About Me (in short): I am an officer in the US Navy, currently stationed with the pre-commissioning crew of the future USS INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2). As such, my writing gets spotty at times--duties in the Navy are capable of interfering with anything, but I do not stop writing.

When you read my stories, you will shortly realize that I adore the concept of an Alternate Universe. Although I will write canon fan fiction, I am much better known for taking a small concept and turning it into a massive AU…one that grows far longer than I ever intended it to. (Hence Promises Unbroken. It was intended to be 40 pages, and grew to be 323, not to mention the two sequels that are even longer).

These days, I mainly write Harry Potter fan fiction, though I dabble in The King’s Blades and promise that I will finish Harvest Rebound. But Promises Defended, now drawing to a close, definitely comes first.

Now, you ask: What is the Unbroken Universe? Where do I start? In short, the “UU” is an AU that begins when Sirius becomes James and Lily Potter’s Secret Keeper, inadvertently changing everything. We begin in 1991, as Harry’s first year at Hogwarts begins, but this is not a simple rewrite of canon. The UU is a completely different set of events that illustrates how many changes can take place when the world has been at war for twenty years…and that one choice can change everything.

What makes the UU different? At the end, it is a story of friendship. Of four friends who could have faced anything, so long as they stood together. In canon, we see the “Marauders” break apart. In the UU, we see them come together. This is not Harry Potter’s story, though Harry plays an important role. It is the story of four friends.

Below is the suggested reading order for the Unbroken Universe. If you are interested in learning more about the UU, please check out the link to my homepage; it leads to the Unbroken Universe Yahoo Group, where you can find multimedia, snippits, and more relating to the stories.

Promises Unbroken

Promises Remembered

Promises Defended

Forget Me Not

Those Left Behind

Unbroken Eve

Unbroken

What else am I working on? Well, the answer to that question is never simple. I am (always!) working on a story in my own original universe, tentatively titled Night Rider and promising to become, as PU did, much larger than I’ve ever intended. In fanfiction, I am also working on an AU based in The King’s Blades, by Dave Duncan (a marvelous series if you’ve never read it), entitled Harvest Rebound. The first few chapters are posted, and the story is ongoing. Please check back often and feel free to contact me if you want!

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1. Red Bicycle » reviews

A story of possibilities, redemption, and yes, a little reunion, too. An accidental return to Gallifrey drives the Doctor to want to fix something for once instead of destroying, and finally opens the way for a little redemption. 10/Rose, eventually.

Doctor Who - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 5,646 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 4-15-08 - Published: 4-11-08

2. Happy Endings

A slightly dark look at the Ninth Doctor's perspective of the universe. He no longer believes in happy endings, see--even if Rose's presence makes him want to.

Complete - Doctor Who - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 788 - Reviews: 0 - Updated: 4-11-08 - Published: 4-11-08

3. Change reviews

You didn’t notice what you should have, and now it’s too late. The Master’s thoughts near the end of 'Last of the Time Lords' on how the Doctor has changed. 10th Doctor

Complete - Doctor Who - Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 738 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 4-11-08 - Published: 4-11-08

4. Promises Defended » reviews

War has been raging for 22 years. The government is in pieces, the Aurors are crippled, and the Order is struggling to hold the world together. Little stands between Voldemort and victory, save the bonds between four friends. AU. Last in UU trilogy.

Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 46 - Words: 192,940 - Reviews: 2002 - Updated: 4-11-08 - Published: 1-3-05

5. Legend reviews

...“Four were killed, a dozen wounded, but they gave more than they took. Harvest alone avenged the four, and the legend of the second Durendal crept a little closer to the legend of the first.” Durendal grows into himself over the years.

Complete - King’s Blades - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,985 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 6-20-07 - Published: 6-20-07

6. Harvest Rebound » reviews

One choice leads Lord Roland down a road of insanity, redemption and risk, while another young man's dreams teeter between reality and possibility...and the former Sir Durendal fights for control of his own soul. Alternate Universe.

King’s Blades - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,086 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 10-7-05 - Published: 8-1-05

7. The Bark is Louder reviews

Raider had always been a mystery sometimes as slow as a dead tortoise and others faster than even the best. And he’d beaten Wolfbiter once, had trounced the Best Since Durendal up one side of the Quad and down the other. But few had known why.

Complete - King’s Blades - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,440 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 8-2-05 - Published: 8-2-05

8. Promises Remembered » reviews

Sirius is ten years out of his time. Remus is having disturbing visions. James is struggling to hold the world together. Peter is trying to learn how to live without lies. Sequel to Promises Unbroken, AU. Updated for HBP.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 43 - Words: 202,724 - Reviews: 2256 - Updated: 12-31-04 - Published: 10-20-03

9. Unbroken Eve reviews

October 31, 1981: a date that changed the Magical World. Yet for them, it was simply another day, another Halloween, spent in homes, with family, and in fear. AU in the Unbroken Universe.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,400 - Reviews: 39 - Updated: 11-1-04 - Published: 11-1-04

10. Unbroken reviews

Reconfigured: 07OCT05. From the Unbroken Universe: Sirius' thoughts as he moves towards a destiny that no one expected him to have, and fewer expected him to accept, fixed for the UU.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,300 - Reviews: 33 - Updated: 8-10-04 - Published: 8-10-04

11. Those Left Behind: A Story of Remembered Promises reviews

Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff are all that remains of four best friends. Together, they must face the future—but first, they must face that which the dead have left behind. sequel to Forget Me Not

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,422 - Reviews: 39 - Updated: 1-8-04 - Published: 1-8-04

12. Grim Dawn » reviews

Prior to Harry’s third year, he leaves the Dursleys, desperate to escape. But before the Knight Bus can stumble upon him, he encounters someone far different, and his world begins to change. Complete!

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 35,567 - Reviews: 968 - Updated: 12-22-03 - Published: 10-19-03

13. Forget Me Not: A Story of Broken Promises reviews

Ten years ago, Salazar Slytherin left Hogwarts. Now he brings war to the school he helped to build, determined to claim it as his own—and to slay all those who seek to stop him. Canon.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,230 - Reviews: 66 - Updated: 10-23-03 - Published: 10-23-03

14. Promises Unbroken » reviews

Sirius Black remained the Secret Keeper and everything he feared came to pass. Ten years later, James and Lily live, Harry attends Hogwarts, and Voldemort remains…yet the world is different and nothing is as it seems. AU, updated for HBP.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 41 - Words: 166,793 - Reviews: 2572 - Updated: 10-6-03 - Published: 2-24-03

15. July reviews

Remus Lupin sits alone and says goodbye to his last best friend. Spoilers for OotP.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 716 - Reviews: 125 - Updated: 7-21-03 - Published: 7-21-03

16. Beyond the Veil reviews

Sirius' epilogue, following the events of Chapter 35 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Reunions, unhealed wounds, and remembrances.

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 920 - Reviews: 177 - Updated: 6-21-03 - Published: 6-21-03

17. The Watcher reviews

For years he watched four boys make their mark on the world, and later he saw them fall apart. How was Severus Snape influenced by those he hated—and those he would someday come to understand?

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 607 - Reviews: 100 - Updated: 4-17-03 - Published: 4-17-03

18. Death Before Dishonor » reviews

After being rescued from the Dursleys by Sirius, Harry finds that there are still plenty of ways for Voldemort to catch him--and that his life may have to be bought at a very high price. Set in 5th year and the summer before it. Ch 29 up, and complete!

Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 29 - Words: 99,192 - Reviews: 1047 - Updated: 3-30-03 - Published: 1-7-03

19. Other Considerations reviews

Before the Fellowship's departure, Gandalf and Elrond discuss the quest...and what other considerations have to be taken into account when choosing the Fellowship's members. Canon or movie.

Complete - Lord of the Rings - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,349 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 12-29-02 - Published: 12-29-02

20. Where the Shadows Lie » reviews

In an alternate universe, Frodo makes the wrong choice and Sauron regains the Ring. With the Fellowship held captive along with Elrond and Galadriel, how will the Dark Lord be be overcome? Book or movie.

Complete - Lord of the Rings - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 28 - Words: 70,404 - Reviews: 225 - Updated: 7-21-02 - Published: 1-17-02

21. We Live in the Hearts of Those We Leave Behind » reviews

The sequel to Echoes in Eternity with Marcus Aurelius dead, the fate of the Empire depends upon the results of a tug of war. Unable to give up what he believes is his right, Commodus will stop at nothing to gain the throne. Please R&R.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 8 - Words: 21,397 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 12-11-01 - Published: 5-15-01

22. Savior of Rome » reviews

Here an alternate ending to the movie, presuming that Commodus chose not to fight Maximus in the arena. Here he instead decides to hold him until a later date, but destiny intevenes and forces them to fight on the same side to save Rome.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 24,569 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 11-1-01 - Published: 11-9-00

23. My Father's Dream reviews

A short vingette from Lucilla's point of view after the movie.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,062 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 10-5-01 - Published: 10-5-01

24. Love is Stronger than Pride reviews

Have you ever wondered what might have happened if either Maximus or Lucilla had not so much pride? What if one of them had the courage to say, I'm sorry, instead of walking away from true love? AU, oneshot.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,725 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 4-29-01 - Published: 4-29-01

25. Echoes in Eternity » reviews

What if Maximus had decided to tell the emperor his decision sooner than at sunset? This story begins shortly after the battle in Germania at the beginning of the movie... Alternate Universe.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 20,931 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 4-2-01 - Published: 11-9-00

26. One Promise too Late reviews

Sometimes dreams don't really die even when you try to kill them. Maximus' thoughts on Lucilla, after they have broken apart. Oneshot.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,084 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 3-31-01 - Published: 3-31-01

27. Which Dreams to Follow, and Which to Leave Behind » reviews

This is an another alternate ending to the movie, supposing that Commodus had decided that he wanted Maximus to serve him, and though he knew how to get it. This is the final, finished version. All the parts are here. Please R&R.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 29,680 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 1-29-01 - Published: 11-9-00

28. The Eyes of a Stranger reviews

These are Lucilla's thoughts and regrets immediately following the film. Please R&R.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,800 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 1-29-01 - Published: 1-29-01

29. Dying Hope reviews

This short story takes place during the movie when Maximus walks into Marcus' tent to find the emperor dead. Please R&R

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 861 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 1-21-01 - Published: 1-21-01

30. For Rome reviews

In the twilight of his life, Quintus is faced with one last challenge and a choice he is not sure he can make. Either canon or AU, this story takes place 31 years after Echoes in Eternity, or 32 after the movie.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,597 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 1-16-01 - Published: 1-16-01

31. Marcus Writes reviews

When Maximus enters the Emperor's tent, Marcus Aurelius is writing. Odds are that he was penning Meditations...but what if he was not? Marcus Aurelius, in his own words.

Complete - Gladiator - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 727 - Reviews: 21 - Updated: 11-14-00 - Published: 11-14-00