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Excerpt: (Be)Longing

This is the first scene from the new book I’m working on. It’s not in its polished form yet! ### Dylan first got the idea while he and his brother were waiting in line to audition for American Idol. It was cold outside, so he had the sleeves of his coat pulled down over his [...]

Friday Excerpt: Sexy

Today’s excerpt is from one of my erotica pieces, a story that takes place after “Stewart’s Story.” I warn you now, it is a little bit graphic, so proceed with caution. Stewart and Leah: Home for Christmas – 400 word excerpt ### No sooner had he gotten his body onto the bed then he heard [...]

Friday Excerpt: Stewart's Story

I realized that Stewart's Story is available free all across the Internet, why not here as well? Here in one post is the entire short story. It's a long one at around 30 pages in a Word document. Hope you enjoy! ### "You just drove that dinky car of yours across the entire country?" Claire [...]

Friday Excerpt: Stewart’s Story

I realized that Stewart’s Story is available free all across the Internet, why not here as well? Here in one post is the entire short story. It’s a long one at around 30 pages in a Word document. Hope you enjoy! ### “You just drove that dinky car of yours across the entire country?” Claire [...]

Help me Choose a Cover

I've got several options for the cover of my new book, so please help me to decide! Blurb of the story is: Dylan Sinclair wants a future in music, but he feels held back by being in a wheelchair. In a moment of desperation he hatches a plan to have his brother, who can't sing at [...]

Friday Excerpt: On Saturday Afternoon

Time is going by so quickly and I frequently forget when it's Friday! I apologize for the weeks I miss.  Today's excerpt is from my short story On Saturday Afternoon. It is available in my first Dev Dreams collection, but the reason I'm sharing a part of it today is that it is also in [...]

Unfortunate Shout Outs

It seems like every movie or book that has a love story with a disabled character has an obligatory sentence about those freaks who are attracted to disabled people. It really annoys me. It's always a love story where the people "really" love each other, as though that's different from how a devotee and a [...]

Allies

Disability civil rights is a subject that I am very passionate about. I got started in it as a way to put my devness to good use, as it were. I didn't want to use it for my own pleasure, but to take my great interest and put it towards helping people. I've sometimes encountered [...]

Reveal…

There's a new book I'm working on and I'm very excited to share some of the details with you. It started as a short story idea, but quickly the characters took hold of me and insisted on a full novel to tell their story. Be(Longing) A talented paraplegic singer finds success when his able-bodied brother [...]

Friday Excerpt

I have a couple of really big projects in the works right now. Two novels on the horizon! While I'm busy working on those, here's another excerpt from my little book of true stories from my dating life… ### "I'll call you tonight when I get back," he said and I kissed him through his [...]