What I Write
and what I've written
Things I Wrote that Actually Got Published
- Poesy, a clever scientific parody of Robert Burn's "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose", printed in Science News March 1, 1997, Volume 151, No. 9
- Rumpelstiltskin Does Cold Fusion, one of four scientific fairy tales I wrote in college, printed in The Leading Edge March 2000, Issue 39
- A Saucepan Under Observation Never Reaches a Phase Transition the first of a series of articles entitled Commonly Held but Seldom Tested Beliefs reprinted from The Journal of Extraneous Scientific Topics in The Journal of Irreproducible Results March 2005, Volume 49, No. 2
Things I wrote that I Published Myself
- The Journal of Extraneous Scientific Topics (JEST) A science humor magazine printed bi-monthly from June 1993 to November 1996. Back issues still available on request. Click here for sample articles, cartoons, and poems from JEST.
- Memories of Jan Marie Peterson Barnhurst A life history, a compilation of collected memories from friends, neighbors, and relatives, and a record of the passing of Jan Barnhurst, my friend who died of cancer in September 2006. Three hardbound copies were made and given to immediate family members, and several more copies were distributed on CD-ROM.
Newsletters I Have Edited
- The Garden Post Utah State University Community Garden Newsletter
- Neighborhood Notes West Stadium Villa's Resident Association Newsletter
- Fay Galloway PTA News 2003-present
Things I Wrote that got REJECTED
- The Curse and the Clover rejected by The Leading Edge
- The Courtship of the Fool Knight rejected by Cricket Magazine
Hey, at least I'm trying!
Last But Not Least, My Books
- Earthcrosser a middle grade science fiction novel about a boy living in a post-apocalyptic world who discovers an abandoned missile silo.
- Society of Peregrines Book 1: Forces of Fiction (working title). I am planning to do a full re-write once Earthcrosser is finished. For more information, visit The Society of Peregrines.
- Champion of the Seventh Age the final installment of a seven book epic fantasy series. Yes, for my next trick, I will write a seven book fantasy epic backwards, last book written first and first book written last. Champion is fully planned out and 3/4 written.
- Artificial Flowers a historical fiction piece about a young teenage girl living in Hollywood during the World War II era. Currently in research and development.
- Cracked Wheat for the Latter-Day-Saint Soul a collection of humorous anecdotes garnered during my many years of church service. I'll submit this one to Deseret Book when I've collected enough stories.