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Conduit Series: Illustration and an excerpt: Presh

“I can’t push you,” I say gently. “Some choices have to be your own. Not everything is determined by fate alone.” Startled, her eyes flick up to meet mine. “Can you get me home?” “I’ll die trying,” I say, aware that I’ve uttered my own destiny — a single, short thread of it, at least […]

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Quick Awry (Conduit 1) limited edition update:

Paperback: there have now been two significant delays at the printer level (and yes, I’m peeved about it as well). Combined with the holidays, the worst-case scenario is the paperbacks WON’T ship before release day. Best case and no delays with shipping? Still, a (slim) chance that some of you WILL have the paperbacks in […]

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Conduit Series: Illustration and an excerpt: Muta

Muta. In his actual form. Although he looks like a snake — a long gold body with dorsal blotches of dark brown that form inverted triangles, ending in a horny spined tail — Muta is actually an aspect of the divine who was trapped in the body of a snake. As a punishment, perhaps. At […]

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Conduit Series: Illustration and an excerpt: The Gage Estate

Instead of unlatching the gate, I climb it. The fencing is about six feet high on this edge of the property. Grasslands allowed to go wild stretch from here up to the house, which is set back from the bluff. A long, sandy beach stretches out as far as the eye can see — with […]

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Conduit Series: Illustration and an excerpt: Zaya

I’m staring. Going from coldly enraged to numb … Because the gun I expected. It’s a lightweight, untraceable piece I slipped into the room myself ages ago. But … Zaya Gage — a slightly older version of Zaya, and looking like death warmed over — is sitting on a motel bed in Outcast territory. Alive.  […]

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Audiobooks: Dowser 8.5

Yes! You asked and the narrators, the producer/engineer, Julie, and I have been sneakily working in the background to bring Graveyard, Visions, and Other Things that Byte (Dowser 8.5) to audio! The audiobook was meant to be a holiday treat but it is ready a couple of weeks early, and you know how terrible I […]

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Conduit Series: the first of many, many polls to come 😜

Okay! I need to put together some sort of ‘marketing’ schedule leading up to the official* release of Awry (Conduit 1) on January 25, 2024. And yes, now you know that everything I’ve done marketing-wise (except the cover reveal) has been completely winged. 😂 Anyway! I’ve commissioned a ton of art but a few pieces […]

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Little Pleasures personal reflection

Advent 2023

It’s that time of year again – which is seriously, seriously insane! Time to hang up and fill the Advent calendars that Michael and I made (click the link for the ‘making-of’ post) when we realized that a Christmas tree and living in a one-room cabin really didn’t go well together. We’re in a bigger place now […]

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Conduit 1: cover reveal, synopsis, and preorder links

On my way to investigate my aunt’s untimely death, I chance upon a teenager with purple eyes. Her destiny is so vibrant, so intertwined with the essence that fuels all our lives, that I cannot stand to see her caged and crushed. What I don’t know is that rescuing the teen isn’t chance or happenstance […]

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MCD officially licensed merch: Vampire Unicorns

Vampire Unicorns and I inked a licensing agreement a couple of months ago, and phase one of their freaking adorable designs is now live (and I desperately want one of each)! CLICK HERE TO SKIP AHEAD (AND SEE THE DESIGNS) What does ‘officially licensed’ mean? It means that Vampire Unicorns can legally sell merchandise using […]