Poetry chapbook
response (Finishing Line Press, 2025) is a collection of reflections and observations that stir the reader to look more closely at the world we inhabit.
Available from Finishing Line Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or by order from your favorite bookstore.
Young Adult fantasy novel
Traitor in the Realm is an adventure story of an unconventional family that gets trapped in a medieval kingdom on a world adjacent to Earth.
Two teens, Kallan and her foster brother Matthew, enter the kingdom of Kylemore on the world of Betherion, along with Matthew’s grandfather and find the kingdom in the midst of an attack by a traitor. If they are to return home, the three of them must prove their innocence and return to the portal to Earth before it closes forever.
Traitor in the Realm. Russian Hill Press, 2021. Available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
News Coverage about A Traitor in the Realm:
The Independent in Livermore, CA published an article on April 1, 2021, which can be read here. The Pleasanton Weekly‘s article of February 17, 2021, can be read here.
Interviews about Traitor in the Realm
The Schenectady Gazette‘s interview on March 14, 2021, is available here.
George Cramer, author of The Mona Lisa Sisters, has an interesting and informative blog in which he reviews books and interviews authors representing various genres. Visit his blog or http://www.gdcramer.com to read his interview with me about A Traitor in the Realm.
Individual Poems
“Chance Encounter,” “soap bubble,” and “Musings Amidst a Drought.” Havik. Ed. Las Positas College. 2023.
“Apple Tree Roost” Summer Fireflies. Wingless Dreamer. 2022.
“Musings on an Overcast Morning.” War Scars in My Heart. Wingless Dreamer. 2022.
“Fog of Unreality.” Livermore’s science poetry contest, “Poetry in a Test Tube, May 2022. Award: Honorable Mention.
“Observations of a Silent Bystander.” Havik. Ed. Las Positas College. 2022.
“First Night.” an award winner in Writer’s Digest 2021 Poetry Contest 
“Unidirectional Flow.” Livermore’s science poetry contest, “Poetry in a Test Tube, April 2021. Award: Third Place, Adult Division.
“Old Age.” Voices of the Valley: Through the Window, Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch, 2020.
“Aurora.” Voices of the Valley: Through the Window, Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch, 2020. Livermore’s science poetry contest, “Poetry in a Test Tube, March 2018. Award: Honorable Mention.
“The Fate of the Crowned.” Livermore’s science poetry contest, “Poetry in a Test Tube, March 2020. Award: Honorable Mention. Revised version, Voices of the Valley: Through the Window, Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch, 2020.
“Accident and Recovery” Voices of the Valley: Journeys. Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch. 2018.
“First Storm of the Season.” Beyond the Window. Ed. Las Positas College. 2017. Award: Honorable Mention, poetry.
“Unraveling the Natural World.” Livermore’s science poetry contest, “Poetry in a Test Tube, March 2017. Award: Honorable Mention.
Short Stories and Memoir
“Going Out My Door.” The Choice Matters. Compiled by Julaina Kleist-Corwin. 2019.
“Autumn Squall.” Voices of the Valley: Journeys. Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch. 2018. Havik Rise. Ed. Las Positas College 2018.
“Call and Response.” Havik Rise. Ed. Las Positas College 2018.
“A Forest View.” Beyond the Window. Ed. Las Positas College. 2017.
“Green Ink.” Sparks. Ed. Las Positas College. 2016.
“Choppy Waters.” Voices of the Valley: Word for Word. Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch. 2015
“Pathfinder.” Impressions. Ed. Las Positas College. 2015. Award: Honorable Mention, Prose
“Preservation.” Between Pages. Ed. Las Positas College. 2014. Award: Second Place, Prose
“Shaken and Stirred.” Women on Writing 2014 Flash Fiction Contest. Published on Women on Writing website, Interview on Women on Writing’s Blog, The Muffin. Award: Runner-up.
“Necessity.” Voices of the Valley: Encore. Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch. 2013.
“Remembrances.” Voices of the Valley: Encore. Ed. California Writer’s Club Tri-Valley Branch, 2013. Originally published on Foxandquill.com, Feb. 2012.
Patricia J Boyle 