“‘Grendel is here,’ it whispers. ‘Grendel will find you. Rip you to shreds and crunch up your bones until you are gone.’”
From THE MONSTER OF THE MUSKEG
A Middle-Grade Fantasy
(47,000 words)
About to succumb to the forest-borne sickness that killed his parents, 12-year-old Victor Fireweed desperately needs a cure. But when the peat bog he searches for clues reveals its secret, he must decide whether to allow humans to eradicate the forest … or let the forest swallow them up instead.
Two rows of moldy black teeth glistened. One of its arms creaked forward and clutched Victor’s shoulders with a set of cracked claws. The other pulled a jawbone from within its folds of hairy bark and thrust it into Victor’s face. A human jawbone, with mushrooms dangling from the mostly empty tooth sockets.
From THE MONSTER OF THE MUSKEG
Like Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, this story questions whether confidence can blossom when tackling something super scary. An exploration of the importance of courage in the era of climate change, it’ll appeal to fans of Impossible Creatures.
Flights of Fancy 