I’m Doug Bayliss.
Accounting ledgers, banking, and wide-area networks are behind me now. 🤓
My new passion is creative writing. A shout-out to my favorite class in high school.
My work includes early reader and middle-grade fiction, as well as memoir and reflective poetry for adults.
Works of Fiction and Reflection
While the tone may differ, all of my work shares the same roots: curiosity, resilience, and a desire to tell honest stories.
Fictional Story Telling
I hope to offer readers (ages 8+) the chance to dream big, explore freely, and hold onto the magic that I know lives in all our hearts.
Personal Narrative
Alongside the playful tales, I also write for adults. My memoirs and introspective poetry explore memory, meaning, and quiet transformation. In a sense, the events that helped shape my life.
Start Here
- Where Adventure Meets the UnknownOur journey begins with my Early Reader Books, filled with playful characters, big imagination, and heartwarming lessons for young readers and families.
- The Bronto Brothers: Time-traveling Dinosaurs Spreading Music & MayhemA real dinosaur species inspires each band member, but with a musical twist. For example, Axe Raptor rocks the electric guitar, and T-Rhythm brings soulful tunes with his acoustic strings.
- Stories of PennsylvaniaFrom the bravery of Quaker settlers standing firm against persecution to the heartwarming stories of families building a new life in a land of promise.
- Songs UnfinishedAt its heart, this is a story about resilience that does not announce itself. It is found in small acts of endurance, in creativity that persists despite limitation
- My Catalog of BooksThese are all of my published books. I do really appreciate all of the support I’ve received, positive and constructive, and I can’t wait to see what Adventures are next.
- Lyrical VersificationsSong parodies and lyrical mischief
- Early Chapter Books for Kids | Whiskers’ AdventuresYou’ve stumbled into the Whiskers Adventure Series: a world where cats solve puzzles, books lead to treasure maps, and games might teach you something (gasp).
- Criss-Cross, Word Search, & More for Clever KidsPuzzles and activities based on Whiskers’ adventures. Solve criss-cross and word search puzzles. Help Whiskers through a maze!
I have a newfound appreciation for my friends who express themselves in the fine arts and music industry. The rewards are real, but so is the effort. Often demanding the focus of a full-time job!
Selected essays, short works, and publications: bayliss.com
