The Mage and The Pantheon is Available for Preorder

The release date of The Mage and The Pantheon, the second book in the Sera Kishao series is set for March 7, 2022 and is currently available for preorder. As a Mage of the Eldrea Coven, Sera Kishao has been appointed as part of the envoy sent in to Taigai, land of the dragon shifters. …

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Read the first chapter of The Mage and the Pantheon

After more than two years, the second book of the Mage series is finally completed! The Mage and the Pantheon will be out in early March. In the meantime, please enjoy the first chapter! Chapter One Welcome onboard the Pegasi Train! The best choice for inter-city and cross-country traveling in style. Enjoy our luxurious accommodations …

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Great Krampus Hunt (Part 3 of 3)

Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva on Pexels.com The Krampus hunt was officially over at 11:23pm, with Sera and Jason stood solidly in the lead with thirty-two Krampus’, Hazel Squill and Calloway Ramsbuckle had bagged twenty-eight. They might have gotten more, but Hazel had fallen headfirst into a muddy snowbank and they went back early. “Looks like …

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Happy Holidays and the Great Krampus Hunt (Part 2 of 3)

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here's the second part of my holiday short story, with the conclusion to be posted in a few days. Photo by milan kasuba on Pexels.com An hour later, their Krampus count was up to twenty-two, which put them in the lead, but Hazel and …

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The Great Krampus Hunt (Part 1 of 3)

This Christmas, I challenged myself to write a holiday-themed short story for THE MAGE series, so here it is. I'm not great with short stories, but I really enjoyed writing this one. Photo by Adriaan Greyling on Pexels.com In the common room of the Brigade, Sera Kishao sang, joyously off-tune, “You better watch out, you …

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Resurfacing with updates and a tiny, tiny excerpt

After months of hunkering down and trying to focus on simply writing, I have resurfaced in Nanowrimo month (which I probably won't be doing). I'm happy to say that I've entered second-stage editing for two books, which involves the big re-hauls to smooth out the story. Once I've finished those, I go into the final …

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Noh theatre

  I’ve always wanted to try my hand at a short one-case story in my Onmyouji series, featuring a Noh or Kabuki play, two of Japan’s most well-known traditional theatre forms. Noh originated from the combination of Shinto-related dance and mime, with influences of dance from other parts of Asia. It uses poetic language, monotonous …

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