Diverse readers will find these tales interesting and involving. A miscellaneous collection, the varied narratives touch on the natural and supernatural with a flair for mystery and experimentation.

Young Lisa Tavenor is upset at leaving her lifelong home in southern California. But her distress turns to excitement when she finds the house her parents bought for their new home in northern California is occupied by barn swallows. Fond of wild animals, Lisa worries the swallows will not be able to nest and raise their babies. Besides, she has to attend an unfamiliar school where Brittany Sample dislikes her. On top of everything else, Lisa's parents have a personal problem. Burdened by ...

An anthem for the world, this poem is lyrics for a marching song my son, Sean Damon, wrote, which can be found on YouTube. We Are the Way is designed to be a march for freedom from tyranny and a song of solidarity in the face of universally increasing iniquity.

Lyrics to a song composed by my son, Sean Damon, whose music is on Soundclick. This poem is included in my book of poetry, SPIRITS, available on Smashwords.

A linguistic trip from the madness of sexual obsession to meaningful love.

A short free verse poem on a long view of expectation for the future.

Flash fiction about a future that could come terribly true. A story from my collection of short stories, PRESSED LEAVES.

Humor and satire from the vain to the irreverently profane and beyond

A new prose poem about a deadly affliction affecting the planet.

Adam Gale has been at odds with his father for years. One evening he visits the old bear hunter to show him a film about brown bear on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Excited by the film, Victor agrees to join his son on an expedition back to Kamchatka for another shoot. During the trip they bond in ways they had never achieved and develop an additional understanding about the women in their lives. When they return home, their relationship, themselves, and their lives have changed.

David Orff is an incandescent rock star with a history of drug abuse that will not fade into the past. His love for Rydia Ryan has changed his life, but his former drug connection, Risto, threatens their happiness. When Orff's bride disappears, he forsakes his music career to find her. In doing so he rouses forces beyond his control.

A sort of dramatic horror story with a timeless theme told in free verse.