Slow Stories

The second book of "The Archer" series follows three paths as the Shire Reeve Sir Will Archer in Bartown Castle has his hands full with plague in the town. Lady Alwen is home, heavily pregnant, and dealing with domestic matters. Their son Robin takes leave from his apprenticeship to enter archery tournaments and performs an act of chivalry which sets him off on the adventure of a lifetime. Each Archer narrates their own story in real time until all rejoin in a dramatic finale.

A mishap with a box of powdered donuts sets Andrew on a path to a life of luxury, but he's soon bored. He starts his own company to make a new computer game. His snoopy secretary discovers a second project (Project GML) buried in his files. While he's working on the game, she's working to make Project GML (Get Myself Laid) a reality. Andrew soon finds that he is living in Nerd Paradise. (Note: rape occurs off screen and is only discussed) / (Reviews)

Sarah asks Ed for information. She and Ed are both running away from failed marriages. Ed helps her get a new start ad they fall in love. / (Reviews)

In the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. Brodie Erikson returns from Hersir Academy to become the military leader of his Norseman clan. He hoped to live in peace, but his enemies had other plans. In their eyes, someone as young as he was shouldn’t hold such a lofty position. Against all odds, Brodie, his two best friends, and a quirky AI face his fellow people but also a mysterious alien race with superior technology, and something far worse. / (Reviews)

A Poacher's Progress Story
Jack Greenaway's pathway to happiness is strewn with obstacles: a plagiarized novel and his sister's infatuation with a Romantic poet; an old, 15th century, law; a white lady in Brussels and a Black Guard at Chateau Blanchard; attendance at weddings - and funerals; going undercover in Manchester, and helping to foil an assassination plot. He overcomes these difficulties and his future looks assured until a blast from his past causes catastrophe.

Liz loves Hockey and meets a similar fan in Steve. Unfortunately, he roots for the wrong team. They make a bet--she'll give him two minutes of anything he wants for every game her team loses.Note: This is inspired by Frank Downey's "Curse of the Bambino" and was written in real time during the 2004 NHL semi-final playoffs. There is no sex in the early chapters, hence the "slow" code.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Stanley drops out of agricultural college to join the Navy, and is shipped off to a space station known as the Pinwheel to complete his training as a UNN Marine. There he meets Raz, an unruly alien who he will be forced to befriend if he wants to complete the program.

The Paul Robertson Saga
Part of the Westmouthshire universe
After almost a year running from his grief on a road trip around The United States, Paul returns to Westmouthshire for a fresh start at university. But he knows he can no longer run from his problems. He knows he has to turn and face them if he is ever to get on with his life. But that's not as easy as it sounds. New friends. An old enemy. And a voice that haunts his days and fills his dreams. Will Paul ever find a cure for his tortured soul? "A Good Man" *must* be read first.

A Beastly Roommates Story
Due to circumstances, a human man and a minotaur woman are forced to move in together and discover more than they ever expected, even thought possible.