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Fiction
Deception on and off the field. A football story, and much more.
Young Adult Fiction
Bigger, Faster, Stronger--that's what Mick Johnson needs to become if he's to fulfill his dream of becoming a star running back not just in high school, but in college and beyond. But how does a person keep getting bigger, stronger, and faster?
A dramatic and accurate portrayal of the game of baseball and life.
For Ryan giving up baseball now would mean getting off the most exciting ride of his life.
Baseball, the loss of a parent, the temptations, of adolescence.
Joe Faust is ashamed of only two things. First, that he goes to a private school. Second, that he sold his soul to the devil.
Mystery/Thriller
Chance knows what he's doing is risky, but it's only for a short time. Nothing can really go wrong . . . or can it?
Young Adult Fiction -- Winner of the 1993 Golden Sower Award.
A life on the brink. . . A basketball season to remember.
Short Stories
Links to book "trailer," bookstores and reviews.
Secret Garden Bookstore, Seattle.
Order from Secret Garden, an independent bookstore in my neighborhood, and you will receive an AUTOGRAPHED copy.
New Book
October 21, 2012
NOW THAT SWAGGER IS DONE, at long last, I'm starting a new book. I'm thinking football, big man on campus, little guy who can kick, disastrous game, big man picks on little guy, etc.
WORK IN PROGRESS: SWAGGER
October 19, 2012
Swagger
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All this started about eighteen months ago. Back then, I was a junior at Redwood High in Redwood City, a suburb twenty-five miles south of San Francisco. In those days, I took things as they came, without thinking a whole lot about them. Maybe that’s because most of the things that came (more…)
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All this started about eighteen months ago. Back then, I was a junior at Redwood High in Redwood City, a suburb twenty-five miles south of San Francisco. In those days, I took things as they came, without thinking a whole lot about them. Maybe that’s because most of the things that came (more…)
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