Today if it Rained – A Poem Showed Up Out of Somewhere

Today if it rainedI’d not be blueI’d lose myself in a storyor write one, or twoI'd find things unimaginedand get lost in the soundsTake an uncharted voyage, a journeyunbound.A ship or a trainA carriage or carJust riding the raindropsI'd reach what’s afarWill the rain wash away all my worries and woe,Or simply distract me, of …

Welcome G.D. Tinnams – Author of “Hunter No More.”

Hunter No More

WHO AM I? A Comment on Characterisation   First of all, and what many people have noted, I tend to give my characters ‘normal’ names such as Roger, Keith, Anna, Sam, Alicia. This was a conscious choice because when I’ve read books in the past I find it hard to get my head around weird alien names …

Some Favorite Quotes from “Hope From the Ocean”

Over the years, he’d seen his fair share of malice. He’d walked the earth long enough to have witnessed much worse in people than this, yet regardless of the amount of times he’d beheld the reprehensible acts of human beings, he didn’t grow blind to them. *** Up until their uncle claimed them, Patrick’s and …

Hope From the Ocean – Another Excerpt from My Second Novel

Somewhere in the Book... The awkwardness between Owen and Sarah at dinner did not dampen the reunion that continued into the evening. Sarah excused herself immediately following the final course of roasted turkey. She’d barely eaten at all but for a warm roll with honey butter dipped lightly in gravy. Kathryn attempted to entice her …