THE NEWEST NEW THING
Releasing November 12, 2024
Step right up to this captivating collection of fantastical short stories!
Once you pick up this enchanting volume, the hardest part will be choosing a favorite souvenir from the wonders that await. Each tale is a vibrant artifact from the traveling show of the author's writing career, showcasing the magic, mystery, and complexity of human existence. Some stories traveled far and wide without finding a place to call home. Others are making encore performances. All of them are sure to dazzle and delight.
Explore the thrill of the unexpected. Savor the bittersweet nature of love and loss. Discover truths about courage & identity, and visit worlds where a single step separates the extraordinary from the everyday.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
For Want of a Nail: A second son discovers the happily-ever-after career track has some significant drawbacks.
Grief's Reward: A salt widow finds new love in an unexpected place.
Housewarming: A tale of revenge against neighbors who really should've known better.
Knee High To A Grasshopper: A young mage with more talent than sense finds herself on the wrong end of a transformation spell.
Numbers Game: Insurance is a cutthroat business. When magic is involved, the game gets even more dangerous.
Solstice Dance: a young woman who doesn't believe in gods has to convince them all to save the world from endless winter.
Those Who Can: a reluctant teacher learns that her secret shame may be the only defense standing between her students and a monstrous predator
Up On The Roof: a brave, young gargoyle intercedes with Higher Powers to help a little girl who wishes with all her heart for magic to be real.
plus two bonus stories from the Rollover Files series:
Homecoming, which reveals the circumstances around Jack Coby's adoption. Previously available only to newsletter subscribers
Campfire, a brand-new piece about an isolated woman whose lethal superpower forces her into impossible choices and the new friend who refuses to leave her alone.
QUICK LINKS TO MY OTHER BOOKS
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Move slow. Fix Things.
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Hope can be a weapon.
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Never underestimate a knitter.
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The inevitable prequel.
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Power changes everything.
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Middle-aged moms save the world.
A Bit About Me
I write about worlds that are only two flaps of a butterfly's wing away from reality, and while the twisty plots are full of action—things blow up, burn down, and dissolve into puddles of goo—the outcomes hinge on acts of compassion and cooperation.
The characters you'll meet in my stories know the cost of hope and the weight of despair. They find safety and shelter with one another, fitting together at their broken places to become stronger together. Their big victories grow from small acts of kindness and understanding.
Nitty-gritty details about my professional background can be found on my official About page. If we meet in real life, you'll find I am short, squeaky, and energetic, with a thirty-percent chance of loud. Other attributes are subject to change without warning.
My personal emblem is a phoenix, symbolizing my periodic reinventions of myself, and my motto is Spes Semper Vincit, which I choose to translate as Hope Over All or Hope Always Wins In The End.
My Blogs
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Brain Bubbles
My blog in its current incarnation. Not much here yet, but give me time.
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Dawnrigger Archive
Posts 2013-2023, imported from dawnrigger.com, some of which were imported in turn from Blogger. Broken links, lost images, and weird formatting artifacts abound, but the words are not lost.
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