Book 1, "Cousin Chronicles." I write long and short fantasies and comedies for adults and young people, like my grandchildren. I read books to my kids when they were growing up, but they weren't my books. So I thought I would read my books to kids now, even though they aren't my kids.

You don't have to be a kid to listen, but you never know. You might learn you're more of a kid than you thought. I hope you like my stories, a chapter at a time. I'm an old coot who has a day job, so I'll post new chapters when I can.

The Cousin Chronicles is a series of books written for my nine grandchildren, about them, as characters they suggest to me. They receive a new book each Christmas; five books have been written to date.

In Book 1, "The Curious Incident of the GOONEYBIRD," the Cousins find the magical Gooneybird and ride it to adventures around the world and back in time. There are 17 Chapters in Book 1.

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But that's a whole other story.