The “For Sale” sign creaked and did it best to stay aloft, despite the winds onslaught. Eileen watched from her bedroom window the leaves that scuttled across the garden path and traced their flight until they disappeared into the maelstrom of darkness. Her house was on the outskirts of the village and therefore deprived of [...]
He did not want to go home. He stared at the table in front of him as the shadows gathered, the hustle of the city slowing down as the night hawkers set up. He sat there as the sounds around him changed in tones and volumes. Why bother to go home he asked himself, should [...]
It was quite bright and tranquil the day it begun, snow lazily falling and blanketing the world in a soft downy blanket of fluff, drawing a white curtain over all the ugliness of the world. However, there was a dark storm brewing somewhere, deep within the breast of one soul. For some reason he came [...]
With my book about to come out next month, I thought I would tell the story behind the story. If you have a spare five minutes to sit and read. Back in March 2011, I had the idea for a story line based on a misconception. The lead character is Pat Canella. The story started [...]
Enjoy this excerpt from “The Sounding” by debut author, Carrie Salo! Lorenze strapped his uniform on, knowing where every clasp and buckle fell exactly. Still, something about it felt foreign: he had not worn it in several days. Several very, very long days. The red, blue and yellow stripes that Michelangelo designed for the guard [...]
Sarah felt the fine hairs on the back of her neck stand and she knew without turning round that he was behind her. Her hand shook as she placed the last bundle of vervain into her basket and her heart beat painfully against her breast as she straightened up. “Trespassing again, Miss Cleary?” She looked [...]
Though I have heard thousands of ghost stories over the years, very few have involved witches and I was intrigued when Bill told me his next tale was about the murder of a witch. Sarah was not in fact a witch, but it suited her accuser to condemn her as such. I met Bill early on Wednesday [...]
There were still a couple of hours of daylight left when we set off for the wood. I was wrapped up against the chill in a heavy coat and gloves, but Bill wore only his threadbare jacket. I’ve bought him gloves and hats in the past, but he refuses to wear them. He says he’s [...]
Prologue: Ise, Japan–1910, C.E. The bullet struck the old man’s shoulder. Piercing his suit jacket, the deadly projectile skimmed off the thin layer of protective mesh the old man wore underneath his clothes and ricocheted away like an errant beam of light. Spun completely around by the force of the shot, the old man fell hard [...]
As a father, what would you do if your wife died in the twin towers (9-11), and, ten years later, your daughter was listed as having been killed in a training accident in boot camp but you believed she was actually still alive?
