Books

Janine (2004)
Pete Wozniak wants to move on, but news of his father's political aspirations stirs up the past, including the scandalous murder of Pete's ex-girlfriend and his hedonist lifestyle.
Read my 50,000+-word novel, "Janine," in Acrobat 5, written to satisfy the challenge of National Novel Writing Month. Challenge (brief version): Write 50,000 or more words during the month of November. Try to make it look like a novel. Remember that "novel" is really a vague term. (Length: 50054 words, not including title page, intro, and chapter headings.)

Spirits of Detroit (2003)
Franklin Stein has a vision of his own death... not in the future, but now. He tries to let it go, but the vision follows him, begging for resolution.
Read my 50,000+-word novel, "Spirits of Detroit," in Acrobat 5 (or click the Lulu button to buy a snazzy hard copy!), written to satisfy the challenge of National Novel Writing Month. Challenge (brief version): Write 50,000 or more words during the month of November. Try to make it look like a novel. Remember that "novel" is really a vague term. (Length: 50640 words, not including title page, intro, and chapter headings.)

The Knight of Wands (2002)
A slice-of-life tale follows four neighboring households through November.
Read my 50,000+-word novel, "The Knight of Wands," in Acrobat 5, written to satisfy the challenge of National Novel Writing Month. Challenge (brief version): Write 50,000 or more words during the month of November. Try to make it look like a novel. Remember that "novel" is really a vague term. Be forewarned: It's pretentious and unfocussed, with a poor plot and an abrupt ending... and that's just fine. (Length: 50057 words, not including title page, intro, and chapter headings.)

The Search for the Rabbit (1988)
Allisson, grand-neice of Alice, returns to Wonderland to help find the White Rabbit. (Published as P. Luc Valloglise)
My first novel, written just out of high school. Sporadic in quality, published on a small press, printed in purple in Courier, hand-glued... but maybe someday, when I'm rich and famous, it'll be worth something. Get it now, for a mere $8 (that includes shipping and handling within the US). Order with PayPal by clicking the icon, or send me email for other methods. (Perfect bound, 5x8, 137pp.)

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Adult Fiction

Please note: These stories contain scenes which may be considered graphically sexual and/or violent, and may not be appropriate for all audiences. While I oppose censorship, I realize the existence of laws and the need to follow them until better, more reasonable laws prevail. Therefore, if it's illegal for you to view the following materials, don't. If you don't want your children viewing materials like those below, there are filtering programs available for the web: Acquire one. If it's legal for you to read sexually explicit or violently graphic stories, but don't wish to or don't like to, then don't. But please don't complain about their very existence... everyone has different tastes. None of these stories depict actual events, nor are they meant to represent or encourage actual behavior. They are works of fiction.

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