D. G. James

FiWEH author

D. G. James

The author is dedicated to bringing the untold stories, settings, and complexities of Jamaican life into psychological thrillers, urban dramas, and speculative fiction. His creative journey began as a teenager in Jamaica, sparked by a history assignment that challenged him to imagine the lived reality of a young man captured into the Middle Passage. This early fascination with the internal human experience stayed with him as he later moved to the U.S. and entered the military.

During his active-duty service starting in 1999, James finally put pen to paper for his first major project, a story titled The Martian Chronicles, which would ultimately evolve into his published work, The Red Myths. While his military background provides a foundation of technical realism and jargon for his world-building, his true passion lies in centering Jamaican characters and situations in genres where they are rarely seen.

Whether he is navigating the grit of urban drama or the mind-bending tension of a psychological thriller, James writes to bridge cultural heritage and modern storytelling. Beyond his fiction, he writes self-help books designed to help readers reclaim and master their personal narratives.

Books by D. G. James

From the author’s journal

A Mad Man Day in Montego Bay

Old newspapers rustled and danced through the air, their weathered pages fluttering and spinning in a graceful ballet. Small debris, carried on the gentle ocean breeze, pirouetted along…

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The Whispering Woods

In the heart of the whispering woods, under the glow of a crescent moon, Lena stumbled upon a clearing she had never seen before. The air buzzed with…

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