The Fiction Cave: Troy’s July Update

July Writing Update Hey story adventurers,  This month, I’ve been hidden away in a Celestial base somewhere in the Congo region, helping our characters out of a tough situation.  Things are starting to get hairy here in book two of Demon Tide: Celestial Wars, and I’m not quite sure how it’s going to turn out […]

Middle-Grade Author J.J. Johnson

Clean Author Spotlight Middle Grade Author J.J. Johnson Middle-grade author J.J. Johnson takes center stage as our Clean Author Spotlight this month. Not only are his stories hilariously off-the-wall, but they also serve a greater purpose: promoting healthy literacy by “challenging parents to unplug and encourage their kids to read more.” J.J. Johnson’s blog, Unplugged, […]

Standing Against the Darkness

You see it every day. The people you work with, interact with at the grocery store, church, or on the road. Empty. Discouraged. Defeated.

If you were to stop and ask them, they might tell you it’s something they are going through–a family issue, some financial concerns, cancer. But like you, they know it goes deeper than that. There’s something wrong with the world today.

Demon Tide Chapter 6

Salim led them out of the mansion and onto the steps. When all of them were out on the front steps, he turned briefly and held a hand at the open door. “Never leave the doors open or unlocked. Anytime someone passes through, they must make sure it closes behind them. This is the first level of security for the mansion.” 

“If—God forbid, we would ever have an attack of some sort, at least they

Demon Tide Chapter 5

Sure, the mansion was a dream to live in—if you didn’t count the cleaning—but what was with the chandelier and the libraries? Or the armory with its barbaric weapons? 

More questions he couldn’t answer…