This Desert Life – I have mixed feelings about this book.
At first, I thought it was brilliant and life-changing—and some readers agreed. I let the praise go to my head. But many didn’t get it.

Eventually, I became ashamed—of the mind-over-matter hocus-pocus, the plot holes, the misunderstood or offensive moments, the painfully awkward sex scenes. I disowned the book for 20 years.

Maybe that was a mistake. Because this strange, messy story is still a window into my soul. So here it is, unchanged and unedited—for better or worse.

The plot:
Lisa is a slave on a desert planet slowly dying of starvation. Religion has torn the world apart, but Lisa’s optimism endures—possibly thanks to copious amounts of hash.

Then a mysterious visitor arrives, teasing the population with hope and a new way of seeing reality. Lisa, already obsessed with exploring her mind and soul, finally finds a teacher.

The problem is, no matter how expansive her consciousness becomes… she’s still a slave.

Daughter: The Journals of Allihence and the Wild Ones – Allihence religiously keeps a diary as she and 39 of her young friends are about to be sold to aliens as hosts. They accept this at first, but soon become frustrated and make a daring and morally questionable escape. Now they must live off the land while hiding from hunters and meteor showers, and cross forests, deserts and mountains to reach safety far in the east.

They discover dark secrets about their world, created by the gods who are really just people. Now their journey is about more than just themselves. As the stress grows, Allihence becomes increasingly obsessed with her journal as she loses her grip on the real world.

Against A Rock – A violent, action-packed cyberpunk novel about a racist, slave-owning woman who has been heavily enhanced with cybernetic implants.

The Pioneers – A station inhabited entirely by children orbits a distant world. They grow up in isolation, without parents or communication with Earth. With nothing but computer systems for guidance, they must build a self-sustaining ecosystem on a lifeless world.

Violence in New Eden – Four short stories filled with action, violence and morally questionable behavior, all set in New Eden, the galaxy of EVE Online.

The Water Glass Collection – Ten of my short stories that are (mostly) not science fiction, each with an introduction.

Stories of New Beginnings: 10 stories I wrote in high school for creative writing class. I also ramble for a bit about what each of these mean to me, how they came to be and how they make me feel deep down inside, taking you on a journey through the early years of my storytelling career.