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"PAL" means Positive Attitudesfor Life. We all have attitudes, we allhave choices. The Pal Puppy series has amission for all young children: to become more aware of choices. Many problemscan be solved by using "common sense," but common sense isn't all that common. It is something that needs to be developed,starting at a young age. It involveschoices. It involves having the proper attitude.As an Author, I want youngchildren to have a safe place to learn an important lesson in life: Believe in yourself,make good choices. And don't rely on your peers to make important decisions foryou. This lesson become even more important as the child gets older. Pal Puppystories can help lay the ground work for using a good, positive attitudefor life.I believe my stories can serveparents, teachers, and other role models as a kind of reference book forexplaining important topics that need a special touch to enhanceunderstanding. "Crooked" and "Lovey Dovey" represent the "pro and con" viewpoints to be considered when PAL Puppymakes a decision. PAL Puppy always endseach story by making a responsible decision using his own "PAL Puppy good sense." As children gothrough the decision-making process with him, they take the gooddecision-making skills as their own, to keep for a lifetime.My hope is that children andadults will find these stories entertaining as they explore some of the complexissues of childhood development together. Please enjoy these stories, and usethem to open meaningful conversation.

This is a true story. The events encompass a family history covering over 100 years. This family history is like no other incorporated into the significance of political events, including the Kent State shootings, the Persian Gulf War, as well as political and religious issues. It is a story of survival during times of crises.

Lexie's high school experience starts out so well. Her landing a seat in the Columbus Jr. Symphony rewards her musical skills. Her classes introduce her to really nice kids. But there isn't enough time in the day to practice, become active with her friends in theater, and achieve good grades. And then there is her mother's reluctance to accept her new friends, and her need for support to adjust to her new culture, surroundings and pressures. Her parents, Anne and Kenneth Hamilton have their own issues. Anne has almost lost one of her younger daughters to a swimming pool accident. When Kenneth has an opportunity to take a professor position at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, she cannot wait to leave the small town in Georgia where she had raised her two older children to avoid the feeling that she could still lose one of her little girls. Kenneth has recently injured his back. Still trying to heal from the injury and deal with the stress of a new position, he becomes dependent on Percocet and Xanax. Lexie tries to make her way on her own in the social maze of teenage culture in a suburban high school. When she catches the eye and the heart of a senior boy but then breaks up with him, her friends spread the rumor she is gay. Her sophomore year and junior year bring further challenges. She reaches into her parents' medicine cabinet to feel normal. She accidentally ODs. Her mother thinks Lexie needs further discipline and restrictions. Lexie denies she needs help. She loses patience waiting to gain her mother's trust. More than a Young Adult novel, The Rabbit Trap will give parents and teens quite a few topics to discuss.

I Dream of Kemet is a novel based on African magic realism from an African perspective. When Chawe leaves his dream job in Sweden to pursue his dreams as an artist in France, little does he know that his ambitions will lead him back to the African continent in search of and discovery of magic. I Dream of Kemet is about the discovery of the hidden aspects of African culture which are often passed down from one generation to the next, through storytelling in the verbal tradition, and thus often get lost in translation. I Dream of Kemet is also a story about the tribulations of man and how, through difficulty, there are often hidden opportunities to discover magic.

IGL tells of the rebellion of one man's mind against the death of imagination and the proliferation of heifer dust in the culture of the day. This man wants out. He wants in. He wants it all. He has none. He pulses with fear, quakes with desire. As a story, this man's quest for truth has the narrative excitement normally found in tales of high adventure. It's fast paced action, it's intellectual hi-jinks raise this story above the ordinary. The growth of this man's mind is the story's central theme. But he is what he is in relation only to other characters, all with their own agendas - mentors, lovers, rivals, evil enemies, fools, friends . . . whack-o, harebrained, pathetic, psychotic, loving people, all portrayed with masterly skill. What room is there in this world for truth? What does transcending to a lofty state do for an honest man? Is a man obligated to serve others after he himself has been denied? Can the lonely learn to love, and cleanse themselves of fear and guilt? These are questions raised by this man's story, questions the author has wrestled for decades, questions readers, too, have doubtlessly pondered. The answers amaze.