The following are current WIPs (Works In Progress) that are in different stages of being finished. Most of them are completed novels but need some major editing. Okay, I'htha finished at 52k but the last 20-35k was absolute crap and I deleted about 30k of that story. Still, I have the outline of how the story is to go and to be finished. The re-write should be easy enough. (he says with tongue in cheek!) I'm not happy with Zilli or Mystyk Mountains either. Both of them will require an intense amount of work to make it saleable. Nonetheless, I am happy with the 1st chapters and that is what I am offering you as an excerpt to read.

As an update (April 2012) I am no longer beating the keys to get my "Cats of Yorel" story finished. It will be ... when I finally get back to it ... a definite opus since it will entail a total of 5, yes, you read that correctly, FIVE books. I have worked on the introduction book but once again have hit a snag beyond the fact that I have lost some of the prior work over the years. I was able to find a printout of the original story and outlines which means I need to read all that and just start from scratch with a total re-write - some day. Right now I'm working on something totally out of my normal genre - it is a mainstream fiction involving the elements of song, Amish, Civil Rights back in the 60s and staying true to oneself. We'll see. Plus I'm working with a buddy co-writing a vampire series. Book 1 is finished and book 2 is almost done with strategic outlines for the next 3 to 4 books in the series. Ambitious goals.

You may notice that some of them read "NaNoWriMo" which stands for National Novel Writing Month and is held in November. The object of NaNoWriMo is to write 50k words in 30 days, which I have accomplished each year. It's a blast.

Click on a title and enjoy.

I had originally named it Cats of Yorel, but was told that cats are ho-hum having been done way too many times. So I renamed it Tri-Gorgons but it just didn't work for me. So back to the original. If the publisher wants to change it, then it will get changed. Also, this originally started as one book, expanded, then exploded and I am trying to ascertain the best method of moving forward with the five books to tell the tale.

Cats are showing up and the legends have foretold of the events. The King will return. Strangers from the extreme west have come into the lands. The current king is controlled by the sorceror. The young prince is concerned about the future. Add a thief, a stableboy, an old crone, love and the magic begins.

What happens when a Native American Detective is faced with unusual deaths, an ailing grandfather, a suddenly idiotic, love-sick friend, a pending marriage and his heritage. Det. Mark "Red Feather" Feather has his job cut out. A legend has come alive; a fiendish legend and blood is dripping everywhere.

Meet Barclay Havens, a clumsy, for-hire relic hunter. He's good and he will bring it home. Now he is faced with an artifact that defies known science and time. Add a minister, a beauty, a snob, a few locals; all who go on a trip across the world to find the truth. Perhaps the "Vial of God" will be his undoing.

Zilli, a fairy who just doesn't understand everyting, goes on the adventure of her life. Having never been away from her village, this escapde changes her as she meets wizards, dragons, brownies, unicorns and other creatures of legend.

First chapter of an epic type adventure novel involving Jewyl, the Princess of Keyola and her friend Chardo as they travel to the fabled Mystyk Mountains in search of the Singing Crystals.

First chapter of an historical literary fiction type novel involving Elizabeth Davenport, Hong Kong, and The Opium Wars in China during the late 1800s. It is a story of romance, betrayal and political intrigues.

Tom Miller just had an encounter but things are all wrong when he wakes up. Almost 30 yrs have passed and he hasn't aged. He is pursued by government officials, helped by his old troop boys and others to get back to where he needs to be... even the alien is helping. Things get strange.

Detective Barry Hargrove is investigating a theft from a museum. The Scepter of Time is missing. How will a two-bit detective, a self-proclaimed Aztec priest, a female tv reporter and an orphan lad come together to address December's deadline prophesy?

Leo Ozkaya's father left them when he was only five; now his mother has just passed away, and an old school sweetheart has been killed. His only clue: Seek the True Thirteen. He finds the blue bauble and the parchment; now he needs to locate his uncle who is in Turkey and discovers that just maybe, the circle of stones are the answers he has been seeking.

A new tribe has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon. What makes this so unusual? They are a tribe of white women natives and speak not only archaic Portuguese but also what they call 'the language of the gods' which is ancient Serbian. Are they the lost Icamiabas; the Amazons of Greek mythology? And then there is the city, the City of Gold. Is this El Dorado of ancient fame? Only the stange vanilla plant that Ana discovers holds the truths.

The year is 1961 - Civil Rights and The Vietnam War are escalating. In a small rural NW Ohio school, a new chorus teacher has been hired. At the same time, Daniel is starting his freshman year. The catch? He is Amish and the teacher is a tall, black female in an all-white school. Normally when an Amish child finishes 8th grade, they no longer attend school. In the midst of the animosity of racial issues and religious life-styles, Daniel will find his voice. The question is: Will Daniel remain Amish if he attends all four years of high school or will he leave his faith for the English (outside) world? Can a black person exist in an all white world while civil unrest bubbles around them? The answers are there in black and white.

The time for this story is basically now, maybe a couple of years into the future, but current; not futuristic. So what happens when a new species of snake is discovered slithering the snow covered mountainsides and glaciers in northern Canada, close to the Arctic Circle? A miliary post is established and manned by a group of international soldiers who each have certain talents.

Corporal Barbara Hastings is one of the chosen yet she doesn't understand why. She has no special talent or extraordinary scientific skills. Why is she assigned to such an illustrious group?

With the help of Sergeant Buck, Corporals Elena Vetroff and Terrence Derrick Jennings, the four will discover a secret that even they could never have guessed.