Mark Twain had “telegraphy,” and my character Sophia MacGregor has telepathy using Humanish, CatScreech, and RavenSpeak.

Communication used by those traveling the Maritime Underground Railroad.

Wahoo the Raven is a very smart bird, as seen from all his inventions.

Today. lets listen to Chaper 14 of Mission 1: All in a Day's Work. Narrated by Elizabeth Klett.

In this reading from "Chapter 8, Through the Locks," two enslaved children are fleeing slavery through the Great Dismal Swamp.

Excerpt from Chapter 34, of Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors.

The left bank hosted almost impenetrable canebrake and tall bamboo, while the right bank was more open, with large timber.

Jeb and Liza are fugitive enslaved kids who have time traveled to New York City from 1834 to 2022.

Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp | Middle-Grade Fiction |Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors Historical Fiction and Time Travel

In this blog, I investigate the intrigue sailing on the Dismal Swamp Canal.

The children of Ezekiel Stewart are about to meet their new mother on the Veranda of Oak Grove Plantation in 1834. They have their doubts.

New chapters set in 1834 show Jeb’s and Liza’s life as enslaved pre-teens.

Sneak Preview, Chapter 1. Apartment 4B, Part 2

Excerpt | Preview of Chapter 1 of Mission 1: Unexpected Visitors, Part 1

In 1834, Jeb and Liza tried to escape slavery on the Maritime Underground Railroad from North Carolina but arrived in NYC in 2022.

Why magical realism is a centerpiece of Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers.

Everyday life settings employing magical realism add depth to the event when they seen normal.

Meet the characters of Mission 1: All in a Day's Work.

Enjoy this excerpt from Mission 1: All in a Day's Work, from the Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series.

Excerpt from the audiobook Mission 1: All in a Day's Work is read by Elizabeth Klett.