Short story #1 in a prequel miniseries for the “Omega Series” (launching in late 2015) Five-year-old Alessandra is obsessed with Disney movies, tea parties and just wants a real birthday party for once in her life. But normal kids don’t bring their toys to life for afternoon tea or see the colorful threads of magic and energy clinging to everything around them. Normal kids don’t know that gargoyles feel pain, either, or invite one to live in their closet. On her sixth birthday, Alessandra begins to learn the truth. She’s special, and the men in the black van are coming for her.

Short story #2 in the Omega Beginnings Miniseries ... Mismatch hasn’t always been a statue standing guard over the Temple of Artemis. Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, he was a man who led a privileged life. Like the Greek monarchs before him, he fell victim to the family curse: he was turned to stone and forced to keep watch over the temple of a Greek god or goddess. Out of the blue, five-year-old Alessandra breaks the spell. Mismatch seeks out the shy, young crown princess next in line to the family curse and warns her about her fate in the hopes of saving her from the living death. He returns when Alessandra is in danger, but the powers behind those seeking her are prepared for anything. Even the grotesque prince.

With a speech impediment and learning disability, the frail six-year-old Crown Princess of Greece is constantly being told she’ll never live up to the woman her mother was. She’s the only descendent of the sacred Bloodline, the royal family touched by the Greek Gods ten thousand years before, and protected by international law. But Phoibe doesn’t care about any of that. She wants to be loved by someone, and that someone is a mysterious shadow named Lantos who talks to her when no one else will. Before leaving, the gargoyle Mismatch made her promise never to speak aloud again, or she’ll seal her fate, and the family curse will claim her. She obeys him – and faces the wrath of cruel caretakers sworn to ensure the curse comes to pass. When Mismatch doesn’t return to save her, young Phoibe must make her first grown-up decision: accept the curse or trust the shadowy creature who tries to help her.

SHORT story. Lantos is a demigod, the orphaned son of the Titan of the Unseen and a human mother raised on the streets of Washington DC. His sole mission in to be worthy of his father’s attention and hopefully one day, shed his human weakness and win his father’s love. In his haste to help Princess Phoibe, Lantos stumbles upon a discovery that changes his life and destiny forever. Not only does he find someone capable of shoring up his very human weaknesses but he also uncovers a secret he believes will win over his father. However, to use both to his advantage, he risks disobeying his father. Lantos is forced to decide how far he’s willing to go to get what he wants in life.

Fifth episode of the “Omega Beginnings.” SHORT story (8,000-ish words) Eighteen-year-old Theodocia ‘s routine life as an initiate in the Temple of Artemis in Washington, DC, takes an unexpected turn when the goddess herself reassigns Theodocia to New York City. Faced with a new duty she doesn’t know how to handle, Theodocia must break the news to her boyfriend of six months – and then tell him the secret that’s been tormenting her for the past week.

Sixth episode of the “Omega Beginnings.” SHORT story (8,000-ish words) Niko’s never known a moment of kindness until his girlfriend, Theodocia. When she’s suddenly reassigned to New York, and reveals he’s going to become a father, he walks away from her. Conflicted about losing her yet certain he’s not father material, he decides to pursue an opportunity in the Gladiator Guild he hopes will provide the money Dosy will need to raise their child. However, his pursuit of a l;arge paycheck becomes so much more than he expected and will forever alter his future.

SHORT story. A wealthy, ambitious man who grew up under the thumb of his abusive father, Cleon reacts to news of his father’s death with relief. His joy is short lived, for soon after, a high ranking politician visits him to deliver a message. Either Cleon leaves politics or he’ll be publically revealed as the person who planned his father’s murder. Cleon begins to realize his father wasn’t the only monster in the world and is faced with a challenge. Dare he risk everything by trying to outsmart the man blackmailing him? Does he have what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps?

SHORT story. A three time Olympian, Herakles’ sudden fall into disgrace is seconded only by what he learns about himself in the process of learning there’s an entire world out there he knows nothing about – and it’s dangerous to the child for whom he’s inadvertently become a guardian.

Includes episodes 1-8. A five-year-old child with an unusual gift starts a chain reaction when she reanimates a gargoyle, setting the stage for her rise to power a dozen years later as the Oracle of Delphi. Alessandra awakens the grotesque prince from slumber … Mismatch warns the child who will be queen of a family curse … Phoibe turns to her shadow friend for protection … Lantos delivers a message and mission to a priestess … Theodocia chooses serving her goddess over her gladiator boyfriend … Niko wins an audience with a member of the elite … Cleon grants a final favor to his betrayer … Herakles takes an oath to protect a special child with an unusual gift … The fate of the world rests in the hands of a child and the seven strangers who will become her allies and enemies. It’s the beginning of the end – and not even the gods can stop what comes.