As the title suggests, this contains the science fiction stories I have written to date. They fall into four categories: stories set in my Snodgrass universe (the earth has suffered an environmental catastrophe that forces humanity to colonize the solar system), alien encounters (the common them revolves around the question of why aliens would visit earth), stories set in space / on other worlds, and other stories that don't fall into a well-defined category. Many of these stories were pre...

Most of the stories in this fantasy collection are set in the world of Skein, and some of them involve characters who appear in the Angus the Mage series. Three are prequels to the series: "Weary" predates it by several centuries and involves Sardach and Argyle, two characters who play a significant role in The Viper's Fangs and The Golden Key; and the other two relate to The Banner of the Wounded Hand prior to Angus joining it ("A Fool's Errand" foreshadows the series by highlighting how ...

After a tedious term in the Wizard's School, Wanda finally has an opportunity to relax. While on his way to the seedier parts of town, he meets up with Mesomorph, a mischievous friend, and they begin to celebrate Wanda's recent advancement to Fourth Order Apprentice: Conjurer. As the ale accumulates, the spells begin to fly – and so do the barmaids! Then Mesomorph challenges Wanda to prove that he had conjured the succubi he heard about, and Wanda is tipsy enough to comply – and to...

This is the first four books of the second edition of the Angus the Mage series. It also includes Weary (a prequel of sorts to the series) as a bonus at the end of it.

This collection of short stories and poems were inspired by the Bible but are not reflective of the traditional interpretations of that text. My intent is to provoke thought by offering alternative interpretations challenging the orthodoxy and by providing general commentary on how the Bible is understood. It may be disturbing to some readers. Let that serve as both a mild warning and disclaimer.

Dujab's day begins like most days do: with a hot bath. He expects it to continue with breakfast, a few clients seeking his spells or knowledge, and a bit of research. But this isn't a normal day. His bath is interrupted by a mysterious visitor who makes a simple request that sets in motions events that may lead to both of their deaths. But Dujab is not the average wizard: He has skills and knowledge and resources that most don't. The question is: will they be enough?Weary is a prequ...

The earth has experienced a catastrophic environmental disaster that has left much of the world uninhabitable. Antarctica, Greenland, and Siberia are temperate climates, and the polar ice caps are no more. In response, humanity has begun to colonize the solar system, and offworld postings are at a premium. This year, Moon Base has two openings—and six candidates. The testing of these candidates is usually routine, but not this time. This time, Meg Arnold is involved….

Installments is a complex, multi-tiered literary narrative. The frame (outermost level) is about Harry, a mystery writer struggling with a new story, and his interactions with the writers' group helping him through those struggles. The story-within-the-story (innermost level) is a mystery about Detective Jonathan Starks, who is undergoing art therapy to help him deal with the repressed emotions associated with a serial killer investigation. The dynamic interplay between these two levels sh...

When Detective Frank Primrose woke up this morning, he never expected to investigate the disappearance of cats. Police detectives simply don't do that sort of thing. But when it's the chief's niece's cat that's gone missing, what else can he do? Besides, it isn't just her cat that's gone missing; all of the cats in her building have disappeared. They aren't even the first ones he's heard about, either. So, what happened to them? Where have the cats gone? Who took them? Why did they take th...

It is 2136, and Earth has survived an environmental catastrophe and is colonizing the solar system. Mars and Luna have growing populations. Ceres is a long-standing outpost. It is time to go further, and The Snodgrass is the ship that will make that possible. It has a new engine design, and its mission is to test that engine by going to Enceladus to investigate the formation of a new Tiger Stripe. But in space, anything can happen. A new invention sidetracks the mission even before it begi...

Mistakes happen. But some mistakes are worse than others, and Angus has made a doozy. What will it cost him? His life? His freedom? His treasure? His friends? All of them? At least he has one thing in his favor: a map with a strange symbol on it. He doesn't know what the symbol represents, but Giorge does. And Giorge wants to go there. So does Angus. If he can.This book is a significant expansion and revision of the last two sections of The Tiger's Eye (the first book of the first ...

The winter is close at hand, and Angus is looking forward to a few long months of study in Hellsbreath's Wizard School with Embril. Unfortunately, Commander Garret has other plans for the banner. The fishmen are missing, and the king wants to know where they went. One possibility is The Lake of Scales, a large body of water in a fiercely independent region south of the kingdom. The Guard can't go there without provoking war, but a banner can. Their mission is simple: Find out if the fishme...