Doug Bayliss | Poetic Whisper Press
Illustrated adventures for early readers.
Billy and Mia find themselves in peril when their ferry crossing is canceled, leading them onto a narrow river road amid an approaching storm. As rising water and lost signals create chaos, they become separated and must navigate the treacherous riverbank alone, transforming a routine delay into a life-threatening situation.
It’s 4 o’clock in the morning
I haven’t slept a wink
When I saw you there
had to stare
I couldn’t even blink.
Ronald Walter Bayliss December 14, 1933 – January 15, 2018 “Run, you rascal!”— My dad, at every Penn State game Today is my Dad’s Birthday A day to honor both celebration and quiet remembrance. Some of my fondest memories are the simple, joyful ones. I think of weekends at Penn State football games: the crisp … Read more
Puzzles and activities based on Whiskers’ adventures. Solve criss-cross and word search puzzles. Help Whiskers through a maze!
Footsteps pass through the room. Voices spill and fade. Someone weeps. Someone prays. All of them kind, and all of them far away.
Billy and Mia explore Kraken Bay, where a mysterious medallion triggers their investigation into the ghostly history of the Sea Hawk, a ship lost due to betrayal and greed. They soon discover that its legendary treasure is fiercely protected by the terrifying creature known as the Kraken.
Smoke on the horizon, moon ridin’ low,
Steel rails hummin’ where cold winds blow.
A train and its shadow, side by side.
Ridin’ the rails with nothing to hide.
A quiet, intimate short story exploring unconscious desire, marriage, and the subtle distance between two people sharing the same room.
