Author of Science-Fiction and Fantasy Novels, Short Stories, and Non-Fiction works. Water Color & Cartoon Artist. Guitarist.
Novels and recent works:
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM CONLEY
All archeologist Tom Conley wants out of life is a shovel in hand and a steady job, but when he is called to an adventure he can’t ignore, he must take action and save the captured Goddesses before Ergaster men can wipe out humankind—again. This action-adventure tale is based on archeology, paleontology, and ancient esoteric concepts. Unlike Indiana Jones, this story uses real science but liberally mixed with a healthy dose of science fiction, fantasy, and magic.
They can’t define it, but they know it when they see it. Publishers want “the-same-but-different,” and this anthology hits the spot. The same: R.C. Thom twists reality into pretzels, dosing it with satire and a pinch of scientific salt. Different: Thom mixes into this collection conventional stories featuring themes, ideas, and styles outside of her usually quirky wheelhouse. The author’s often fantastical pen tackles concrete topics with classical story forms. Thom explores everything from archaeology to autism, to aging and job concerns by shining her offbeat spotlight into hidden corners.
Print book ISBN.979-8-9861808-2-3 E-book ISBN 979-8-9861808-3-0
Hippie John Doe was designed to reseed a new and improved human race but he doesn’t know that, he doesn’t even know he is immortal. That is a problem. The Intelligent Designer lost him, and the alien angel race She sends to find him are inept. John is on his own and unless he finds himself, humanity is doomed to suffer de-evolution. The next and last Creation Wave will reset Earth, causing the end of the human race forever.
In the distant past benevolent dragons mentored mankind, but the end of the Dragon Age has come. Mars Hammertail is the last Golden dragon as foretold in prophecy and must lead dragons away from men. But human treachery has forced Mars onto the wrong path and time is running out. Mars must change his heart and regain his fire before the new King destroys dragon kind. If Mars fails, the dragon race will end forever.
In this near future story I imagined what UFO disclosure would look like and how it will happen. The people that know about aliens, if anyone knows, aren’t saying. If it’s true that they are here, it’s not the ‘Powers that Be’ who will tell us. Here in Soul Harvest I explore how and why this unlikelihood happens.
If disclosure happens at all, my guess is it will come unexpectedly. Someone like Aggie Piper will smash headlong into it and be forced to face the impossible. How will Aggie and the world fare? Read “Soul Harvest” and find out.
In this stand-alone sequel to SOUL HARVEST, Aggie Piper, the girl who disclosed the alien presence and saved the world from an alien pirate, just finished high school and she anticipates going to college. Aggie rejects celebrity and want’s a normal life but that’s impossible. President Jane Albright declared Aggie a National Treasure but the Deep State doesn’t care; they want Aggie’s mothership and will stop at nothing to get it. All of Aggie’s allies are subdued and she is on her own against the weight of the Deep State. Aggie must face facts, grow up and take responsibility for her ship before it’s too late.
AGGIE IN ORBIT is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, and other outlets
Paperback ISBN number: 798-1-7321459-7-9
eBook: 798-1-7321459-6-2
. . . and the follow up:
AGGIE IN SPACE
Previously in AGGIE IN ORBIT, Aggie Piper barely eighteen managed to escape the Military Industrial Complex’s attack on her and her alien mother-ship. Aggie must leave the solar system before the next attack, but there is a problem: Starship Mother won’t leave without an Earthling crew and Aggie is obligated to provide them. Meanwhile, everything on Earth is changing for the worst and all of her alliances are shattered. Aggie must make hard choices to survive but first she needs get out of her own way.
AGGIE IN SPACE is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, and other outlets
Paperback ISBN number: 798-1-7321459-8-6
eBook: 798-1-7321459-9-3
STALKING KILGORE TROUT
an Anthology of Short Stories
First a warning, my stories deal with ideas and some dangerous to some people. My hope is that there is something offensive for everyone here. If you are religiously sensitive, offended by base language—that is to say locker room words—or ideas outside of your choir, this is not for you. If you enjoy poking a finger in the eye of religion, history, science, society and politics, you are in the right place. My intent is entertainment that tickles one’s intellect; I will count it a success if you walk away laughing and thinking.
In this stand-alone sequel to SOUL HARVEST, Aggie Piper, the girl who disclosed the alien presence and saved the world from an alien pirate, just finished high school and she anticipates going to college. Aggie rejects celebrity and want’s a normal life but that’s impossible. President Jane Albright declared Aggie a National Treasure but the Deep State doesn’t care; they want Aggie’s mothership and will stop at nothing to get it. All of Aggie’s allies are subdued and she is on her own against the weight of the Deep State. Aggie must face facts, grow up and take responsibility for her ship before it’s too late.
