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D. H. Schleicher - Author
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Dad. Husband. Indie Author of psychological literary fiction. Novels and short story collections available now. New novel West Falls Revisited dropped June 2024.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B002C1MSVY
Just a reminder that I’ll be appearing at the Local Author Fest at the Moorestown NJ Library tomorrow - Saturday November 15th from 10am-2pm.

Stop by and purchase an autographed copy of any one of my books for a special discounted rate of only 10 bucks each.

Hope to see you there!
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The local ginkgo
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Japanese Maple in the front yard in the morning through the sunroom window…
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Your daily leaf fix
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Remember remember starting the 5th of November (and for the next six days) you can download my acclaimed historical thriller Then Came Darkness for only .99 cents!

www.amazon.com/Then-Came-Da...
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
And his hair was perfect…
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Newton Lake was looking gorgeous just after sunrise as I walked to my kid’s school for Donuts with Grownups.
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Stocked up for the local authors fest at the Moorestown Library next month. If you’re in the Jersey burbs of Philly stop by and see me on November 15th.
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Zorba’s on Fairmount Ave in Philly has been my favorite restaurant in the city since I moved back to the Philly area over 20 years ago. They’ve been around way longer than that. And I don’t think they’ve changed a thing, spare for adding a full bar recently.

If you want authentic Greek food…
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Fall into the darkness…

“Then Came Darkness is a brilliant historical thriller that compares to stories like East of Eden and The Night of the Hunter in its epic journey and menacing villain.”

2nd Edition with new cover design available now.

www.amazon.com/Then-Came-Da...
October 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Well, the Philadelphia region is in a Great Depression over the Phillies elimination and Eagles loss last night, so what better morning to announce the rerelease of my acclaimed historical thriller about the Great Depression, Then Came Darkness?
October 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Beautiful morning to walk down to the Collingswood Farmers Market and bring back a little something for everyone.
September 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Night descends upon the playground
September 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Almost forgot I’m having a sale this weekend…

Download my acclaimed novel West Falls Revisited for only 1.99 (regularly 5.99).

It’s the perfect weekend to fall into all the dark secrets of the small Philly burb of West Falls.

Link👇
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Goodnight, Moon
September 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Next up on the reading list…
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A peaceful spot
August 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Authors, share the opening passage from your latest work.

Here’s the opening to my novel West Falls Revisited.
August 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Unseasonably nice weather since coming back home from vacation
August 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Who says you can’t jam exposition into a short story?

The opening passage to “Lost Cat, Very Skittish” - the first story of my collection When We Come Back.
August 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Short stories need to grab you and distill so much in the first few lines.

Here’s the opening passage to the “The Pumpkin Thief” - the 1st story in my collection And Then We Vanish.

Share a great opening to a short story below.
August 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Share a favorite opening passage to a book.

Here’s the opening passage to my Depression era historical thriller, Then Came Darkness.
August 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The opening line to the first of eleven stories in my acclaimed collection And Then We Vanish…
July 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It was 89 years ago during the historic heatwave of the summer of 1936 when Joshua Bloomfield sought his revenge against the Kydd family.

Who would make it through the summer alive?

Find out in my acclaimed historical thriller Then Came Darkness.
July 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM