Drama Books
Burst
An angry young couple from the Millennial generation befriend an aging survivor from milder baby boom times. Notes are compared until a botched drug deal involves them all in an unwanted adventure.
The Trespassing Crew
Talking barnyard animals consider escape to the wild. Some are ill treated, though most are not. They mostly wonder what they might be missing.
Family Practice
The Vietnam war is raging, and in the US, government operators and private "entrepreneurs" are using it to profit from a number of illegal sources, including human trafficking. A private eye is engaged by a girlfriend of one of the businessmen involved to do surveillance and other things that are...
Prince
A ten year old girl whose parents want her to have a cell phone for "protection" instead insists on adopting a one year old Dalmatian, who was trained to fight. She gets her way, and Prince, the Dalmatian, wants most to be a fully accepted member of the household, but he has acquired some...
Inner Demons
Alex Jackson has severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s an occupational hazard from being a paramedic. He’s having nightmares, getting irritable with patients and co-workers, and drinking to excess. As he reaches rock bottom, he embarks on a journey to improve his mental...
Green Expectations
A physically and financially washed up, major league baseball pitcher is taught a new pitch by his father. The story follows him through the next season.
Better Days Are Coming
Better Days Are Coming is part of a series of short stories about Faith, Family, and Friendship. I chose to write fiction-short stories instead of a memoir because certain people didn't want me to mention them. Another factor was my exposure to well-known fiction writers such as Dan Walsh and...
Daisy: Walking on Water
An abandoned Dalmatian puppy is taken in by an elderly man. Together they explore the open land near the river.
Old Miss Gracing
A kindergarten boy develops a relationship with an elderly female teacher, who has a curious and perhaps lethal past.
O.K. Corral
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the Wild West’s most famous gun battle, lasted just thirty seconds with approximately thirty shots being fired. Yet that thirty seconds has resulted in many accounts, edits, mythological posturing entertainment productions, and deflating “expert studies.” In...