Serials
Serialised fiction published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.
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Vol. 1 - Swept Away - Part 4 <br> Following the fateful lightning strike, Alex and Katlyn awake only to find they are under arrest. Nothing is as it seems, though. The world has changed while they have not. What has happened?
Work. Serve. Obey. It's not a bad life when it's all you know. But Rho Five knows in his heart that the girl he's loved all his life is going to be the one who changes everything.
Book Two -- Seeking Sanctuary: Bodie and Andersol left suddenly, and have returned in tears. Sully's grief over the deaths of her father and then her mother is heightened by hearing that there are worse ways to become an orphan.
In Deepest Kansas, Mark's night with his dream girl continues. (Note: Mature content.)
<i>Book Two: Seeking Sanctuary</i> A burden of guilt and a sense of isolation put Sully into a sad spiral downward into self-disgust and depression. Where are all her friends now?
Vol. 1 - Swept Away - Part 3 <br> The storm rages as Alex tries to rid himself of the strange woman that has invaded his life. Before it's all over, things will take a turn that changes everything.
After blessed intervention from The Censor, we resume the plot portion of Mark's journey through life, and the United States.
<i>Book Two: Seeking Sanctuary</i> Pity the poor child who thinks she could have prevented her mother's death. Will anything ever expunge that sense of guilt?
Vol. 1 - Swept Away - Part 2 <br> In the depths of the past, Alexander Sterling remembers the final demise of his brother. But the questions have barely begun to find answers. His single-minded goal to find the truth will lead him to his destiny.
Both parents died. Now the daughters have to go through a houseful of personal effects. Sully doesn't want to face what she'll find out about her mother, and she's not quite sure how to face her sister Jesse, either.
Vol. 9 - Epilogue - Part 1 Brand and his companions have made it home. Death has been thwarted and life once more finds a happy middle ground where everyone can move forward. How long can it last? What happens next?
Single and childless. Not what Sully had in mind for the rest of her life when she met Adam. Musing on her attachment to her sister's children, Sully reminisces about coming to terms with Adam's infidelity and her own middle age.
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 10 <br> A moment of rage could prevent the resurrection of Megan. Brand struggles uphill to stop his mentor from destroying his last, best chance at saving the woman he loves. When the smoke clears, how will it all end?
Sleeping in a tent can make you wonder why on earth people ever built houses. Sully finds that camping out with five nieces and nephews under the age of ten can be enough fun to nearly make her forget that she never had any children of her own.
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 9 <br> In the midst of the final confrontation, time is halted and Brand finds himself face to face with a strange man that holds the answers to more than a few of Brand's questions. Will this strange man help Brand, or hinder him completely?
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 8 <br> War has begun. In the throne room of Zadara's palace, Brand and his companions battle the evil Zadara. The final confrontation blazes on. Companions fall. An old friend returns without his heart. Can Brand defeat Zadara or is all hope lost? Who will survive?
Sully and her sister Jesse start sorting out their feelings about their mother's death, with five children snuggled around them. Sully tells of a dream of seeking fanciful creatures in a barren place; in her dream is she hoping to find some good in the face of loss?
Sully's mother has a will of iron. Have you ever heard someone say that they'd rather die than accept help from someone else?
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 7 <br> Brand's plan is put into action. Captured by Zadara, will everything fall into place as Brand hopes? Or will his friends become casualties as he fears deep in his heart? Can Brand fulfill destiny? Stay tuned!
Sully makes a leap of faith and relies on her closest family -- her brother-in-law Charles, who has only the tiniest clue about life without riches. His children have a better grasp on what tears should be for.
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 6 <br> The battle plans are finalized as the Wielder and his companions set forth to begin the final confrontation with Zadara. Who will survive? At what cost will all this have on Brand and his friends? Stay tuned.
We dream of knowing the future so that we can win the lottery or know which stocks to buy. What if what you saw in the future was a nightmare? There's a flip side to the phrase "a dream come true."
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 5 <br> It's the final night before the end. Emotions run high as the Wielder and his companions deal with all that has been plaguing them since the beginning. Death lurks in the shadowy corners of the mind as the end draws near.
Sully flashes back to the kind and easy days of simply indulging in neighborhood gossip, pondering parents and children, and whether Mary LeMay's son is really a major league jackass.
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 4 <br> Chrava true identity is finally revealed. Will anything or anyone be able to stop the deadly confrontation between Wielder and foe? Perhaps a visit from an old friend will shed new meaning on the whole mess.
Mark ponders evil, and the lesser of two thereof. What on earth does that mean? Better to fantasize than deal with RealPolitik.
Mark continues mulling over his love life. If he had one now, would he continue to live in the past, you think?
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 3 <br> In the aftermath of Chrava's rescue, Brand struggles to find the perfect solution to prevent anyone else from dying. Little does he know, he may very well be the next person doing the killing.
Mark loses his way a bit in a fond memory, and succumbs to Hunger.
Vol. 8 - The Call - Part 2 <br> Zadara and Chrava have it out once and for all. Secrets of the past reveal themselves as Brand and Borodan mount a rescue operation in order to save Chrava from Zadara's deadly grasp.