Author Fest 2025

Coming in March

Confirmed! An invitation has been accepted.

Saturday, March 29, 2025 10AM-3PM, the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library will host the annual Author Fest. This is an opportunity to meet and talk with local writers. The Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library is located at 310 Cappes Street, in Dalton, GA. For more information call (706) 876-1379.

Mark the date on your calendar so you don't miss the event. I hope to see you there.

Requiem for Theia

Coming in 2025!

Work is proceeding on the new science fiction novel, Requiem for Theia.

"I am cognizant of my waning years. I am aware life in our world is ever-changing. Everything that has been created will eventually be destroyed through a natural calamity or of our machinations. I have seen the ruins of Theia’s earlier civilizations. Many find it difficult to believe that once great societies existed before our modern one. But even if not as technologically advanced, our ancestors were capable of building great edifies and cities. It is humbling to see the fragments of carved stone tumbled from the walls of great buildings to lay on the red sand between tuffs of lavender-colored weeds that seem to have sprouted from every crevice."

"Such places where the winds howl and the sand it drives rounds and softens the sharp edges of the portions of the buildings that still stand. Some of the ruins near the coast suggest that the great sea has receded as the piers stick forlornly out of the dry crust of the soil." --From Requiem for Theia.

Requiem for Theia

Coming in 2025!

A new science fiction novel by Steve Croy, Requiem for Theia.

"I am cognizant of my waning years. I am aware life in our world is ever-changing. Everything that has been created will eventually be destroyed through a natural calamity or of our machinations. I have seen the ruins of Theia’s earlier civilizations. Many find it difficult to believe that once great societies existed before our modern one. But even if not as technologically advanced, our ancestors were capable of building great edifies and cities. It is humbling to see the fragments of carved stone tumbled from the walls of great buildings to lay on the red sand between tuffs of lavender-colored weeds that seem to have sprouted from every crevice."

"Such places where the winds howl and the sand it drives rounds and softens the sharp edges of the portions of the buildings that still stand. Some of the ruins near the coast suggest that the great sea has receded as the piers stick forlornly out of the dry crust of the soil." --From Requiem for Theia.

Blood Claim

Be sure to read the latest Western from Steve Croy!

The mountains stretched as far as the eye could see, like the jagged spine of the earth. Trees dotted the shoulders of most slopes, though the tallest peaks revealed the rigid rock bones of the Sierra Nevada Range. The gray rock stood out against the vivid blue of the eastern sky. In winter, snow would soften the contours, cloaking the harshest of the terrain. Callum McLachlan called the land home.

The mining company formed by Winfield, Bauer, and Epperson planned to risk beginning operations without securing a title to the land, figuring they could settle any dispute with the courts or with guns if need be. They had no idea the claim’s owner wasn’t interested in money. The mining company couldn’t offer him enough to sell, and Cal wouldn’t abandon his home, not even when the company hired men to kill him. He swore that no timber cutting and no mining would take place on his land.

The Sierra Nevada Range became the rugged battleground in an intense struggle between the owners of the Nevada Central Mining Company and Callum McLachlan. However, there was a wild card in the conflict neither side had counted on, Old Gimp. A massive grizzly, old, lame, and always hungry, also staked a claim on the hills. Just like Callum McLachlan, he couldn’t be bought and was just as stubborn about moving. He’d staked his claim in blood.

Blood Claim

When gold is discovered, the hills of California become overrun with prospectors looking for the mother lode. However, gold fever fades as little is found. The hills are deserted once again for a short time. After losing his parents, Cyrus befriends young Callum. Callum knows little of the outside world, and what little he does know, he doesn’t care for. The harsh mountains are home despite the brutal winters and the dangers inherent in the unsettled country.

The Sierra Nevada Range became the rugged battleground in an intense struggle between the owners of the Nevada Central Mining Company and Callum McLachlan. However, there was a wild card in the conflict neither side had counted on, Old Gimp. A massive grizzly, old, lame, and always hungry, also staked a claim on the hills. Just like Callum McLachlan, he couldn’t be bought and was just as stubborn about moving. He’d staked his claim in blood.

Way of the Snake

Way of the Snake will be featured in a book event sponsored by Ashwood Square on Thursday, November 21, 2024 2PM-3PM. Join the presentation at: Ashwood Square 7683 Shallowford Road Chattanooga, TN 37421. Call for more information (423) 308-6899.

During the 1850s, immigrants from as far away as Australia flocked to California. San Francisco became home to a vast number of those immigrants. 1852 alone saw over twenty thousand Chinese file through customs. They worked in the mines and fields and helped build the First Transcontinental Railroad. Way of the Snake is a tale that acknowledges those contributions.

Anasazi Trail!

Audrey Pack Library will host a book signing Saturday, November 16, 2024 11AM-1PM! Join the presentation at: Watts Bar Beer Works 353 Front St, Spring City, TN 37381. For more information call (423) 365-9757.

The Diné knew of the Anasazi when they came to this world but they were not alone in their journey to this world. First Angry followed them. The people have a proverb: Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry. An author of mischief, it was Coyote who brought magic into the world. This magic spreads fear when such knowledge falls to someone with evil in their heart.