I'm an author (5 books) and writer of countless articles and a weekly blog at MaddenMischief.com. Partly writing is a therapy to get things off my chest that disturb me or impress me that I have to write about. In the PR firm I started when I left NBC, I'm forever "polishing" press releases, media pitches, PR proposals. "Dad, can you polish this, meaning can I make it more effective, engaging, inspiring. So I polish . . . and polish words, sentences, paragraphs, hence came my latest book WORDSHINE MAN about how to make writing inviting.

A young African-American soldier nearly meets his fate honoring his country in World War II and the Korean War. Suffering physical and psychological injury, he is finally, after decades able to recount the harrowing and traumatic events that took place during those years. The strength of his faith, and love for his family and country kept him alive to return home, get married and raise a family. The main character Sgt. David Henry had to fight the enemy in the field while fighting racism and prejudice from the U. S. armed forces and the American public.

"Everything Here Belongs to You succeeds beautifully at telling an intimate and deeply felt story of a troubled connection between two young women, set against a larger narrative of ideological conflict." -IndieReader (4.8 Starred Review) As Parul grows older, she becomes increasingly unhappy and resentful with her lot in life. Mohini struggles with their relationship as well, never sure whether to treat Parul as a sister or a servant. When Parul has a passionate, secret affair with Rahim, a radical Muslim, the careful order the Sens have maintained is thrown into chaos.

Madam Norma's spirit appears to her friend, Angel Ken. She asks him to write her memoir.

A ten-year-old murder, a government secret, a soul to be set free. Thomas, a well renowned medium who often helps out Scotland Yard, uses his unique abilities to visit the past. Ten years ago - Joe Williamson, is a prominent journalist with a national newspaper who meets up with an old friend, Stan (an MP in the house of commons), who has discovered a dangerous secret that could get him killed. He hands Joe an envelope. He turns to Joe for help. As Joe watches his friend get into his car and start the engine, a huge explosion erupts, killing Stan instantly.

Sixteen-year-old Lilly-Anne is not supposed to ask about her parents. An outsider to her peers, she lives a quiet life with her Uncle Bill and his wife, Lynne. Hoping for a fresh start at a new college, little does she know that her future lies beyond Earth, and Lilly soon finds herself thrown into a completely different world, or rather, many worlds, all ruled by Fate, an omniscient power who predetermines human life. Attempting to understand the otherworlds, Lilly tiptoes the line of lawbreaking, seeking answers to her heritage.

It’s been 45 years since the end of the Zurvan reign. The Earth is a peaceful planet where solar panels cover the deserts and green pastures feed communities who have phased out currency in place of a local trade system. Michael and Melody are benevolent Sararan leaders who have assembled a democratically elected council in Geneva to regulate the less populated world, but a darkness grows in the west. Letters from Native American tribes find their way to the council describing a disturbing resonance near Shaktis sunken palace.

The two girls sat in the back of the car as it rattled through the darkness. Their driver was a stranger, and their destination was currently unknown to them. In November 1979, Ailbe and Maire disappear from their rural village in Ireland, never to return. Pregnant out of wedlock, they are now outcasts from society. Believing they will at least have each other, the girls are devastated when Ailbe is dumped at the gates of a place known only as ‘Bessborough’, whilst Maire is forced to continue on to Dublin, to be cared for by the relatives of her married lover.

Adam is a middle-aged, religious, widower who lives with non-binary young adults and finds himself in a society he simply does not understand. When differences between East and West transcend into a vicious world war, in which only Adam’s generation are willing to fight, Adam encounters the brutality of nuclear annihilation only to be transported a thousand years into the future. In a world of breath-taking natural beauty and untold dangers, Adam discovers the future is a terrifying world of discipline and work, where fun does not exist.

Home braids the history of a New England house and town with teachings of motherhood, loss, and tradition—plus a little romance and humor along the way. In childhood, M.G. adores her old family house as if it were a guardian with heart and soul. After her mother dies, her father soon remarries and sends her and her brothers, one at a time, off to live with older siblings. M.G. buries her affection for that home, along with the family divisions and pain of her mother's departure.