How long could you survive if you were lost in the Colorado wilderness during a blizzard? When Amy Raye was a child, her grandfather taught her to hunt. The love of doing this has never left her; it has only grown. On a hunting expedition with two friends, Amy decides to go out on her…
Has the nosy Miss Marble finally met her match? I grew up reading Agatha Christie’s mysteries. I own all of them, and their covers are worn from being read so many times. No criminal could get away with any wrongdoing if Miss Marple happened to be in the vicinity. With her long history of solving…
Will you write a letter to Santa on Santa’s Letter Writing Day? On Dewey Decimal System Day, will you learn about why this neat way of organizing books was created? How many wagers will you win on Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day? Santa’s Letter Writing Day – Do you know a child who doesn’t…
During the first few months of 2010, a friend of mine somehow talked me into writing a project based on the assumption that the 12/22/12 craze had some momentum. She had explained that it was quite a hot topic and I should jump on the bandwagon and run with a story about the end of…
Would you dare to go hunting for ghosts inside a deserted mental institution? Somebody Save Me, the prequel to The Eidolon Tempest, hasn’t yet been published, but The Eidolon Tempest can be read and enjoyed even if you haven’t read Somebody Save Me. Reading the prequel did help me to better understand why such horrible…
In this haunting collection of tales, a young boy becomes obsessed with dolls after his cousin dies from leukemia. A teenage girl’s job of housesitting turns into a time of terror. A wife is convinced that her husband wants to kill her. And little children are mysteriously disappearing. “The Doll-Master”When I first saw the title…
Will you save a mutt on National Mutt Day? Are you going to wear a monkey costume on Monkey Day? How many cats will you herd on Cat Herders Day? Do you have a mask to wear on Day of the Ninja? Is your salesperson going to get a huge thank-you on National Salesperson Day?…
Two men from very different walks of life are about to meet each other. Chase lives in a world of poverty. Unemployment is a common thing, and Chase has been out of work for a year. His wife is also out of work, and they have gone through the little bit of savings they had.…
Lacy Dawn lives in poverty. To me, she appears to be a troubled child because of her home life. Her father beats her mother, and she is surrounded by abuse of all kinds. Her best friend is dead, but they still talk to each other. During playground time at school, all the other kids come…
Would you eat a currant pie or a current pie? Would you see a cygnet or a signet on a lake? Would you write about what happens each day in a dairy or in a diary? Do dear or a deer live in the woods? currant, current A currant is a small, seedless grape or…
