Mari Collier was born on a farm in Iowa. The farm where she grew up had no electricity or inside bathroom. She has lived in Arizona, Washington, and Southern California. She and her husband, Lanny, met in high school and were married for forty-five years. She has worked as a loan collector, bookkeeper, receptionist, and Advanced Super Agent for Nintendo of America. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Twentynine Palms Historical Society, and still serves as a Docent and writes a column for the Old Schoolhouse Museum. She began writing at the age of eleven, but did not pursue publishing until retirement. There are now seven Chronicles of the Maca, three Tonath Chronicles, and four anthologies. She is now working on her memoirs.
Enter worlds both strange and familiar. Travel through time, encounter witches as they move about their day, be enchanted by childhood fairies, and slay dragons from tales of old. Encounter ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and rocket through space to a wasted planet that auctions its one exportable product... women.
In this collection of short stories, you’ll meet vampires, zombies, elves, and aliens. You’ll step into an old haunted house. You’ll even witness a trial of the Kafkaesque sort, set in the distant year 2668.
As Brother Amos grows to be the Teacher for all of Tonath, he must stand against the heresies of the Silver Institute in Anoth and the Green Institute in Greenland.
A new force has awakened in the galaxy. Thalia has defeated the Justines, the Krepyons, and the Sisterhood. After claiming his Earth son Lorenz, the Maca of Don returns to Earth for a family reunion.
Battle for Thalia is imminent. The exiled Maca of Don is returning to his homeworld to destroy the Justine and Krepyon conquerors, and break the rule of the House of Sisters.
Antoinette is in danger. After Red O'Neal delivers a beating to his half-brother Daniel for courting his sister Antoinette, she is sent to a convent until agreeing to marry an older, wealthier man.
Two aliens are living their lives in 1860's Texas. One is filled with rage against the world; the other drawn to return to his homeworld and reclaim his land. Before they learn to navigate a spaceship between the stars, they need to find trust in each other and stay alive in a hostile, dangerous land torn by civil war.