In this excerpt from Conflicting Roots (2025, Maine Authors Publishing) Weetamoo, an historical participant in King Philip’s War (1675-76), shows her strength and wisdom. I hope you enjoy this excerpt from the novel. “MOO! Moo! Moo! Moo!” Weetamoo’s older brothers and male cousins shouted at her derisively, imitating the foolish noises made by herds of lazy cows owned by white settlers. She raced along the beach just a stride behind her cousin Metacom. The noisy boys hoped to

These words are a transcript of a Peace Pipe Ceremony which took place in Boston, April 13, 1974. Participants, all now dead, were Lakota Medicine Man (Wikasa Wakan) John Fire Lame Deer from the Rosebud Reservation, Chief Beaman Logan of the Tonawanda Seneca People, Tall Oak Weeden of Narragansett and Wampanoag Peoples, Rod Skenendore of the Blackfoot and Mayor Kevin White of Boston.

This post is the Preface from Conflicting Roots. It explains why and how the novel came to be. The second is a full transcript of a Peace Ceremony which took place at Boston University in April, 1974. It was my attendance at this event that inspired me to learn more about King Philip's War and to, eventually, write a novel with it at the center.

I am pleased that so many followers have linked directly to Bristol Historical and Preservation Society’s series of articles about King Philip’s War. This will be the final post I'll share on this site. I'm beginning work on my next novel and want to focus on sharing that journey with you. But first, I want to direct you to some of my favorite resources for King Philip's War.

Preface Conflicting Roots , my new historical novel ( Maine Authors Publishing , 2025) relies in part on characters, scenes and events...

In Conflicting Roots, the Town of Swansea, closest colonial town to Metacom’s (King Philip) Pokanoket village, appears after it has been rebuilt and fortified. Its sentries nearly kill Sakonnet Sachem Awashonka while providing a safe stop-over for her white guests. In this post of KPW350, the town’s attack by Wampanoag natives marks the first hostile act of the war, June 19, 1675.

Conflicting Roots, my new historical novel (Maine Authors Publishing, 2025) relies in part on characters, scenes and events from a war which marked the start of a troubled relationship between Native Americans who lived in New England and European colonials. King Philip’s War (1675-76), often treated with a footnote in histories of the colonial period, was the bloodiest war per capita of population in American history.

Conflicting Roots (Maine Authors Publishing, 2025) is built upon three levels of storytelling. The first are the stunning revelations when Matty Wheet discovers that her ancestors were native Wampanoag peoples who fought and died during King Philip’s War against white European colonizers in 1675-76. Second are the events of the war itself as seen through Matty’s eyes as well as those of her partner Timmy Romney.

In Conflicting Roots, my most recent novel (Maine Authors Publishing 2025) characters share disastrous effects of the struggle between...

There is a message delivered in my new novel Conflicting Roots (Maine Authors Publishing, 2025), as is explained in the Introduction....