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December 28, 2008 
Well, as the old year draws to a close, I have been very blessed by some lovely people with respect to Mahape a ale Wala'au. Most recently, the very kind Jesse Wave has given Mahape a great review and five out of five strs. You can read Jesse's full review right HERE.

As if that were not enough, Book Utopia Mom has not only chosen Mahape as her Favorite Short Story of 2008, but also as her Favorite Erotic Story of 2008 and as her top pick in Uniquely Pleasurable's Year-end roundup.

But wait! It gets even better. The amazing writer Ann Somerville also rated Mahape as her top pick in Uniquely Pleasurable's Year-end roundup.

Not a bad way to end the year! Thank you to one and all!

P.S.: If you haven't read Mahape yet, act fast...as Disney would say, starting February 17, 2009, the story goes back into the vault for some much needed rest.

November 30, 2008 
Lots of new stuff on the Kelland front. First, I have a new website up and running. It is a bit bare bones at the moment, but you should stop by and take a look at Who is Kelland?

Want a little teaser? I have two (count 'em, two!) You Tube trailers up and running. Check out the English version or try the one in Vietnamese. And don't forget to rate them or -- if you're really intrigued -- post the links or embed them into your blogs and I'll do the Snoopy dance just for you when we meet.

And the official press release is out. You can read the HTML version here or click to download the PDF version right over here.

September 13, 2008 
North American rights to my novel Kelland have been picked up by Casperian Books. Kelland will be published in trade paperback in the Fall of 2009! Stay tuned for more developments.

June 13, 2008 
My short story The Beheld has just been picked up by the fine magazine Dark Discoveries. It is tentatively slated for issue #13 or #14, due early to mid 2009. So while you're waiting for the issue that my piece is in, please check out the really fine magazine that is Dark Discoveries.

June 12, 2008 
The dear AngusDevotee has done another very nice review, this time for my piece The Other White Meat. Check out this lovely review on AngusDevotee.net.

June 1, 2008 
Mahape a ale Wala'au has been put on sale for 20% off. Check it out right here. A great price to get it at.

June 1, 2008 
My free fiction page has been updated to include a piece of un-sold fiction, The Other White Meat. I think you'll understand why it's unsold once you read it, but I still have a soft spot for it -- warts and all -- since it is my one and only attempt at anything remotely resembling humor. It's horror (well, just barely) and a riff on an urban legend from where I grew up. WARNINGS: minor gore and icky het romance

Also, since Chick Flicks seems to have disappeared, I have changed The Fifties link to a page on my site. So for those who wanted to read it and couldn't find it, it is there again. Keep in mind, no one dies in this piece, but it is a sad melodrama inspired by Douglas Sirk's films, so you're unlikely to find a HEA.

May 31, 2008 
Reviews, reviews, reviews...

Linda Yau of The Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society has graciously reviewed Mahape a ale Wala'au.

The lovely Aris over at Alternative Read has reviewed Mahape a ale Wala'au over at the Alternative Read blogspot.

The wonderful Mrs. Giggles has given Mahape a ale Wala'au a most gracious and flattering review over at her site.

AngusDevotee has done a really interesting exploration of my short story, First Kiss. As she states, it's not so much a review as a examination into the theme/message and I think it is just lovely. You can read it right here.

March 26 , 2008 
AngusDevotee is just too good to me. She has constructed a beautiful website and has honored me with my very own Author Page, right here. Big ole sloppy kisses to angusdevotee.

Meanwhile, I have updated the Published and Free pages with the new reviews and have created archive pages for 2006 and 2007 news.

March 25 , 2008 
More reviews coming in:

For Mahape a ale Wala'au, Regina at Coffee Time Romance & More has given a very nice review and 5 Cups (which, according to their site means an "Ultra Rare, Extraordinary Read").   You can read the whole review right here.

The every so gracious AngusDevotee has given a very nice review to Dwellings right here, as well as lovely reviews for HeavyGlow Fash Fiction: Two Years Burning Brightly, which includeds my ultra-shorts You're Gonna Love This and Inside Out. You can read her review of this wonderful anthology right here.

March 1 , 2008 
More reviews coming in for Mahape a ale Wala'au:

The lovely Val Kovalin at ObsidianBookshelf.com has written a very nice review that you can read here. Be sure to check out Val's other reviews as well!

Ivy of Manic Readers also provided a nice review. Give it a read right here.

March 1 , 2008 
Well, my very first contest was a big success with a lot more participants than I ever thought I'd have. I'm grateful to each and every one who visited the website and played with me...er, you know what I mean. So, my congrats to Chris L., Elaine H-L, and Katharine H., who have each received a free copy of Mahape a ale Wala'au  and Ann Somerville's exceptional novella Going Down. Thanks to all for playing!

February 28, 2008 
Find out how you can enter for a chance to win a copy of Mahape a ale Wala'au and a copy of Ann Somerville's amazing novella Going Down by clicking HERE.  Hurry, the contest only runs from Thursday, February 28 through 11:59pm (U.S. Pacific Time) on Saturday March 1, 2008!

February 27, 2008 
Some lovely reviews of Mahape a ale Wala'au have appeared in the last couple of days, including reviews from suryaofvulcan at Live Journal, Book Utopia Mom at Book Utopia and Rose at Romance at Heart Magazine.

As if that weren't enough, Angusdevotee has written some very nice reviews of Toe Tag here and of The Perfect Date right here.

February 23, 2008 
Stay tuned for details on how you can win a copy of Mahape a ale Wala'au and a copy of Ann Somerville's amazing novella Going Down. Plus maybe some other surprises.

February 22, 2008 
More reviews coming in for Mahape a ale Wala'au:

The talented writer dontkickmycane has given me a very nice review here.

Sage Whistler of Dark Diva Reviews gave Mahape Five Delightful Divas right here.

February 17, 2008 
Ann Somerville, a writer I admire greatly, has given Mahape a ale Wala'au an amazing review over at Uniquely Pleasurable. You can read the full review right here. And while you're at it, discover Ann's own amazing writing -- including the beautiful novella Going Down -- right here.

Likewise, that beautiful Italian rose Elisa Rolle has given Mahape a ale Wala'au a lovely review over at her Live Journal. Check it and Elisa' other reviews out right here.

Angusdevotee has also given me a wonderful gift in the form of this review.

February 16, 2008 
Mahape a ale Wala 'au is available now from Torquere Press. You can purchase it here.

February 10, 2008 
The contractual holdback on my short story That Lovely Land of Might-Have Been -- which was published in Cemetery Dance in 2007 -- has ended and so I have made the piece available for free through my Published page.

February 2, 2008 
On Saturday, February 16, 2008, I will be hosting Torquere Press' Torquere Social group over at LiveJournal to celebrate the release of my novelette, Mahape a ale Wala'au, which comes out on the same day. So pop by, learn some Hawaiian words, find out how to win a free e-book copy of Mahape and get a hint as to the location of a super-secret page to this website where you can learn a little more about one of the characters in my story.

January 1, 2008 
My short story That Lovely Land of Might-Have Been -- which was published in Cemetery Dance in 2007 -- has been nominated for best short horror story over at the Preditor & Editor Readers' Poll. If you enjoyed the piece, please consider popping over and voting for it. Or vote for another of the fine stories listed there. Vote here.