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Meet Daniel Wagner (a character sketch – Until Summer)

He loves his son and longs to be a good dad, but he’s afraid he doesn’t know how. When Daniel first met Meredith, he was an awkward teenager who was abandoned by his mother and raised by an uncle who struggled to show him love. Smoking pot and singing along with The Smashing Pumpkins helpedContinue reading “Meet Daniel Wagner (a character sketch – Until Summer)”

Q&A: What authors influenced you as a child?

Thinking back, there are three who come easily to mind. Vicki Grove. She is a local author near my hometown. We read some of her books in class. She would also visit our elementary school and talk about life as an author. Gary Paulsen. Hatchet, of course, is a classic. I also remember reading TheContinue reading “Q&A: What authors influenced you as a child?”

Weird (The Secret Baker)

So what, if he was laying on the floor, staring over his brow at the TV, with a string of drool dangling from his mouth, while he wore pajamas with just one sock? Sounds normal… for a ten-year-old boy. Read Callum’s story in The Secret Baker.Download a Free Sample here.You can find the book onContinue reading “Weird (The Secret Baker)”

Until Summer

A story of love and hope against the darkness of trauma. Read the first three chapters for free by clicking here (PDF file). You can purchase the book on Amazon for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, and in paperback. They were in love but that seemed a long time ago, a different life. Abused and neglected,Continue reading “Until Summer”

Meet Meredith Hillis (a character sketch – Until Summer)

She was in love. Life for Meredith Hillis finally seemed to be going the way she had long hoped. She had a good job and a stable relationship. She was mom to one teenage boy and foster mom to another. She was happy with all she had. But when she receives a phone call askingContinue reading “Meet Meredith Hillis (a character sketch – Until Summer)”

Pre-Order “Until Summer” (and read a sample)

My new book Until Summer is available now for Kindle pre-order on Amazon. You can check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08RSLGHDN Here is the about blurb on Amazon: They were in love but that seemed a long time ago, a different life. Abused and neglected, Meredith and her brothers spent much of their childhood in fosterContinue reading “Pre-Order “Until Summer” (and read a sample)”

Cultivate Future Readers

Want to cultivate future readers, writers, and other creatives? Read, read, and read to you children. It’s a near daily thing in our house. We read about five or six books at the start of the day. Usually, as he grabs them, runs up, and shouts, “Bookie!” as he holds it high. Yes, my wifeContinue reading “Cultivate Future Readers”