Erren Grey Wolf

I was born in York, north of Toronto, Canada. My parents were immigrants from Great Britain. My mother is Scottish, my father is English, but both have a strong Irish ancestry. I was conceived in Durham County, England, before my parents immigrated to Canada, so I have joked in the past that I was manufactured in England and exported to Canada. Of course, that is just the physical vehicle to which I am referring. My Mum and Dad did not give birth to my soul, which is a great deal older than my Earthly vessel. My body is like a car my soul is driving.

About my name: The character, Erren Tristan Archer, has the same first name as I do for a reason. I express my pain creatively through him in a fictional setting. He is my alter ego or avatar. Though “Erren” means the same thing as “Erin,” I’ve noticed it has been used as both a girl’s name and a boy’s name and even as a last name. “Erren” is just a more ancient word for Ireland. There is an ancient Irish text called, “The Lebor Gabala Erren,” from 1150 A.D., which translates as “The Book of Invasions of Ireland.” Alternatively, it has been spelled as, “Lebor Gabála Érenn.” Also, people mistakenly believe my last name is, “Wolf,” but my last name happens to be two words, “Grey Wolf,” and I have no middle name.

Beneath the Surface: The Lost Boy (Volume 1)

Science Fiction and Fantasy

An unwanted life is born from a traumatic death. Out of painful grief for the tragic loss of their beloved mother, Sean angrily blames and abandons his baby brother in the forest. He runs away hunting to escape his sorrow, never realizing the full consequences of his heartless act. The mysterious Queen of the Forest finds the child crying piteously and cannot resist comforting him. While she holds the tender child lovingly in her arms, she gazes into his future, but upon witnessing visions of horrific events, she steals him away into the Otherworld to protect him. When Sean returns and finds Erren gone, guilt consumes him. His repentant mind opens up enough to see his mother’s spirit telling him, “The forest took him.” Sean begins his noble quest to find his lost brother and to right the wrong he had done, unaware that his determined search is awakening his latent telepathic gift. He has a spiritual crisis as the forest becomes haunted with voices condemning him for his thoughtless crime. There is an unseen battle of wills as the mystical Queen Elaya tries to stop the guilty one from taking her little boy.

Third Edition published May 2013.

Beneath the Surface: Long-Lost Brother (Volume 2)

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Sean made a terrible mistake when he heartlessly abandoned his unusual little brother in the haunted forest and he spent five years hunting determinedly for redemption. In Long-Lost Brother, Sean finds the lost boy amongst a pack of wolves he can communicate with telepathically. Their happy reunion opens up Sean’s own latent telepathy and metaphysical sight. Unfortunately, when Sean brings his strange brother home, he finds an ancient fairy tale proves to be true: once a human has eaten the mystical foods of the Otherworld, he can never eat the mundane foods of the outer world ever again. Unresolved family problems worsen the issue. Sean’s gruff father never came to terms with the death of his wife during childbirth and he can give his youngest son no love; instead, he drowns his sorrows in alcohol. Five years ago, Sean did not care whether his kid brother lived or died. Now he fears that the precious life of the little boy he has come to love is slipping perilously out of his hands and he is desperate to find a solution before the sad child starves to death in a land of plenty.

First Edition published May 2013.