I am happy to announce that Tales of the Haunted Blue II: The Ballad of Mari Wolf has officially been released. Though the first draft was completed a looong while back, I got hung up on some other projects. I was able to tighten the story, add some heart, and, most importantly, add a ship's cat to the crew of the Narthwitch, Bosen Tummins. This book continues the piratical career of Captain Mari Wolf. There's more swashbuckling, schemeing, magic and treasure. This novel cov

So my novella is out and I'm rather proud of it. In this book, Mari Wolf goes from a spooky, abandoned child, to one of the most feared pirates in the Blue. She sails in a world full of ghosts, demons, and angels. She turns her guns against a brutal monarchy. Mari not only wins riches but a solid place for her in this world. Tales of the Haunted Blue is part one of a three-part series. I believe it stands fully on its own. Read it, and if that's all you want, keen! Read it, a

Image from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11039427914/in/album-72157639804990613/ I decided to write Tales of the Haunted Blue during the start of the pandemic. I felt it was time to take a crack at another novel. I love pirates, ghosts, and magic, so thought I'd write a series of fables about a pirate on a haunted sea. That expanded into a 140,000 word novel, of which, I have finished the rough draft. Looking back at it, I'm proud of what I've done. I love the

One of my earliest childhood memories was visiting my grandfather in Garden Hill. Chateau Challice was a white farmhouse, windmill, sunroom, and everything, at the top of a hill. I thought the 'Garden HIll' was my grandpa's place. I remember visiting the general store with my Dad and spying a really cool spaceship toy. Being an easy-going guy he bought it for me. It was a Captain Harlock spaceship, maybe the Arcadia, maybe one of his support vehicles? I'm not sure, but I do r