Welcome to the website of Sampson Gregory, the writer, who has written as Alaric Jaxartes.
	Power In the Blood won for Horror/Gothic in the 2006-2007 Awards Competition; Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards, November 11, 2006.

Sampson Gregory: Writing Books. Telling Stories. Supplying Wisdom.TM	No good deed goes unpunished," said George Santayana. . . . and when Boy Scout Troop 809 goes into a state forest preserve to clean up industrial dumping, they find that their very presence in the forest brings controversy from their environmentally-minded peers and the media. Despite the opposition, the Scouts persevere in their efforts until a forest fire threatens to end their operation and the attempts of several Scouts to earn their eagle rank, the higest achievement in Scouting.
After Montgomery and Travis left the house, Jack conferred with Cody. "The Travis kid is a possible, but we need to dump the Lee kid--all grades, no fun." "Careful. We have to let him pledge--his family has too much clout in this place for us to refuse him. Then we'll see--sometimes these stiffs loosen up with a little encouragement. He might be one of us waiting to cut loose." "I hope so. The last thing we need in the house is moralizers." "You said it, brother. We need a couple of brains to get us through our courses. But they have to be tolerant of our lifestyle." He snickered. "And our occupation." "And our occupation." //from chapter two.	POWER IN THE BLOOD A Southern gothic horror tale with a Christian twist: Small-town Southerners worry about the gay community in their midst, but a deadly threat stalks the town. He doesn't play by the rules, but comes to your sin like a fly to carrion. POWER IN THE BLOOD