Stories

This is a collection of very short stories, that I had written over thirty years ago, when I first started to write, and they are recollections of real events that took place on the farm where I grew up in Western Australia.

Preston aka Quokka

It is August of 2004, the month that the Olympics were held in Athens. Will Schluter will be there, then he'll start his freshman year at Harvard with his cousin Marie. It's a bittersweet event because the man he loves, Travis Buck, has to remain in Hollywood to work on his acting career, and they'll have to deal with being separated by thousands of miles.

Meanwhile, Will's brother JJ is firmly established in New York City, trying to deal with the inevitable challenges life throws at him, while his father Brad will face a crisis that could ruin his marriage.

A historical Age of Sail story about what it means to try to define yourself as a man on your own terms in a repressive closed world that denies you that self-determination.

Outside the human world there are two kingdoms, Phaenomenon and Damp Cook, they both perform plays to giants who take their stories from these kingdoms and pass them onto certain humans, inspiring the creation of ‘fairy-tales’. Both kingdoms have strict training camps, Phaenomenon designing perfect good guys, handsome princes and princesses and Damp Cook designing and training up the best bad guys, evil wizards and witches. There is always a good guy, and there is always a bad guy. But between these kingdoms is a hidden garden, where a young prince and young wizard accidentally meet, and it all changes from there.

A shattered young Brit, Jimmy, flees his past for Canada, haunted by failure and abuse. On a rain-drenched Ottawa street, a spontaneous act of courage connects him to Hugo, a charismatic jock who challenges everything he knows about love and self-worth. This is the raw, hopeful beginning of an extraordinary journey of recovery, friendship, and finding the strength to walk toward a brighter future.

Ina world of fantasy and magic, Tate had no idea he was a wizard or someone who could inherit his wizardry. Living a basic life, he thought he could live as a normal guy but yearning for more, he quickly learns he wants to harness power and magic. With help from his Aunt Lydia, Tate will learn that the being a wizard is a hard thing to manage from the spellcasting, the powers itself, and to the one thing that nobody mentions until after you accept the wizard power..............

Sam, a young man fascinated by knighthood, is astounded when a knight-errant rides into his rural village of Reabury. Cloaked in mystery, the knight reveals little, but before Sam can discover his secrets, tragedy strikes. A child from the village is kidnapped by ruthless bandits and held for ransom. Upon hearing the news, the knight prepares to confront them, but he cannot do it alone. Only Sam knows the way, and thus begins a journey that will test his courage and define the true meaning of heroism. The outcome, however, leads to a tragic consequence that will change his life forever.

A trip that puts you on a collision course with the one who is to be your mate as prophesied in your dreams. Warnings of the coming war that you have been secretly told you'll need to stop. An invasion force masquerading as pirates. Combine the three and an empire is born. Mark Alexander's destiny awaits.

Book 4 of the Westward Confederation Series

Half-human, half-vampire? Yawn.

Aaven isn’t a half-breed.

He’s something new.

A merging Mother Nature never meant to exist.

The Unpoisoned.

Born of a genetic fluke, he’s either nature’s greatest mistake or evolution’s next leap.

Will he become the world’s deadliest venom… or its only antivenom?

Five dead women, dressed up like clowns, holding a note: you should laugh more.

Detective Violet DeLaney and her team are investigating - there has never been a serial killer in picturesque Quincefield before!