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Other poems, plays, etc., are not currently available.
"If We Shadows Have Offended"
Marion Zimmer Bradley Fantasy Magazine, Vol. 46, short story
First Place Issue Winner
It's never wise to boast of your exploits against the faery - particularly when they're listening!
"The Poet and the Dragon"
Fiction from Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, May 2001, vol. 1, short story
When Illa, the notoriously forgetful mercenary, is contracted for a standard slash-and-rescue mission, she is confronted by a daunting question: who's the poet and who's the dragon?
"Better Seen Than Heard"
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress Anthology, short story
Now you can pre-order it! Check out the Amazon.com page!
The Princess Melliandra can overcome any curse, including being struck dumb - literally. But can she overcome her own stubborn spirit?
Excerpt from "Not All Wealth is Bought With Gold"An excerpt from my Regency novel which focuses on the misadventures of Jane Austen's Maria Lucas.
Letters of Love and Deception
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Short story, Northanger Abbey
It was on a Tuesday that Isabella Thorpe was thwarted. It was on a Wednesday that she sought revenge.
Miss Bates' Something Blue
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Short story, Sense and Sensibility
On the eve of Jane and Frank's wedding, Miss Fanny Bates recalls her own lost love.
A Most Persuasive Correspondence
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Lady Russell's Literary Circle
Short story, Persuasion
What was happening in Bath while Anne Elliot was struggling to reunite with the dashing Capt Wentworth? A Most Persuasive Correspondence looks behind the scenes and into the letters of some of Jane Austen's Persuasion most unsavoury characters.
None But You
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Lady Russell's Literary Circle
Short story, Persuasion
"Tell me if, when I returned to England in the year eight, with a few thousand pounds, and was posted into the Laconia, if I had then written to you, would you have answered my letter? Would you, in short, have renewed the engagement then?" "None But You" follows the night Wentworth wrote that first letter, which might have changed everything.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
The New and Improved Version!
Short story, All
On a suitably damp evening, Austen's villains find themselves players in a murderous game.
At the Club (or Dr. Boodle's Lovelorn Cure-All
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Short story, All
"I shall conquor this!" may not quite have been Darcy's cry. A rather silly look at how Austen's heroes may have really handled lovelornity.
Sigh No More, Ladies
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Short story, All
A companion to At the Club, Sigh No More follows how the young ladies of Austen's books handled their relative situations - with quite a different sort of drink!
All the King's Men
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Short story, All
The world must be clubbed! A sequel to At the Club and Sigh No More, Ladies, we examine the very manly response to Austen's various amorous on-goings from the much-neglected baronets points of view.
Miss Bingley's New Year Resolution
Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Short story, All
What happens when Austen's desperate spinsters all show up at Lady Jersey's New Year bash? All we can say is, watch out for the punch!
The Austen: An Author's Agony a la Poe
Derbyshire Writer's Guild
Poem
Unsatisfied with the dearth of Austen novels, her fans cry out, "write more!"
"Scintilla"
Fantasy, Folklore & Fairytales, May 2000
New! I just found out that this poem, while not getting anywhere in the "best of the web" for 2000, was, nonetheless, put on an individual "best of" list from the highly respected SFSite. Now granted, the fellow said I overused words, and, yeah, I did (hey, I was just trying to make a sale. Sue me. ;), but it's nice to see nice things said, anyway! Check out his review at: http://www.sfsite.com/09a/bw111.htm.
Featured on the Tour"Wizard on my Swingset"
Poetry of The Wandering Troll, January 2001"Vendetta"
Poetry of Twlight Times, April 2001"A Rescue of a Damsel by Her Hero and His Army as Seen by a Messenger Who Never Really Wanted To Get Involved"
Poetry of Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, May 2001, vol. 1, issue 1"The Stage Prince"
Poetry of Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, July 2001, vol. 1, issue 2"Autumnal"
Poetry of Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, October 2001, vol. 1, issue 3"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Concupiscence and the Christian Ethic "
Article from Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, October 2001, vol. 1, issue 3
This classic tale isn't merely a chronical of Camelot, it's a metaphor for fallen nature."The Art of Storytelling: The Comedic Tragedy"
Writers Exchange Magazine, April 2001
Comedy is no laughing matter!"The Art of Storytelling: The Substitute Muddle"
Writers Exchange Magazine
How do fairy tales come to have so many versions? Find out from first hand experience!"The Art of Storytelling: The Spoken Word"
Writers Exchange Magazine
Want to know what your intended audience thinks of your book? Why not ask them yourself!"The Art of Storytelling: Twice Told Tales"
Writers Exchange Magazine, February 2001
How can telling fairy tales to children help improve your own stories?"A is for All Hail King Richard"
The Scriptorium of Sam, Winter 2000
Emily and Lauryl's Excellent Adventure: In Which Emily Dishes and Lauryl Does Not Swoon; or In Which Theater Students Emily and Lau take the Field Trip of a Lifetime, and give the rest of us a bad case of Richard Envy.A Discussion on E. M. Forster's A Room With a View
The Greatest Books Project, Spring 2000
An interview concerning, particularly, the meaning behind Chapter 4 in E. M. Forster's classic novel.
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