Samuel 'Sailor' Doyle has transferred from Vice to Homicide in the Virginia State Police. He has a mistress, an alcohol problem, a prescription drug dependency, and a burgeoning self-loathing that alienates his wife and family.On Friday 3 July, the rookie investigator is assigned to a double homicide on a rural farm some 15 miles outside Richmond. One of the victims has been interred in a makeshift tomb, while the other is stuck half-in, half-out of a hope chest overflowing with ca...

Bioreactor: How to Make Your Own Gold presents a groundbreaking exploration into the intersection of microbiology, environmental remediation, and precious metal recovery. The book challenges conventional scientific skepticism by proposing a practical method for cultivating Cupriavidus metallidurans—a bacterium capable of transforming toxic heavy metal compounds into pure gold nanoparticles—and scaling the process into a viable industrial operation. Structured as both a scientific manual an...

Stanley is a sugarcane farmer in Englewood, Florida. He and other residents live around the ancient Indian Mounds in town and are afflicted by their presence. The town morally erodes and its townspeople succumb to disastrous indulgences. Stanley's friends and his son's (Chip) friends work together with local authorities to clean it up. The meaning and purpose of The Mounds are discovered by the town, the townspeople rally and restore wealth and power to those wrongfully plighted.

This speculative fiction novella explores economic challenges and daily life in rural Segno, a small town in East Texas, through the story of Sarah Parker. Living in the pine woods with her husband Jack, Sarah identifies an opportunity to generate income by preparing and selling meals using expiring food from local stores. As Sarah's business expands, she navigates the complexities of rural economics, balancing profitability, scalability, and sustainability. The story delves into the intri...

George mows pastures for a living in Livingston, Texas. He battles rain and a deranged ex-wife to be able to see his children as they grow up. In conversations with his son, Colton, George passes down secrets of anti-gravity and Freemasonry as it pertains to a strange but real place near Miami called the Coral Castle. Intertwining stories culminate with the mysterious destruction of condos in Miami in 2021. Speculative Fiction loosely based on people, places and events described within.

Nathan Flannery, is a crusty old man living in Wilson, Kansas on a nine thousand acre lake with a few hundred of his closest friends. He solved the logistics industry’s cost problem, a couple trillion dollar solution. This is the story of how he parlayed those gains into the making all the places old people aspire to call home. Hedge Funds are examined, dissected and faulted for not doing much to solve problems necessary to create gains.

Homesteaders across rural America, banished from their city jobs, disrupt the wealthy as they are slaughtered by the commercial real estate market massacre. Homesteaders augment the real estate into highly desirable city townships, complete with organic provisions, and show the once affluent how wealth is really made, exposing how unsustainable and misguided the wealthy had been living.

Millennials would rather be fired over defending something they believe as fair than to compromise on something they feel is not fair. It is the most peculiar thing, and I feel strangely guilty yet proud of them for it.

Farmstay is speculative fiction story about John and Karen Johnson who, approaching retirement age are put out to pasture from the corporate world, so they try their hand at a farmstay resort in Segno, Texas within Deep East Texas. Chicken eggs, rabbit, goat chops and cheese are distributed and sold through local convenience stores. Guests book stays to participate in life on a working farm. To please Karen, John commissions the construction of a town square. He leverages his success and v...

The impact of Artificial Intelligence depends on how it is developed, deployed, and if ever regulated. Finding a balance between reaping the benefits and addressing potential challenges is crucial for responsible AI development and use. But what if it goes all wrong and we fail to learn, shall we all end up the way of the Amish? Speculative Fiction about AI, Google dropping its “Don’t be Evil” motto and the FBI attempting to instill law and order over bias and cybercrimes.

Are you ready to break free from urban consumerism and build a life of independence and sustainability? Homestead Economics by Rob Scott is your ultimate guide to making homesteading financially viable, covering everything from land acquisition and infrastructure to food production, income streams, and risk management. Learn how to generate wealth through high-yield crops, livestock strategies, and barter-based economies while cutting costs and securing your future. This book dives deep in...

The ethical distribution of water, across the United States, from where there is too much to where there is too little, as examined, corrected and solutions implemented by largely Autistic Superheroes. The ethical treatment of Autistic people is examined in parallel by the author. Taking place a few years into the future and narrated throughout by an “X-files Agent come Fight Club” style voice. This book is written for all ages and designed to make the reader think. The subject matter is d...