Residents of Austin, Texas so value individualism, most (but not all!) of them rally around the phrase, "Keep Austin Weird." In the midst of that off-kilter vibe are two mildly weird kindergarten teachers, Eleanor Cooprider and Kim Park. One of them possesses a superpower and the other recognizes superpowers in others (and she can talk to plants, though they never answer). Once they share this super secret, their mutual attraction blossoms into love, and there is nothing weird about that.

Read this fascinating study of what a future quarantine might by like, inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's New York Times Best Seller, "The Revenge of the Tipping Point."In February of 2034, a new coronavirus is spreading asymptomatically from the Russian Far East to the rest of the world. U. S. President Brett Hanrahan is planning a month of full quarantine before transitioning to a quarantine for just superspreaders: the 20% of Americans who happen to exhale the largest amoun...

An amateur sleuth stumbles upon a possible murder using COVID-19!Welcome to Sonoma, California – home to wine, the last Alta California mission and the California Republic "Bear Flag" – and grocery store clerk Kevin Dahlmeyer and his overbearing father. Riding the city bus home on Saint Patrick's Day 2020, essential worker Kevin encounters his neighbor, the beautiful and opinionated Martha Pappas, who went to work with a "cold." When she accidentally sneezes on Kevin, it gives him ...

Eleanor Cooprider and Kim Park, partners in life and love, are back and ready for anything in the sequel to the charming "Keep Austin Weird: A Lesbian Superhero Love Story for Grown-Ups."Eleanor has had a superpower all her life (didn't know that? Read "Keep Austin Weird") and the only thing she does more diligently than help others is guard this secret. When the year 2030 rolls around and Eleanor's niece, Amelie, suddenly develops a superpower of her own, it is time for Eleanor to...

Victor and Javiera Lorca defeated terrorists in "The Navel of the World" and kidnappers in "A Moai Walks into a Tiki Bar." Now, they face their scariest enemy yet: reality TV.As the Covid-19 Pandemic winds down in 2021, Victor and Javiera come up with a plan to kickstart tourism on Rapa Nui: hold a triathlon paying homage to the Birdman Ceremony which was held on the island centuries ago. Hundreds of athletes sign up and arrive to compete, but then one of the competitors dies under...

Utopian novels may not grab as many headlines as their evil dystopian twins, but they still inspire millions one page at a time. Joining the proud recent tradition of "The Celestine Prophecy" and "The Alchemist" in imagining a world kinder and gentler than the one we live in is "The Gap Year," telling three intertwined stories of strong, modern women in crisis. While surviving, respectively, a peaceful protest that became a riot, burnout as an addiction counselor, and a high school graduat...

The English Language adapted for the world!What if everyone in the world spoke the same language?Imagine what we, as a human race, could accomplish if everyone spoke the same language. Modern communications and transportation have reached a state where that ancient dream can be achieved.This guide explains the benefits of using a "unilanguage" and why a simplified and consistent version of English is the best choice to be that unilanguage. It lays out the rules for tra...

Robert Gillespie, a failed entrepreneur-turned-consultant, can't believe what he's hearing from Alec Carson, a young-looking environmental studies professor in Schenectady, New York. Robert had recently solved a facial recognition issue for a client where Alec was a false positive for Albert Einstein. Robert doesn't initially find much Einsteinian about Alec, but after they are approached by Kevin, an agent for a shadowy organization called the Association, Alec begins to tell Robert about...

Fourteen-year-old Francis Olmsted is dealing with some issues. He has been mourning the loss of his mother for a few years and can't accept his new step-mother into the family, no matter how nice she is to everyone. His feelings about a new girl in the neighborhood are significantly confusing – and he doesn't even know her name. And his health isn't good. He's known to his sister and four brothers as their sickly brother.Then, in the early morning of November 13th, 1833, Francis' l...

Nine stories of philosophy, politics, religion, sports, sex, space exploration, cute puppies and the trials and tribulations of the human condition. And it's funny. Alas, it is seriously lacking in violence. Maybe next collection.

Eleanor Cooprider and Kim Park are back for their third tiptoe through the tumultuous times we are tangled up in!San Diego journalist Anna Larsen arrives in Austin intent on shoving Eleanor out of the superhero closet. Text after text, Eleanor is notified by friends and former students that Anna is contacting them to learn how Eleanor managed to advise them on their future careers at a young age or with very little chance to learn about their talents and abilities. Eleanor requests ...

What if Adam and Eve never left The Garden of Eden?That simple question launches this hilarious joy of a novel "Genesis 2.0: Eat, Sleep, Know," a combination of religion, mythology and social commentary that reads like a fantasy novel in the tradition of Terry Pratchett, Christopher Moore and William Goldman. The Boss creates Adam and Eve, places them in The Garden and tells them not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil – and they don't. Instead of being banish...