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Reflections 

2025 was an eventful and lesson-filled inaugural year for Finch Fries. 

Light’s Shadow, my debut novel and first in the Raiders of Light series, released in early December 2024. I had written it feverishly while “newbing” through newborn care. A time when sleepless nights and the blessing of paternity leave prompted me to—at long last—climb the hill of writing a novel. The dream. Mere months later, the realities of indie publishing had slapped the realization into me that, once summitted, said hill had hidden not a mountain but a mountain range. 

In my day job, I’ve had success. And I expect to be successful in this business, whether by sales numbers, readership, or impact. Eventually. Slowly. But even when insulated by low expectations, I am sometimes stung by the corrosive silence and utter void of digital media. It can be soul draining. 

So, I changed course and focused on the Finch Fries brand—transformed my mission from publishing books to loftier aspirations of penning an American myth, restoring American Culture, and building something for the future. Importantly, this shift has allowed the mission to be shared and helped by my family. 

Reenergized, we homed in on the goals of launching Finch Fries Press and building context around the Raiders of Light series. We think we succeeded with the release of over 80,000 words of free content on finchfriespress.com! 

The Early Days Collection, The Shatterbond Saga: Sample Chapters, and The CuRe All Letters are all complete and free to access. In addition, we published sixteen blog posts across a wide variety of subjects. 

Finally, we helped author J.M. Woolverton publish the Old Hat, New Hat book set, which is inspired by the Berenstain children’s classic but aimed at an adult audience. 

And we have so much more planned and in progress… 

Intentions 

Below are the Finch Fries priorities for 2026, in descending order: 

• Raiders of Light, Book 2 
• Children’s book (working title: Manny’s Manataxi) 
• Finch Fries Productions / Dollar Menu (a Patreon or similar with audio content and smaller and/or serialized writing projects) 
  • Small CuRes. Continuing in the spirit of The CuRe All Letters, this content will be grounded in cultural restorationism, current events, and matters critical to America. 
  • Infinite Inventory. A lighthearted fantasy adventure with a Quixotic flair.
  • Several short story ideas. 
• Finch Fries Blog (this will continue with the structure outlined here) 

Directions 

For existing content, please navigate the site as follows: 

Buy Light’s Shadow! 

Read The Shatterbond Saga: Sample Chapters. In this spiritual precursor to Light’s Shadow, the reader follows a young soldier as he returns home only to be thrust into a hidden world of ancient powers, dark secrets, and a past he never knew he had. As danger closes in, he is forced to question everything—his identity, his guardians, and his destiny. The truth waiting for him may change the fate of nations. 

Read The CuRe All Letters. In this journey for truth and understanding—through history, philosophy, and story—R. Roland Finch examines American Culture and how it can be restored so that our society can move forward in unity... 

• Finch Fries: Vision and Mission | American Cultural Restoration (CuRe) 
• The CuRe All Letters | Preface & Nos. 1-15 

Read The Early Days Collection. Experience a nostalgic journey from boyhood to adulthood through the edited writings of R. Roland Finch.

College Collection 

• “Still” | Short story. A tender journey about life's hard choices and their cost. 
• “The Aluminum Star” | Short story. When silly, petty revenge leads to farfetched outcomes. 
• “The Book” | Flash fiction. The past screams as it dies in flame. 

Middle Collection 

• “The Canterbury Tales: The Squire's Tale - Third Part” | Short story. A fast-paced fantasy adventure. 
• “The Love of the Game” | Flash fiction. Memories of childhood football. 
• “The Voice” | Play. Silly, deadpan absurdity. 
• “The Price of Revenge” | Flash fiction. A man's revenge leads to darkness. 
• “A King’s Treasure” | Fairytale. A high-stakes game reveals human nature. 

Early Collection 

• “Last of the Legends” | Partial novel. Earliest spiritual precursor to The Shatterbond Saga and Light’s Shadow. 
• “The Forgotten Hero” | Short story. Campy, Indiana Jones inspired horror. 
• “Mitrahnya” | Flash fiction. Set in the same world as “The Forgotten Hero.” 
•  “The Game” | Flash fiction. A brief story inspired by the videogame Lunar: Silver Star Story.