A wet dog mid-shake, water flying, with the title "Why I Built the Wet Dog Reading Room" overlaid on the image

Why I Built the Wet Dog Reading Room (and What it Means for You)

I used to listen to everyone. Authors telling me to write to market. Readers asking why the sequel wasn’t out yet. Gurus insisting I needed better hooks, more content pillars, a stronger three-second opener. All of it contradictory. All of it loud. Somewhere in the noise, I stopped enjoying the thing I loved most: books. Holding them. Reading them. Writing them.

Then I read a quote that stopped me cold: comparison is the biggest thief of joy. I couldn’t shake it. So I asked myself what actually brings me joy, and I built something around the answer instead of around what everyone else said I should do.

It’s called the Wet Dog Reading Room, and the name goes back further than you’d think. This is the story of why I built it, what it means for readers who join, and why I’m giving my stories away free before anywhere else.

Moonfall Caravan: Choose Your Horse. Choose Your Fate.

I grew up absolutely obsessed with those old Choose Your Own Adventure books.

The fantasy ones. The sci-fi ones. The weird ones where you somehow died because you opened the wrong door on page 42. I had stacks of them scattered around my room as a kid, with folded page corners marking all the endings I hadn’t survived yet.

Honestly, they were probably my first real introduction to fantasy and sci-fi “novels,” if you can call them novels. They felt bigger than regular books to me because you got to participate in the disaster directly. You weren’t just reading about someone making terrible decisions. You were making the terrible decisions.

And somehow every choice felt incredibly serious when you were ten.

Do you climb into the alien cave?
Do you trust the wizard?
Do you touch the glowing crystal that is very obviously cursed?

Naturally: yes.

So I decided to write a small love letter (parody?) to those gloriously chaotic adventure books. This one has moon fragments, cursed horses, deeply questionable survival strategies, and at least one horse that has almost certainly committed multiple crimes.

Choose wisely.

Or at least choose entertainingly.

The Angel of Death Was Offered Half a Graham Cracker

Here’s a story born inside the Angels of Sojourn universe—a clean paranormal romance and urban fantasy mystery world where angels live within a strict hierarchy of ranks, rules, and consequences.

Aron is the Angel of Death, moving through the Shadows of Sojourn where most humans never notice anything has passed. He exists within a structured angel hierarchy, bound by order and distance, watching human life without ever truly being part of it.

Until a child in a hospital waiting room looks directly at him and offers half a graham cracker.

It’s a small thing. A human thing. And in a system built on rules and separation, it changes everything.

Keep reading for a guide to the angel hierarchy, ranks, and world structure behind Sojourn.

The Love Potion Debacle: A Witchy Romance Short Story

Here’s a fun story inspired by the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday.

Theo, the town’s grumpiest warlock, wakes up to absolute chaos—people serenading lampposts, cows forming heart shapes, and a baker proposing to a shoe. The culprit? A rogue love potion. And Lyra, his infuriatingly charming hedge witch rival, is at the center of it.

But Lyra swears she’s innocent (mostly). Midnight, her meddling cat, and Tempest, Theo’s anxious owl, aren’t helping. As Theo and Lyra race to fix the potion before the Council of Mages revokes his license, unexpected sparks fly.

Cleaning up this mess might take more than magic—it might take a little trust. And that’s the real disaster.

Beyond the Circuits: A Sci-Fi Romance Flash Fiction

Here’s a story that sprouted from a cozy night out with some spirited, titanium-tough fellow travelers!

When two old flames with a few more metal parts than they started with bump into each other years after high school, sparks fly in unexpected ways. Liam and Jess have the upgrades—cybernetic arms, enhanced eyes—but are still wrestling with old feelings buried beneath the metal. Dive into this sci-fi romance, where love proves it’s just as durable as the titanium holding them together!

A Funny Love Story: Marrying the Galaxy’s Defender

Sarah’s husband may save the galaxy on a daily basis, but he can’t seem to make it home for dinner. Between cosmic battles and forgotten errands, Sarah’s life is a mix of superhero chaos and reheated casseroles. But when her husband finally hangs up his cape for a night, they both discover that true heroism isn’t just about saving the world—it’s about showing up.