I write things and talk about stuff. Sometimes I swim.
I slammed the crash bar on the Y’s exit door way harder than necessary, startling a black-and-white cat which sprang from my path as I hurtled out. It darted under a convenient evergreen bush from where it watched me warily as I tossed my bags into the back seat of my car. If I wanted […]
Sam Markus’s body jerked as a hail of bullets tore into him. “TRAV!” Sam screamed, bolting upright in his bed. “God, not again,” he muttered. His body was covered in cold sweat and his heart pounded like a rapper’s bass. He shook his head, still trembling from the nightmare. Lying back down, he glanced at […]
The YMCA wasn’t far from my apartment. A twenty-something kid, who obviously did not take advantage of the free membership his employment gave him, buzzed the door. As I pulled it open, my nose was assailed by the smell of chlorine from the pool. I stopped mid-stride, staring at my bags. I didn’t even really […]
Will I see you again?” Sophie asked the good one, the one who had rescued her and Ella. It was so weird. He looked exactly like the man, well…men, actually, who had kidnapped her. But somehow, she knew she could trust this one. “Anything’s possible.” He gave her a little hug, then stood up. “Wait!” […]
As my mind swam slowly up from the gray depths of a fitful sleep, I became aware of two things. One, my mouth tasted like the stuff you pulled out of your clogged bathroom drain. The second thing was a bare leg lying across mine. My left arm was wrapped around the owner of that […]
Book doctors will tell you never start a book with a preface. If it’s not important enough to be in the first chapter, it doesn’t belong in the book. So of course, Traitor begins with not one, not two, but THREE scene-setters! What can I say? I’m a rebel. If it’s been a while since you’ve last […]
Please join me at M and M Bookstore on March 12 for the first Traitor event! I’ll read from the new book, and also (for the first time) talk about the entire Traveler saga. Please join me for a fun night.
He’s been a Traveler. a Prisoner. But to prevent catastrophe the world will need… a Traitor. Pre-order today! Kindle ebook from Amazon Signed physical copy from the Traveler Store Stripped of his memories and exiled to a world filled with foes, Trav Becker fights his way through parallel universes against an adversary capable of anticipating […]
He’s been a Traveler, a Prisoner. But to prevent catastrophe, the world needs… a Traitor. Stripped of his memories and exiled to a world filled with foes, Trav Becker fights his way through parallel universes against an adversary capable of anticipating his every move. But the Traveler will do whatever it takes to be reunited […]
Legendary Iowa football coach Hayden Fry passed away December 17 at the age of ninety. You’ve heard tributes to Hayden Fry from fellow coaches, former players, and sports experts. This is not one of those. But my Hayden story might give you a little insight to the man behind the legend, and how he looked […]
