satire

Life shifts at the edges – where certainty

“Just sit tight, shut up and let me work my magic. And, for heaven’s sake, try to look empowered.” Trent Argent, community troubleshooter, has been parachuted into an isolated village identified as a problem area. It’s his job to tell the Ramstead locals to eat less sugar and stop getting their teenagers pregnant. He’s done this countless times before, but how did he end up so rich?

Methane Wars. It’s not just the cows. See what transpires when the government’s desire to do good meets with logical and ideological extremes. If collecting methane from bovines is good, then even more collection is better.

In first century Galilee, a humble carpenter is given some rather unusual news: he is the Son of God! Leaving his home, family, and carpentry business, Jesus of Nazareth travels to Peraea to learn the ways of the Dunker from his barmy hermit cousin John, who has a penchant for plunging people into water.

Four hundred years after their entry into Egypt, God’s chosen people have managed to get themselves all enslaved. How can the omnipotent creator of the Universe free his people from bondage and deliver them to the promised land? By sending a random shepherd with a speech impediment to repeatedly threaten Pharaoh, that’s how. In this satirical retelling of the biblical books of Exodus to Deuteronomy, the long-suffering Moses leads a tribe of grumbling Israelites through the desert whilst trying to appease a petulant deity who turns smitey at the drop of a hat.

The Nativity During the reign of King Herod of Judaea, an unwed teenage virgin called Mary is impregnated with a magical baby by the Holy Spirit. This doesn’t sit well with her fiancé Joseph so naturally he dumps her. When the couple reconcile, they have to travel to Bethlehem for a preposterous census, and Mary ends up giving birth in a stable. Meanwhile, a group of stargazing magi, who come traipsing hundreds of miles after a star, inadvertently inform the king of Judaea of the Messiah’s birth. Herod’s Christmas Carol

Jack Carp was the most sought after hand model in Los Angeles. Heartbroken by a recent break up, he sets out to commit emotional suicide by drowning his sorrows in fast food. Instead of death by burger, he is discovered as the new face of Burger Barn, catapulting him to corporate icon status. Advertising is a brutal industry dictated by corporate profit, oversized egos, and fickle consumers. Jack learns this first hand as he is thrust into the limelight with his fate depending on what everyone else wants.

Baba Yaga steps through her magic mirror. The CEO of Laveau Pharmaceuticals makes more conventional travel plans. They are both headed for Texas, where leaking chaotic magic has triggered a rare event. Book 1 of the Baba Yaga Chronicles: lighthearted fantasy with offbeat humor, clever plot twists, and quirky characters--pure fun! "Filled with humor and a cast of layered characters . . .  lighthearted with a plot that is fun from beginning to end and characters that are charming . . . the perfect read."--Readers' Favorite