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  • Niamh and the Hermit ~ A Fairy Tale (Fantasy)
    The daughter of a king and a fairy, the Princess Niamh is glorious fair—perhaps overly so. Her incredible beauty proves a curse for no man can withstand even a moment in her presence without running mad. Suitor after suitor is turned away, since no one regardless of family name or credentials, is able to approach the Princess without suffering intense burning. The kingdom’s only hope rests upon a most unusual bridegroom: the Hermit. With the claws and wings of an eagle, and the head and tail of a lion, the mystery of a magician, and the piety of a saint, he alone may hold her—that is, if he can find his bride before she is led to perdition by the wicked Count and his shadowy minions.

    Written in the evocative lyric style of Lord Dunsany, Niamh and the Hermit is an exploration and exultation of the classic fairy tale, blended seamlessly with all the imaginative complexity of a Tolkien-esque subcreated world. The author weaves fantasy and fable together in a beautifully written tale of love and deception, valor and weakness, hope and fury.

    Official Site of the Twelve Kingdoms
    Arx Publishing, LLC

    2003 ~ 288 pp. ~ 3 maps ~ 21 illustrations
    paperback ~ ISBN: 1-889758-36-1 ~ $14.95

  • Charming the Moon ~ Tales from the Twelve Kingdoms (Fantasy Novella)
    Emily Snyder's mythical world of the Twelve Kingdoms, introduced in the full-length novel Niamh and the Hermit, is brought to life again in Chaming the Moon. This little tome contains a pair of short stories which elaborate upon the ancient history of the Twelve Kingdoms, hearkening back to the Perpetual Twilight when there was no Day or Night.

    In the first tale, Brigglekin the Dwarf is called upon to free a beautiful girl trapped within a silver sphere. Once she is in his possession, however, he is unable to liberate this precious treasure and watches as she slowly wastes away within her protecting globe.

    Östrung the Giant tells the tale of the pining young Sun who longed to be reunited with his love the Moon, enlisting the help of a kindly giant to carry him to the very western edge of the world.

    Arx Publishing, LLC

    2005 ~ 72 pp. ~ 4 illustrations
    paperback ~ ISBN: 1-889758-76-0 ~ $9.95

    Plays

  • The Passion Play (Pageant)
    Adapted from the four Gospels. First performed Lent 2006 at St. Michael's Parish, Hudson, MA by the Hudson Catholic High School Drama Society.

  • Nutcracker ~ The Story in Dance (Play/Ballet)
    Adapted from the Hoffman tale and the Tchaikovsky ballet. First performed December 2005 at Marlborough Middle School, Marlborough, MA by the Hudson Catholic High School Drama Society.

  • King of Fools (Musical)
    Based on the Grimms' Fairytale, "King Thrushbeard." First performed March 2005 at Marlborough Middle School, Marlborough, MA by the Hudson Catholic High School Drama Society.

  • A Christmas Carol (Play)
    Adapted from the Dickens novella. First performed December 2004 at Hudson Town Hall, Hudson, MA by the Hudson Catholic High School Drama Society.

  • Bearskin (Opera/Ballet)
    Based on the Grimms' Fairytale, "Bearskin." First performed July 2003 at St. Mary's Hall, Marlborough, MA. Independent Production.

  • The French Butler ~ An Evening's Diversion (Play)
    First performed Spring 1998 at Anathan Theatre, Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH. Independent Production. Subsequently performed Summer 2002 at St. Mary's Hall, Marlborough, MA with the All the World's a Stage Theatre School.

    On-Line Novels

  • Not All Wealth is Bought With Gold (Romance/Comedy)
    Maria Lucas, younger sister to Charlotte, discovers herself in the unenviable position of being in want of a husband - thus quoth Society. But Maria has long ago given her heart to a man of whom no one - not even the man himself - could ever sensibly approve. (Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice adaptation.)

    Pemberley.com Bits of Ivory

  • Nachtsturm Castle (Romance/Satire)
    Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tilney set out for their long-awaited honeymoon, only to find themselves within the heart of a Gothic novel. Unfortunately, Catherine is disinclined to believe the proof of her eyes - which may lead to the death of them both! (Jane Austen Northanger Abbey adaptation.)

    Tilneysandtrapdoors.com The Cult of Da Man

    Short Stories

  • "If We Shadows Have Offended" (Fantasy)
    It's never wise to boast of your exploits against the faery - particularly when they're listening! (First place winner.)

    Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, vol. 46

  • "Better Seen Than Heard" (Fantasy)
    The Princess Melliandra can overcome any curse, including being struck dumb - literally. But can she overcome her own stubborn spirit?

    Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress Anthology XIX

  • "The Poet and the Dragon" (Fantasy)
    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?

    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

  • "Last Night in Florence" (Stream of Consciousness)
    Reflections upon leaving Europe.

    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

  • "The Kiss (Farcical Distopia)
    It was wartime and as happens in wartime supplies were rationed - including kisses. If only the little boy had known that before he stole it!

    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

    Austenesque Short Stories

  • "Letters of Love and Deception" (Austenesque)
    It was on a Tuesday that Isabella Thorpe was thwarted. It was on a Wednesday that she sought revenge.

    Pemberley.com Bits of Ivory

  • "Miss Bates' Something Blue" (Austenesque)
    On the eve of Jane and Frank's wedding, Miss Fanny Bates recalls her own lost love.

    Pemberley.com Bits of Ivory

  • "A Most Persuasive Correspondence" (Austenesque/Epistolary)
    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.

    Pemberley.com Bits of Ivory
    Lady Russell's Literary Circle

  • "None But You" (Austenesque)
    "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.

    Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
    Lady Russell's Literary Circle

  • "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" (Austenesque/Farce)
    On a suitably damp evening, Austen's villains find themselves players in a murderous game.

    Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley
    Derbyshire Writer's Guild
    The New and Improved Version!

  • "At the Club (or Dr. Boodle's Lovelorn Cure-All" (Austenesque/Farce)
    "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.

    Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley

  • "Sigh No More, Ladies" (Austenesque/Farce)
    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!

    Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley

  • "All the King's Men" (Austenesque/Farce)
    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.

    Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley

  • "Miss Bingley's New Year Resolution" (Austenesque/Farce)
    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!

    Bits of Ivory, The Republic of Pemberley

  • "The Austen: An Author's Agony a la Poe" (Austenesque/Poeist)
    Unsatisfied with the dearth of Austen novels, her fans cry out, "write more!"

    Derbyshire Writer's Guild

  • "An Advertisement for Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy" (Pure Farce)
    Gentleman Seeks Fine Eyes

    Poetry

  • Scintilla
    Fantasy, Folklore & Fairytales, May 2000

  • Wizard on my Swingset
    The Wandering Troll, January 2001

  • Vendetta
    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
    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

  • The Stage Prince
    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

  • Autumnal
    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

  • Penelope's Lament
    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

  • Eva/Maria
    Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine

    Articles

  • The Definition, Development and Defense of Political Fantasy
    Collegiate Thesis Paper 1999

  • "Elfland's Ethics"
    Article from The Tarpeian Rock, Arx Publishing, LLC, 2004
    A thorough education in Faerie is necessary to save modern society.

  • "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.

  • "Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: The Witches of Macbeth
    Article from Tower of Ivory Literary E-zine, 2002
    What is a Christian to do with these Wyrd Sisters?

  • "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, April 2001
    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, March 2001
    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.

  • "The Modern Melancholy Danes: Kierkegaard and Hamlet"

    An essay examining the characters of Hamlet and Ophelia by light of Kierkegaard's Sickness unto Death.

  • "An Image of Man: Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno, Canto XIV"

    What makes a man? An analysis of Dante's "Old Man" from the Inferno.

  • "Love And Desire"

    A Critical Look at the War between True Love and Passion throughout Literature. A remedy (at least pictorally!) from some of my "heavier" works. : )

  • Essay on "The American Divine Comedy"

    A comparison of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown."

  • Essay on "Treatments of God and the American Church"

    An exploration of religion in early American Literature, focusing on Emily Dickenson, Phyllis Wheatley and Herman Melville.

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