Leonard wants to bequeath his tattooed skin to the National Gallery of Australia. He has been almost completely inked by one of Australia's best contemporary artists, but he is a canvas that nobody wants. Strange things start happening to Leonard, Darwin's moth, a tattoo from his calf, flutters around him one night, he wakes with a Cold War gas mask on his head, Mao Tse Tung appears in his bed. Tattoos from his skin come alive before him and he becomes more convinced than ever that his skin is truly precious.

from ashes to papaya

Reese Caldwell has a secret weapon - she talks with her dead twin brother. Together they hunt the scum of the earth, child killers and rapists, and take justice into their own hands. When a world renowned psychic medium unexpectantly enters Reese's life, she is confronted with hiding her secret and compelled to find her brother's long lost murderer.

A baby? On a battlefield? Marcus is a clerk in the Imperial army. When he finds an abandoned baby on a battlefield, he has no idea what to do with her. His best friend is no help; he thinks Marcus is a sucker for taking the kid in. The slave who ends up babysitting the child is no better; she thinks Marcus has ulterior motives - bad ones. Not only that, but two mysterious female assassins appear on the scene. Whether they intend to harm the baby or protect her, Marcus isn't sure. It doesn't help that the assassins have magical cloaks that allow them to turn into birds at any time. Marcus and his friends soon find themselves caught up in things they doesn't understand: the child has some connection to an ancient prophecy, one that could have implications for fate of the Empire itself.

Note: I will post a new chapter every Friday evening EST (Saturday morning where I reside halfway around the world in Indonesia). ~ ~ ~ Return to Earth casts strong characters in a rich story of family struggle set in a pristine Earth while entangled in conspiracy and murder. Even though technology advanced, man’s mission to recolonize Earth poses countless dangers. They must confront an environment alien to their upbringing, where nature’s wrath and predators proliferate. Where man once dominated, evolution may have dealt an unfair hand. However, a sinister evil attempts to cripple the mission, subvert its leaders and terrorize the colonists. This unknown malevolence demonstrated its willingness to kill, and endangers thousands to fulfill its twisted ambitions. Follow in the footsteps of Krylon Rhae and his family as they struggle for survival in an unsullied wilderness. Krylon, a mechanical genius, and his wife Tania, with a Ph.D. in Agronomy, must overcome the challenges confronting the colonists, unmask the perpetrators and thwart their corrupt objectives. The operation to colonize Earth and reestablish humanity’s presence could flounder. These intrepid voyagers might repeat man’s earlier failure. Traversing the vast ocean of space, they may perish as so many pilgrims of old. Who will come forth as their deliverer? Of greater importance, who wants them to fail - for what end?

‘Death is very likely the greatest invention of life.’ STEVE JOBS, THE APPLE CORPORATION. For millennia mankind has searched for the elixir of eternal youth. Science has now brought us to the very brink of this search. Advances already predict that babies born today could live to well over 100 and very shortly to 140 and beyond. This could be the biggest threat to humanity… ever. Imagine this world if only a few select individuals were invited to benefit from this utopian world of eternal youth, wealth and power. This is the world of Primogeniture. – A world where The Firstborn holds power absolute. – A world where the banishment of death becomes the ultimate prize. However, one unlikely individual holds the key. But will he part with his secret? It is said that every man has his price… As the stakes rise – the very future of mankind waivers in the balance.

"Why do I remember every detail of the day I was born? It's not just because of the dream; it's because today, October 10, 1997, will be the seventh time." Eleanor Blackwell is turning seventeen and although excited about her birthday, she already knows what it will bring. At seventeen Ellie will meet the boy of her dreams, get swept off her feet, and fall in love. But Ellie won't get her happily ever after, because right before her eighteenth birthday she's going to be murdered. How does Ellie know this? Because this isn't the first time she's lived this story...it's the seventh. Every time Ellie is reborn she finds herself surrounded by the same souls of both her friends and enemies, the same love and, ultimately, the same death. Will Ellie be able to discover the secrets those closet to her are hiding? Will she finally be able to change things enough to alter her destiny this time around? Or, is she cursed to repeat the same mistakes she's made seven other times before and return once again? THE SERIES READS AS FOLLOWS: THE RETURN THE RESURRECTION THE REVIVAL THE RESTORATION

During her last years my cousin Anne devoted a great deal of time to researching family history. On her death I inherited a black box file bearing the name , William Benson. William Benson was my father. I have no real recollection of him. Of course, I have family pictures inherited from my mother, but most of them are photographs of my parents, and in nearly all of them my father is wearing an army uniform. I have only one picture of us as a family group. In it my mother, father, and I appear to be sitting on the steps of a summer cottage. I am dangling on my father's knee and he seems to be looking at me with loving eyes. At least I like to think of it that way. On opening the file I discovered a battered leather wallet. Hidden away in an inner pocket I discovered several sheets of neatly folded paper that had browned with age. Written on the paper was the rough draft of a letter - a letter dated the day before I was born. Maybe my father wrote it as he awaited my delivery. Stunned by the contents of the letter, and wondering if it had ever been posted, I was inspired to research my family history. "End of the Line", is the product of that investigation.

THE YEAR is 1968 and the Swinging Sixties are still swinging - though not in Ireland. But wait! An old woman dies in a northern Irish town and her wake becomes a rendezvous for lesbians, bisexuals and political revolutionaries. And in there among them all is Jeremiah Coffey, lonely Jeremiah, an innocent abroad in his own country and hopelessly in love with the beautiful Aisling who swings both ways. And all this in holy Ireland. Hold on to your hats!

What happens when ancient magic collides with the internet? One thing is certain, modern life will never be the same again. A thousand years ago, a young thief, Tung, and a disgraced wizard, Madrick, are thrust together in an executioner's dungeon. In the darkness, Madrick reveals an incredible secret about a legendary spell. The great spell helps them escape their prison cell... and eventually their century. Catapulted into the present day, their lives collide with Michael, a computer hacker who plans to destroy the world's largest bank. But sinister people are tracking their every move and they will stop at nothing to steal their spell. **Please note, for copyright reasons, the complete story has not been published here.