Pileated Press: 11 books

Judgment Day for a war-mongering statesman. Will the once mighty ruler eternally serve the Prince of Darkness? All lives on earth come to an end, but some are ended prematurely by the ruthless and the greedy who start wars to secure their power and fortune. All people experience embarrassment,...

For Anyone Who’s Suffered Through a Women’s Studies Course

A Renaissance Dog challenges the replacement of socialization with medication. As a teacher, Regal Beagle employs a pedagogy of classical methods shaped around normative canine development. He incorporates the adage that “pups will be pups” even as he guides his students from their innocent...

Cassidy O’Callaghan is an intelligent, resourceful eleven-year-old whose father was killed in one of our many wars when she was less than a year old. She most wants a beagle and a father, but her mother won’t allow her to have a dog, and her mother isn’t interested in remarrying. So Cassidy...

A mid-1990s novel of ideas. The rich philanthropist Ted Arbit is a darling of the media for generously supporting some of its most cherished causes. But secretly, Ted despises the media for promoting values and priorities that he believes are responsible for the demise of his son and the loss...

In court, they swear on a stack of bills. The Maneuverist religion teaches that lying is wrong if you’re unconvincing, and stealing is sinful if you’re the victim. To enforce those standards on their membership, they maintain ecclesiastical courts which try those who break either of their...

In a society controlled by pedamors, the foot is exalted above the hand. Combining such nonsensical beliefs with equally repugnant practices, pedamors alienate and disgust the rest of the society they control. But their control is total, and under the guise of prohibiting insensitivity, they actually...

Most college kids hit the books and get good grades, or hit on the girls and have a good time. And some are lucky enough to combine those successes. However, an unfortunate few score neither. And that’s Jerry Whimpby. Despite above average intelligence, Jerry’s mired in college debt while...

Single poems and series - most are structured with meter and rhyme.

Rhymed and metered poetry with a mixed-genre introduction.

Torture Rots the Soul of the Torturer Greg Carbaugh lives in a society at war against dislightenors—those who attack their enemies with chemical and biological weapons. Like all people in his society, Greg fears and opposes those attacks. But unlike others, Greg blames those attacks on the...