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Dread Watch

A secret fear.

An antique pocket watch with a tragic past.

When 8th grader Caleb Meyer stumbles upon the old watch at an abandoned railroad museum, he’s sure that if he has it, all his fears will vanish.

But the watch is more than just spindles and gears. A twisted ghost lives within, a Dreadmonger, feeding off the fears of his victims.

And Caleb, seeking to finally be rid of his secret, is walking right into the Dreadmonger’s trap.

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Intergalactic Backpack

Starting middle school sucks, especially when you've got an alien in your backpack who's out to destroy the world.

Eleven-year-old Epson Dean must face his worst fears: pool parties, boy-bands, and deadly creatures from across the galaxy in a series of tests that will determine the survival of mankind.

Intergalactic Backpack will be published by Chicken Scratch Books September 1st, 2026. Stay tuned for more information!

Intergalactic Backpack 2: Midterms

Epson and his team are back at it again for a second set of tests, more challenging than the first. But this time, they are up against a team of aliens from planet Glibnurra.

Competition gets heated as Epson, Cole, Lila, and Damon take on challenges throughout the galaxy. As always, failure results in the destruction of humanity. And something even more nefarious lurks on the horizon—a middle school dance.

Intergalactic Backpack 2: Midterms will be published by Chicken Scratch Books in 2027!

Intergalactic Backpack 3: Final Exam

Info coming soon!

Future Titles

Living Bones

YA Horror

Travis Pratt sees something impossible.

The skeleton in his Biology class moved, and it is staring at Nolan, the weird kid who always sleeps in class.

Is Travis losing his mind, or do the yellowed bones have it out for his classmate?

Travis, with the help of his new friends, must find a way to stop the murderous skeleton from harming Nolan.

But how do you stop something that's already dead?

Lawless Rock

YA Sci-Fi

Doctor Jonathan Stonick has been murdered.

Seems the miners on Ida, an asteroid being mined for precious ores, believe Doc found a vein of alien metal, rare as hope and pretty as the springtime sky.

Jezzlyn Squire was his assistant, and dangerous people now believe she is the only one who knows where Doc hid his find.

With Duane Stonick, Doc’s son fresh from Earth, in tow, Jezzlyn is on the run from rival gangs of convict miners, and must survive the deadly labyrinth of tunnels in the bowels of the asteroid, as they fight to solve Doc’s mystery, and find a way back to Earth.

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