This is a book of fiction with fantasy dramas of families, friends, and pets from normal homes, attending normal schools and involved in regular games, visiting relatives, making friends, and being involved in social activities that naturally go well, as well as, not so well as one would hope. There are exceptions to all that happens so regularly until they too seem to be normal. Pets speak English, dog, and horse with kids. A yappy dog that lives next door like those found in most neighborhoods become irritating enough to bring strange creatures out of the woods to do the thing in. A project goes astray sending a little girl to be lost in the clouds. A bigoted teacher and school bullies need fixing, so they are fixed. A pathological gang intending to seriously abuse an unprotected woman is outwitted and destroyed by a team of detective animals. A pleasant leprechaun leaves a friend in a pub on the Otherside responding to those in need of his help on this side when his talents are required.
About the Author: About the Author Dr. James T. McMahon 1200 Petite Terre Ct. New Bern, NC 28560 Home: 252-633-9826 Cell: 798-793-3955 E-mail: jimmcma@suddenlink.net Doctor of Education, Boston University Psychotherapist, New Hampshire License No. 251 Member of the American Psychological Association Member of the New Hampshire Psychological Association, Emeritus Member of the North Carolina Psychological Association Member of the International SSTD and ISTSS Citizenship: Dual citizenship, USA and Ireland Professional Background: Am an author having published two other books in 2009, a non-fiction on psychotherapy and a fictional mystery. Was a psychotherapist for thirty-two years at the doctoral level primarily in private practice, as well as, in hospital, corporate, and community mental health settings, and in forensics as an expert witness at court. Worked with adults and adolescents specializing in reconstructive therapy for victims of chronic abuse and trauma. Prior to my clinical experiences, was an aerospace engineer in companies such as, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, TRW Systems, and Lockheed Sanders. Was a proposal manager on a number of management volumes for major spacecraft programs and wrote many technical sections. Conducted numerous organizational development courses and facilitated physicists and engineers in presenting technical seminars, program design reviews, and motivational programs. Wrote technical articles and books for use within the corporate environment. Developed and conducted seminars and workshops in subjects such as, employee motivation, therapeutic methods, program management, and group dynamics. Taught proposal writing for program engineering managers, was a school teacher at the secondary level, and tutored children and adults in English. Conducted a choir and sang as a soloist before large and small audiences. Was in the US Navy for four years during the Korean War; honorably discharged. Let the inner child in all of us become fully alive, free, and be happy together with our imaginations. Everything is possible when we create. We all need to smile and be happy. If your sandcastle washes away, build another but this time on a boat.