Blog of a Forbidden Dreamer

The Backyard Tales speaks of the bond between 17-year-old Mia Basu Roy and her beloved cat, Pippo. She seems to understand him far too well for a human. And he seems to have another life that Mia begins to suspect. She follows her cat to their backyard and down a very dangerous road that sweeps her away to the realm of witches, talking animals, and something that’s much bigger than what she initially suspected.    Read the story to discover all of Mia and Pippo’s secrets, be enchanted by magic, and get the answer to a question that has haunted us for ages: does a cat truly love their owner?                      Book Purchase Link Amazon India  |  Amazon USA Book Excerpt   Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it. - Mason Cooley Chapter Five: The Witch Pippo had often heard his mini owner recall old times when she and her friend, Shekhar, had dared e...

Charmeljun Gallardo is a former Radiologist and author. His first book is  Ready for the World  young adult book series. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a Creative Writing degree in 1996. He is a writer, photography enthusiast, sports fan, movie geek, stroke survivor, and an adventurous foodie. He lives in San Diego, California with his wife and son.  Author's Writing Process   ''I was still in high school when I first came up with the idea of writing a book. It began as a personal journal before I put it in narrative form. At first, the stories were like wish fulfillment. I changed events here and there to have things be better for my lead character. He was never at fault and like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. In other words, he was boring. But again, I was young. I was as green as a blade of grass and my stories were just as thin.   It was when I got to college when everything changed. I knew how to write, but didn’t kno...

  The Book Series   Ready For The World - Driver’s Education:   Fifteen year-old Brandon Delacruz’s wants are simple. He wants to be popular, drive a cool car, and have the girl of his dreams on his arm. Instead, he’ll have to settle for being on the honor roll, riding his ten speed bike, and having his best friends, Josh and Ally beside him as they learn the ins and outs of high school. But as Brandon begins to discover feelings for Ally, a tragedy occurs that changes their lives. And now, he’ll spend the rest of the year sorting through his complicated feelings and his uncertain relationship with Ally...all while keeping his grades up. Because unlike getting a driver ’ s license, life doesn’t ’ t offer a practice test. Brandon will have to rise and meet the challenges of the real world, whether he’s ready for it not. Ready For The World – Superstar: Brandon Delacruz is destined to write the next great novel. At least, that’s what he hopes what’s in those sta...

Ready For The World: Driver’s Education   Ready For The World: Driver’s Education follows the story of Brandon Delacruz, a fifteen-year-old Filipino American teenager trying to make his way through life during the late 1980s. What Brandon wants out of life is simple: a cool car, a chance to be one of the cool kids at school, and most of all, a cool girlfriend. But instead, all he has are his loving family and his lifelong friends, Josh and Ally, to help him get through the minefield of high school life.    As he looks for ways to get the car and status, Brandon fails to realize that the girl he’s been searching for has been there all along. But before he and Ally can explore a new relationship, a tragedy changes their lives. And now Brandon will have to find a way to balance his deep friendship with the excitement, trepidation, and complexity that young love brings...all while trying to keep his grades up.   Ready For The World: Superstar   Thing...