Order it now as a Kindle eBook. Paperback will be published soon! Wethrini Invade Hawai'i! Time to Get Serious! Powerful other-dimensional Wethrini warriors are poised to invade Hawai’i Island! Half-Elf Oyster Olson, and the all-too-human Babe Bump, Tomma Bedlam, and the other nine “Hermits of Hermitville,” are new to the magical arts, barely conversant with…
A New Collection of Reviews
The Dire Deeds: Free Read
For a limited time, Read the first book in the series for Free, on Kindle Unlimited. Go here! In preparation for the launch of the second book, my publisher has put The Dire Deeds on Kindle Unlimited. You can read for free! ☽☆☾
Preface to “Mele Kalikimaka, Ginger Croom”
My publisher and I have decided to add a preface to the short story, "Mele Kalikimaka, Ginger Croom." I am also posting it here. Preface:The Use of “Mele Kalikimaka” in This Story “Mele Kalikimaka” is generally understood to be a Hawaiianized version of the English words, “Merry Christmas.” According to Māmako Kaiao—A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary…
Sharing Promotional Graphics
Share these with your friends! A special short story, only on Kindle ☽☆☾
The Time-Warp Solstice Story
Update! A Guild of Ornamental Hermits Solstice is now available for free via Kindle Unlimited! And here's the video I just made as a teaser for this story: https://videopress.com/v/E7wFnHw6?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Enjoy this short video! Original Post: My publisher encouraged me to write a short story with a seasonal theme (as in Winter seasonal). I have called…
The Turncoat Familiars
Demon painted by Marion Wallace Dunlop, an artist and suffragette. "Proto-Elsewherian" Pests in The Perilous Past The creature above is almost exactly what I think of when I envision the "Turncoat Familiars" who prove so dangerous to their hosts in the fourth book. The only difference (for me) is the tail. I don't think of…
The Library Game
The other day I tried to donate copies of my book to the local libraries here in Eugene and Springfield. I found out there were various protocols in place, with regard to cataloging and selection, designed perhaps to dissuade wild-eyed local authors from barging in with their books. It was discouraging to see how local…
Disasterina and Sleazy Manzini: Tomma’s Real Life Drag Parents
Let's just call this "the big reveal!" I've been holding onto this news for a few months, but now that The Dire Deeds is published at last, I can finally make this announcement. You see, in my "Acknowlegments" I have thanked Disasterina and Sleazy Manzini for agreeing to become Tomma Bedlam's Drag Parents. L to…
My First Book Reviews
I'm thrilled to have my first two Amazon reviews for The Dire Deeds, both are five stars. And yesterday a friend wrote to me privately: "However, it’s all I can do to not sit down with my morning pot of tea and finish the book. I’m around pg. 154 and you, my dear, have written…
The Guild of Ornamental Hermits 