Tell a good story, tell it well, and leave them wanting more
Welcome
This is the entertaining side of my life. This is where I have fun, let my imagination run wild, and show off much more of the real me. The me that wants to run barefoot all year long. That rappels down 15-story buildings and jumps out of airplanes. The me that yells at the TV when the Cowboys play. The me that dances in the kitchen when my favorite Irish song plays.
Some of these passions show up when I train, speak, or coach, but in that arena professionalism must take center stage. Here, not so much.
I am a storyteller first. I live and breathe stories; both real and envisioned. On these pages, you'll see my "babies"; those works I've tended, grown, sweated and cried over, and released into the world. Take the opportunity to meet them; you might even like some of them.
Meet my Babies
Fantasy
Not of this world. Imagination rules.
the seventh mcguffyn
10
"My name is Jake Hunter and I work the oddball cases no one else in Glenbourne wants to handle. Like women with wings." When a Water Sprite hires Jake to find her missing McGuffyn, he is thrown into a case that twists, turns, and meanders through both the human and Fey worlds. It also brings Jake's past back to haunt him. As the case unravels, Jake questions everything he thought he knew about both humans and Fey.
The gammyn's game
10
My friend Salma Gundi, the High Mystic Oracle, has gone missing. G, the Blackbird and McGuffyn, is worried about him. There are rumors that Salma is chasing down dragon eggs. Just when I thought things couldn't get any stranger in my world, I have to go chasing after him. At least this time I'll have help. But things at home are getting intense too. Dames. Damn, what those baby blues do to me.
the meandering muse
10
Mind bogglers are loose in Glenbourne. As if life isn’t difficult enough. I’m Jake Hunter, PI, and I take the cases nobody else wants. This time, it’s the escape of several things called Ympe. I had a brief encounter with one inside a map of Tier’Na’An but couldn’t tell you much about it. Now, however, I’ve learned that the one I saw has brothers (or sisters?) and they are running loose in the human world where I live.
The godless
10
A nightmare, an accident, and a mysterious stone box all combine to force Keller out of his village and into a cross-country journey. He is joined by three companions; his best friend, an angry ship's captain, and a naive young girl. They have been commissioned by Keller's father and the Guild Masters to find Miranna, an unknown person or place, that they believe holds the answer to finding the god they've long searched for. Called the Godless, for they refuse to bow to any of the local demons
Episodic Stories
Read these stories one episode at a time on Kindle Vella
Where Auld GHostes Meete
Reece Dillon is hiding out in his grandfather's East Texas hunting cabin recovering from wounds obtained in combat. But it's not the physical injuries that have driven him to drop off the grid. He saw something while he was in the desert; something he can't explain. When he tried, it was explained away with words like battle fatigue and PTSD. But Reece knows what he saw, and what he keeps seeing. Is he crazy? Maybe. But secrets revealed tell him there's more going on than he realizes.
Eatin' at Jo's
Welcome to Jo's. Located on the main street of Piney Bluff, Texas, this hole-in-the-wall diner is the heart of this town. Every story is a day in Jo's Kitchen. Meet Jo and her customers, family, and the strangers who all pass through for a good cup of coffee and an apple pie that will make you weep. But watch your mouth or you'll be contributing to her Attitude Jar. No one is exempt. Jo is fifty-something, feisty, and fun but you better behave. Come on in. The coffee's always fresh and hot.
Suspense
A little tension, a little romance, a happy ending
Terror by Night
10
In the space of three months, Libby Bartlett acquires a psychotic stalker and two potential suitors. As the actor seeks to win her heart and the detective works to protect her life, the question remains; who is the stalker and why is he targeting Libby? “Terror by Night” is her story. Libby is thirty-four, single and owner of her own used book store/coffee shop. A chance lunch meeting introduces her to Sean Patrick; wealthy, famous, attractive and persistent. Libby is content to remain single h
Arrows by day
10
Seven years ago, Libby Bartlett narrowly escaped death at the hands of a psychotic kidnapper. One year later, she married one of her rescuers. Now, tragedy and danger have returned to upset her happily ever after. Has her tormenter returned from the grave to haunt her? Will old love be reawakened? Libby must once again rely on her faith and her inner strength to survive a series of threats to herself, her friends and her family.
Non-fiction
Real life lessons learned and shared
real leadeers wear boots
16
Boots are a basic necessity in the life of a cowboy. Solid leadership skills are a necessity in the life of a leader. This Texas author and speaker gives you 5 basic skills you need to build a solid foundation for your leadership. She also provides thought provoking questions and assessment tools you can use to determine where you are now and where you'd like to be as a leader. Good leadership doesn't happen by accident. Pull on your boots and lead the way to success.
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