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Drafts. Creative Writing.

 

Memoir - 2001

Growing up in the wilderness in the 1950's, the isolated environment is similar to what would be experienced in a spaceship. A family of four struggles with poverty and severe winters. Many versions have since been created but none ready to publish as of this year.

Conditional Biosphere - 2009

An arc ship is one of ten designated to explore a distant planet. Earth is dying. The last of the ten, it has less than optimum crew and has the farthest journey. A critique insisted that generation ships are a thing of the past with planets now found in the Sunshine Zone, but I have since read many stories with generational ships. I should have kept the titles as I found them.

Dragon Don - 2008

Feryl is expected to take over the role of Don of the cross species settlement when her father dies. Part unicorn, part dragon, the group is outlawed and settles on a mining world.Old Woman - 2012

A serial killer travels her universe over space and time. Not until she reaches retirement does a policewoman catch up with her.

Leanings - 2014

Ten people come together at university, intially drawn together by their unusual names. A lifetime friendship continues until the death of one threatens the group dynamics.

Some critique prompted me to split this into short stories for each of the characters.

Drift - 2016

Post climate change a journal helps a tribe survive. They progress without science but through innovation and guidance from the Monument Trail.

On the Hard - 2017

A former tech employee lives homeless on the dock of a Western Coastal town, befriended by a pack of rats, he survives by hiding his connection to modern technology

Weirs - 2017

A farmer wants a loan to develop better crops. He is attacked and just as they are about to lose everything, they discover a weed that has rust prevention properties.

The Rejects - 2019

Photos and journals are found discarded in a dumpster. Why?

Wildfire – 2025

A hermit is forced to join the crowd at an evacuation center. It is a recipe for conflict, even violence.

Writing 

Writing has been a lifelong companion—sometimes a whisper, sometimes a roar. I’ve published a few pieces over the years, but my hard drive is a treasure trove of drafts, ideas, and characters still waiting to find their voice. I write like a pantster with occasional bursts of discipline, chasing stories that surprise me as much as they challenge me.

I learn best through reading—absorbing rhythm, nuance, and structure from the page rather than the ear. Over time, I’ve experimented with editing tools to refine my work, most recently using AutoCrit to help shape my prose with a sharper lens.