The bus arrives twelve minutes late and three inches above the road. Elliot is trying to get back to the diner, but Arthur the pigeon is waiting with a small brown suitcase, a warm loaf, and an apology he has put off since spring. The EVENTUALLY bus takes them toward a glasshouse where Arthur's brother Albert has kept a second cup waiting. Buildings breathe in to let the bus pass, a rain cloud rides along, and Arthur must finally find words more useful than criticism.Back at the di...

Stories that I've written over the years while in between the books that I've currently gotten published, and some from when I was still in middle/high school. Each of these stories are intended to uplift those that read them.

The Bermuda Triangle is notorious for making things disappear. Cosmic theorists and supernatural sensationalists would have us believe that planes, trains, and automobiles, perhaps even a few memecoins, have been zapped through the vortex and into another dimension near the Atlantic island chain some 640 miles east south-east off the North Carolina coast. True, there are some well-documented disappearances, many with practical explanations: unlucky amateur sailors...

Elliot only wants to find the diner's bathroom. June says it is down the hall, third door on the left. Then the door starts getting farther away. Len's new carpet is a long-distance runner, the corridor develops its own weather, and a ferret opens a gift shop for anyone trapped along the route. Before Elliot can finish one modest errand, June must find a finish line willing to stay put.The trouble does not stop at the bathroom door. A setting on the hand dryer sends the diner to a ...

Proven techniques, best practices, and tips for writing effective user stories, leveraging user story mapping, and expert interviews to deliver high value to users Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesLearn how to write and implement effective user stories to improve product developmentDiscover techniques to gather requirements, prioritize, and refine user storiesHandle stakeholder expectations, communicate ...

The Queen and the Messenger is the first book in the Relics for the Skyborn series. It follows the young McCloud family as they are pulled into a fantasy realm from their modern reality. Their fates are changed when they stumble into a cave that holds gold and relics that advance their status among the local citizens. The family's status increases to the highest levels as they aide with the ongoing war against a giant orc horde. With their new titles it may be difficult to return to the wo...

A Story of Unexplained Illness, Arctic Survival, and the Triumphant Resilience of the Human SpiritHow much tragedy can one soul endure before it finally breaks?Spanning from 1977 to the present day, Bitter Legacy is a raw, deeply moving memoir of a boy who survived the cracks of the foster care system in rural Michigan, only to face a lifelong battle against a terrifying, undiagnos...

Mabel wanted one more day of holiday, so she packed a spare Tuesday in her suitcase. Unfortunately, it is a working Tuesday. When the zipper bursts inside June's diner, the extra day spills out with appointments, a school bell, and enough confusion to make everything happen twice. Two clocks compete above the counter, two Arthurs dispute their biscuits, and even June has to share the lunch shift with herself. A postcard of an empty beach might offer Tuesday somewhere to rest—if everyone ca...

A Gripping Sci-Fi Thriller of Shadow Government Experiments and Human ResilienceForty children went missing. What returned from the shadows was no longer entirely human.Ten years ago, a nightmare swept through the nation as forty innocent children were abducted from their beds. Locked away in a black-budget, subterranean laboratory, they became the helpless test subjects of Dr. Scott Kennedy—a brilliant, sadistic scientist ...

Early chose the true door.The other twenty did not disappear.They were supposed to.Once the Core recognized a single history as its surviving origin, the rejected versions should have collapsed back into possibility—unwritten worlds returning quietly to the darkness beneath the manuscript.Instead, they remember being real.The first sign is small.Early remembers a conversation Christopher insists never happened.Then Christopher wakes w...

A Hauntingly Beautiful Tale of Love, Hope, and the AfterlifeCan a ghost boy from the past save a town's future?In the quiet town of Mancelona, eleven-year-old Lance Kingslien dreams of overcoming his cerebral palsy. But one fateful morning, a terrifying accident plunges him into the deep end of his new pool. As panic takes hold and darkness closes in, Lance is pulled to safety by an impossible savior—Carlitos, the spirit of...

A Heartwarming Tale of Rescued Souls, Brotherhood, and Supernatural GuardiansIn the darkest shadows, a family of monsters becomes a sanctuary of hope.Hidden deep within the wilderness of Leelanau County lies Sleepy Hallow—a secret refuge where love, healing, and purpose thrive. Managed by the compassionate vampire Angel, this sanctuary is home to a unique brotherhood of vampire boys. Rescued from lives of neglect and pain, ...