Ruby is a teenage runecaster that somehow became Merlin's failed lab experiment. He doesn't remember what the madman magitech inventor did to him that caused him amnesia, but he'd rather escape not knowing than be treated like a lab rat. While on the run, he finds refuge with Seri, a winged boy who's convinced that the world is out to get cambions like them. Stranded in a derelict house with only each other for company, the homeless amnesiac and his paranoid host can offer each other what the other needs, but Ruby didn't escape one cage just to end up in another, and his bid for freedom could expose them both. If lies are a blanket of blissful ignorance, then the truth is a rat maze growing more complicated with every turn. *** Aug. 16th 2022 status: the new draft is coming soon. Check out the sneak peak chapters and save the book in your reading list. This story incorporates the myth that Merlin was a son of a demon, but instead of the medieval era, he lives in a world where science and technology coexist with magic: a perfect place for one skilled in all three. REVIEWS and achievements (of the early draft): - I just love the creativity of this story! I can't think of any story to compare it to, because it's simply so unique. - @TeamofDreams - This book is unlike anything I've ever read. Time travel is one thing, but when you add one of the most famous wizard of all time, you get to a whole different level of arousing intrigue. - @Messi_Forever, author of Game On, Alpha. 2nd place in The World of Walker Awards 2020. 3rd place in The Dream Awards 2020. 1st place for best graphics in The Peacock Show Awards 2021 .

Wayward: Fetching Tales from a Year on the Road is a hilarious and heartfelt ride around the world, wherein the author eats dog, obsesses about chewing gum, gets stranded on an island, does dirty things, reveres rock n roll and muses about everything from death to Star Trek to the President Obama to jail time. Now available on Wattpad, Wayward has been a surprise hit at both iTunes and Amazon, reaching #1 on both retailers' travel charts. It chronicles a year in the life of the author, who lived in 12 countries over 12 months, one month at a time. It's kind of funny, kind of sad and kind of weird. Forbes describes the book: "Wayward isn’t strictly a travelogue or a guide by any means. The book reads like a diary, with chapters dedicated to everything from watching Obama’s inauguration in an Argentinian bar, to viewing a dubbed version of the newest Star Trek film in France and trying to understand the plot despite not speaking French, to remembering the ecstasy and pain of his first love just before breaking up with his then-boyfriend in Berlin, to eating dog in Vietnam, to his experience working with Patti Smith in New York. Gates’ lively, conversational writing style bring all the disparate pieces together for an engaging, enjoyable read."