Heartbeats Across Borders - a novel
Published in June 2024 on Amazon - ebook and paperback.
Jonathan, a widower, lost his wife to a massive stroke. He fell into a life of depression and self-pity that led to massive debt. He hit rock bottom and realized he had to do something to get his life back on track. During this recovery period, he found a decent job but was still not happy in his life, and who could blame him? He had had a good marriage for 28 years and life is very different now.
Jonathan takes a vacation to Colombia where he sees a woman he likes but is afraid to say anything because he assumes she doesn't speak English. As it turns out, she doesn’t say anything to him because she assumes he doesn't speak Spanish, and the group of children she's in charge of keeps her too busy. However, are they correct in these assumptions? What are the chances of them ever coming together?
His new life takes him from Tucson, Arizona to Cartagena, Bogotá, Salento, and many other pueblos in Colombia. His journey brings several women into his life, but which one can fill that hole in his heart? The woman in Cartagena? The woman in Cartago? Or one of the women in Tucson? Read about Jonathan’s journey to find a new life and a woman who can fill the hole in his heart.
Daydreaming - a collection of short stories
Published in November 2023 on Amazon - ebook and paperback.
A collection of twelve short stories ranging from fantasy to sci-fi to old west, you are certain to find stories that will pique your interest - love stories, fun stories, serious stories. Why not explore the universe or just your neighborhood laundromat? You can in this collection of short stories by Charles Wiegand.
Uncharted Realities, Volume 1
Published in July 2024 on Amazon - ebook and paperback.
In this collection, you will be taken into the beyond, from the eerie realms of enigma—mysteries from the unknown, parallel, uncanny, or uncharted realities. From yard gnomes to the stars; from the desert to the city park; from the unimaginable to the fantastical, let these stories carry you out of your reality and into another.
Uncharted Realities, Volume 2
Published in April 2025 on Amazon - ebook and paperback.
In this second volume of Uncharted Realities, the everyday trembles at the edge of the fantastic. A scent unlocks lost love. A knight awakens on the wrong street. A voice trapped in rhyme longs for release. These are quiet miracles and subtle nightmares, moments stitched from dreamlight and dusk.
Each tale is a soft breach in the veil, a gentle invitation to step sideways from reality.
Let them carry you past the known and into the beautifully strange.
The I Don't Like Reading Book
Published in April 2025 on Amazon - ebook and paperback.
This book is for people who don't like reading books. It's quite simple, after the first page with one paragraph to read, you get to use it for whatever you want, the most acceptable use being writing, as in a diary or journal. Another use might be starting fires, but I hope you choose to use it for writing. So, what might you write? Your to-do lists, or any lists, for that matter. Or your errands, tasks that need to be remembered, dates, phone numbers, even general doodles and scribbles. It's yours, no subscription necessary, do with it what you want.
I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.
I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.