Writing: The Everwinter Wraith

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With The Dark Thorn largely put to bed and nearly on its way to the printer, I have begun to look at its sequel, The Everwinter Wraith. The Dark Thorn is a self-contained story. It…

The Dark Thorn

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Beneath the streets of Seattle, a long-forgotten war is about to be renewed… Richard McAllister, a spiritually destitute homeless man and Knight of the Yn Saith, protects one of seven portals linking his world to…

Unfettered

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You define life or it defines you. In Shawn Speakman’s case, it was both. Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hogdkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Shawn quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not…

A Warm Welcome

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Welcome to my new site! It has been a long time in coming. Once upon a time, I had a small, fun website where I wrote a diary about writing The Dark Thorn from concept…