Author Archives: David William Pearce

A mashup of fantasy and western in 7 parts. Amos Bryant slowed as he approached the storefront of the Fenton Cattle Company. Two men stood on either side of the door, neither particularly welcoming. He stood at the steps leading to the short porch and the two men, his hat in his hands. “What doContinue reading “The Tower, Part 2”

As a diversion from the decidedly bad news we’re hearing lately, and as a way to add something fun, I’m going to offer a novella here to read. It’s a mashup of genres, which I thought would be interesting: What if a tower from Middle Earth survived into the age of the American west? Enjoy.Continue reading “The Tower, Part 1”

Is your main character a good guy or a bad guy or somewhere inbetween? Or are they simply trying to cope with what the world throws at them? I am working on the 6th Monk Buttman book. I’ve seen him and his family and friends through a number of trying circumstances. As a writer, that’sContinue reading “Good Guy, Bad Guy?”

This is the last vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God, A Monk Buttman Mystery. I pulled into the driveway of Farrell and Rebekah’s home, a doublewide modular house they were renting from Farrell’s parents. The grass was trimmed and the flowers along the entrance were still in bloom. I parkedContinue reading “Rebekah, Take 2”

Monk and Joanie, a woman he was once in love with, discussing his upcoming trip to Virginia. This is a vignette to support the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God. “You’re going where?” Joanie asked. I knew she heard me the first time, but I repeated: “Virginia.” “Virginia? I thought you’d rather beContinue reading “Joanie, Take 2”

This is the 10th vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God. Astral was Monk’s first wife. She called herself Lilith. Monk was known as Will. They lived in Virginia. At this point their marriage has fallen apart. The stars were out, a rare cloudless night. The fight had ended and IContinue reading “Astral”

This is the 9th vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God, A Monk Buttman Mystery. In it are characters from the book, and is meant to add a little backstory to it. Chester Jenkins called me over. His son Farrell, and my daughter Rebekah, were engaged and soon to be married.Continue reading “Chess Jenkins”

This is the 8th vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God, the new Monk Buttman Mystery. In this one, Monk visits his friend, Duane. Unfortunately, Monk, then known as William, is not on good terms with Duane’s wife, Leslie. I very cautiously knocked, well aware that Duane’s wife, Leslie, would notContinue reading “Duane and His Boat”

This is the 7th vignette for book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God, which was released 1/9/20 by Black Rose Writing. Moses is Monk’s father and one of the founders of the commune on which Monk grew up. Monk and Moses have a somewhat contentious relationship. As a creature of habit, those habits betrayedContinue reading “Moses”

This is the 6th vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God. In this one, Monk, then known as William, is forced by his mother ,Rebekah, and his wife, Astral, to speak with Pastor Davis about his rapidly deteriorating home life. The church was quiet. It was a Thursday and I hadContinue reading “Pastor Davis”