Aonia — where the muses live…

In Greek myth, the daughter of Idmon of Colophon was so skilled at weaving that even the nymphs sort out her work. Alas, pride led this young Lydian woman to challenge the goddess of crafts, Athena, to a weaving contest. Disguised as an old woman, Athena tried to warn this girl against such folly but even when she resumed her own shape revealing her identity, the young Lydian woman remained determined. The Lydian woman, Arachne, won the contest but in fury, Athena destroyed the tapestry. Unable to bear this, Arachne decided to die by hanging. Out of pity, Athena changed her into a spider so that she could weave for the rest of her life in peace.

Weaving a story…

Fact, fiction, poetry, short stories, articles, and novels. Cross-genre, slipstream, non-traditional romance, gothic, horror, fantasy, and more… The following subpages contain examples of my work as well as blurbs and excerpts, and details of where you can find my published work.

All blurbs, excerpts and stories on my site are presented with a rating.

Click ‘here ‘ to see books by cover…

A quick reference of some published works shown in the correct category and order by cover.

This page contains the following subpages:

Novels and Novellas:

My longer works to date largely fall in the category of non-traditional romance but they are simply so much fun to write!

Novelettes:

Anthologies:

Short Stories:

Articles and Essays:

Poetry and Prose: