Once, every summer night shimmered with wonder…Until the fireflies disappeared. Hidden inside an ancient oak, the last Firefly Queen waits for a child who still believes in impossible things. The Last Firefly is an enchanting picture book about imagination, hope, and the quiet magic that has been waiting for us all along. New children’s book […]
The storm arrived like an old debt that finally came to collect. Dark clouds swallowed the moon until the night became a single sheet of ink stretched across the sky. The wind stirred first, whispering through the towering pines before rising into a mournful howl that bent their branches toward the earth. Dead leaves danced […]
Ethan didn’t leave his wife all at once. It might have been easier if he had. If there had been a fight. If she had been angry., Something loud enough to justify the silence that came after. But there wasn’t. There was just a slow, quiet shifting. The kind you don’t notice until you’re already […]
⸻ At thirty-seven, she had long since learned how to assemble herself with careful precision. No hobbies, no interests other than men. She kept her small room dim even during the day. Heavy curtains kept the light out, turning afternoon into a permanent kind of dusk, and the air smelled faintly of powder and something […]
This is a story about impossible things. Pull up a seat and get yourself comfy. Join me on a journey through my memories. Then, after reading, come to your own conclusion about what is possible. Ready? Let’s go… They say home is where your heart is. But honestly, for a very long time, I thought […]
What do we owe one another when everything falls apart? The government didn’t just collapse all at once. Piece by piece, state by state, everything slowly fell apart. First came the shortages. Then the blackouts. Then the endless fighting. People picked sides. Cities burned. Supply chains vanished. Neighbors stopped trusting neighbors. Basic survival became the […]
The doors had been pried open years ago, but they still complained when he slipped through, the wood rasping against warped hinges, a long, tired groan that seemed to travel the length of the ruined building. He paused just inside, listening. Nothing stirred. The air inside the library was colder than the night outside. It […]
She didn’t cry anymore. That was how she knew everything had gotten worse. There had been a time when she cried easily. Quick, hot tears and a lump in her throat that made her feel weak. Back when she thought there was still hope that things could change. Now, nothing came. No tears. Just quiet. […]
2026 The house had three gables and the sagging posture of a woman who had survived something no one spoke about directly. A woman still standing, still trying, but tired. It stood at the edge of her hometown in Missouri, on a large lot where older trees leaned close as if guarding it. The white […]
Seren Cross doesn’t believe in signs, angels, or second chances. But on the day of her grandmother’s funeral, a stranger delivers a message she can’t dismiss. She has one hundred days to get her life in order. No explanation. No proof. Only a folded piece of paper and a warning that refuses to loosen its […]
Written Winter of 2022 My Raconteur For you & For the love of good words…. You could tell me a tale that makes my heart open,You could sing a song that makes me forget what was broken.You could paint me a picture that breaks down its wall,You could write me a chapter that makes my […]
I can not lose Poor loser? Perhaps…. So sometimes I wait,A perfect moment may come? Perfect Moment… So then I hurryFasterWhat if I waited too longSo then I runQuickly I goFeeling behindA perfect moment may come? Perfect Moment… But what is this Perfect? What about Now or neverFight or flightGet it done Don’t forgetTake your […]
