My very own copies of my first published fantasy novel just arrived (Aug. 15). I am ecstatic! (Can't wait to see the second book, The Witching Work, in print too!) FYI - Other readers who have received the paperback edition already mention that they are quite happy with the book quality (cover, paper) and somewhat…
August 1st & Aug. 12th – Dire Deeds Publication Dates!
The ebook was published Aug. 1st. The paperback was published Aug. 12th. Publication due August 1st! August 1st was the publication date of the ebook version of The Dire Deeds, the first book in my queer, urban fantasy series. August 12th was when the paperback edition became available. As of June 27, readers were able…
Showing Off the Book Covers
The 2nd Book The 3rd Book The 4th Book, Work in Progress, 3/4 done The 1st Book, coming soon! Yes, I am plastering these covers all over my website and other social media, but oh my! I am so pleased with them! The cover design is by Frankie Pauncevolt Hill at Digital Parchement Services and…
The Mysterious Book of Moons
For the human "Hermits," The Book of Moons is their first encounter with a form of magic. Ginger Croom, Hermitville's founder, has entrusted shy Oyster Olson with her copy of this strange text, shortly before her death. As he shares it with Babe Bump, the two of them begin to suspect a connection between Ginger's…
Magical Mentoring in The Guild
Here are the Elves (on the right) and their human students (at left). Artanaro Nar and Who's There work with two Hermits each. Hamfast started working with Frank first, but when Frank leaves in the second book, Hamfast ends up working with the newest Hermit, Sophie Lokisdottir. The rest of the Elves teach magic to…
The Guild’s Most Romantic Pairings
Oyster and Babe on a special day. Tomma and Parsifal. L: Oyster and Babe Bump: "It's complicated, but we wouldn't change a thing!" R: Tomma on Parsifal: "He really gets me!" Professor Almond and Loki Fantur Nen and Artanaro Nar L. The lucious Professor Almond with the utterly lucious Loki Laufeyjarson. R. Fantur Nen and…
Life in Hermitville
What's it like to live in a quirky, funky, queer-abundant, intentional community in the middle of a lush, tangled jungle? Well, for the "Hermits" of Hermitville, life is usually pretty good--play music, garden, take care of the goats and chickens, play music, make jam, sell at the Maku'u Farmers Market, garden some more, cultivate a…
The Cosmic Soccer Mom, Mal-i-Bu Bar-Bee
In The Guild of Ornamental Hermits, the Elsewherian known only as The Lawyer™ is a secret devotee of "the Cosmic Soccer Mom," the dreaded (yet sometimes strangely merciful) multi-dimensional goddess, Mal-i-Bu Bar-Bee. The Lawyer™ is startled to find representations of his beloved goddess in toy store windows on Earth, and understands that these supposed children's…
Rune Illustrations by Paul F.S. Bauer
Today I am sharing two illustrations I commissioned from my youngest son, Paul F.S. Bauer, for The Dire Deeds of the Guild of Ornamental Hermits. There is a scene in the book where the Elves teach divination using the Elder Futhark runes, and I wanted the results illustrated. Paul added the additional design elements based…
“The Queerest Quest” Has Begun!
November 1st (my birthday) is also the start of each year's National Novel Writing Month, fondly known as NaNoWriMo. In NaNoWriMo 2016, I launched my fantasy novel, The Dire Deeds of the Guild of Ornamental Hermits, and continued to write all year. In NaNoWriMo 2017, I continued work on Dire Deeds and then revised and completed…
The Guild of Ornamental Hermits 