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February 15, 2016
A bit of fun writing…. Aunt Tilley
I was out of town this weekend and, for some strange reason, I get really inspired while riding in a car. This little snatch of a story came to me while riding back from our Valentine’s dinner. I don’t know if I’ll do something with it…but I thought it was a nice beginning. Let me know what you think!
Their Aunt Tilley lost husbands at an alarmingly fast rate, but never once did any of them think that she was killing them purposefully. Uncle Fred was skewered by a tree during a car accident one Christmas season while following a load of Christmas trees on a flat bed truck. Uncle Norman died on a camping trip due to anaphylactic shock after a nasty sting. No one even knew he was allergic. Uncle Herbert passed as the result of a heart attack during a particularly athletic sexual experience with Aunt Tilley. No one really wanted to put too much consideration to that one. Uncle Ned slipped and fell in the shower, breaking his neck instantly. Uncle Edward choked to death on an insufficiently chewed piece of steak in the middle of their favorite restaurant.
There were others.
The fact that they were all wealthy men with large life insurance policies just seemed a coincidence. After the first three deaths, the husbands after seemed to take it as a challenge to live longer than five years with Tilley, that being the longest any one man had managed. It was all very tragic and she seemed destined to be a lady of sorrow. She was a handsome woman who carried herself with elegance and dignity even as rumors swirled that she was a black widow. Or cursed. The family couldn’t decide which was the worse rumor. To them, she was just a much beloved, funny, admired, generous soul who was surrounded by bad luck. In fact it was always a surprise when another wedding was announced since after each death she swore never again to love another. And yet the family would dress in their party best to see her down the aisle beaming joyfully at a presumed doomed man time after time.
Then came Uncle Lloyd. As they neared that dreaded five year mark, the family braced for the worst. But he was still around for year six. And year seven. They all thought the curse had finally been broken. He seemed positively giddy to still be alive and Aunt Tilley seemed as in love as she ever had been with him. Joy was reigning the day.
But happiness can only last for so long before tragedy strikes it down. Uncle Lloyd was killed during an attempted car jacking one fateful September night.
The family mourned the loss of Aunt Tilley’s happiness as if it were their own grief.
But then an insurance adjuster came to ask a few questions. He felt the deaths of so many wealthy men was too much coincidence. And so began the dark spiral into the truth of Aunt Tilley’s darkness.
January 28, 2016
I’m Beginning a Newsletter!
I’ve got enough followers now that I am going to create a newsletter. It’ll have exclusive content that only subscribers can see…including story secrets and such (shhhhh). If you’re interested in receiving little stories, bonus content, news, and deals, just shoot me an email telling me you’re in!
bjhyman2112@gmail.com
I promise not to spam you. I’m too busy trying to get the next novel done to mess with that kind of crapola. Not my scene. But I’ll do my best to make it worth each issue and worth your time!
January 13, 2016
Special Pricing on DAY ZERO eBook Until The Release of LIGHTNING
Until the release of Lightning: The Book of Luke and Gina, Day Zero: The Book of Patrick eBook is only .99! Get your copy now!
Captive: The Story of Reuben in the Hole is also available as an eBook for .99 to get completely caught up on the DAY ZERO series!
November 7, 2015
CAPTIVE IS RELEASED!
November 3, 2015
Okay, I admit it, I’m a bad citizen…
I was in the midst of a #nanowrimo epic writing session and I forgot to get ready to go vote! When my husband came home to pick me up, I had that glazed over expression of a writer lost in a different world. I was weary and bleary and not dressed to be seen by the voting public.
“Are we voting?”
My shame was complete and immediate. I had forgotten.
Anyone else lose track of time while creating your novel?
My only consolation is watching the Election Day by Arcadia (the side project of Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes)
By the way, on a similar, but different side note: John Taylor still looks very hot at 55. I had a HUGE crush most of my pre-teen and teen years. Glad to say, I’d still follow him around squealing like a fangirl!
October 27, 2015
Rush: Driven
I’ve just completed the short story, CAPTIVE: The Story of Reuben in the Hole. In it, he references this song. I’m a huge Rush fan, if you haven’t gathered that already. I love that there is always something by them that sneaks its way into my writing. I hope you enjoy this song as much as I, and Reuben, do….
I’ll announce when CAPTIVE is released for purchase! Look for that coming soon!!
September 24, 2015
Twitterature: The First Attempt
I only just found out about the world of Twitterature…writing literature in tweet form for Twitter. How wonderful a concept!
If you haven’t experienced it, here’s the wiki link about it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter...
I love some of the examples that’s on the wiki page about it.
“I was mowing the lawn. I peered at my neighbor’s immaculate yard; his grass was literally greener. Then a meteor fell atop his lovely house.”
Arjun Basu [7]
“Willum Mortimus Granger was beside himself. In fact when his body was found the top half was right next to the bottom.”
Robert K. Blechman (2009) [13]
I was so delighted with it, that I created my own!
Here’s the first try. Tell me if you like it!
“My dogs smell another on my clothes. Interest and disdain. How dare I leave the pack and consort with another mongrel? In a dog word: tramp.”
September 21, 2015
Keaton Henson: Lying to You
I post a lot of songs that have to do with the dysfunctional relationship between Patrick and Phoenix. Aaaaanndd….here’s another one! I’m currently writing on the new book and examining what is drawing them together and what is pushing them apart. As I write, this song running in the background makes it all meld together.
Enjoy:
September 9, 2015
Sneak Peek for Lightning: The Book of Luke and Gina!!
Drumroll, please! Here’s a sneak peek for the next novel in the Day Zero series!!! It’s the complete first chapter of Lightning: The Book of Luke and Gina! Don’t ever say I never gave you anything. 
September 1, 2015
Foo Fighters: Still
This song is great all on its own. I’ve read that the lyrics are about a childhood friend of Dave Grohl’s who committed suicide.
In the world of Day Zero, this song defines the relationship between Patrick and Phoenix. It’s almost a love story, but a destructive one based on desperation. When you cling to one another based on these reasons, it can never be healthy. As I’m working on book two in the series, the lyrics of this song really resonate with me when continuing the fractured love story of Patrick and Phoenix.
Enjoy!!
