I have always been fascinated by the progression of time. We wait for some event in anticipation—a vacation, a birth, a wedding, a holiday. Time creeps as the date slowly approaches. Then, the date arrives. It’s here! We can hardly believe it! The events we have been so anticipating flow around us. Often, it…
Mom’s Songs My mother, Jane Lamplighter, nee: Janey Warner Brown, left us on Easter of 2022. (We told each other, Jesus rose up…and He took her with him!). She was 16 days short of her 89th birthday. My mom did many things in her life, as you will see below, but one I do not…
In honor of Rachel's 12th birthday (her adventure starts in September of 2023, so she is twelve today), here is a list of the other places stories about Rachel and/or her friends appear: A story about Rachel and Sigfried: FantasticSchools, Vol. 1 — Includes "Rachel Griffin and the Missing Laundry" — a Rachel and Sigfried (and…
Years ago, I prepared this for my husband when he had heart surgery. Putting it here for others who may need it. Bible Quotes about the Heart for praying about heart-related issues. Exodus 23:9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers…
Vow a Vow upon a Star Centaurus Outer System, Aboard the Mustardseed Lyra had run out of tears. Everything seemed numb and dim. She sat in the cockpit of the one-seater skiff. She was too small for the pilot's harness. The straps hung loose. Her feet did not reach the pedals controlling gyroscope attitude…
The Fifth Book of Unexpected Enlightenment is now live! We are celebrating Rachel Griffin's birthday (March 30th) with the release of the next Book of Unexpected Enlightenment. Rachel Griffin Knows a Secret Everyone Else Has Forgotten… …She has discovered she has an older sister named Amber, who was stolen-away as a baby. Nobody but Rachel…
Here are the books of John's that we are currently publishing ourselves through Amazon.The first three are availble in ebook and paper, and The Last Straw is now available on Audible! Come quibble about a galaxy far far away! Once, in a theater long ago and far, far away, young audiences thrilled to the nostalgic…
New release from our new publisher, Silver Empire: Harry Dresden’s sorcery goes on a Supernatural-style road trip. Cool car sold separately. Paxton Locke is the son of a Witch. Family drama is bad enough without adding human sacrifice to the mix. Ten years ago, his mother killed his father in a grisly ritual that Paxton…
You may have heard that the Planetary anthology series has changed publishers and is now coming out from Tuscany Bay Books (TBB). Today, TBB launches Planetary: Luna. I am particularly proud of this book because I was the co-editor before it moved to its new home. (I bowed out because I wasn't needed.) This book…
"Books are enchanting. They are like a draught of strong wine. A good story sweeps us off our feet and carries us to true love, to far off places, to Narnia or Barsoom. With stories, we can reach others, lift them out of sorrow, sometimes even sway the course of lives, or nations. All of…