As mentioned a day or two ago, I realised 3 covers needed a fresh look. Take a look; I think you'll agree they are more attractive now 😊
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
So ... 3 covers need updating ...
Hmm, promised I wouldn't redo covers for some while, right? For the Lore books, I'll hold to that! But, a-hem, when I listed the Chapters 1 here, I realised two need a complete redo and one needs updating. Watch this space for fresh covers for Winged Wonder, Bartender and Song of the Spaces!
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Chapter 1: Winged Wonder
A short excerpt only because this is a short, short story :)
There are eyes
on its wings. Many have this subterfuge somewhere upon them, out there in the
wilds, and therefore the concept is not exactly strange. Used to fool
predators, it is an effective tool of disguise. But this is not a creature of
the wilds.
What is this Winged Wonder?
Taken from FingerNale tales, this quick read tells the tale
of a man at an intersection seeing a man, a creature, an angel perhaps, in the
crowd waiting to cross.
The strange, the weird, the wonderful and
the supernatural is all around us.
THERE ARE EYES on its wings. Many have this subterfuge somewhere upon them, out there in the wilds, and therefore the concept is not exactly strange. Used to fool predators, it is an effective tool of disguise. But this is not a creature of the wilds.
This is a …
That is the problem - what is it?
This is not the wild either. I am standing here at the corner of a
high-rise building, seeking escape from the frigid wind howling through this
city, and this winged wonder does not belong here.
There it is, waiting at the crossing for the lights to change, as if it
is the most everyday thing. Crossing a busy intersection may be every day, but it certainly is not. Surrounded by a
host of commuters, it waits as if nothing is out of the ordinary. How is it
they do not see what stands beside them? Are we all so blind now to our
surroundings that we no longer notice the extraordinary?
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
At the End / Winged Wonder
My FingerNale Tales consist of bite-sized insights, and the audiobook is available also. My narrator - Andy Barker - a while ago said to me he wishes folk would take the chance and listen because he did some of his best work for FingerNale and reckons the stories are so insightful that both the audiobook and the eBook should be hitting the lists. To that end, to showcase both the stories and his talent, I have published two of the tales separately, and Andy has kindly uploaded the audio for both. Bless him, he really is a professional!
I chose Winged Wonder due to the supernatural twist, and also Andy's absolute favourite, At the End, which is a about a woman at the end of her life looking back.
There are eyes
on its wings. Many have this subterfuge somewhere upon them, out there in the
wilds, and therefore the concept is not exactly strange. Used to fool
predators, it is an effective tool of disguise. But this is not a creature of
the wilds.
What is this Winged Wonder?
Taken from FingerNale tales, this quick read tells the tale
of a man at an intersection seeing a man, a creature, an angel perhaps, in the
crowd waiting to cross.
We should all do the
best we can with what is given us,
so that one day we too
can look back and say,
‘I lived a good life’.
At the End is an insight taken from FingerNale Tales and tells the story of a woman looking back over the years of her life.














