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A contemporary fable that speaks to the heart of the American crisis, told through the “Goose Diary” letters of retired air force fighter pilot Grant Woodford, grieving the death of his daughter in a school shooting while he served in Afghanistan. How the V Is Formed addresses timely critical issues facing America today, while exploring timeless themes of life and death, grief and healing, love and friendship, forgiveness and redemption; offering a powerful message of civility and compassion to a nation reeling from gun violence and divided by partisan politics.

When former fighter pilot Paul Allison is hired by start-up airline AST, he expects to fly with the same professionals as he did in the military. But things are not the same at AST. Some captains are good, others not. One day, he is paired with Captain Donald Kallstadt on a trip with the promise of easy flying and pleasant layovers.

Set in 2029—after a stolen election and a bloody civil war, after President-for-life Trump's death, America has become a hellscape of marauding gangs, militias, warlords, the resistance, the One State Army, and the dreaded Stapos—the State Secret Police. In the midst of this nightmare, retired Air Force pilot Grant Woodford is on a mission to free his wife Elizabeth from the impregnable Richmond SuperMax Penitentiary and bring her home. LOST REPUBLIC is a caumessage from an apocalyptic future, warning us of the impending demise of our republic and the only way we can prevent it.

With intelligence and pause-resisting suspense, this is the story of two lives that intersect on the internet: Paul Allison, an airline pilot and single parent of a spirited daughter on the cusp of womanhood, and Patricia O'Neal, a talented and beautiful artist in search of true love. A unique and erotic romance, an unforgettable love story.

In the literary tradition of Charlotte’s Web, this is the heartwarming story of Emmy Windsong, a precocious gosling born on a farm pond in the shadow of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, experiencing nature at its magical best, exploring timeless themes of love and friendship, life and death, and grieving and healing. For listeners eight and up.