Writing Projects
Middle Grade fantasy: Away with the Fairies was published in May 2026. I am busy working on the sequel, tentatively titled Fairy Favor, in which Bommer and his friends learn than that Fairy Roads are not limited to the connection between our world and Fairy Lakes.
Adult Epic fantasy: Dream Songs, is coming along well. This story, the first in a trilogy, is centered around a mother with a prophecy, a daughter whose dreams may or may not reveal the coming danger, and whether knowing the future can help you alter it.
Speculative Fiction
On temporary hold: After spending a week at the Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp in Racine, Wisconsin in 2024, I decided the beginning of my Five-Minutes-in-the-Future spec fiction draft, Rafi, needs some rethinking as to the starting point (not uncommon for me). I will restructure the already-written first quarter, with some added twists, and write the remaining chapters when I finish mulling over some ideas. In the meantime, I’ll be working on a few short stories and my fantasies.
Romance
On Hold: I decided to hold onto Escape to Kuwait, a second chance romance, while I focus on my fantasy writing. The novel is complete but my first love is fantasy, followed closely by science fiction. At some point, I will go back and reread this novel. If I still think it is ready to publish when that happens, I will do so. If not, I’ll work on it more before publishing.
Success and preparing new submissions: My short story, “Compass,” was published in “Dream Catchers: A Writer’s Coffeehouse Anthology” in March 2024. Eighteen writers from the Writer’s Coffeehouse Discord group wrote stories and poem to the prompt, “I think I’m having someone else’s dreams.” Available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1XSQKBH). Paperback and Kindle versions are available.
In July 2026, I was informed the Where Connection Lead anthology is still coming. When that happens, my short story, “Glint of Silver,” will be in it. Stay tuned for a publication date on that and news about a few other short story projects (One of them involves a cat, a mouse, and Satan. Another features the moon, an officious alien, and the crash of a spaceship.)
Poem a Day Challenge: During the month of April 2025, I joined a Poem a Day challenge with fellow writers in Second Life. The leader of the group set the them and poetic style for the day and we wrote to that. It was lots of fun and I learned about many poetic forms I had not previously encountered. Though I consider myself far more of a prose writer than a poet, I do recommend the experience to other prose writers. Like microfiction and other short story forms, it makes you think about the value of each word.
