Peter Normal leaves California and moves into his grandfather’s house with his mother and sister. Upon arriving he discovers that his grandfather’s house looks like something out of a horror movie, that his grandfather forbids him to go into the garden, and that the neighbor boy is a bit off the wall. He also discovers that the undead thing . . .
Queen of Seven is a novel about the past, the present, and the future. A story about family. A story about growing up, and growing old. A story of how you can never escape your ghosts or hide your secrets forever. It’s the story of Elly, a girl blessed –– and cursed –– with more power than anyone should ever . . .
Eight friends gather for a reunion vacation, but go missing after a hurricane strikes along their plane’s flight path. While friends and family mourn their loss when the crashed plane is found, the impossible happens: they appear in public claiming to have been in a cave in the mountains. Missing for months, they have no memory of the interval. What . . .
Arthur is living in an alternate North America in which the USA never broke away from Britain. The technology level is mid-1970s. One day, Arthur wakes up and finds an ancient wizard sharing his brain. It is a growing-up story, at least for now, and meant to be episodic rather than tightly plotted. . . .
A dark brotherhood that was once thought long dead has resurfaced. After tirelessly searching for elements to a spell that could end a terrible curse they have endured for centuries, they find their way to the sleepy village of Blakeby. Meanwhile, a brother and sister move there from the city to start a new life in the country, but what . . .
“Peter and the Vampires” is a collection of stories about Peter Normal, a 10-year old boy who moves with his Mom and little sister to live with his grandfather in a big, old house outside of a small town. His grandfather is a cranky old man who tells Peter to never go in the garden, never go in the [more . . .]
It takes a lot to get me involved in a web story.
I’m a sucker for good writing, and more to the point, I require it. I’ve spent too much time as an editor to avoid mentally correcting mistakes, poor flow, bad grammar, etc., when I’m trying to read for pleasure. [more . . .]