A loose one-hundred dollar bill causes two men--one black and one white--to explore their own characters.

LENORE BROOKS is an African-American woman in her early forties who visits the Old Town Oakland farmers’ market on Friday... More > afternoons. Though she is married to JAMEY LAMONTE, who is a very successful realtor, she finds herself drawn to MANGROVE WINGFEATHER, who she has noticed at the market for several weeks. Lenore dabbles at painting and Mangrove sets up exhibits at the Oakland museum. After Jamey invades Lenore's "artistic space," Lenore leaves home and accepts Mangrove’s invitation to accompany him to the Painted Desert on a business trip. Overshadowed by a full solar eclipse, their travels bring to light a shocking secret that pulls Lenore in many revealing directions.
PAINTED DESERTS will appeal to the audiences of THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho; ILLUSIONS by Richard Bach; and THE CELESTINE PROPHECY by James Redfield. < Less

El niño, Demonstration, Cross Country, What If The Indians?, Sleep Away, Flip Turn, and Music for the Dream make up this... More > collection of seven short stories. In them you will meet Nash and Joana, who are considering having a child; Charm Palmé, an aspiring journalist who wants to show a positive side of Oakland, California; Merina Jordan, who gets caught up in double romantic intrigue on her way from New York City to Los Angeles; Alura, who speaks up for the first time in her high-school history class; Glori, an adolescent who is coming of age; Blessine and Brick who are tempted to buy a houseboat and "simplify" their lives; and Naniki, who lives on a hidden island in danger of being discovered. These characters stand ready to escort you through worlds of desire, nostalgia, and future possibilities. < Less

They say: "Write about what you know." I know about growing up in New York City, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in the Jacob Riis housing projects.

What if you remembered being born?
Imagine your awakening...
Tanner Blue is an African-American woman named after the black... More > painter, Henry Tanner. Her memory of being born inspires Tanner Blue to explore her own potential as an artist. Nurtured by her father and discouraged by her mother, Tanner Blue resorts to the artist’s weapon of choice—imagination—in order to pursue her dream. Destiny leads Tanner Blue to a magical world that tests her creative abilities and alters her relationship to reality forever.

Tanner Blue is set on the dreamy North Coast of California and in the enticing territory of Blackton. This novel embodies universal themes of duty, alienation, and self-fulfillment. In the traditions of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Richard Bach's Illusions, the lessons in Tanner Blue are familiar yet profound.
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What if you remembered being born Imagine your awakening... Tanner Blue is an African-American woman named after the black... More > painter, Henry Tanner. Her memory of being born inspires Tanner Blue to explore her own potential as an artist. Nurtured by her father and discouraged by her mother, Tanner Blue resorts to the artist's weapon of choice-imagination-in order to pursue her dream. Destiny leads Tanner Blue to a magical world that tests her creative abilities and alters her relationship to reality forever. Tanner Blue is set on the dreamy North Coast of California and in the enticing territory of Blackton. This novel embodies universal themes of duty, alienation, and self-fulfillment. In the traditions of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Richard Bach's Illusions, the lessons in Tanner Blue are familiar yet profound. < Less

El niño, Demonstration, Cross Country, What If The Indians?, Sleep Away, Flip Turn, and Music for the Dream make up this... More > collection of seven short stories. In them you will meet Nash and Joana, who are considering having a child; Charm Palmé, an aspiring journalist who wants to show a positive side of Oakland, California; Merina Jordan, who gets caught up in double romantic intrigue on her way from New York City to Los Angeles; Alura, who speaks up for the first time in her high-school history class; Glori, an adolescent who is coming of age; Blessine and Brick who are tempted to buy a houseboat and "simplify" their lives; and Naniki, who lives on a hidden island in danger of being discovered. These characters stand ready to escort you through worlds of desire, nostalgia, and future possibilities. < Less

LENORE BROOKS is an African-American woman in her early forties who visits the Old Town Oakland farmers’ market on Friday... More > afternoons. Though she is married to JAMEY LAMONTE, who is a very successful realtor, she finds herself drawn to MANGROVE WINGFEATHER, who she has noticed at the market for several weeks. Lenore dabbles at painting and Mangrove sets up exhibits at the Oakland museum. After Jamey invades Lenore's "artistic space," Lenore leaves home and accepts Mangrove’s invitation to accompany him to the Painted Desert on a business trip. Overshadowed by a full solar eclipse, their travels bring to light a shocking secret that pulls Lenore in many revealing directions.
PAINTED DESERTS will appeal to the audiences of THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho; ILLUSIONS by Richard Bach; and THE CELESTINE PROPHECY by James Redfield. < Less

They say: "Write about what you know." I know about growing up in New York City, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in the Jacob Riis housing projects.

What if you remembered being born?
Imagine your awakening...
Tanner Blue is an African-American woman named after the black... More > painter, Henry Tanner. Her memory of being born inspires Tanner Blue to explore her own potential as an artist. Nurtured by her father and discouraged by her mother, Tanner Blue resorts to the artist’s weapon of choice—imagination—in order to pursue her dream. Destiny leads Tanner Blue to a magical world that tests her creative abilities and alters her relationship to reality forever.

Tanner Blue is set on the dreamy North Coast of California and in the enticing territory of Blackton. This novel embodies universal themes of duty, alienation, and self-fulfillment. In the traditions of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Richard Bach's Illusions, the lessons in Tanner Blue are familiar yet profound.
Preview Tanner Blue. < Less