The last two weeks have been busy. Last week I visited 6th - 8th grade classes in Detroit Middle School (Detroit, TX) I shared information about my books: Dragons for Kris, Dragon Hatchling, and Second Chance. We also talked a little about writing and some of the things I have learned since beginning to write short stories and novels. The students were very attentive and we had good sessions, even if our time together was short.
Yesterday, Wednesday, I visited Harts Bluff School (5th and 6th grade) We had more time and acted out some sentences proving how important verbs are to helping the author paint a clearer picture for the reader. Today I returned to Harts Bluff to share writing tips with 8th grade students. They participated in some writing exercises and seemed to have a good time. I certainly did.
I'm looking forward to visiting students in Ore City, Texas, November 17th, and Ashdown, Arkansas, November 30th. It feels sooo good to be back in a classroom working with children on a subject dear to my heart.
Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
More later
Lovely Lies
Published in 2018: Beth, a young high school student, desperately wants to look and dress like her slender friends. Tavena, a special friend, accepts Beth as she is and encourages her to live up to her own expectations. Samael, a pimp, showers Beth with flattery and flowers. After gaining Beth’s trust, he and his head prostitute, Jaklyn, lure Beth into a coffee bar, then drug and kidnapped her. For days, lies and doctored brownies keep Beth in a confused state. Can Beth shake off the effects of the drugs and escape? Will the skeptical police move fast enough to rescue her? Will her friends dare challenge Samael’s possession of their friend?
The Depth of Snow
Published in 2020: In a small West Texas town, five Callie High School students face tests of love and loyalty as jealousy and heroin shake their world. Ross, known as Bulldog to the football crowd, feels entitled to passing grades. His history teacher has other ideas. Tish, a lovely young girl, is sure her boyfriend can overcome his addiction to heroin and meth. She remains loyal to him and his mother in spite of her own mother's threats and abuse. When her boyfriend's addiction roars out of control, the entire school feels the consequences. The survivors must deal with the results of the unknown depth of snow.
The Noose
Published 2017: Eddy and Scott, both with paranormal talants, discuss Scott's visions of a hangman's noose. Is the noose for one of them or someone else? Eddy and Scott plan a vacation with fishing and a family reunion, but fate has other plans for them. Daran's guilt is forcing him to extreme measures of restitution for poor choices made in the past. Alcohol cannot drive away the accusing faces. Can Azrael, the death angel, help him change? What is the secret that Daran hides and who is he afraid of?
Different and Dangerous
Eddy and Scott, each with his own special talent, go undercover searching for clues to the sudden disappearance of several women. Eddy finds himself held at gun point, involved in a fight at a bus station, and ends up in a hospital before the puzzle pieces come together.
Play The Cards You Are Dealt
Eddy Turner, a young talent with developing telekinetic skills, is pitched into a new world, one he is suspicious of and would like to escape. Is he being kidnapped or aided by these strangers that claim to have known his father?
Leroy's Chance
Leroy's world has been turned upside down. His missing father suddenly enters his life, the discovery of oil brings thieves, card sharks and boot-leggers to town, and Lone Wolf Gonzaulls (a famous Texas Ranger) comes to town. Will Leroy's dream of having a better life for himself and his mother ever be realized?
Second Chance
Josh, Leroy, and George are friends despite their differences. They face a world of depression, segregation, drought, and prohibition. Together, the three friends bring a small measure of justice to their challenging world.
Dragon Hatchling
Kris makes new friends in California. He learns they have their own problems, one of which is the school bully.
Dragons for Kris
Kris and his friends devise a way for Kris to escape the verbal and emotional abuse of his uncle. Will Grandpa believe what Kris tells him?
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