook
For all the softness verse instills, there’s an uncontained fire beneath, which burns until the skin wears thin and the flames burst forth. There’s a time for nuance and a time for hammering, not to put a too-fine ecclesiastical point on it — and this is the time to assure the word becomes the sword — the word provokes reaction. A mighty battle is being fought by the cultural warriors in the land — a war to be recognized as equal and unique. Normal is an ubiquitous label not fit for th | |  | | Surviving an American Gulag
During the 1960's a young soldier struggles with basic training, a bully sergeant and his own inner demons. A tale of struggle, redemption and survival.
Welcome to Ft. Gordon, Ga - the Special Training Unit. It's 1967, the height of the Vietnam War and Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted. He's two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, these are dealt with in the American Gulag, the Army's answer to the problem. What they don't count on are the ones like Private Gibbs, who want to survive it and serve. Based on the author's own experiences, | |  | | Swan Coud - Southen Swallow Book III
Third Book in Five Book Series - Southern Swallow - a tale of 12th Century China. Li K'ai-men becomes entangled in an intrigue that becomes his undoing.
“We were like Swan Clouds, or so my master Li K’ai-men said, because for ten years we drifted from place to place — city to city — one temporary capital after another.” Ten years has passed since The Nan Tu, Book II of the Southern Swallow series. The Sung court and government has settled at the great city of Lin-an and peace is sought with the invading Jurchen. The stage is set for one of the most infamous incidents in Chinese history, known as The Yueh Fei Affair — an intrigue, which cast | |  | | The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I
Book I of Southern Swallow Series – 12th Century scholar Li K'ai-men takes command of his first official assignments during a time of political unrest and barbarian invasions.
“A bigger fool the world has never known than I — a coarse fellow with no business to clutch a brush and scribble. I only know the scrawl, because my master took pleasure in teaching me between my chores. Not many men are so cursed . . .” Thus begins the tale of Li K’ai-men as told by his faithful, but mischievous servant, K’u Ko-ling — a tale of 1 | |  | | The Awakening
Inspirational Chapbook
When deep in the soul the true self stirs and arises to remove the mask; when nature overtakes art and courageously comes out of the night into the day; when the closet opens and fills the room with light — then we have The Awakening. Capturing the heart-soaring moment when a person faces themselves and then the world — a brave new world, which calls forth the best and heals the lies, is a momentous time. Like the first fireflies on a summer night, to share yourself with first one person; and then another, and then those closest and those furthest until the world kn | |  | | The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out
An anthology of 7 poetry books arcing the soul as it stretches toward the horizon.
A collection of seven poetry books, The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out, tracks a gay man's sensitivities to the strange world encountered both in and out of the real and poetic closet. Sensitive and bold, and sometimes shocking and, in all cases, lyrical, this is a journey from shy emergence to bold self-confidence. These 180 poems are collected into seven volumes, including The Awakening, Catherine and Other Poems, The Festival at Thebes, Ties and Rings, Gay October, Provincetown Poems, and Songs: Not Just Su | |  | | The Didaniyisgi
The Didaniyisgi is the second book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. In the second book, Harris Cartwright becomes the Provost of the Yuyutlu, a mercantile district in Montjoy City.
The actor, Harris Cartwright has been drawn by the Sceptas Charminus into the world of Farn. Although unwilling, he is now Lord Belmundus, Co-consort is a strange family living in Mortis House on the Ayelli Hill overlooking Montjoy City. He is on the brink of pleasing his mistress and his father-in-law, the Elector Kuriakis by participating in stage productions, wild animal hunts and soon stands to take on greater responsibilities and titles. From the high Ayelli hill, Lord Belmundus descends into the tangled by-ways of the many races of Montjoy. Soon he becomes a Didaniyisgi — | |  | | The Dragon's Pool
Book Three of The Jade Owl Legacy Series: The China Hands a beset with new troubles and challenges as they search for the source of the Jade Owl's power.
A shadow stalks the lanes and streets, from Gui-lin to San Francisco, from Florence to the Dragon’s Pool. In its wake, Rowden Gray and his China Hands follow a course to right the wrongs of time. The relic is hidden, but stirs in the soul and archaic rituals long since forgotten, but never lost. Some books are closed. Others are open, giving up their secrets. In the darkness, ancient terror awaits. A barren field yields up its magic and . . . the comets return to earth.
 | | The Festival at Thebes
Poetry Chapbook
Outrageous and unleashed, words can light a fire under the meekest soul — a conflagration of the soul, melting all those near and far. To those near, it’s infectious, encouraging singing and dancing. For those far, it lifts a lamp for them for follow through the night and shout to sleepers to arise and join the reveling. It’s an ancient tradition this — this gathering and celebrating under the moon and beneath the stars, imbibing life in every gulp and not caring whether the sun will rise again. Such is the Festival at  | | The House of Green Waters
Fourth Book in the Southern Swallow Series finds the Academician Li K'ai-men in exile on Hai-nan Island. China has a new invasion threat. A showdown between ingenuity and technology explodes as the Sung Dynasty tries to preserve itself.
“Exile is a state best experienced to understand. To spend thirteen years in a fly-infested wetland, slogging through jungle streams and unfurled on deserted beaches - to be blown hither and thither by storms and falling palms, is a lesson no book can teach. Still, I, K’u Ko-ling, had lived so long to tell of the fire, which heats the back until noodles could be tossed on it and stew made from the sweat.” Thus begins the sweeping fourth installment of The South | |  | | The Jade Owl
BOOK I of THE JADE OWL LEGACY SERIES: An out of work Chinese History Professor crosses paths with a young scamp in San Francisco and becomes part of a quest for a lost and dangerous Chinese relic.
In China they whisper about the Jade Owl and its awful power. This ancient stone, commissioned by the Empress Wu and crafted by a mineral charmer, long haunted the folk of the Middle Kingdom until it vanished into an enigma of legend and lore. Now the Jade Owl is found. It wakes to steal the day from day. Its power to enchant and distort rises again. Its horror is revealed to a band of five, who must return it to the Valley of the Dead before the laws of ch'i are set aside in favor of destruction's dance. Five China | |  | | The Kalugu
The Kalugu is the third book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires. In the third book, Lord Belmundus pushes his luck to the limit, crosses a forbidden bridge and enters a proscribes zone, thereby breaking a sacred treaty.
Lord Belmundus, that is, the actor Harris Cartwright, is drawn by curiosity. Now in his position as the Didaniyisgi of the Yuyutlu, where he regulates commerce and mediates disputes, he finds his responsibilities of limited interest. It does afford him the opportunity to explore — and explore he does, pushing the boundaries into forbidden places. Such a place is the Cetrone Ward — separated from the rest of Montjoy by a bridge over a motley stream. This place draws Lord Belmundus’ curiosity more than any other. This place is The Kalugu.
T | |  | | The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow Book II
Southern Swallow - Book II - The Tale of the Great Southern Migration as the Empire comes apart and forms anew under a different ruler.
“We all lived in the shadow of K’ai-feng’s ashes now. No denying it. However safe we felt, the world hung by a silken thread.” So begins the second book of the Southern Swallow series — The Nan Tu (The Southern Migration) and, like the first book, The Academician, it is told by K’u Ko-ling, servant to the Grand Tutor, Li K’ai-men. The Emperor Kao has proclaimed that his court and government will migrate to the south, a progres | |  | | The People's Treasure
The People's Treasure is the fourth installment in The Jade Owl Legacy Series. The Final leg of Professor Gray's quest comes on the horizon as he challenges the full weight of the Chinese government and battles within the Dragon's Pool.
Before the first Emperor conquered the Han peoples and the world came under the sway of Heaven, the villagers of Yu-shui-ch’ien paid homage to the creatures under Mount Li, pledging to keep the ch’i world alive and the feathered-kin’s lineage intact. In return, they received a great gift — a treasure that promised them power beyond aspiration. Now the China Hands hear this prophesy from the three women. Now Rowden Gray must gather the relics to redeem the promise — to awake | |  | | The Rise of Lord Belmundus
The Rise of Lord Belmundus is the first book in the fifteen book series, The Adventures of Lord Belmundus, a remarkable tale of others worlds, strange customs, beauty and warfare; and, in its grips, lands a young celebrity, who has the chaps to play the many parts this great journey requires.
Harris Cartwright, actor of stage and screen, is as attractive as he is attracted. The world is his oyster and his red carpet. He earns his living in the land of make-believe. His finery is fakery, and yet it boosts his roles and mesmerizes his many fans. Little does he know that out in the darkened theater of life there lurks a hook to lure him through what, most call, a break between worlds, but might be categorized as an adventure without parallel in this world or any other. Harris Cartwright, actor of stage and screen, is about to slip the bonds of reality and land somewhere betwe | |  | | The Road to Grafenwöhr
Private Summerson meets his match and much else in the woods near the town of Grafenwöhr.
PFC Quincy Summerson begins his military adventure in 1968 in Bavaria realizing that his presence stirs the paradigm - the thin line between twilight and night. His hyperactive imagination gets the better of him, and soon the world enlists him for a predestined purpose - to travel on the road to Grafenwoehr, where the woods is alive with myth and folk lore.
| |  | | The Sapphire Astonishment
Nick Firestone and Crew search for a missing Imperial Chinese Heirloom only to discover deeper and darker secrets.
The last time we encountered Nick Firestone (in The People’s Treasure and In the Shadow of Her Hem - Book 4 and 5 of The Jade Owl Legacy) he was a five year old scamp, precocious and filled with the spirit of adventure. Now he’s all grow’d up, as Simone DeFleurry would say, and itching for an occupation worthy of the scratch. It’s 2025 in San Francisco (post-earthquake of 2020) and things have changed for the adventurer as he wakes up to the sparkle of a | |  | | The Six Bells of Madame Lin (The Witch of Marigold Hall Trilogy Book 1)
The Six Bells of Madame Lin is the first book in The Witch of Marigold Hall Trilogy, a fictionalized account of the struggles of Lin Mang, a blind woman who manages to navigate the world during the Mongol conquest of China in the 13th Century. Without sight, she is a legend in her province, excelling as a seamstress who embroiders using a unique stitch which sighted craft folk find impossible to master. Reliant on her remaining four senses and a penchant for cleverness, this blind girl becomes a force, forging her way through difficult times and winning a place in the conquerors’ hearts.
Lin Mang, blinded by proximity to her father's lacquerware factory, manages her own industry — a seamstress, who amazes her neighbors by producing unparalleled embroidery in a long-lost style passed to her through the women of her clan. Lin Mang's world is dark, yet she navigates it as if nothing is amiss. Then the world changes. Invaders stalk the land; and her cottage industry is disrupted by the ravages of war. Lin Mang, however, is above such inconveniences. There is always a path to survival and, with the aid of an unusual collection of companions, she moves forward — | |  | | The Third Peregrination
Book Two of The Jade Owl Legacy Series: The quest continues as the Professor and his confidants discover the full weight of their mission and acquire supernatural powers to further heir success.
"THE SECOND BOOK IN THE JADE OWL SERIES.
The world is on the brink, now that the relics flow together again. The new China Hands should have left the Jade Owl in the tomb, to fester silently for another age, but they didn't. Now there is a tapping in the basement and a flowering of new relics, all seeking to move Curator-General Rowden Gray and his crew into the field again to solve the mystery of The Seven Sisters. | |  | | The Twinning of Vincent Cassidy
Vincent Cassidy is down on his luck and pours out his story to anyone who will listen. Will you? Novelette. 36 pages.
From the dim, dark reaches under the overpass, sits a man with a story — a tale he’ll tell to anyone who will listen. His name — Vincent Cassidy. His occupation — well, he’ll tell you himself. His fall from grace — a strange encounter in a mirror and his own misguided curiosity. From the pinnacle to the pit, come listen to his tale.
| |  | | Ties and Rings
Poetry Chapbook
In memory of lives spent and lives cut short during the plague years of the 90’s, words come to the edge of ground broken and spill like tears to both mourn and comfort. When age takes its toll, we embrace it. But when the young are taken with no apology or succor, verses seem hollow and depleted. Still, the vibrancy of a cautious line, scrawled as an epitaph for all to see, can stir long past the fall and last beyond a spade full of loam.
In the time of AIDS, I served with the new army of caring hearts who embraced those fallen — angels thought | |  | | Turning Idolater
An Internet stripper finds fortune, love and murder in New York City after an encounter with a rare first edition book, which opens doors to many possibilities.
Philip Flaxen, who strips past his jockstrap on the Internet for manluv.com, acquires a rare gift - a book that transforms his life. With it, he sparks with a famous author, whittles away at a new craft, swims with an odd circle of new acquaintances and is swept up in mayhem. Philip leaves the world of the Porn Nazi and enters the realm of crisp possibilities - great expectations and dark secrets that unravel over deep waters. Follow this whodunit as Philip Flaxen turns idolater and never looks back - a tale of Inter | |  | | Vagrants Hollow - Southern Swallow Book V
Fifth Book of the Southern Swallow Series. Nan Ya and his crew take a final adventure into a mythical Chinese universe and become entangled in court intrigue.
“Being a ghost is a difficult thing, let me tell you, as I’ve tried it several times during my existence. Like most members of a ch’i-t’ang, I come and go as the call summons — sometimes in the dead of night; sometimes when I’m squatting to rid myself of a good meal. But still I’m hampered by this thing we call life and, in my case, not a noble life, but a servant’s existence, my master being indentured to a mystical jade bird and its warrant to end everyone’s existence at a future time.”
Thus begin | |  | | Willa Goodheart
Willa Goodheart, honest and hard-working white collar worker finds herself connected to a police investigation for a serial killer; and she hasn't a clue why - that is, until she begins digging.
Willa Goodheart, down to earth and friendly, undertakes a new position at work — a promising opportunity. However, upon coming home she discovers she is a person of interest connecting her to a string of murders in the bay area. Willa, true to her last name and who would never hurt a soul, is sucked into a series of mysterious events — a whirlwind progressively dampening her good prospects. She does the only thing she can do. She dives into matters attempting to connect the dots and clear her name.
Willa Goodheart is a mystery tale set in the San |
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