About Me

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I've been interested in history, and all the inventions, evolutions and discoveries tucked into our history, since I was a kid. All the adults I was exposed to had stories of this or that war, or some exotic place where people were different. Whenever I would read about those stories, yarns and wild tales, generally in a print copy of World Book Encyclopedia, I learned a bit about history. By the time I was in high school I realized all the history we learned in school was carefully sifted and sorted to just a few kernels of the good stuff (or bad stuff). There is a ton more history out there waiting to be 'discovered.'

I like history so I won't pass up a chance to work some little bit of it into almost any story.

My books have numerous 'easter eggs' nestled in the story - an artifact or a person generally - that was important for reasons I don't reveal. If you are interested in that stuff while reading my books, go look it up. See what you can find. History, art, science - it's all a hoot.

After I retired I decided to pursue my love of writing and write that novel that was inside me.  This led to my first book published in 2022.  No Such Gallowglass.'

Book 2 The Mirror’s Dark Glaze.

The conclusion of  Book 1  called The Mirror’s Dark Glaze.will be published in 2023.   Expect a new novel involving some recurring characters in 2024.

For a reading preview of Gallowglass, please see Amazon Kindle edition. The ‘before-you-purchase’ option lets you take a quick peak at my style and the subject.., Mathew McKoy, nearly heroic swordsman and relic seeker.