I’m Doug Bayliss.
I spent nearly thirty years working with computers. 🤓
Accounting ledgers, banking, and wide-area networks are behind me now. My new passion is writing fiction. My work includes early reader and middle-grade fiction for children and families, as well as memoir and reflective poetry for adults.
Works of Fiction and Reflection
While the tone may differ, all of my work shares the same roots: curiosity, resilience, and a desire to tell honest stories.
Fictional Story Telling
I hope to offer readers (ages 8+) the chance to dream big, explore freely, and hold onto the magic that I know lives in all our hearts.
Personal Narrative
Alongside the playful tales, I also write for adults. My memoirs and introspective poetry explore memory, meaning, and quiet transformation. In a sense, the events that helped shape my life.
Start Here
- Early Chapter Books for Kids | Whiskers’ Adventures (Ages 6–9)You’ve stumbled into the Whiskers Adventure Series: a world where cats solve puzzles, books lead to treasure maps, and games might teach you something (gasp).
- Games & Printable Activities for Clever KidsEducational games and more for clever cats
- My Catalog of BooksThese are all of my published books. I do really appreciate all of the support I’ve received, positive and constructive, and I can’t wait to see what Adventures are next.
- My Lyrical VersificationsSong parodies and lyrical mischief
- Songs UnfinishedAt its heart, this is a story about resilience that does not announce itself. It is found in small acts of endurance, in creativity that persists despite limitation
- Stories of PennsylvaniaFrom the bravery of Quaker settlers standing firm against persecution to the heartwarming stories of families building a new life in a land of promise.
- The Bronto Brothers: Time-traveling Dinosaurs Spreading Music & MayhemA real dinosaur species inspires each band member, but with a musical twist. For example, Axe Raptor rocks the electric guitar, and T-Rhythm brings soulful tunes with his acoustic strings.
- Where Adventure Meets the UnknownOur journey begins with my Early Reader Books, filled with playful characters, big imagination, and heartwarming lessons for young readers and families.
I have a newfound appreciation for my friends who express themselves in the fine arts and music industry. The rewards are real, but so is the effort. Often demanding the focus of a full-time job!
Selected essays, short works, and publications: bayliss.com
