The Adventures of Macho Caballo Part I - The Spirit of the Spring      In 1830s Mexico, a boy named Ramon visits a hot spring and finds he has a problem - whenever he is splashed with hot water, he turns into a girl!  Of course, in hot, dry air, any water you find should be cold.  Then where is all that hot water coming from?      (original fanfic with Ranma influence, Fantasy/Magical Realism)	Inspired by Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2	The Adventures of Macho Caballo Part II - In Search of the Sister      Ramon has discovered that he has an older sister, raised in northern Mexico by the Apache.      His plan to rescue her is complicated by enemies and friends who have their own reasons for coming along.      (Original fanfic with Ranma influence,  Fantasy/Magical Realism) (Chapters 15-39, incomplete.  Most recent update: Chapter 39: July, 2007)	(Best of Ranma 1/2 Fanfiction Awards, 3rd Place, April 2000, Chapter 35)
The Adventures of Macho Caballo Part III - Return to Eldorado (Under Construction)		El Caldero - The pressure cooker for the folks in Macho Caballo

• Completed Works: 

  Ashes - A Cinderella Story  Ranma's friend Hiroshi makes a wish. A Cinderella story with a fairy godmother (or wish-pig), a cruel step-mother, and frustrated love.   (Pure fanfiction. This is a Ranma universe tale with some Ah! My Goddess, etc.)

  Best of Ranma 1/2 Fanfiction Awards May 2001,  3rd Place - chap 4/5 Annual Award 2001  9th Place

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• and other tales:
• From the Black Fleet Ghost to the California Coast: 'YWSD' .  
  A novel of lovers thrown together and torn apart by forces beyond their control.

• Yes, I confess - I went and enlisted in the 2007 NaNoWriMo month of pain, and plan to do so again in the eventuality that 2008 does not find me destitute and unable to continue my writing efforts.  This year's efforts went to Volume 2 of Badningo.  I now have Volume 1: The October Club = 40,000 words in rough draft, while Volume 2: The Dragons of Wellvern boasts 56,000 in rough draft.  (whew) Now, all I have to do is finish Volume 3: Helloween, and Volume 4: A World Away and I'll be ready to revise and smooth it all together.  Sometime this century.  I hope.  

Favorite Sites:

• Lyn Daniel's Sketches and Watercolors  Lyn did the illustrations for LAdMC and has helped (more than she will modestly admit) keep the project going.  She has many pictures on her site, including some not included in the narrative.

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