I'm a fiction writer, travel writer, columnist, magazine features writer, web contributor and playwright. I also take photos to accompany stories and for fun, I'm a part time university instructor and I manage the Osprey Arts Centre and the Shelburne County Arts Council. I'm a member of Writers in the Schools, the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia, the Travel Media Association of Canada and the Canadian Freelance Union. Check out the details inside...
My latest book is now available !
Monsters of Suburbia is a novel for teens, but adults will enjoy it as well.
Synopsis - Everywhere Ray turns, he finds monsters in suburbia – bullies at his new school, a disfigured stranger in the park, a teenage witch named Theda. When Ray finds himself trapped with the bullies and the witch, he has to call on his know-how as a kid from the country to survive…and try to save the others.
Amazon.com Review:
"I loved it. So real and yet inventive, with characters that are engaging and interesting. I couldn't wait to read what happened next, and really care about the characters and their situations."
Another Amazon.com Review about a 2-chapter excerpt:
"In this excerpt there is a line of narrative I like very much - "if you're good with words, don't stay quiet..." - and that is what I would like to say its author. This excerpt shows real
promise and I can only imagine how good the rest of the story is. It hooked my attention."
Amazon Customer Review:
YA readers will devour this story, the alienation of both adolescence and moving from two places of stark contrast as well as the bullying, name calling. The author doesn't hold back either. The portrayal of the bullies are very modern and realistic.
Buy as an Ebook or as a paperback now at Amazon
If you'd like to buy a signed copy, purchase using the "Buy Now" link below, and I'll sign and mail a copy to you.
Synopsis - Everywhere Ray turns, he finds monsters in suburbia – bullies at his new school, a disfigured stranger in the park, a teenage witch named Theda. When Ray finds himself trapped with the bullies and the witch, he has to call on his know-how as a kid from the country to survive…and try to save the others.
Amazon.com Review:
"I loved it. So real and yet inventive, with characters that are engaging and interesting. I couldn't wait to read what happened next, and really care about the characters and their situations."
Another Amazon.com Review about a 2-chapter excerpt:
"In this excerpt there is a line of narrative I like very much - "if you're good with words, don't stay quiet..." - and that is what I would like to say its author. This excerpt shows real
promise and I can only imagine how good the rest of the story is. It hooked my attention."
Amazon Customer Review:
YA readers will devour this story, the alienation of both adolescence and moving from two places of stark contrast as well as the bullying, name calling. The author doesn't hold back either. The portrayal of the bullies are very modern and realistic.
Buy as an Ebook or as a paperback now at Amazon
If you'd like to buy a signed copy, purchase using the "Buy Now" link below, and I'll sign and mail a copy to you.
AND... buy my latest collection of short fiction...
Longlisted for the 2012 ReLit Awards
Holidays: Stories by Darcy Rhyno
Crystal clear characters, compelling storytelling and rich detail – these are the hallmarks of Darcy Rhyno’s short stories. In this themed collection, he explores holidays – official and invented – as times when desires, motivations and relationships come into sharp focus. In language at times graceful and playful, in narratives both poignant and dark, he offers up an arc of vividly told stories that will captivate.
