June 22, 2026
What has been stressing me out for the last few days?
For complicated reasons I needed to recreate my website. This means I haven't been writing, which is quite irksome. Good news: the website is now complete, although I may need to add a couple of things.
What I'm looking forward to in July and August?
Cataract surgery for both eyes, first on my right, then on my left. I'm so excited. No more need to pay $1,000 for glasses after the surgeries. My vision will be so much better. My new glasses might only be $200. What a deal!
May and Previous 2026
Books 1 and 2 of my Mariah Rhodes science fiction series for young adults are complete. I'm currently writing Book 3 and plan to write more.
What are the book titles in the series?
The series includes three books:
Book 1, Mariah Rhodes: Escaping to Space (DONE!)
Book 2, Mariah Rhodes: Surviving the Danger Planet (DONE!)
Book 3, Mariah Rhodes: Finding Truth
The books tell the continuing story of Mariah Rhodes, a thirteen-year-old girl with telekinesis who is born into a religious cult that disapproves of supernatural powers.
The theme of the novels is survival despite multiple, major traumatic events.
Besides a unique and unusual plot, the series includes a science fiction invention I've never seen in any other science fiction novel: an alien device called a Knowledge Keeper. You need to read the books when they're published to find out what it is.
The unpublished manuscript of Mariah Rhodes: Escaping to Space was a category finalist in the 2025 American Writing Awards.