Books published by publisher Oddly Enough

There is an old tale of a maiden turned to a dragon, who can only be restored to human form by three kisses from her brother. The question is, what happens next? Once you've been a dragon, tasted blood and ridden the wind on leathery wings, can you ever really go back to being a mere human? That's the question that May Margret must answer, after the third kiss . . .This is the backstory of the dragon Graumag, who appears in THE LAST HUNT, volume 4 of "The Unicorn Chronicles." Some of this is retold in that book, however this is the much more detailed and complete version of her story of her life before she came to Luster.(Edition 1.1 - minor corrections in punctuation, etc.)

In the world of Luster, the dwarf Grimwold, keeper of the Unicorn Chronicles, is summoned to tell an important tale as part of a ceremony that occurs once every 25 years. It is the story of Alma Leonetti, and her quest to discover why something sweet and precious has disappeared from old Earth. (A much shorter version of this tale appears in DARK WHISPERS, Book 3 of the Unicorn Chronicles.

The tragically hilarious tale of a boy named Murphy Murphy, and the pain he endures at being 13. Here is the opening:"If thirteen is supposed to be an unlucky number, what does it mean that we are forced to go through an entire year with that as our age? I mean, you would think a civilized society could just come up with a way for us to skip it.Of course, good luck and I have rarely shared the same park bench. Sometimes I think Murphy’s Law—you know, “If something can go wrong, it will”—was invented just for me. I suppose the fact that my name is Murphy Murphy might have something to do with that feeling. Yeah, you read it right: Murphy Murphy. It’s like a family curse."Originally published in 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen, edited by James Howe.

I have been happily trying to terrify my readers for decades now. From those efforts comes this is a collection of the half dozen of my stories that I think are the most frightening - specifically:There's Nothing Under the BedThe Japanese MirrorThe Thing in Auntie Alma's PondHerbert Hutchison in the UnderworldThe Language of BloodThe Mask of Eamonn TiyadoThis is the first time this group of stories has been gathered in single collection. Also included is a a new introduction, and notes on the genesis of each story.