: About Me

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

He has always been a writer, since the days of early childhood, when he was first able to put his dreams into words.

Scott has toiled as a graphic artist for many years, seeing fit to labor away at a multitude of short stories and longer story ideas, with the idea in mind that he would one day publish a collection.

His first novel, entitled The Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle, was recently published. The Tales of Tanglewood melds together influences of Celtic and Irish mythology with modern-day folklore, and is a fantasy novel to be enjoyed and cherished by all ages.

He loves the woods. He loves Ireland. He writes. He draws. He cooks. He loves his wife. He enjoys the little things in life. Strip the world of contemporary shopping malls and mind-dulling technology, and you will find the world a magical place to be.

My passion is ...

Writing. Food. Ireland. My wife, of course.

I know too much about ...

movies

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

Lots of them. Always hold on to the good ones.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Jaws of life

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The Jaws of Life - PAGES In the languid light radiating dimly from the single bulb, the book was an intruder. Casually tucked away, it attempted to pass itself off as a simple replica of ignored volumes, of an unknown literary work, a forgotten novel of no great importance. Upon spying it lurking on the rickety shelf, Peter knew it did not belong here. Peter labored in the reference wing of the library, well-suited to the dull task of straightening shelves and cataloguing books, and locating articles and papers published in journals. His six years at the library had instilled within him th...

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