Queenie takes a sabbatical from performing, recounting the adventures in her new community for soul sister Lulu.
Neighborhood dances, dramas, and warring families pepper her weekly missives, and love triumphs over death.
Part of Running Wild Novella Anthology 9, Book 3
“The only insanity I can do anything about is my own.”—Romy
“Love profligately.”—Julio
“I am not going to stop loving. Period.”—Shakespeare’s aunt
A surfer and a sailor meet on Kaua’i and zoom! The heat is on. By means of metafiction and a humorous commentator, the story explores the concepts of aloha, ohana, and pono.
Diary of a Reluctant Traveler: 15 months on the road from coast to coast to coast—solo
When a brother says their mother is “taxed” and wants to see her, Shé heads across country to attempt a reconciliation, having just discovered her inner surfista. Leaving the beloved Pacific, towing a ten-foot teardrop travel trailer, she searches for surf along the way. However, the estranged relative is not interested in a reunion, or even dialogue.
Rousted, feasted, encouraged, and exhausted by strangers, rangers, and other nomads, Shé perseveres with grit and determination, and sometimes swagger.
Sea Change: stories & splashes
This collection features 42 short and flash fictions interspersed with colorful abstract expressionist paintings.
Shoulds are for Saints: the true life adventures of Suzy Le Speed
A quirky, non-formulaic P.I. novel set in 1980s Hollywood. Bisexual Suzy Le Speed is a dreamy actor who nets a day job as an assistant to private investigator Bob Smith. Featuring Bianca Kitty, sexy girlfriend Brett, and a vacation dad, the dialogue is whip-smart and witty, with heart-breaking scenes and themes of domestic violence, sexual abuse, homelessness, and redemption. Poignant and poetic. Steamy with a strong female lead.
Dance First …ask questions later: poems & paintings
Poetry reminiscent of Mary Oliver, Naomi Shihab Nye, Billy Collins, and e.e. cummings; interspersed with colorful abstract expressionist paintings. Elemental themes of love, betrayal, hope, sorrow, and joy. Includes more than 100 poems and 70 artworks, spanning 45 years.
