Baylaurel Press was established in the year 2000 in Mill Valley, California for the purpose of promoting independent publishing and offering to the reading public written materials in the form of articles, poems, short stories, and books. The topical focus of most of the works offered on the web site is outdoor adventure, whether it is in a military, high mountain, open ocean, or upland game-hunting context.

Fur Kids: A Life with Dogs Buchanan recounts the joy, challenge, and sorrow of living with five furry souls that owned him and his wife through the years. Here we meet:

• Red, whose life began as a worm-and-flea-infested puppy and who grew into a gentleman dog who is missed to this day



• Max, an alpha male whose Dennis-the-Menace-type antics earned him three obedience classes and plenty of outdoor action on canoes, hiking trails, and—eventually—an untimely death



• Blazer, a sweet little cousin of Max, whose love of the hiking trail and responsive, snuggly, enthusiastic ways endeared him to Buchanan and his wife, Claire



• Joey, companion to a geriatric Blazer, whose perky arrival at the Buchanans’ helped ease the pain caused by Blazer's failing health



• Brady, whose precious self brightened everyone's life when he was brought into the Buchanan house as a way to heal the grieving Joey—and reminded Claire of her beloved Blazer

Full Circle: A Marine Rifle Company in Vietnam will take you back to the tumultuous sixties with a young Marine lieutenant who is forced to confront his own identity and to adapt and evolve within the crucible of war in a distant Asian land.