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05/23/2026

The Kindle version of “Dark Note” – Book Five, the last title in the “Firebird’s Daughter” series - is FREE starting (Tonight!) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT through Thursday, May 28, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.

The “Firebird’s Daughter” series includes:
Sea God of the Sands
Lumas Rising
Giya’s Betrayal
Song of the Earth
Dark Note

Dark Note:
When the world the Sun God, Sov, made was first created, Lumas, the Goddess of Beauty, created a kind of portal to other worlds, realms, and times without his knowledge. She, after all, was a celestial being, regardless of her fascination with Sov or his delightful world, able to move through space and time.

She created this small space both within the parameters of the planet’s physical space, and separate from it – outside of time – so that the people who populated Sov’s world would never meet, nor interact with, the beings who came to visit her. And so did Jikangai, for the most part, remain a secret for centuries.

The Goddess of Beauty should have known, perhaps, that once she imprisoned Deiserin, the first empress of Bila, in this space that was outside of time, that sooner or later, this secret place would be exposed. Perhaps she had even created the space not so much for visitors, but as a prison for Giya, the Earth Goddess, whom she made from herself, so that she could undo her again if ever she wished to.

Regardless of her intention, the boundary separating Jikangai from the rest of the world came down when those loyal to Giya came searching for her. When those courageous few discovered the secret to eliminating the boundary, time exploded all around Jikangai, capturing Zemer within its blast. Having been thrown back in time by Giya, he was dragged painfully forward during the explosion in response to the powerful blood bond he shared with his suddenly-freed wife, Deiserin.

Because Zemer was caught in the crossfire between the two formidable magical forces, he became the embodiment of chaos: the Dark Note within the Song of the Earth. Not understanding what has happened to him, Zemer chases a shadowy version of himself through a portal into another realm, setting off the process that, ultimately, gives him the power to destroy the universe.

When the world the Sun God, Sov, made was first created, Lumas, the Goddess of Beauty, created a kind of portal to other worlds, realms, and times without his knowledge. She, after all, was a celestial being, regardless of her fascination with Sov or his delightful world, able to move through spa...

05/11/2026

The Kindle version of “Song of the Earth” – Book Four of the “Firebird’s Daughter” series - is FREE starting (Tonight!) Monday, May 11, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT through Friday, May 15, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.

The “Firebird’s Daughter” series includes:
Sea God of the Sands
Lumas Rising
Giya’s Betrayal
Song of the Earth
Dark Note

Song of the Earth:
A very long time ago, Lumas, the Goddess of Beauty, tricked Deiserin, the first Empress of Bila, into taking the life of her firstborn son. In retaliation, the empress stole three children to raise as her own. Near the end of Deiserin’s life, Lumas returned, turning the empress into a tortoise, then left her in a place outside of time: Jikangai. Deiserin was doomed to walk the perimeter of her prison for all eternity. And there she may very well have remained, except that Giya, the Earth Goddess, came seeking refuge.

Exhausted beyond measure after the defeat of the Sun God, and Lumas’ departure, Giya seeks out privacy and rest where none might disturb her. Ozahm, the Lord of Death, however, has other plans. Disgusted by the Earth Goddess’ meddling in human affairs, he has trapped her within the boundaries of Jikangai. Because Giya is the planet and the planet is her, the repercussions to the soil and seas are being felt by those who are sensitive to such things.

As the recognized heir to Amphedia, the Goddess of the Seas, the power to control the seas should have been transferred to Jarles when she left the planet to battle her brother, Sov, the Sun God. Instead, Giya retained those powers; trapped in Jikangai, she has little hope of being able to save the seas or the planet from her own demise as the Lord of Death uses the power of the last Fire Tender to drain her of life.

Noticing a strange growth pattern in the planet below her – as if entire swaths of forest are growing and being destroyed within days – the new Sun Goddess, Denit, investigates, only to find herself trapped in Jikangai with her mother, Giya.

Recognizing the imminent death of the Earth Goddess, the Song of the Earth, in an unprecedented move, dispatches a long-dead Singer to seek out those who may have the ability to release the barrier surrounding Jikangai – a barrier through which only gods may enter and only those who are dead may leave.

A very long time ago, Lumas, the Goddess of Beauty, tricked Deiserin, the first Empress of Bila, into taking the life of her firstborn son. In retaliation, the empress stole three children to raise as her own. Near the end of Deiserin’s life, Lumas returned, turning the empress into a tortoise, t....

05/02/2026

Stop it! Don't Drop it!

An ‼️ animated ‼️ (one-minute) video I created ... once upon a time ago ... featuring our furry friend - Rupert!!

3 likes. "Stop it! Don't drop it!"

04/30/2026

While I have not explored ANY of the links mentioned in this image, I DID go to each of the websites, to ensure that they are all working links. The only one I found that was NOT working was internetarchive.net

Update: The CORRECT link for the non-working link is:
https://archive.org/

Enjoy!!

04/26/2026

The Kindle version of “Giya’s Betrayal” – Book Three of the “Firebird’s Daughter” series - is FREE starting (Tonight!) Sunday, April 26, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT through Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.

The “Firebird’s Daughter” series includes:
Sea God of the Sands
Lumas Rising
Giya’s Betrayal
Song of the Earth
Dark Note

Giya’s Betrayal:
An ancient magic is loosed when a long-forgotten chant used in a ritual for children is passed from a dying woman to Ordan, one of the mezhdu from Midbar. Mezhdu are those whose spirits are born into the bodies of the wrong gender and often find they are linked telepathically; each possess a special gift so they may help in providing balance and stability to their communities.

When Ordan is near death because of an accident, Batal uses her Tear of Amphedia in an attempt to heal him. Because he is bonded with the others, the message of the ancient magic is broadcast quickly throughout the various lands, leaving a wave of unexpected changes, and death, in its wake.

The Earth Goddess, Giya, is furious when she discovers she has been shadowed throughout her entire existence by gods Lumas once brought to her world for the very purpose of keeping Giya safe. But even they cannot halt the inevitable demise of Sov, the Sun God, as he begins his transformation into his natural state as a Firebird to fend off Amphedia’s attack. Denit, too, is vulnerable to her father’s pleas to allow him to be the one to rise again as the Sun Child.

Nor has Siri Ventus, the Goddess of Air, been idle. For the first time in centuries, she speaks her twin brother’s name aloud, causing him to race to her side. He wants desperately for her to leave with him, no matter if Sov lives or dies. Until he learns the secret of his nightmare visions.

An ancient magic is loosed when a long-forgotten chant used in a ritual for children is passed from a dying woman to Ordan, one of the mezhdu from Midbar. Mezhdu are those whose spirits are born into the bodies of the wrong gender and often find they are linked telepathically; each possess a spec...

04/22/2026

"Rupert's First Beltane" - with my own "illustrations" created in 2008. 😜

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04/15/2026

The Kindle version of “Lumas Rising” – Book Two of the “Firebird’s Daughter” series - is FREE starting (Tonight!) Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT through Sunday, April 19, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.

The “Firebird’s Daughter” series includes:
Sea God of the Sands
Lumas Rising
Giya’s Betrayal
Song of the Earth
Dark Note

Lumas Rising:
Having discovered the truth about her parentage, Denit disappeared through the earth, using magical abilities she had never known she possessed, to escape certain death at the hands of the goddesses. Lumas, the Goddess of Beauty has other plans for her though, as Sov, the Sun God, is dying and must be replaced before his death throes cause him to crash into the planet. She charges the Storm Goddess to bring Denit to her, along with the crystal goblet, warning her that this is the last time the moon will rise until the Sun God is replaced.

Unaware of Sov’s approaching death, and with the crystal goblet in his possession, Oculis has recruited those he is certain will aid him in his bid to continue his transformation from a simple owl into a full-fledged god. He no longer serves the blind Goddess of Air and is determined to take control of his granddaughter so that she will join him in his obsession for power.

Aidena is alone in the desert, practicing her newly-discovered magical abilities when she encounters Sakari, a woman who was tracking a powerful magic maker from her own land who has come in search of Kaya, who is destined to become their emperor. Together they encounter a man from a land long-hidden by Sov whose red eyes, and ability to transfer the lifeforce of one living being into another, confirm an ages-old prophecy about the rebirth of the Sun Child.

With the threat of the Sun God’s demise, time is running out as Lumas rises for the final time over the planet Sov created thousands of years ago.

Having discovered the truth about her parentage, Denit disappeared through the earth, using magical abilities she had never known she possessed, to escape certain death at the hands of the goddesses. Lumas, the Goddess of Beauty has other plans for her though, as Sov, the Sun God, is dying and mu...

04/07/2026

Happy 18th Birthday Rupert!

On this day (April 7th) in 2008, I was working as a skilled laborer and heavy equipment operator for a site development company - digging ditches and operating some pretty impressive machinery. It was a Monday and it had rained the whole weekend before. We had too many people on the job that day (a school we were building), given that we couldn't do very much because of all the muddy clay on the jobsite.

Rupert had been "thumping" me "upside the head" for some time by then, telling me it was time to tell his story. So that's what I did. After two hours, I told my boss I was going home for the day to write.

I went home - muddy boots and all - and sat down at the computer. I didn't get back up until "Rupert's First Beltane" was written. Little did I know that was just the very beginning!! ❤

Happy Birthday to our furry friend, Rupert!! And thank you for making my life so very, very magickal. ✨✨✨

04/03/2026

The Kindle version of “Sea God of the Sands” – Book One of the “Firebird’s Daughter” series - is FREE starting (Tonight!) Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT through Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.

The “Firebird’s Daughter” series includes:
Sea God of the Sands
Lumas Rising
Giya’s Betrayal
Song of the Earth
Dark Note

Sea God of the Sands:
The birth of the heir of Amphedia, the Goddess of the Seas, changed everything some twenty years past, both for those who dwell in the desert, and those who live by the sea. After hundreds of years of sending those young men and women who could feel the water beneath the sands to the city by the sea, in hope of producing Amphedia’s heir, the pact between Amphedia , and Giya, the Earth Goddess, has been concluded.

Jarles adamantly refuses his role as heir, though, because the life of his father was forfeit as the price of his birth, and his mother was brutally murdered while he was a young boy, by the very same priests who were responsible for ensuring his conception. And yet his world is dying. The abilities of those who can feel the water beneath the sands are diminishing, while he can not only feel it, but can call the water to him - as long as he keeps moving west, across the desert, to Amphedia’s city by the sea.

The birth of the heir of Amphedia, the Goddess of the Seas, changed everything some twenty years past, both for those who dwell in the desert, and those who live by the sea. After hundreds of years of sending those young men and women who could feel the water beneath the sands to the city by the ...

04/03/2026

The Kindle version of “Rupert’s Tales – What’s in a Name?” – one of four books in the “Magick is Friendship, too” series - is FREE starting (Tonight!) Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT through Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.

The “Magick is Friendship, too” series includes:
What’s in a Name?
Raascal’s Bunny Hugs
Seeing Through the Storm
The Price of Carrots

What’s in a Name?:
Rupert the rabbit meets Cheese the chipmunk, who loves cheese more than anything. So Cheese is not at all surprised when a group of people walk by, leaving some of his favorite food behind. The chipmunk’s advice that believing you will get what you want may not ALWAYS work, but believing you NEVER will certainly won’t get you what you want, gives our furry friend something to think about.

Rupert the rabbit meets Cheese the chipmunk, who loves cheese more than anything. So Cheese is not at all surprised when a group of people walk by, leaving some of his favorite food behind. The chipmunk’s advice that believing you will get what you want may not ALWAYS work, but believing you NEVE....