The Guardian Cats of New York City: The Watcher On The Shore Is Back!

The cats keep the ancient bargain.

They are still among us, hidden here and there; the cats who remember the Old Compact: you provide a home for us, feed us, take care of us in our illness, and we will protect you from the dangers of the night. They operate below the sight lines of humanity, dealing with dangers that we would never notice until it was too late. They remember the old magics of Freya, Bast and Hecate. They are the Guardian Cats.

Nar-Tali the Gull Hunter is the guardian of Coney Island. He walks the boardwalk after dark, protecting humans at play from the things that hunt the night. But tonight, something is coming out of the ocean. Something huge. And Nar-Tali may need a bit of help to handle it.

The Guardian Cats of New York City: The Watcher on TheShore is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, September 9, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

The Guardian Cats of New York City: The Black Dog is Back!

The cats keep the ancient bargain.

They are still among us, hidden here and there; the cats who remember the Old Compact: you provide a home for us, feed us, take care of us in our illness, and we will protect you from the dangers of the night. They operate below the sight lines of humanity, dealing with dangers that we would never notice until it was too late. They remember the old magics of Freya, Bast and Hecate. They are the Guardian Cats.

There is a place in the heart of the City where the lines of force converge. It is a place of peace that used to be a place of vengeance and horror. There is something there, just beneath the surface, that wants to make it a place of vengeance and horror again. And the only thing that stands in its way is a cat named Queenie and a black dog who is much, much more than what he seems.

The Guardian Cats of New York City: The Black Dog is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, August 26, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

The Guardian Cats of New York City: Kodama’s Courage is Back

The cats keep the ancient bargain.

They are still among us, hidden here and there; the cats who remember the Old Compact: you provide a home for us, feed us, take care of us in our illness, and we will protect you from the dangers of the night. They operate below the sight lines of humanity, dealing with dangers that we would never notice until it was too late. They remember the old magics of Freya, Bast and Hecate. They are the Guardian Cats. Kodama is a young cat who lives in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood.  He has heard the stories of the guardian cats and he dreams of becoming one of them, but first he must face a threat that strikes much closer to home.  Something terrible has entered his quiet neighborhood, and it threatens his humans, the kindly giants who took him off the streets and gave him his name.   As he faces one of the hatchlings of the Serpent of Darkness, Kodama must decide what price he is willing to pay to protect the humans who have opened their home to him.

The Guardian Cats of New York City: Kodama’s Courage is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, August 26, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

The Guardian Cats of New York City: Shin-Nephura’s Neighborhood is Back

The cats keep the ancient bargain. 

They are still among us, hidden here and there; the cats who remember the Old Compact: you provide a home for us, feed us, take care of us in our illness, and we will protect you from the dangers of the night. They operate below the sight lines of humanity, dealing with dangers that we would never notice until it was too late. They remember the old magics of Freya, Bast and Hecate. They are the Guardian Cats. Shin-Nephura is the Guardian Cat of the neighborhood of Inwood, at the northern point of Manhattan. And tonight, something terrible has crawled out of the Hudson River to prey on sleeping two-legs of the neighborhood she protects. Something that may be too much for her to handle.

The Guardian Cats of New York City: Shin-Nephura’s Neighborhood is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, August 19, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

Field Hospital is Back!

Medic in a greater war. 

On an Air Force base in the middle of the desert, Captain Eileen Brennan waits to treat the casualties of a war that everyone back home thinks is over. But today, she will treat the wounded of a war far greater than the one she thought she was fighting.

The first story to be republished is now back up!

For a long time only available as a chapter in The Clan Brennan Family Album, Field Hospital is once again available as a stand-alone story, in honor of my sister, the real life inspiration for Eileen Brennan.

Field Hospital is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, August 12, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

I’m Back. Here’s What’s Next

Hey all.

I know it’s been quite a while since I posted here regularly. But I have good news for you: that’s about to change.

Monday, I will post the final chapter of The Economancer. After that, I will start posting regularly again with new material, mostly on Mondays and Thursdays.

But I have a more important announcement: starting next Thursday, I will be taking my short stories down from my blogs, and beginning to republish them on Amazon. As each is republished, they will be available for free download for the first five days, and thereafter on Kindle Unlimited. Better yet, there will be new stories coming soon!

Stay tuned!

Ways to Help Ukraine

Hey all. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Since last July, according to the dates in my existing posts queue. It’s a wonder anyone still visits. Well, that changes today.

I’ll be back with news about my own work soon, but as we all know, there are more important things in the world right now.

I think we’re all worried about what’s happening in Ukraine and want to know how to help. Well, the good news is that there are many options:

9 Meaningful Ways You Can Help Ukraine

If you have a hard time deciding and just want to give to a single place that you know will be effective, the International Rescue Committee is one of the best refugee aid organizations out there:

International Rescue Committee

On the other hand, if you’re feeling more aggressive, here are a bunch of ways to stick it the evil old man in Russia:

Stop Putin

If you’re the kind who likes to help on a more individual level, here is a link, shared by some family members of mine, to a family seeking to adopt a Ukrainian orphan:

Adoption of Oleksii

And finally, a few suggestions from the government of Ukraine itself:

(BTW, for those of us who remember the USSR and the Cold War, it’s “Ukraine” not “The Ukraine”, just like it’s “Kyiv” instead of “Kiev”. The latter in both cases is the Russian way of saying it, and this past is Exhibit A as to why you wouldn’t want to give Russia even linguistic claim over Ukraine.)

Quarantine Charity

Hey all.

These are dark times. Some of the darkest I’ve ever seen. Heck, my grandmothers are in their nineties, and while they’ve certainly seen dark days before (WWII, anyone?), they’ve never seen anything quite like this.

I, personally, am doing okay. Frankly, I consider myself to be literally one of the luckiest people on the planet. My family and friends are almost all healthy (well, at least in terms of Coronavirus). The few people I know personally who have contracted COVID-19 were young (well, early middle-aged like myself) and healthy and as such have recovered. Both my wife and I have jobs that are in no immediate danger of being shut down by the pandemic, and both of us are able to work safely from home.

All of which means it’s my responsibility to help out in any way I can. If you would also like to help out, I have a few suggestions for you:

Continue reading “Quarantine Charity”

Dreams of the Boardwalk Still Available for Free Download!

Hey all! We are halfway through the giveaway for Dreams of the Boardwalk! Thursday is your last day to download this novella of urban fantasy and romance absolutely free.

After all, in these dark, isolated times, what better way to escape than to read about that long hot summer where love was young and true and perfect…

Literally perfect…

So perfect that you maybe start to wonder if there isn’t something going on here…

Want to find out just what the heck is going on here? Download the book!

If you like the story, please leave a review, and remember that the whole library of my work is always free to read on Kindle Unlimited.

Stay healthy!

The Truth of Rock and Roll Is Available for Free Download!

Hey all!

Well, St. Patrick’s Day has passed, but even more of us than before are now trapped inside to avoid the Coronavirus.

So you all can have something to do until we can all go out again, my novella The Truth of Rock and Roll is now available for free download on Amazon. And remember, my entire library is always available for free reading on Kindle Unlimited.

Stay healthy! Or get well soon. Whichever applies to you.