The Colors Out My Window
The Flametenders
Paganism was abolished, the cult of the Vestal Virgins disbanded and the priestesses, stripped of their respect, power and independence, were sent home to reintegrate into Roman society.
The youngest girl, Maria Stilicho grew to be a dutiful empress, but now is a woman on a journey-desperate to seek a cure for the grisly curse ailing her mother. She elicits the help of her former Vestal mentor, Celia Concordia, who, with her imminent death approaching, must impart the stories of the Vestals onto another before they are lost forever. She tells of Rhea Silvia, a Vestal of the first brood—an Etruscan princess, sheltered and untested—who bore the twins who founded the greatest city the world has ever known.
Next, Celia descends into the ruin of the Vestal Aemilia, the unwilling Vestal who was intwined with forbidden love and betrayal that brought down vengeance from the Gods.
Maria becomes a vessel for the voices of these forgotten priestesses, once the most powerful women in Rome.
The Birth of Au Puch
~ Work In Progress ~
Two young Mayan boys witness an owl struggling for its life & fail to help it. The suffering of the owl imbues Iktan, one of the boys, and leeches into his village. The owl's death brings 9 Evils upon the tribe. Evils that ultimately would lead to the death of the Mayan people and birth of a God.
ISBN 978-1-4834-4466-6
Times have changed! Children of today have their heads buried in their phones or tablets and are missing the world. It's important for adults to teach them to recognize and appreciate what is going on around them. When a child opens their eyes each day, are they seeing the bright red outfits worn by a marching band in neighborhood parade? Or are they witnessing a rainbow that appears on a misty morning?
Through whimsical prose, evocative language and stunning illustrations, this book for children helps them to acknowledge the colors in nature and in their world. The thought-provoking activity pages guide children to explore their surroundings and appreciate what they see outside their windows each day of every season.