Category: Fiction

  • The By-Blow Promise Land – Releases Oct. 22

    The By-Blow Promise Land – Releases Oct. 22

    I am pleased to announce The By-Blow Promise Land is now available for Pre-Order–Release 10/22. I am so excited about this one. It has so many things I love: family drama, swamps, a good storm, and unusual shapeshifters. All packed into a novella. The early chapter drafts were available first through this website. With your…

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  • Hummingbird Cake

    Hummingbird Cake

    From the Journal of Leticia Le-Rang-Par-Duex Mama says they don’t serve cake at funerals. She says most funerals, everyone brings a dishes that they can leave behind after they’re gone. Mostly casseroles, sandwiches, cold cuts, maybe some sweets, but she has yet to go to a funeral where a cake was served. “It’s just not…

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  • Excursionist

    Excursionist

    The By-Blow Promise Land Part 4 “What time is it?” Felix yawned as though he had just woken up from a deep sleep. He shivered as the dark drizzle wrapped around him like a blanket. The tiny boat he was in was drifting off the shore. Felix’s eyes could not adjust to the darkness. It…

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  • Lady Fingers

    Lady Fingers

    From the Journal of Leticia Le-Rang-Par-Duex Loneliness is a biggest and hardest part of living out here. I wonder what going to town with Mama Paris would be like. Mama said I can’t leave the By-Blow. Outsiders can come in, but I have to stick to the pond I was born in. Mama comes home…

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  • Move On To The Pan

    Move On To The Pan

    The By-Blow Promise Land The water in the bathroom never got hot. It ran for minutes growing colder. The mud in Truett’s hair circled down the drain, but the water left behind the film of anxiety. He shivered as he scrubbed himself. His shoulders pinned up to his ears to preserve the lingering warmth dripping…

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