Writing
Style: Hard-boiled Fantasy-Noir.
Influences: Raymond Chandler, John le Carre, J.R.R. Tolkein, George R.R. Martin, Ray Bradbury, Aldous Huxley, Tom Clancy, Mario Puzo, Frank Miller, and C.M. Doering.
Adeley Series: The city of Adeley is the the capitol of the semi-independent Grand Duchy of Adeley and once a principal port city of the now collapsed Kingdom of Faraday. The remnant states of the old 'Gateway Kingdom' now makeup a dangerous region known as 'Old Faraday' or the borderlands a diverse and self-destructive area nestled between the benevolent Kingdom of the Dales in the west, the imperial Potentate of Beretar in the east and barbarian lands to the north and south. Adeley is a cosmopolitan port with a fatal blend of political, financial, religious and criminal intrigue Adeley is not a city, but a world entire. A microcosm of intrigue, pain, and guile.
- "Fever & High Summer" - Short story. In revisions, but I may expand this into a novel length manuscript.
- "Fever" introduces readers to Danatur Selara, a barrister and vassal to a powerful baron, who must navigate a deadly world of criminals and wayward souls to recover a missing girl from the underbelly of Adeley.
- "The Funeral" - Short story. Rewriting. "Funeral" follows Danatur and his inner monologue as he attends the funeral of a dear friend.
- "A Commodore's Affair" - Short story. In substantive rewrites, also known as limbo. "Commodore" tells the trials and tribulations of Commodore Valarius, a flawed man who stumbles deep into the darkness of Adeley.
- "The Adeley Nights" - Short story. In development. "Nights" reveals many details about Selara and the hidden dangers below the surface of Adeley. The story has a hint of gothic flavor.
Gunfighter Series: Over three hundred years in the future, humanity is recovering from a cataclysm that destroyed man's ability to send messages and travel at faster than light speed. The Gunfighter Series chronicles the journeys of Lieutenant Commander Barnabas, a hard drinking military-troubleshooter, and his crew on the Sol Alliance gunboat S.A.V. Gunfighter.
- "Gunfighter" - Short story. In major rewrites. "Gunfighter" introduces readers to Commander Barnabas and his crew, who must recover a missing assassin from a station in deep space.
- "A Gunboat Hunted" - Short story. In development. "Hunted" finds Commander Barnabas outgunned and, as usual, out-classed.
- "Gunboat Diplomacy" - Short story. Planned third installment of the Gunfighter series. "Diplomacy" finds Barnabas out of his element, at least temporarily, on a peace seeking mission.
Other Work: Other work in development includes the following -
- "Awkward Moments" - Poem. In development.
- "Bushido" - Poem. In development.
- "A Legacy of Blades" - Poem. In development.
- "Patterns and the Protagonist" - Short story. Speculative fiction. In development.
- "Reproach and the Self" - Poem. Complete.
- "Tomorrow" - Poem. Complete.
- "The Lie" - Poem. Submitted for inclusion in the "A Well Traveled Poem" compliation.
- "Madame Frankenstein" - Short story. Rewriting. A flash fiction piece that attempts to address the shortage of female mad scientists.
- "The Man from Lalande" - Short story. Rewriting. Sci-Fi Noir.
- "A Dog Named Hate" - Short story about a guard dog. In final revisions.
