Kathleen Rear's Blog

Bloodline Excerpt

As promised last week here is an excerpt of my new novel Bloodline: End of Days, Book One. In which our protagonist Olive Green’s life goes to hell in a handcart….  Enjoy!

ONE

 

Olive peeled off her work t-shirt and tossed it toward the dirty clothes hamper with a sigh of relief. Waitressing at Lou and Ev’s Chicken Dinners near the highway wasn’t the worst job she’d ever had, but it was the smelliest. She smelled like fried chicken all the damn time.

She wanted a shower but glanced at the clock...

Welcome October

And here we are at last! I know, I know! Begging the pardon of summer enthusiasts ( I, myself had an excellent summer!) but Autumn is the best. 

I just finished decorating for Halloween! Around the equinox I put up all my autumn things. My orange leaf garlands and wreaths, my decorative pumpkins collection…but then…come October I do what Disneyland calls “the Halloween overlay”, and everything goes from crunchy, PSL, and Gilmore Girls, to “Welcome foolish mortals!”  Love it so much! Wanna see?

...

Sunday Surfing

Hello there! And Hello June! 

It finally feels like the season is changing here in Oregon. It’s been cold and cloudy May. My tomato garden is unhappy with the situation but the forecast has lots of little sun icons in it so I’m getting excited for summer to finally show up.  It’s sunday, let grab a cup of coffee and surf the internet. 

Photo via surfschool.net

I have bought these popsicle molds in anticipation of the coming season.  I’ve also been liking this easy frozen yogurt recipe. Just thr...

Mom’s Goulash

This dish was my mom’s specialty when I was growing up. Goulash night was the best night! I can remember the smell of it bubbling away in a well seasoned Farberware electric skillet. The thing finally kicked the bucket in the early 00’s and mom’s goulash never tasted the same when she made it in the new skillet. Sadly mom passed away before she could write down her recipe. 

Recently though, I was over on Ree Drummond’s website looking for advice about why my mac and cheese is so dry (another po...

Oops!

Oops! Well, I guess enjoy your Sunday post a few days early. New procedure to schedule a future post, le sigh….

Sunday Surfing April Edition

Image via theseea.com

Hey there! It’s Sunday let’s stay in our pajamas for a while longer a surf the internet. Below are some of my favorite links from the last few weeks. 

Spring is finally here! I’ve been feeling a renewed burst of creative inspiration, how about you? 

I have fallen down several rabbit holes this past month, it all started with this video: 

Amazing, right?

And then I went over and learned about the Bayeux Tapestry, a 70 meter long work of medieval art that tells the story of...

Bloodline Cover Reveal

Who’s ready for a cover reveal? I’m pretty pleased if I do say so myself. (click through to my website link to see video)

They have always been among us. The vampires.

Evolving alongside humankind they would have been pleased to remain characters in scary movies.

But when an experiment gone wrong gets out and an entire town is consumed by mutant vampires, the only ones who can clean up the mess and save humanity are the hidden vampire clan of Bryony Island. They risked everything by rev...

Updates & Inspiration

Hey there! 

First off apologies to those who are still subscribed to this newsletter/blog.  The excuse I’m humbly offering as to why I abandoned this space is summed up in two words. Words I’m sure you recognize. Social Media. 

I’m determined to do less of that and more of this. So let’s get started!

The new book, Bloodline: End of Days, is coming along but slowly. I was pretty sick most of February so not much progress has been made. I’d say i’m around 1/3 of the way? But what I have writ...

Hello There…

Well hi there! It’s been a while hasn’t it? So sorry for the silence but I’ve been preoccupied by the weather and travel, gardening and, oh yes…writing! 

There is a new book series in the works! What is it about? I’ll give you a hint…

Yes vampires! I think it’s safe to say the glut of the early 00’s YA vampire is over. (Not that I didn’t enjoy the hell out of it at the time.) But I think the time has come back around for a more traditional approach to the genre. More scary less sparkly. 

I’m ta...

Liberty Jones Hardcover Release!

Hello hardcover fans!

The Incredible Adventures of Liberty Jones is available in hardcover tomorrow!  You can order by clicking HERE! There’s a special addition for the hardcover that you won’t see in the digital format! A little friend who will keep you and Libby company while you experience the incredible adventure!

Happy Reading!

Kathleen