Works in Progress
Updated: 29 May 2025
In a Place Called Painted Post
In a Place Called Painted Post: A Ryland Creek Story, has begun in earnest. I’m co-authoring this book with Shanne Bowie, who inspired the concept, and the very talented local artist, Lee O’Connell, who will be illustrating this work. We have a deadline of Jan 2026, when this book heads to world’s greatest copy editor, Joyce Mochrie, for editing.
This story will be seen from the raccoon’s perspective. It takes place around the time of An Exceptional Hound (mid-1980s) and involves some of the characters from Exceptional's storyline, too.
Estimated publication date: Spring 2026.
In a Place Called Painted Post: A Ryland Creek Story, has begun in earnest. I’m co-authoring this book with Shanne Bowie, who inspired the concept, and the very talented local artist, Lee O’Connell, who will be illustrating this work. We have a deadline of Jan 2026, when this book heads to world’s greatest copy editor, Joyce Mochrie, for editing.
This story will be seen from the raccoon’s perspective. It takes place around the time of An Exceptional Hound (mid-1980s) and involves some of the characters from Exceptional's storyline, too.
Estimated publication date: Spring 2026.
Return to Ryland Creek
Heretofore unannounced, Return to Ryland Creek: Book V of the Ryland Creek Saga is well underway. After a prequel novel (The Forest Ghost) and a companion novel (The Time of the Backroads), the Ryland Creek saga comes back around to the Ernst family as we pick up their story in modern times (2023). The draft of novel already stands at 100K+ words.
My beta readers have already completed ~22 (of ~25) chapters of this story.
Estimated publication date: Fall 2025.
Heretofore unannounced, Return to Ryland Creek: Book V of the Ryland Creek Saga is well underway. After a prequel novel (The Forest Ghost) and a companion novel (The Time of the Backroads), the Ryland Creek saga comes back around to the Ernst family as we pick up their story in modern times (2023). The draft of novel already stands at 100K+ words.
My beta readers have already completed ~22 (of ~25) chapters of this story.
Estimated publication date: Fall 2025.