Scott Kessman

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Scott Michael Kessman currently resides in Long Island, New York, wherehe lives happily with his beautiful wife and two annoying cats.

He hasalways been a writer, since the days of early childhood, when he wasfirst able to put his dreams into words. Scott has toiled as a graphicartist for many years, seeing fit to labor away at a multitude of shortstories and longer story ideas, with the idea in mind that he would oneday publish a collection.

It was not until recently that he began workon The Tales of Tanglewood, and everything has changed. The Tales ofTanglewood is not just a story. It is the culmination of many yearsworth of dreams. It is a wish upon a star, glowing brightly in themidnight sky. It is a childhood fantasy of wonder and magic brought tolife.

Partially inspired by his love for fantasy and folklore, and alsothe love for his wife, whose ideas contributed much to the story, Scotthopes that anyone who reads it can feel the same magic he felt whenwriting it.

He loves the woods. He loves Ireland. He writes. He draws.He cooks. He loves his wife. He enjoys the little things in life.

Stripthe world of contemporary shopping malls and mind-dulling technology,and you will find the world a magical place to be.

A King Under Siege

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Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his. B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!