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Gender and Sexuality Across Lifetimes

What if the soul remembers who it is, even when the body changes?

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The Quiet Work of Holidays

This time of year always slows me down.

I’m staying home for the holidays, letting the season be quieter and more inward than the world usually allows. That stillness got me thinking about how holidays work in fiction, not as events, but as atmosphere.

I wrote about it on my blog here.

Mj 12/1/25 Mj 12/1/25

Why I Write Gay Romance

If stories had the power to make someone gay, I should have grown up straight. Everything around me as a child told only one version of love. Every book featured a boy and a girl. Every movie paired a prince with a princess. Every hero had a heroine waiting. There were no stories that mirrored the feelings that were inside me.

Mj 11/18/25 Mj 11/18/25

The Heartbeat of “A Boy From Before”

Meet Jon Paul: the emotional core of A Boy From Before. Discover his life, his love, and how his story shapes The Prospect Tower Series.

Today on the blog, I’m sharing the story behind one of the most important characters in A Boy From Before.” “Who is Jon Paul?
The boy who loved, the boy who waited, the boy who returned.

Miles Olsen 10/15/25 Miles Olsen 10/15/25

The Places That Shape a Story

I’ve always believed the places we choose to write about reveal something about who we are: what we remember, what we love, and what we’re still searching for. Every story I write seems to open with a main character setting the stage for the play about to begin. In doing so, each reader meets the character, feels the world he lives in, and becomes aware of the heart already beating inside.

Miles Olsen 9/30/25 Miles Olsen 9/30/25

The Idea of “The One”: Do We Only Get One Chance?

In A Boy From Before, love doesn’t end…it remembers. A reflection on “The One,” soulmates, and how love always finds its way home.

Mj 9/15/25 Mj 9/15/25

Writing Love That Transcends Time

This is where I share the heart behind my stories: the sparks of inspiration, the memories that linger, and the little reminders that love always finds a way. It’s less about polished answers and more about honest reflections on life, loss, and love that lasts.

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What Inspired The Option: The Story Behind My First Novel When Love Is Cut Short

What Inspired The Option: The Story Behind My First Novel

What happens when love is cut short by death? Most stories end there. Mine doesn’t.

In The Option: A Love Story Cut Short, Max believes death is final—“poof, dust to dust, nothing left.” But what if he’s wrong?

Although I grew up with traditional religious teachings about heaven and hell, I wanted to explore something deeper: something that wasn’t preachy, but personal. So I researched near-death experiences, accounts of past lives, and the remarkable evidence that love and consciousness don’t simply disappear when we die.

That research led me to a new kind of gay romance novel. In most LGBTQ+ love stories, two men meet, face obstacles, and finally earn their happily-ever-after. But what if tragedy strikes before they get that chance?

That’s the heart of The Option. It’s a romance about love that refuses to end, even when life does. It’s about asking the biggest “what if” of all: what if the person you lost isn’t truly gone?

If you’ve ever wondered whether love can outlast death, this book is for you. Start the Prospect Tower series today with The Option: A Love Story Cut Short—available now on Amazon.