Appleton was one of the safest and warmest places to live in. That was before a seventeen year old kid vanished in broad daylight in the middle of a school day. No one knew what happened to Marel Connelly, but everyone knew him. Every citizen was left scarred after a year of his disappearance, more so his family. The search died down, but the reminder stuck to each and everyone's mind. Doors were being locked at night, kids were looking behind for the slightest of sounds. No one was safe anymore in the place of Appleton. Absolutely no one.

In a world where jugglers entertain on the street, a boy loses his parents in a factory fire. Taken from the Lower East Side to New England, Harry is abandoned at The Elizabeth Home for Destitute Children. In Theda Bara’s Tent follows the spirited boy’s quest for love and prosperity. He finds comfort at the movies and is befriended by the young theater owner, Louie, who will one day become a Hollywood legend. The orphanage closing is the beginning of Harry’s adventures in a wider world. He encounters screen stars, Tin Pan Alley song pluggers, bootleggers, dare-devil cameramen, movie moguls, and a young gossip columnist who steals his heart. Rich in historical context, with a cast of characters real and imagined from the movies’ early days, this page-turner follows Harry Sirkus as he makes a mark in the flourishing film industry and goes on to become a famous news broadcaster. Harry’s personality is so captivating and vivid readers will be hard-pressed to remember that the author made him up.

*COMPLETED* Stuck in a city that's been branded Ground Zero for the 'War on Drugs'; a lonely out-of-towner deals to find his way out, literally. He finds himself contracting some interesting companions along the way who may just be the key to his sanity and escape. Jedi and Ben, Calista and Lily: two sets of friends feeling lonely and lost cross paths. Through a mess of drugs, emotions, and experiences learn how to grow up and turn what the world's given them into good.