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Shadow of the Storm has weathered a long, uncertain journey from idea to publication with a few casualties along the way, the kind that could make a person who believes in fate or luck a bit apprehensive or superstitiously fatalistic. I’d love to blame the puppet-string theory from time to time, but I understand unexpected […]

 **Pre-order Shadow of the Storm at https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781938143755 orhttps://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Storm-Robert-Edward-Graham/dp/1938143752/.  An earlier post examined Shadow of the Storm protagonist James Pleasant Wolfshadow, styled after cowriter Rob Graham—his rugged good looks, devotion to others, honesty, courage, and optimism. In essence, Wolfshadow became Rob in fictional form. But what about the other characters?“I learned a lot on the street,” Rob […]

My freelance career began with trade journals in the late 1970s while in college—breathtaking articles on how some Western wear store marketed apparel, or how a certain beer distributor expanded its distribution territory, or how some rich white boy buffed his classic car into local legend. Yeah, Pulitzer-worthy stuff, let me tell you. But it […]

Not long after Rob passed away, his brother, David, who’d served as liaison during Rob’s last days, mailed to me the notes Rob had made regarding overall plot and the new ending. I already had the novel’s first draft except for the missing final three chapters. The task ahead would be to reconstruct those lost […]

Whether Rob planned it or not, I’ll never know, but James Pleasant Wolfshadow came to embody many of his creator’s qualities even in the first draft—determination, loyalty, duty, humility, forgiveness, acceptance, and compassion. By the time he pitched the idea to cowrite a science fantasy novel featuring a Native American protagonist, set in a dystopian […]

    Optimism defined Robert Edward Graham. He’d greet the day with the conviction that, no matter what it threw at him, it would place him closer to goals he was determined to reach. I don’t know if he’d always been such a man, but it was certainly the man who’d overcome alcohol addiction and […]

As mentioned in earlier posts, Bonnie proposed in the late-2000s that we write a Holmes-universe-based novel. As her retirement from federal service approached, she diligently documented various possibilities, characters, historical events, and more, meticulously organizing them in a compact blue notebook. Following her retirement, she continued compiling notes even as she dealt with recurring cancer […]

Posts leading up to Foolscap & Quill’s mid-October publication of Shadow of the Storm will explore the novel’s genesis and introduce co-writer Rob Graham, whose idea became an extraordinary tale of greed, hate, cruelty, compassion, and selflessness. A big thank you to Foolscap & Quill for enabling Rob’s dream finally to be realized. I’m certain […]

 If you haven’t followed the Kickstarter, please consider doing so at the link below. It will end in five days, so take advantage now to get the signed edition and other rewards that include:Paperback, PDF, and Hardcover EditionsSigned paperbacks and hardcovers for USA fansBSI Bundle that pairs The Crosses with Kim Krisco’s novel, Irregular Lives: […]

This is the fifth post on The Crosses. The sixth will be posted in a couple of days, detailing many of the literary easter eggs that appear throughout the novel, including an explanation of the desert cardinal photo I’ve posted previously in connection with the novel. Receive posts automatically by visiting https://windpoemcreative.blogspot.com to subscribe to […]

 This is the fourth background post on The Crosses. If you’d like to receive posts automatically, please visit https://windpoemcreative.blogspot.com to subscribe to the RSS feed.If you haven’t followed the Kickstarter, please follow at the link below. It ends soon, so take advantage to get not only the signed edition of the novel, but also other […]

If you haven’t followed the Kickstarter, please consider doing so at the link below. It will end later this month, so take advantage now to get the signed edition and more!https://tinyurl.com/3xed6txkCharacter Diversity in The CrossesPrior to 1960, American media, including textbooks, portrayed historical development primarily as white and male, a practice of lies that’s experiencing […]

This is the second of at least six posts on writing The Crosses. The third, discussing the novel’s character diversity, will be posted in a few days. If you haven’t followed the Kickstarter, please consider doing so at the link below. It will end later this month, so take advantage now to get not only […]

If you haven’t followed yet, please consider doing so. MX Publishing has launched The Crosses Kickstarter that includes not only the signed edition of the novel, but also other rewards that include:Paperback, PDF, and Hardcover EditionsSigned paperbacks and hardcovers for USA fansBSI BundlesThe BSI Bundle pairs The Crosses with Kim Krisco’s novel, Irregular Lives: The […]

When fairy hoaxer, Dan Baines, asked F.R. Maher to give a presentation on fairies at a past Doomsday Gathering, UK’s annual event examining the strange and mysterious, it planted the seed for what would become a play and then a novel, both titled Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Believed in Fairies. Maher began her presentation […]

Morning Hymn is Chris's eighteenth album, his second featuring lyrical songs influenced by a number of musical styles and genres, from bluegrass and rock to jazz and indigenous flute music. Unlike his instrumental albums, Morning Hymn is based in the rock and singer-songwriter genres. Morning Hymn and all of his albums are available via most […]

  As Holmes and Watson languish in boredom, a telegram arrives from solicitor Phineas Larcombe, requesting Holmes’s immediate assistance. Renowned clockmaker Ezekiel Brand has died suspiciously after leaving his estate to whichever of his three apprentices can solve a riddle hidden in his final masterpiece clock. Holmes examines the clock, which is housed in a […]

The Further Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Volume III, by Caiden Cooper Myles, features six new adventures and is a welcomed addition to the Holmes canon. Precisely capturing the original Holmes stories’ narrative voice and style, Myles delivers tales that not only further explore Holmes’s deductive prowess, but also celebrate his cherished relationship with John Watson.Having […]

Announcing simultaneous publication of two books, The Bridge and Politics. In late 2021, it became necessary to place all work on hold throughout 2022. I have now returned to those projects, which means more will appear in a shorter time than usual, beginning with these two collections, but I will not inundate you with emails. I hope you […]

Any way you look at it, parenting is rife with challenges and joys. Fatherhood ~ Poems of Parenthood, the latest book by author/musician C.S. Fuqua, published by UK-based Stairwell Books, explores the facets of parenting from a father’s perspective in 90 poems written over a 30-year period.In 1991, Fuqua became an “at-home dad” charged with the day-to-day […]