"By all their swords, by all their scars,
By all their names, a mighty spell!
By all their wounds, by all their wars,
Arise, the mighty strain to tell!
For, fiercer than fierce Hengist's strain,
More impious than the heathen Dane,
More grasping than all-grasping Rome,
Gaul's ravening legions hither come!"

--From "The Bard's Incantation" - by Sir Walter Scott

Parts of that poem, including the part above, would be appropriate for inclusion in the short story I'm currently working on.

I want to hear from you. Tell me about yourself and what kinds of books you like to read, and which of my books you've read, if any. Also tell me which of my books or anthologies featuring my stories you would like to read. What's in it for you? The autographed book or anthology you selected, or at least a chance at it. When you respond, prominently declare a number between 1 and 300. The three responses with the number closest to the number I've already selected will receive either an autographed paperback, or a free e-book from Amazon. If more than three should happen to chose the correct number, earlier responses will prevail over the later ones. It's just that easy.

You might choose Smoke.

My late 1940s humorous noir detective novel feature Noah Vail, Monica, Pip, and more.

Perhaps you're more interested in my western novels: Justice in Season and Justice Resurgent, for gun play between outlaws and vigilantes in the Idaho goldfields.

If fantasy ladled over history is more to your liking, you may prefer my Tomahawks and Dragon Fire Series.

When the near future dystopia bug bites you, look into The Shrinking Zone for adventure in the Idaho desert.

Don't forget that your boys will love Accidental Pirates - with the sequel coming in September.

There are also 10 Raconteur Press Anthologies with my stories: Pin Up Noir 2 (featuring another Noah Vail/Duncan Kane story), Wyrd West (with the Whip and Truth characters), Road Trippin (a motorcycle road trip), Wyrd West: Cursed Canyon (another Whip and Truth story), Fission Chips (with my cattle drive in space story), Sultry Murder Jazz: Pin Up Noir (with my detective on the space station story), Wyrd Warfare (with my three Napoleonic cavaliers), Dames, Derringers, and Detectives: Moggie Noir (featuring another Noah Vail/Duncan Kane story); Rawhide Revenants: Wyrd West (with another Whip and Truth story), and finally, Goblin Souk (with my story about three Napoleonic soldiers who find a market where even the future can be bartered away).