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The Secret War of \u201986<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

And the Heroes Whose Names You Don\u2019t Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Completed Manuscript<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Story That Stays with You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before adulthood taught us what heroes really were, we spent one summer believing we already knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1986, a group of boys turned woods into battlefields, creeks into oceans, and ordinary afternoons into secret missions. Decades later, one phone call brings those memories rushing back and forces a man to return home to discover what those childhood adventures were really about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Novel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Secret War of \u201986<\/em> is a literary coming-of-age memoir about friendship, imagination, grief, and the people who shape us before we understand their importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set against the backdrop of a 1980s Michigan childhood, it follows the lifelong bond between two boys who believed they were preparing for impossible missions \u2014 only to discover their greatest mission was learning loyalty, courage, faith, and what it means to truly show up for another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part adventure story, part reflection on loss and memory, the book explores how the friendships that define us as children continue shaping who we become as adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tone & Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A nostalgic, heartfelt journey through childhood adventure, lifelong friendship, and the moments that reveal what courage really looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A story about childhood heroes, real-life courage, and the friendships that never truly end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday Nights Alone<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Draft in Progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Future is Trying to Tell us Something<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A homeless Marine begins dreaming messages from humanity’s distant future. Days later, those dreams get him marked for capture. Now hunted by forces he doesn’t understand, Tommy Reynolds must uncover why thousands of years of human history seem to be flowing backward through his mind\u2014and why powerful people are willing to kill to keep it secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Novel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Friday Nights Alone<\/em> is a science-fiction thriller that blends military suspense, conspiracy intrigue, and far-future worldbuilding. When a veteran struggling with PTSD discovers that his recurring dreams may be transmissions from humanity’s descendants on a dying world, he becomes the target of a shadow network determined to silence anyone who receives the message. As Tommy races to uncover the truth, he finds himself at the center of a mystery spanning millennia, from Earth’s collapse to mankind’s desperate search for a new home among the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tone & Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dark. Suspenseful. Thought-provoking. Friday Nights Alone<\/em> combines the relentless tension of a man-on-the-run thriller with the scope of epic science fiction, exploring survival, destiny, faith, and the cost of humanity’s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Into The Spirit World (Series)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Book 1: Through The Veil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Outline Complete \u2022 Draft in Progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Legend Born Across Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every age has needed a champion. Every age has called him by a different name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born into a perfectly ordered future where freedom has become a forgotten memory, Darius begins dreaming impossible memories of Merlin, Atlantis, and a sword lost between worlds. As the truth unfolds, he discovers King Arthur was only one of countless lives he has lived\u2014and the final war for creation has already begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Novel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Into the Spirit World: Through the Veil<\/em> is the first novel in an epic science-fantasy series blending Arthurian legend, mythology, speculative fiction, and cosmic adventure. Guided by Merlin across the Spirit World, the Underworld, and the physical realm, Darius must recover the memories and power of his previous incarnations while battling the ancient force that has worn many names throughout history. Each victory reshapes reality itself, forcing him to adapt to a world that changes every time he returns from the spiritual realms. Spanning past, present, and future, the series explores destiny, free will, and the cost of restoring balance to creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tone & Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Darkly mythic. Cinematic. Philosophical. Into the Spirit World <\/em>combines the scope of epic fantasy with the imagination of science fiction, where Arthurian legend, ancient civilizations, and futuristic worlds become pieces of one timeless conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Coffee House<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Concept Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Noir Mystery \/ Science Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A private investigator. A missing artifact. A city full of liars.
And a case that may prove reality itself is fiction.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every morning the same people walk through the doors of the Coffee House. Salesmen. Lawyers. Politicians. Liars. Private investigator Jack Mercer watches them all from the same corner table, waiting for the next client to find him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a mysterious red-haired woman hires him to recover a legendary alien artifact, what begins as a simple missing-object case spirals into murder, secret societies, government conspiracies, and a relic that could rewrite history itself. But in a city built on deception, the greatest mystery may be whether the artifact ever existed at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tone<\/strong> & Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A modern love letter to classic film noir, blending hard-boiled detective fiction with science-fiction conspiracy, dry humor, and moral ambiguity. Think Humphrey Bogart investigating a mystery that doesn’t belong on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Baptized<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Early Concept<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Dystopian Fiction \/ Speculative Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world where history has been rewritten, a boy is taught to fear monsters, until he realizes they are not the monsters he thought.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a future America where history has been rewritten and prejudice has become sacred law, a young boy grows up believing that an entire people are demons. But when he meets one face to face, everything he has been taught begins to unravel. As he uncovers the truth behind the nation’s Baptism Centers, he discovers a society built not only on silence, but on the destruction of memory itself. To save the people he loves, he must decide whether to cling to the comforting lies of his world or risk everything to expose its darkest secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tone & Themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A coming-of-age dystopian novel that explores propaganda, identity, memory, and the moral courage required to question the stories we inherit. Combining the emotional journey of a young protagonist with the tension of a survival thriller, the novel asks how ordinary people become participants in extraordinary injustice\u2014and whether compassion can survive in a society built on fear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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