The Fey, a magical tribe living on earth for thousands of years, are thought by some to be descended from the gods. Others think they are gods. Most modern people give up their fascination with fairies when they are old enough to idolize rock stars and sports heroes. Some, however, never loose their devotion, […]
WICKED WOMEN AND OTHER STORIES
If you’re poor in the hills of Appalachia and don’t have the skills to succeed in the 21st Century, what path is left? You do whatever it takes to survive. Survival, not always easy in hill country, is the common theme of these three stories from West Virginia. WICKED WOMEN: When a man wrongs a […]
COMMENTS FROM A PENNSYLVANIA BOOK CLUB
ALLIE FIELDS – HORSEWOMAN
When I met the young Rebel soldier, Dan Fields, on that snowy night so many years ago, I assumed he was a Civil War re-enactor strayed from the Jackson march group. Although he seemed somewhat disoriented by his surroundings, his demeanor was straight-forward and unassuming. His blue eyes held a wistful expression and when he […]
BOOK COVER DESCRIPTION
Dan Fields, the soldier swept through time from the Civil War to 2010 in Rebel Traveler, has settled into a new life with his wife Allie and their teenaged daughter Anna. Now, in 2028, the nation is gripped by severe drought. West Virginia is one of the few places which still has an abundance […]
LORD KNOTCH – FEY KING
During my long lifetime, I’ve seen the Fey branch off in many directions. After the great Fey War, my kinsman, Jocko, and his Dark Fey tribe settled in large cities. Living among the humans they so despise, the Dark Fey have adopted some unsavory human traits, like greed. Losing their love and respect for the […]
JOHNNY ENERGY TRACKER
Dan Fields saved my life in the winter of 1862, or as I found out later, 2010. I had been a Rebel prisoner held by Yankee Captain Dillon Yates, who forced me and my comrades to follow him through a portal in time. We were to be his soldiers in a battle against his cousin, […]
THE POLICE SKETCH ARTIST
I knew there was a lot more to Allie Fields’ story about her missing daughter than she chose to say, but I followed her directions and started a sketch of the kidnapper. A young man’s face with perfectly aligned features, a belligerent jut to his chin, and a shock of blond hair took shape on […]
JUAN THE CURANDERO
When I put on my abuelo’s curandero headdress, I remember all he taught me and I become the curandero. His totem was the snake, symbol of death and rebirth. I have his serpent-entwined staff and have made the snake my totem also. Since I’ve been living among the Anglos, I have seen a dry time worse […]
ANNA FINDS HER POWERS
I’ve always known I was different. I could see things other children could not and I instinctively knew things they didn’t know. I could predict events before they happened – like the arrival of visitors or the exact moment a foal would be born. Later, I found that if I concentrated, I could move objects […]
THE WATER RAIDERS
The beauty of the mountains has shaped Anna Fields’ childhood. The summer she turns 16, severe drought threatens her family’s home. Although Appalachia is poor in many ways, water flowing deep in the earth’s core bubbles to the surface in the springs, creeks and rivers. The mountain ridges and remote hill country of West Virginia […]