Ma/Fa Stories

Jim and Aimee have a chance meeting over a jar of peanut butter. In the beginning, he's a married father, she's a college student. That chance meeting in a grocery store, and the coincidence that follows, will change their lives (and others' lives)! I brought this story back to life in late 2025, more than 20 years after I first started writing it.

In the aftermath of the Halloween party, Amara is struggling to come to terms with her actions. When an opportunity to atone presents itself, she manages to pull herself together and get back to school. However, the mystery of the mysterious magic circles persists, and she might be closer than she realizes to discovering the dark forces at work.

Silver Wings includes some of my experiences in Vietnam during my first tour. I don't claim it to be biographical, but I figure I walked the walk so I can talk the talk a little.

Absence of Living Book
35-year-old ex-Con Carter Davis has friends. A secret hacker with a genius IQ and an axe to grind, an old hermit with a secret past, a giant mastiff with a nose for trouble, and a teenage ward to test his unique sense of right and wrong. With friends like that--who needs enemies? Oh, he has those too.

A Photo Finish Story
Photo Finish Book 5. Nate’s last two years of college are filled with adventures, building his business, and strengthening his family. International travel for school interim experiences exposes Nate to different cultures and long-lasting friends. The production and release of the movie he is consulting on brings notoriety to Tenbrook—some of it unwanted. And his battle with Clyde Warren continues to immerse him in hot water.

A Story in the Greenies/A Perfect World Universe
Martian Balance is a sequel to A Perfect World in Al Steiner’s Greenies/Perfect World Universe. WestHem goes into the space piracy business. The Martians are not amused!