For 15 years I was an elementary music teacher, at a school in Southern California, and for the last 6 of those years I was also a Jr. High theater and culinary arts teacher, in addition to teaching elementary music. My husband decided to retire and wanted to travel the world, so we sold our house and most of our furniture and packed up the rest. We drove across the US in August 2022 and in September took off for Morocco. Since then, we’ve slept in 70 different beds and visited 11 different countries. We’ve stayed in a geodome, a cave, and even a castle! As I’m writing this, I’m in Oslo, Norway, headed off to Spain tomorrow!

Sniff, sniff! went Mouse. Whiff, whiff! went Mouse.
“Who left this poo outside my house? I must undo this mystery. Poo-dunit?”

Having grown up with parents and grandparents who were teachers, deputy heads and head teachers I grew up surrounded by books and developed an interest in writing early on, which was further inspired by an author who visited my primary school in Haringey. I graduated from Leeds University having studied Film and Moving Image. During this time, I pitched ideas for scripts that were selected by the university to be made into shorts. This was the turning point when I decided that he needed to reignite my passion for becoming an author and pursue a career in writing. After many ideas and several trips to the coffee shop later, Luke’s First Adventure was formed.

Join Luke as he begins to discover who he truly is and what he is capable of when put under pressure.

Luke caught his fist just inches from his face and grabbed hold of the boy’s wrist with both of his hands. From the floor, where he still lay, Mark watched on, mesmerised as Luke started to swing the boy around in circles, like an Olympic hammer. The boy went flying as Luke released him and landed with a thud onto the grass.

I am a writer by nature and nurture and not by compulsion, ambition, or conscious choice. My writing career started at the early age of 8. Since then, I wrote for leading Indian publications like The Caravan, Hindustan Times, The Wire, The Hindu, DNA, Sakal Times. My essays, articles, book excerpts, short stories have been translated and published in 31 languages, both Indian and foreign, and in offline and online outlets in 24 countries. My first book My Name is Cinnamon was published in November 2022, and is published by Hay House India, Indian subsidiary of the renowned publisher Hay House, world’s largest publisher of nonfiction books.

When Harmony’s mummy dies, the pain is worse than any Ouchy she has ever had and it won’t go away. Then she stumbles on something special of mummy’s and its comfort helps her navigate the difficult journey through grief. ​​​​​​​This heart-warming story helps children understand the grieving process in an open and gentle way.

Have you ever seen a Sasquatch go to school? Well, Sadie is a Sasquatch, and she is so excited to start her first day of school. But, she will quickly learn that the way Sasquatches behave in the wild may not always be appropriate for the classroom!

Julius, Zeus, Poseidon, and Pepper are four best friends who have wonderful adventures together. Julius loves different types of trucks, tractors, and recreational vehicles. When the group meets Vactor Truck, Julius is excited to learn about the important jobs these trucks do every day. Join the group as they ride scooters at the skate park and help Mama in her vegetable garden.

C. James Sweeney is a family man that is always on the go. Married with four beautiful kids, he works full time managing a retail store, is finishing his degree in Multimedia Design and Development, and manages to find time in between to write and create. He is new to the publishing world and looking forward to a exciting journey.

April is full of festivities this year, from the beginning of the Hindu new year to the auspicious month of Ramadan, Easter to April fools’ day, and so many other holidays and festivals that bring several excuses to appreciate life’s best things.