A Story or Two to Tell is the presentation of two stories, with my fanciful resume. All read to the eager audience growing in numbers in the aged care complex I could call home. I don't live in an aged care home just yet and I'm not a psychopath. Even though the stories are aimed at a mature audience, they may sometimes seem immature. Nearly all of the story content comes from my rather warped imagination, having been exposed to too much TV and Films, but some are based in reality. Of course, most of it is pure fiction. The first story deals with reluctant and good-looking food operators, less-than-compliant outlaw bike clubs, cult-like Church leadership and adult entertainmen...

Holly was willing to lie, cheat, and steal.  
She would even resort to blackmail.  
Working as an undercover agent, those actions were all part of her job description.  
But was murder also included in the job description?  
Hidden in Holly's subconscious mind was a deadly secret.  
How far would Holly's supervisor be willing to go to ensure that her secret remained hidden?

In Doomed To Fail the author explains why, because people have individual agency, human society is a complex adaptive system (CAS). CAS have several important properties: they are highly non-linear, tending to obey power laws, and are deeply interconnected, rendering invalid classic techniques such as breaking a system down into individual components, having experts solve each component separately, and then reconstituting the whole. This method will work for systems which are complicated, but not for systems which are mathematically complex. As in the world of quantum mechanics, there is no independence between the system under observation and the people doing the observing, resulting in the...

Meet Brooklyn. She’s a single mother of two, and although she’s taken hits in her life, she’s gotten through them all.Meet Paige. She’s a single mother too, and she’s so overwhelmed that she’s contemplating ending it all. But in a last-ditch effort to find help, she goes to a support group for single parents. That’s where she meets Brooklyn—and through Brooklyn’s story, she finds a second chance at life.From unplanned pregnancies to barely being able to keep the bills paid and the lights on, Paige sees her mirror image in Brooklyn and finally realizes that with perseverance, strength, and God on her side, she can get through her darkest days—just like Brooklyn did. Hope i...

Akosoka: The BeginningThe fate of a fractured world lies in the hands of a chosen prince.Once a land of harmony and magic, Akosoka now lies divided into three realms—fractured by betrayal, dark sorcery, and endless war. The balance shattered, darkness spreads like a creeping shadow, threatening to consume all life.Prince Kedric, destined to unite the realms, must face an evil more terrifying than any army—Shaficia, the dark sorceress whose power is forged in pain, cruelty, and death. With her deadly magic and ruthless ambition, she will stop at nothing to claim Akosoka’s throne and enslave its people.Beside Kedric stands Princess Saronia, a beacon of hope and kindness in a world oversh...

In the world of Velmira, identity is power. Every hero is born with a name, a class, and stats—except him. He woke up in the game with nothing. No name. No class. No memory.

The system doesn’t recognize his existence, and every creature in Velmira sees him as a glitch to erase. But he’s not backing down. When the rules are built to break you, you break the rules back.

Forced to survive with no buffs, no allies, and no mercy, he must carve his own path in blood, unravel a hidden conspiracy within the system, and fight to earn the one thing everyone else took for granted: a name.

Welcome to the tutorial that never ends.

What If You Could?by Lynne HarleyWhat if everything you needed to become who you were meant to be was already inside you?What If You Could? is an inspiring picture book that follows the magical transformation of a little caterpillar with a big dream—to fly. Along the way, young readers are invited to wonder, explore, and trust the inner voice that whispers, what if you could?With poetic language and vibrant illustrations, this heartwarming story introduces children to the power of believing in themselves, listening within, and embracing change—even when it feels uncertain or scary.Perfect for children ages 4–9, parents, and educators, What If You Could? opens the door to meaningful con...

They came for the peace and quiet. They found a legacy of horror. The Farm is not your typical farm story.When Matthew and Rita Gardner move with their young grandchildren to Martinsville, Indiana—seeking peace and a fresh start—they believe they've left the chaos of city life behind. But Martinsville harbors secrets far more dangerous than they imagined. Known for its dark history of racial tension, the town welcomes the Gardners with a chilling discovery on their new property—one that unearths a terrifying connection to a past steeped in violence and evil.As buried truths rise to the surface, the family is pulled into a web of historical horror and present-day injustice. Matthew is f...

The core appeal of the book lies in its promise of authentic narratives from a perspective rarely explored.  "The ECHOING GUN" presents a distinctive offering within the literary landscape by intertwining "true stories," the etheral presence of "fallen soldiers' spirits," and the historical backdrop of military conflict.Readers drawn to military history seek factual accounts and insights into the realities of warfare.  The inclusion of "true stories' aligns with this interest, suggesting a level of historical grounding.Simultaneously, the memoir aspect, centred on soldiers' experiences, taps into the human element of conflict, offering personal perspectives that resonate with reade...

Enjoy historical fiction? You will love these adventures into prehistoric times, forty thousand years ago, when the last Neanderthals struggled for survival. Available on Amazon in e-book and print formats and Audible in audio format. 

Trouble is brewing across the Multiverse, and Justin Wilson, a young inter-reality smuggler, is in the thick of it. Alternate versions of the Earth are being raided, plundered, and even accidentally destroyed by Shuttlers, beings like Justin who can easily slip between realities.The story begins when Pol Atkinson arrests Justin for smuggling forbidden books from his world into another. Pol is a patrolman of the Sidewise Directorate, the organisation set up to prevent further damage to all these defenceless worlds. Justin eventually decides to work together with Pol to avert a conspiracy from gaining control of all of Earth’s alternate realities everywhere.Forget about reaching for the star...

The Pilot is a spiritual novel. It tells the tale of Nare and the people in her life. It explores the mysteries between earthly life and heaven. Separated by distance, even death, from those they love, it reveals how people hold onto hope of reunion.