Exceprt: Take the Moon at Full, Now She's Changed

My new collection, The Wedding of the Princess-King and Other Stories, will be available for download very soon! I'm eager to get it into your e-readers and desktops. 

While we wait, here's an excerpt from the second of the three stories in the collection!

“But the problem with the plan…" Carl watched Samantha deck two cards, and draw two. He could tell she was looking to fill a straight. The problem with the plan wasn't so much the sheer improbability of convincing the world that the Moon posed a serious threat to humanity and, therefore, had to be pushed into a higher orbit. The real problem was keeping the world's enthusiasm for the project in check. People love to be afraid, but they also love being involved.

Carl shook his head to clear his mind. It was easy to spend too much time running over past successes, allowing the past to wear paths in his mind, paths that could easily turn into ruts. He had to keep moving forward. Focus on the future. The plan was set, and it would work if he stayed focused for one more day. Plenty of time after that for prideful tale telling, when he returned to his grandfather and the Twilight Kingdom.

The full collection will be available very soon from Smashwords and other e-book retailers!