I guess this represents the soft-launch of my new website. I am still working on a few additional features that I will roll out in the coming months, but the important part is that there is a base to work on.

I’m making the jump into full-time writing, and I have a rather ambitious project I am working on that I want to share with everyone.

Tales of the American Presidents is an upcoming fantasy series of five short stories followed by a full-novel. Each story features a President of the United States with a unique fantasy or sci-fi twist. The stories are written to be accessible to any reader regardless of their own historical knowledge, but should be especially enjoyable to the historical-junkie, with plenty of tidbits and easter eggs hidden throughout.

The first story in the series, coming soon is based on the fourteenth, and little known, president, Franklin Pierce.

In real life, Franklin Pierce was assailed by personal tragedy throughout his life and even a few months before taking office. This story takes place only a month after Pierce has taken office in 1853 in the midst of depression. His vice president, William King, arrives in the middle of the night having uncovered an assassination plot against the highest levels of the U.S. government. Death of a Vice President is inspired by the gothic horror literature of the nineteenth century, in particular that of Edgar Allen Poe.

The plan is to release this story in all e-book formats in March or April of this year. The remaining four short stories and novel will follow shortly after. I am not quite ready to reveal the stories yet, but I will leave you with these teasers. Each story will feature a particular president with a unique fantasy or sci-fi twist. Perhaps you can guess the presidents from their profiles?

I will have more announcements to come later!