This is the first story I submitted in last year's NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest. The Contest is fun and challenging. You're given a setting, item and a genre for a 1000-word story. Then a panel reads your story and you get points and if you get enough you go onto the next round. I... Continue Reading →
Welcome Summer — Let’s Read
Today, June 20, 2024 marks the summer solstice in which we embrace the light. We will get 15 hours and five minutes of illumination from the Sun, today. That's compared to about seven hours and 40 minutes of light on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. So let's do something good with... Continue Reading →
Dragons of Orion Progress
For those interested, progress is ongoing on Dragons of Orion, a fantasy series set on the planet of Orion where riders of dragons, griffins, unicorns and the dolphins of the land, thorpins, compete to give their islands sovereignty over the archipelago. We start with the dragons picking their new crop of riders and learn, all... Continue Reading →
The Last Disruptor Promotion
Amazon recently ran a promotion of this title, but I was not aware of it, until the last day of the deal. I did try to get out the word then, so I hope some of you were able to get it at a good price. If you didn't, let me know with a comment... Continue Reading →
Dragon Update
I just dropped off a draft of Dragons of Orion -- a working title-- to family, who generally are my first readers. It's the first in a series of books about the Orion Archipelago on the planet of Orion. Humans, they do eventually get around, you see. But more on that later. For now, I... Continue Reading →
New Cover for The Last Disruptor
I've redone the cover for the paperback of The Last Disruptor and it now better reflects the vision I had for it. New Cover for The Last Disruptor So keep those old copies, they'll be collector's items someday and do please pick up a new copy on Amazon today. Hey, summertime is coming and you... Continue Reading →
Art is coming in for Dragons of Orion
Art for the cover of Dragons of Orion will be revealed this week. I'm pretty pleased with it so far and maybe you'll like it too. Other than that, the editing of D of O is going well and I'm excited for a summer release. Synopsis: In the Archipelago of Orion, the Great Guardian Tournament... Continue Reading →
Dragons of Orion: Chapters 3 and 4
Tom's dragon gets a name and we learn a little more about both of them as they prepare for the great tournament, in this preview of my fantasy novel, the Dragons of Orion. CHAPTER THREE FOUR There was silence from the other kids when Tom and his dragon emerged from the cave. Tom let the... Continue Reading →
Dragons of Orion: Prelude
I will be posting the first few chapters of my latest manuscript. Dragons of Orion, a fantasy, is the story of Tom Brace and the strangest dragon ever born on Dragon Island, the dragon Four. Tom is the youngest son in a family of famous dragon riders who have competed and won the Great Guardian... Continue Reading →
Some Kind Words For The Last Disruptor
One of the best feelings I've ever gotten professionally is hearing that someone enjoyed what I wrote. That happened today after a colleague at my night job, was curious about The Last Disruptor and read it. She said it was sad at the end but she enjoyed it and we got to talk a bit... Continue Reading →
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