"The written word is all that stands between memory and oblivion. Without books as our anchors, we are cast adrift--neither teaching nor learning. They are windows on the past, mirrors on the present, and prisms reflecting all possible futures. Books are lighthouses erected in the dark sea of time." Spoken by: Jeffery Robbins from "Gargoyles: A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"

I love that quote, explaining the magic of reading. As an author and reader, I know the power of words and blend it with the power of illustrations in my works here. The BookWorm (or KLCtheBookWorm) is actually Kindra Coates away from the computer. I am a graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and completed my Master of Arts in English at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Technically, I am older than Star Wars by a few months. You can leave a comment on the stories and papers, or reach out to me on my blogs and tumblr.

I have been writing fiction since 1988, discovered fan-fiction in 1992, and started posting fanfics online in 1998. The BookWorm's Library developed around a university project in hypertext writing in 1997. The non-fiction hypertext paper is still available, but I removed the hypertext novel for not being up to my current standards. I'm working hard to have original fiction ready to read soon.

The Library has eleven major sections:

Biography

Tells a little about me and my website.

My Google Photos

Gives you a chance to see me.

Home Page

Lists updates and helps you find other sections.

Card Catalogue

Showcases the outside links I find interesting.

Fiction

Fanfics I have written are listed with teasers (or blurbs) for each.

Author's Notes

Notes about working on these stories: the creativity demons that tormented me and dates of when stuff was completed, and a few extras.

Non-Fiction

Papers written for university classes, and published previously on the web.

Master List

List of every page in the Library.

Note: Fanfic is short for fan-fiction, which is fiction stories based in a universe or using characters that someone else created. These universes are found in television shows or movies, and occasionally books. See my paper, Confessions of an Amateur Hack, for the rest of my views on fanfics.

Most of the universes I've borrowed are obvious from the logos, but some have multiple series and stand-alones that could use further explanation

Zackverse

Zack Baker of the Hamato Clan, Hamato Yoshi's heir, knight errant of the Kingdom of Hyrule, adopted by the Manhattan Clan, Planes-walker, otherwise known as the character a mega crossover series is coalescing around. If you prefer all your fandom characters separate, this is probably not the series for you.

Gargoyles: A Mist of Prophecies

The only series I have of Gargoyles fanfiction. The fifth story is the one that ties into the Zackverse.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Only one series, the prime Earth, these are the stories that begin Zack's story.

The Legend of Zelda

So far only one series based on the first three video games and the cartoon series. The next generation's adventures and how they meet Zack will be in a spinoff series Legends of Hyrule.

Biker Mice From Mars

Two series in this fandom. The Evil Jack series deals with a minor character turning evil and how he upends the main characters' lives. Wars Are Won By Those Who Dare takes place on the same Earth with TMNT and the one DG Gale grew up on, but not the one Alice Hamilton calls home. Confused yet?

Tin Man

The fandom where the multiple series and crossovers got truely ambitious.

• There are the fill-in plot holes stories that go with all the series that start with Tin Man: Where Did That Come From
• The first series is in the Zackverse and I neglected to give it a series title when I wrote it. Start with the fill-in plot holes stories and then read Tin Man: Victory Ball.
• The second series is Tales of the Nonestic and it crosses over with the 2009 Alice miniseries. Start with the fill-in plot holes stories and then read Tin Man: Pirates of the Nonestic.
• Alchemy is a stand-alone story that crosses Tin Man with Medical Investigation and has a cameo in the background to another universe, but it didn't expand.
• Not His Kink has no crossovers, but it's erotica.

Street Fighter

One little story to fix the Legend of Chun-li movie.

Nolanverse Batman

The Nolanverse is based off Batman Begins, the Dark Knight, and the Dark Knight Rises and I have two series and one stand-alone and references the DC Comics universe for other characters.

• The Dark Knight Rises: Weapon of the Shadows is the stand-alone taking place directly after they unveil the Batman statue in the Dark Knight Rises
• Part of the Night series only uses the first sixty-five minutes of the Dark Knight Rises before changing the rest of the movie. Start with The One Rule.
• Signs and Portents really takes off after the bomb blows up the Bat and deliberately crosses with Man of Steel in the last story.

Star Wars

Self-contained universe compared to the rest of what I've written. The entire EU (mostly I'm drawing from Legends but I have no problems stealing details I like from the Disney EU) is available and I'm enjoying fixing stuff with AUs.

• Looking For Home series changes what happens on Byss when Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade are brought there by the Emperor Reborn. Start with My Home Is You.
• Rescue the Farmboy started with a comment I ran across that wanted an AU where Luke Skywalker went to the Imperial Academy and his DNA set off all the alarms. Start with Liberation.
• Sororal Lineality twisted the multiple Emperor's Hands into they are all clones of Mara Jade. The second clone runs to Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance to save her younger clone sisters from dying in the Emperor's service. I'm writing this whole series in short stories. Start with MJ-0002.
• Unexpected Consequences is a stand-alone novel that explores how the Thrawn Trilogy changes by adding a child.
• Crude Matter is a stand-alone short story for a writing challenge with a pair of kinks picked at random. My random selections were gender switch and aphrodisac. All sex is covered by a fade-to-black.
• Interrogation Room is a stand-alone, short story answer to a writing challenge that also ended up being an AU to Unexpected Consequences.

Trigun

My first exposure was the 1998 anime when it made its way to the US in 2003. Then in 2021, I got a rewatching itch which turned into here are some fanfic ideas to capture in outlines from the Muse. Then the universe declared Trigun: Stampede would be out in 2023 followed by Trigun: Stargaze in 2026. Three of a Kind is set in the Trigun 1998 version and is a crossover with the Biker Mice From Mars: Evil Jack series.