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THIS NOVEL HAS BEEN EDITED AND PUBLISHED ON AMAZON.COM FOR ORDER. AUTHOR COPIES ARE AVAILABLE WITH ARTPRINT AT MY WEBSITE: WWW.SKETCH-ART.NET ALL THREE CHAPTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH ONLY A GLIMPSE OF THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS. TO READ MORE, PLEASE PURCHASE @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRVTK2YM. A knight dies and comes back alive. Sir… Read More
In a world of supernatural creatures and abilities, the balance of the world is beginning to shatter. In this book we follow the story of Muji Akuma, a boy with a troubled past and an even more troubling future. Which piece of the puzzle does he fill? And will he… Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

Nathan, a determined teenager, secretly joins a dangerous mission to the Northlands. He discovers King Arthur and his Knights are trapped by the evil Morgana. Nathan bravely ventures into a cave and finds Excalibur, King Arthur's legendary sword. He fights off a monstrous creature with the sword and returns it… Read More

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It might've been better if they just kept the dragon. Read More
The Sunbird, like the Phoenix, rises from the ashes, after burning itself to death to kill its victims! Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

A Questing Beast is a type of 4-legged dragon that seeks out knights to hunt and kill! Read More
King John orders the undermined basement of the southeast tower of the Rochester Keep to be set alight. Intense fire and heat bring the tower tumbling down. The king's men-at-arms storm through the destroyed section of the keep and engage the rebels in a man-to-man armed conflict. The rebels having… Read More

Book / Fantasy

October 11, 2023

The monk said, I swear by God, I do not know anything about the Grail. You are mistaken, or deluded by evil spirits. The Grail is not for mortal men to seek or possess. It is a divine mystery, beyond your comprehension. Read More
As the underground mine is completed, King John orders and requires forty pigs to to be used for their fat to destroy the southeast tower of the Rochester Keep. As well as the melted fat, he requires kindling to start a fire which will do the job. The king asks… Read More
Realizing the trebuchets aren't working or at least aren't effective, King John orders several commanders and skilled workers to begin digging an underground mine. The king is worried about the onset of winter and the morale of his men. Despite obstacles in the underground tunnel, the king is determined that… Read More
Sir Robert FitzWalter, before setting off with the retunue of 700 armed knights and provisions, pays homage to the sainted king, Edward the Confessor, to ask for a blessing hoping the supply and reinforcements from London will get to the rebels, holed inside the Rochester Keep, safely. Unfortunately, he is… Read More
King John orders more rocks to throw at the Rochester castle walls using the trebuchets. Once the supply arrives, William d'Albini orders his men to take cover as a full-scale barrage of ammunition begins. AS there is no sign of the armed relief supply from Robert FitzWalter, Albini orders a… Read More
Since the destruction of the bailey walls, William d'Albini addresses his men to assure them that help will arrive from London and to keep them in an upbeat mood. Meanwhile, King John orders more rocks and other ammunition to hurl at the Rochester Castle walls using the five trebuchets he's… Read More
The siege of Rochester Castle in 1215 is stepping up. KIng John orders five wooden trebuchets - sling throwers - to be stationed outside the walls of the Rochester Keep to bombard them continuously. Read More
Unable to patiently wait for the pickaxes to arrive from Canterbury, KIng John orders a skirmish between a few of his soldiers against the rebels manning the Rochester keep bailey. During the skirmiish, the king's hopes of storming the keep are unsuccessful. A few of the combatants are wounded. Once… Read More
King John sends an order to the blacksmiths of Canterbury to make as many pickaxes as they can in a matter of days and transport them to the Rochester Keep with the aid of sherrifs and with all speed. Read More
King John arrives at the Rochester Keep and confronts its constable and the rebel leader, William d'Albini. As the rebels and the King show no signs of backing down, the rebel's settle in and John stables his horses in the nearby cathedral and sets up camp. Read More
Justin is just finding his place in the world, when everything turns upside-down. Now, if he is to have a future, he must leave behind everything and everyone he loves and go fight an enemy that isn't supposed to exist. Read More
This poem was inspired by the incredible engraving of the same name, created by Albrecht Dürer in the year 1513. Read More
This is an account of a famous standoff - a siege - in 1215 in which a group of knights headed by Sir William d'Albini occupied a castle in the southeast of England to prevent the notorious King John from regaining the capital, London. Set during the months that followed… Read More
Two kings battle each other for dominion of the world. Caught in between is a princess whose only desire is to save her family from certain death. Unbeknownst to them all, they are merely pawns of a great, cosmic evil. Read More
I started writing poetry in May 1972. This is my 8th dragon poem to date and the first I have written in at least a dozen years. It is also the first in traditional 4-line, rhyming verse style. The others are all haiku-sets (where each verse is a haiku) or… Read More
One man of great power finds a new purpose that will alter not only his fate, but that of a whole dimension as well. The man is a Viktar named Tiar and the dimension is the Medieval-themed Yut. How will their tales of both inner and outer conflict with Chaos… Read More
Join the world of peasants, merchants, nobility and other medieval folk getting through their day, as their stories unfold in these quick flash fiction tales. Cover image from Pixabay.com. Read More

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The Fantasy Realm House

Malachi Stone Knight's Templar and his sidekick, Esteban the little thief, are back for another sword swinging adventure. Fighting evil in many of its nefarious forms. This time they are pitted against a Necromancer and his undead creations. Come and join the fun! Deus Laudanda! ***** Warning, Contains, violence and… Read More
Edward of Paldur is the son of a landlord, but the descendant of a king. It was by his father's deeds that he was made a page, but it must be by his own hand to become a knight. There is no better time to prove his worthiness than in… Read More

Short Story / Other

March 31, 2021

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The Booksie Classic House

A respected Knight leads his men into battle. But finds himself not only facing an adversary his equal, but Death himself. Read More
A tongue in cheek tale in rhyme. Read More
Cain, a bodyguard to the Crown Princess of Isshima, escorts his ward through a crowded festival even though the strange disappearance of the King's brother weighs heavily on his mind. Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 20, 2020

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The The Imaginarium House

Written for NaPoWriMo Day 20 Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

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