Books published by publisher Wings Press (TX)

Maverick Ash never expected death to literally come knocking at the door, but it does, and he has no way to stop it. It’s Maverick’s senior year. He’s no longer stuck in the “friend zone” with the girl of his dreams. He’s looking forward to college and being on his own. And he plans to have a blast along the way. One knock at the door changes everything and thrusts Maverick into a world he never knew existed. The Black-Eyed Kids don’t demand money…… they want much more than that, they want his life. Maverick needs answers, and to get them, he must join forces with the very creature who took away all that he cared about. But a mysterious party will do what it takes to keep their secrets hidden. Now he must race to expose the truth or face a fate far worse than death itself.

JESSE SHARPE, child prodigy and orphan, is an agent for C2, a secret organization. It is hard to separate the bad guys from the good in a world of secrets. And this time, Jesse is involved in something particularly twisted. She begins to doubt herself. Has C2 forced her to act against her own good instincts and turned her into a heartless monster? She struggles to discover the truth. But will she recognize it when she sees it? Her life could depend on it.

The visionary tales told in this collection of short stories reflect a wild-child's comical quest to eek out every bit of fun, in the extreme, that could be had in a Southern suburban neighborhood. Painted into the backdrop of each caper is a permanent exposition of Southern flare within family life and community spirit that ultimately held together and supported the cast of characters of this hilarious chronicle of adventures.

Despite being smart, athletic, and likeable, fourteen-year-old Cael Brand prefers to move quietly through junior high in the shadows. But when his mother and only living parent, famed archeologist Dr. Eryn Brand, succumbs to a sudden and unexplainable illness, the teenager can’t avoid getting involved. To save his mother, Cael will need to follow a series of clues that unlock a long-hidden family secret. There are things Cael never knew about his mom, and the answers are not to be found on Earth. His search for the truth leads to Palatore – a mysterious world where everyday, ordinary words have amazing power to heal or destroy. To survive the journey and return with a cure, Cael will need to step from the shadows and with the help of new friends take a stand against an age-old enemy bent on his family’s destruction.

On September 12, 2000, I had a dream that woke me up in the middle of the night. A voice, without form, said, “Write the story of your mother’s life.” At the time, I thought that would entail recounting the unique adventures of her early life on a homestead outside Calgary, Canada. Little did I know that her story would instead begin with a stroke that marked the beginning of her passage into the last stage of life. I never imagined that Mom would have to deal with the issues of assisted living and nursing homes, broken hips, and strokes. She had always suffered from high blood pressure and had weathered several heart attacks years ago. I was certain that her death, when it came, would be quick and clean.What lies ahead is the story of my journey with Mom through the last stage of her life, a journey into assisted living and her eventual death. I made a commitment to myself to join her in this as deeply as possible. I had no idea how this decision would force me into depths of my own character I never knew existed. My coping mechanisms were often rendered useless. I had no road map for a journey ruled by the unpredictable and offering no escape from the reality of death.

The legend of the Mothman comes to St. Louis.In the aftermath of the Manhattan Project, 47,000 tons of radioactive waste was illegally dumped into a landfill in St. Louis.Prior to the Silver Lake Bridge in Point Pleasant, West Virginia collapsing in 1967, many residents reported strange sightings of a flying creature and encounters with a monster they called the Mothman.Two seemingly separate tragedies converge upon the Gateway City, just as Jonah and his friends are about to begin their senior year. Violent nightmares turn into prophetic visions, and people all over town are haunted by the feeling that something terrible is about to happen.Jonah cannot escape his own tragic past, and he is terrorized by the demonic Mothman, voices from the dead, and a looming danger that threatens the entire city.The end is near.Death is coming.Jonah and his friends feel helpless to stop it.

On September 12, 2000, I had a dream that woke me up in the middle of the night. A voice, without form, said, "Write the story of your mother's life." At the time, I thought that would entail recounting the unique adventures of her early life on a homestead outside Calgary, Canada. Little did I know that her story would instead begin with a stroke that marked the beginning of her passage into the last stage of life. I never imagined that Mom would have to deal with the issues of assisted living and nursing homes, broken hips, and strokes. She had always suffered from high blood pressure and had weathered several heart attacks years ago. I was certain that her death, when it came, would be quick and clean. What lies ahead is the story of my journey with Mom through the last stage of her life, a journey into assisted living and her eventual death. I made a commitment to myself to join her in this as deeply as possible. I had no idea how this decision would force me into depths of my own character I never knew existed. My coping mechanisms were often rendered useless. I had no road map for a journey ruled by the unpredictable and offering no escape from the reality of death.

This colorful book of seven short stories was especially written to be read aloud to a very young child. Little ones will delight in the beautiful watercolor illustrations of Ravenwood's talking birds and bugs and assorted four-legged critters... while the older ones will appreciate its magic. (It's all about keeping your Watering Can filled to the brim.) "Lovely stories and wise tails (tales) weave together and support each other in the spirit of the very place conjured. Long Live Ravenwood!" -Niklas Spitz of IntoTheDialectic.com (The paperback French version is called Les Contes du Bois de la Corneille, also available at Amazon.)