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Author has written 49 stories for Young Adult, Friendship, Nature, Fable, Biography, Life, War, Religion, Supernatural, Fantasy, Humor, General, Mystery, Horror, Mythology, Sci-Fi, Humor, and Fantasy. I have been avidly writing since I was thirteen. My first two novels, which originally appeared on this site, are now published. Go to Amazon.com, search "Halloween Romance" and purchase from The Revolving Library - 8 plus shipping - to get a SIGNED COPY. Drafted in 2003—and first posted on this site and extremely popular before I had to delete it when I signed my contract— "Halloween Romance" is about two college students who have just started dating. Selene is nervous that her new boyfriend will discover she’s a werewolf. Ferdinand is terrified his new girlfriend will realize he was turned into a vampire last summer and is adjusting badly. A comedy of secrets and a romance of accepting what makes us different, it is the first volume in the twelve-book Legends of Laconia, USA fantasy series. NEW! "Bite Me", the sequel, is now available for purchase in eBook form from the Eternal Press website and in print form on Amazon.com. For more information, visit http://sites.google.com/site/legendsoflaconiausa/ NOTICE: My professional published self, Donaya Haymond, now has a Facebook fan page! Check it out! New people, here is a list of the Laconia stories in order, along with which characters they are principally about. 1. Halloween Romance (deleted) - Ferdinand and Selene 2. Bite Me (deleted)- Ferdinand, Selene, Dianne, Nat, and Matthew 3. Waking Echoes - Taylor and Derrick (in his previous life, when he was known as Riq) 4. Humans and Demons and Elves, Oh My! - Edofine, Lira, Kryvek (Edofine's cousin), and Krith 5. Dad and I Are Sort of Human - Dianne, Ferdinand, Nat, Edofine, Lira, Demetrius 6. The Raw Ghosts of Thailand - Ferdinand, Nat, Taylor, Rivki (born), and Sally (minor but first introduced here) 7. The Fantasy Coup - Everybody previously mentioned, as well as new children Amaranth and Opal Jangoral, Sandi (daughter of Dianne), and Puffin (adopted son of Edofine). 8. Puffin: Private Elf Investigator - Puffin, Sandi, Ladamus, and Whyllit. 9. The Enigma Person - Charity, Puffin, Sandi, Taran, and Kris. 10. Where is Derrick Jangoral? - The Jangoral family, Nat, Jai Narai 11. Awfully Square for a Vampire - Rivki, Ferdinand, Val, Sally, Nat, Krith, Ikh 12. I Come, Greymalkin (Is the last of the series proper. I am considering writing a book about Pisces Jangoral to raise money for saving the environment and the oceans in particular. But first I want to do something TOTALLY different but hopefully just as awesome.) - Everyone, living and dead, but especially Rivki, Val, Myra, Sally, Felix Jangoral, and Nat. Oh, and vote in my polls, please! | |||||||||
1. Seasons Four Open the Door » reviewsA heady potion of demigods, comedy, steampunk, cyberpunk, urban fantasy, weird stuff happening all over the world, and wordplay. Will update frequently. My first novel after my Laconia series, the first two of which are professionally published.Mythology - Fiction Rated: M - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 6 - Words: 23,809 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 11-17-09 - Published: 7-22-072. I Come, Greymalkin » reviewsThe last book in the Laconia series - the first two volumes are for sale. Laconia is a town full of Magics long after the Fantasy Coup in which they went public. None had heard of the Greymalkin, nor of one named Myra - now their only hope.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 27 - Words: 79,963 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 10-7-09 - Published: 7-14-083. Flute Man reviewsUnlikely comfort in double grief: a tribute to the short stories of Neil Gaiman and to the little gods of this oddly wonderful world we humans have made.Complete - Mythology - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,800 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 8-15-08 - Published: 8-15-084. The Enigma Person » reviewsThis Elf can no longer live among her people, because her overcharged empathetic power causes the other Elves too much psychic pain. She joins the human world and meets Kristophe, who needs her help. Fortunately, her new mother is a detective.Complete - Young Adult - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Fantasy - Chapters: 17 - Words: 33,398 - Reviews: 23 - Updated: 7-11-08 - Published: 6-13-075. Awfully Square for a Vampire » reviewsI'm forty eight but look sixteen, am HIV positive, work as a tour guide for my magic intensive hometown, and am very active in my church. I'm coming of age when I'm not completely alive. The eleventh book in a series - you can read it alone but beware.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 16 - Words: 38,964 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 6-27-08 - Published: 3-6-076. Harvestmen reviewsShe is the guardian of the creepy-crawlies - monster or goddess?Complete - Horror - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 938 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-8-08 - Published: 6-8-087. Your Deadly Sin reviewsMost people can relate to seeing someone they love follow an increasingly self-destructive course. This poem is dedicated both to the fallers and to those who try to catch them.Complete - Friendship - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 173 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 3-18-08 - Published: 3-18-088. On Charges of DWAThe bouncer's having a rough night. In tribute to some of the most darling quirky people I've known.Complete - Humor - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 316 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 3-13-08 - Published: 3-13-089. The Place Where the Socks Go reviewsHave you ever wondered where the other sock goes? The people of Monsoon want to know where these odd objects are coming from.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 94 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 1-23-08 - Published: 1-23-0810. The Rabid Italic Squirrels reviewsA satire about interviewing a deathmetal band. I'm an Alternative Rock gal.Complete - Humor - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 252 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 1-23-08 - Published: 1-23-0811. A Poem About Hating Poetry reviewsThis was written for a Creative Writing exam, and I like how it turned out.Complete - Humor - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 47 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 1-23-08 - Published: 1-23-0812. The Unselfish Alchemists reviewsThe Jangoral family, chronicled in many other stories and books, have always done great things for both human and animal kind. Will Helena and her daughters surpass their forebears?Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 462 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 1-23-08 - Published: 1-23-0813. My Life as an Octopus reviewsHumans have known for quite a while now that octopi are the most intelligent of invertebrates. One scientist, a Nobel Prize winner, wanted to know how much. He says I've surpassed his wildest dreams. This may or may not continue.Sci-Fi - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 305 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 1-23-08 - Published: 1-23-0814. Where is Derrick Jangoral? » reviewsOf the Jangorals, Opal can control snakes, Amaranth can control birds, and Taylor is psychic. Derrick is the most powerful, so how and why did he get kidnapped? Joining their hunt are a friendly vampire, Nat, and a creature from Thai myth, Jai Narai.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 12 - Words: 26,096 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 1-6-08 - Published: 8-8-0715. The Unceremonious Dunking of Pisces Jangoral reviewsDerrick Jangoral chronicled in story and song for his animalcharming ways, but as the generations go on, the inherited powers become more and more specific. His grandson can only control fish, plus a few secondary talents. What good is that?Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,649 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 1-1-08 - Published: 1-1-0816. The Homeless Lady reviewsA homeless person's home might just be somewhere else. And a lady to you might be a Lady to someone else. Inspired by a dream, and a commentary on stereotypes.Complete - Fable - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,001 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 9-23-07 - Published: 9-23-0717. Mr Narai reviewsHe wanted a Thai tutor, and he wanted to meet Thai supernatural beings. Little did he know that this sweet little professor was both. Inspired by my halfThai heritage.Complete - Mythology - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,097 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 7-12-07 - Published: 7-12-0718. Never Doubt Again reviewsA plea.Complete - Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 382 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-25-07 - Published: 6-25-0719. Send the Guardians reviewsA prayer for some people I love. You may know others like them.Friendship - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 6-25-07 - Published: 6-25-0720. Summer's TimeA celebration.Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 149 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-25-07 - Published: 6-25-0721. Stray Friend reviewsA poem about love, forgiveness, and acceptance.Complete - Religion - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 211 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-25-07 - Published: 6-25-0722. Songs of Friendship »Celebrating, honoring, uplifting, and just in general writing about my friends.Friendship - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 1,240 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 6-25-07 - Published: 6-25-0723. Puffin: Private Elf Investigator » reviewsPuffin's opera opens in Baltimore, but he wants to fight crime, too. His new wife, Sandi, is a forensic pathologist and parttime wolf. The first Elf professor at John Hopkins is dead. Could a medical discovery and something like the KKK be involved?Complete - Mystery - Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 26,521 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 5-11-07 - Published: 1-21-0724. Possible Side Effects of Medication reviewsA short little tale, appropriate for repeating during a sleepover, a campout, or Halloween party. Inspired by spring allergies. Kind of gruesome in a nonviolent way.Complete - Horror - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 313 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 4-1-07 - Published: 4-1-0725. The Caramel Factor reviewsThis actually is more magical realism than fantasy. It looks like it's just a woman making cookies with Skittles and daydreaming, but it's actually a meditation on how real dreams are, and how we can learn from them. Inspired by a true story.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,165 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 2-14-07 - Published: 2-14-0726. The Fantasy Coup » reviewsThree families, the Jangorals, the AnghelSpirallis, and the Fletchers are trying to raise their not quite human children as best they can. But when the humans are flooded by Elf refugees, politics mixes with magic, and life becomes more perilous.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 12 - Words: 32,951 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 1-19-07 - Published: 12-4-0627. The Raw Ghosts of Thailand » reviewsThe Thai word for vampire means raw ghost. Ferdinand is feeling pretty raw right now on his vacation with his friend and psychiatrist, who is hiding something. Also, someone thinks vamps are the cure to AIDS, and is looking for them.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 12 - Words: 23,989 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 12-1-06 - Published: 11-4-0628. REM On the Way to the Opera reviewsMy first night at the opera, when I was sixteen.Complete - General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 259 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-12-06 - Published: 11-12-0629. Death to Pets R Us reviewsThe owner of our favorite magical pet store hates, hates, HATES chain stores. So he takes some measures when one opens in his hometown, and it's quite a sight.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,274 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-8-06 - Published: 11-8-0630. In Each Other's Heads reviewsWhat's a man who remembers a previous life in another world and can talk to animals and has a fiancee thousands of miles away to DO?Humor - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,017 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 11-5-06 - Published: 11-5-0631. The Bipolar Blues » reviewsBipolar disorder, also called manic depression - here's how it feels from the inside.Life - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 35 - Words: 7,071 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 11-4-06 - Published: 11-18-0532. Dad and I Are Sort of Human » reviewsDianne Anghel tries being a superhero for money to go to grad school, despite a gang out to capture her, a clinically depressed vampire for a father, and confusion about where her life is leading.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 16 - Words: 39,627 - Reviews: 47 - Updated: 11-4-06 - Published: 8-26-0633. Anxiously Engaged In a Good Cause reviewsDerrick Jangoral, star of many tales as a person who can control animals, student, missionary, and Mormon Bohemian, is getting married! Taylor Calvin is possibly the only girl as oddly talented as he is. More a sliceoflife than actual plot.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,957 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 10-26-06 - Published: 10-26-0634. Working Girl, Working GirlComparing myself to bees and spiders - all working hard.Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 185 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 9-29-06 - Published: 9-29-0635. Humans and Demons and Elves, Oh My! » reviewsThree humans, two Elves, one Archaedemon, and one halfElf halfEudemon, all friends in one apartment building.Complete - Fantasy - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 17 - Words: 41,114 - Reviews: 41 - Updated: 8-18-06 - Published: 6-7-0636. Dressing Up as Human reviewsOur favorite goodguy vampires celebrate Halloween.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,871 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 8-7-06 - Published: 8-7-0637. Waking Echoes » reviewsTaylor Calvin, dedicated student, feels like the world will end if she messes up on her next test. Perhaps this is because, as Tylianvornika, she messed up on a test and the world DID end. But she doesn't remember this, at least until now...Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Fantasy - Chapters: 20 - Words: 51,495 - Reviews: 65 - Updated: 5-31-06 - Published: 11-20-0538. The Vampire Veteran reviewsA vampire tells his story of fighting in the Vietnam War.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,868 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-25-06 - Published: 3-25-0639. Intellectualism for Dullards reviewsDerrick Jangoral knew Laconia College would be a new experience, but he didn't expect a mystical obstacle course and a quest for selfknowledge just to get to class.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,945 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 2-11-06 - Published: 2-11-0640. Junglelaughter's Pet Pavillion reviewsA pet store of a different kind.Complete - Supernatural - Fiction Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,133 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 1-12-06 - Published: 1-12-0641. Lost to Time and Distance » reviewsA series of poems in non-chronological order. It's great living in lots of places, but one loses too many friends along the way.Friendship - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 764 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 11-18-05 - Published: 7-13-0542. Words of Faith » reviewsA collection of religious verse and all centered on Christ.Complete - Religion - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 5 - Words: 1,597 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 7-18-05 - Published: 7-18-0543. Two Girls reviewsThe worst of it was that they would have been friends.War - Fiction Rated: K - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 113 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 3-8-05 - Published: 3-8-0544. Contrasts reviewsA sort of antidote to some of the angsty works on this site some of which I've contributed myself. My thougts upon awakening after a teary night to a beautiful morning.Complete - Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 10-8-04 - Published: 10-8-0445. Nationality Identity reviewsWe've all had an identity problem sometime in our lives, though for an expatriate, such problems are aggravated. This is my attempt to try to decide what is my home country, and explain my situation and why I'm having such a hard time figuring this out.Biography - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,384 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-30-04 - Published: 4-30-0446. Insect Femme Fatale reviewsOnce upon a time, I had to write a fable involving a trickster character and a moral for English class. A mixture of The Far Side and Monty Python influenced me in this, and the teacher ended up highly amused. Mild PG, rated for mantis cannibalism.Fable - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 626 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 3-25-04 - Published: 3-25-0447. Swim with the Stars reviewsMy science class is currently doing astronomy, and I wrote this as an extra credit assignment. The teacher liked it so much that I decided to post it. Free verse. Opinions are appreciated.Nature - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,199 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 2-21-04 - Published: 2-21-0448. In Memory of You reviewsA poem of gratitude, written originally for my friends, but extending to my wonderful parents and many others as well.Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,237 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 2-20-04 - Published: 2-20-0449. We Need to Talk reviewsDuring a period of time when I was seeing my counselor a great deal, I wrote this and read it to her, trying to express my feelings at the time. She said that others might find it meaningful. Please review and tell me if she was right.Young Adult - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 680 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 2-3-04 - Published: 2-3-04
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