News and Updates

Coming July 3, 2026, a new pair of stories starring Ensign Ko Marin, a bird with a troubled past and a complex relationship to the Tri-Galactic Union.

How can a bird find a place on a ship full of cats and dogs? How can she know her identity when she can’t make peace with her origins?

Find out in Avian Ensign, the seventh book in the Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek series.

Pre-order today from Amazon Kindle and other ebook retailers! Or see me at BayCon 42 (July 3–6) and pick up a copy in person!

Coming May 10, 2026 (Mother’s Day!), a new pair of stories starring Doctor Waverly Keller, the chief medical officer of the starship Initiative!

From mending the broken limbs of a frightened enemy drone and forging an unlikely bond across the language barrier (in “I, Hive”), to unraveling a mystery so deep it calls reality itself into question (in “Gone, Not Forgotten”), Dr. Keller discovers that a healer’s oath knows no borders—and a mother never stops fighting for the ones who need her most.

Find out in Red Setter Medic, the sixth book in the Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek series.

Pre-order today from Amazon Kindle and other ebook retailers!

Coming February 28, 2026, a new pair of stories starring Jordan LeGuin, the chief engineer of the starship Initiative!

From rescuing a stranded alien vessel whose crew may not be as helpless as they seem (in “Cuckoo’s Conundrum”), to grappling with strange disruptions of perception, dreams, and control (in “A Dubious Hypothesis”), LeGuin discovers that even the most rigorously analyzed systems can behave in unexpected ways.

Find out in Techno-Tabby Engineer, the fifth book in the Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek series.

Pre-order today from Amazon Kindle and other ebook retailers!

A third book?! Yes, it’s true! On January 15, 2026, Prodigy of the Wanderlust was released! This is the second book in the Saga of the Wanderlust series, and the second sequel to the novel, “Voyage of the Wanderlust.”

This is a thoughtful and heartfelt exploration of what it’s like to be an outsider, a mushroom, and a cyborg. Yes, that is indeed a cyborg mushroom on the cover. How many books have you read about cyborg mushrooms?! Order today from Kindle and other retailers!

Happy Winter! Here’s my latest newsletter, with info on limited-time sales, musical projects, and (of course) cute pet pictures!

Read it here: Nov. 2025 Newsletter

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New release! Space Hounds, the beloved webcomic featuring dogs in duct-tape space suits can now be read as a graphic novel with cartoon art! Featuring T.J. Wooferson, Quinley Barker, and other lifeforms of various forms. The story is the same, but I think you’ll find the new images to be delightful.

…and possibly a good Christmas gift?

Check it out!

(You can click “Read sample” on the Amazon page to get a taste for the cuteness and fun.)

Happy Fall! Here’s my latest newsletter, with info on limited-time sales, musical projects, and (of course) cute pet pictures!

Read it here: Nov. 2025 Newsletter

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I’ve created musical soundtracks to complement many of my short story collections. I’ve had a lot of fun making these and I’m really pleased with how they’ve turned out. If there are particular stories of mine you enjoyed reading, you may enjoy hearing them as songs!

Here are two fun ones to start with:

• Hide the Honey: fun, folksy, toe-tapping tune about a bear cub who gets too much honey. (Based on a story from Animal Voices, Unicorn Whispers.)
• Speed Questing: pop-punk song about never reading the quest text. (Based on a story from Commander Annie and Other Adventures.)

Coming August 18, 2025, a new pair of stories starring Grawf, an ursine exchange officer on the starship Initiative!

Grawf is a bear from the planet Ursa Minuet, surrounded by uplifted cats and dogs from Earth. How can she maintain her identity and culture far from home, how can she share it with a bunch of cats and dogs, and what’s going on with a mysterious visitor and his hidden past?

Find out in Ursine Exchange Officer, the fourth book in the Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek series, following Labrador Lieutenant, Collie Commander, and Arctic Fox Android.

Pre-order today from Amazon Kindle! (Other ebook retailers coming soon.)

Skeleton Cat and the Massacre at Sundae Seven will be released on July 27, 2025. Do you like robots? Killer robots? Killer robots in an ice cream shoppe attacking college students? If so, this is the novella for you! It’s also my first collaboration with debut author Lane Lowd.

Pre-order today from Amazon (Kindle) and other ebook retailers!

My Space Hounds webcomic that was so popular on FurAfinity back around 2010 is being reimagined with all-new illustrations! The first three episodes will be released August 2025, just in time for WorldCon, with more coming soon after! Watch this space for updates and preorder links.

Arctic Fox Android: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek is a pair of short stories from about Lieutenant Fact from the Starship Initiative.

Join him as he faces time-traveling snakes and the biggest challenge of all: parenthood.

This is the third in the Chronicles series, after Collie Commander (November 2024).

Pre-order today from Amazon (Kindle) and other ebook retailers!

17 years ago, I wrote my first story about Maradia and the robots she built on Crossroads station. In the years that followed, I wrote many stories about her, some of which were published in Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and other magazines.

In my upcoming collection, Maradia’s Robot Emporium, you can find all these stories along with 10 brand new stories! This is my answer to Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, to Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, to D.A.R.Y.L., and so many other works of fiction that explored the limits of humanity through the lens of artificial life.

I hope you love reading this book, and I hope you come to love Maradia and her many robots as much as I do!

Available now from Kindle, Smashwords, and other ebook retailers!
Paperback available from Amazon.

Ready for even more more Tri-Galactic Trek adventures? You’re in luck! On January 2, 2025, Discovery of the Wanderlust was released! This is the second book in the Saga of the Wanderlust series, and the sequel to the novel, “Voyage of the Wanderlust.”

This is a fun adventure centering on T’lia Diaz as she struggles to figure out her place among the blended crew, and to distinguish between friend and foe… check it out! Order today from Kindle and other retailers!

I have another collection out on December 1, 2024! 44 fantasy stories, some whimsical and others with a touch of darkness…

This is the book I’ve worked on for the longest — there are stories in here that I started writing over 20 years ago, and stories that I finished this fall.

Order it for Kindle, Smashwords, or from other ebook stores!

Collie Commander: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek is a pair of short stories about Commander Bill Wilker from the Starship Initiative.

Join him as he meets an amazing alien race, gets caught between two alien factions, and attends a wedding!

This is the second in the Chronicles series, after Labrador Lieutenant (September 2024).

Order today! Amazon (Kindle), Smashwords, and other ebook retailers.

Animal Voices, Unicorn Whispers is a new collection of 19 short stories featuring many different animals in many different adventures.

Follow the family of an otter inventor, discover a disappearing-reappearing city of squirrels, watch a mad mouse scientist swap minds with an owl — and so much more!

Order today! Kindle, Smashwords, Apple Books, and more!

Labrador Lieutenant: Chronicles of Tri-Galactic Trek is a pair of short stories about Lt. Natalie Vonn, a security officer about the starship Initiative.

This short book is a perfect addendum to Tri-Galactic Trek, continuing the adventures through the eyes of a Labrador Lieutenant.

Read it today! Kindle, Smashwords, and more!

Paw Prints Beyond the Moon is a collection of short stories, all related to the Otters In Space universe in one way or another.

Order the ebook from Amazon (Kindle), Smashwords, and other ebook retailers.

Voyage of the Wanderlust was just released on May 1, 2024. This is the third book set in the Tri-Galactic Trek universe. Order today! Paperback, Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, and more!