It is my great joy to write those adventures as meets the heart of the terminally whimsical; to bring to life those satisfying, sense-defying worlds of mystery, of the time travelers and swashbucklers, the heroes and the monsters. To spin the tale that cracks a smile and delivers a genuine laugh, and to let the deepest darkness struggle into the spine, and to create those vibrant characters that will leave anyone wanting to know more about them -- there is no greater satisfaction. Perhaps some of these stories will do just that, for anyone willing, or daring, to read on.