"No matter what you lost, we will retrieve." Golden Retriever Agency is supposed to be a publisher, but Mrs. Elderberry, the seventy-year-old, hyperactive and slightly nutty CEO, has other ideas. Thus begins a series of (mis)adventures as Mrs. Elderberry and her loyal slaves-I mean employees-board a cruise ship rigged with explosives to retrieve a kidnapped singer, a hostage secretary and a bored movie star's happiness, all the while trying to navigate through the hell that is publishing deadlines.

Glimpses out of the misty reaches of the past: Celtic rebels, a footsore Norman squire, a Roman lost in a haunted forest, & many more tales.

A collection of short stories and random thoughts, covering various genres and tropes. Expect the unusual.

From the very beginning it was all Toad's fault. A blundering, quick-talking thief, he was the one who cut a deal with the dangerous Edward P. Owl: track down the ingredients to the Seeking Solution, or else. Twenty-five thousand gorents, he'd said to her. That was all it took for Melena, a lonely orphan with a knack for potions, to pack her bags and join in on the quest. From the majestic forest of Holly-Harp Wood to the labyrinth caves of Dunthur to the frigid waters of the Blackens, they search for Owl's ingredients. Toad and Melena must face sea dragons, cave monsters, birds as large as wagons, kidnappers, and thieves. Toad's in it to save his head - cross Owl and start digging your own grave. Melena's in it to get paid so she can start a new life, one that includes her missing brother. But you really can't trust thieves.

A shantytown sails upon the sea; a lonely boy builds himself a friend; and the night sky in Japan's frozen north is filled with stars. Surely you've heard the Tale of the Five Magicians: Anne-Marie, Paolo, Goodman, Fyodor and Aika? let me tell it to you again, and for the very first time.