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Abby Rides Again

 It’s been years since I rode a bike. I often wonder if the old saying is true “you never forget how”. Life is often like a bike ride. You pedal at your own speed and wonder sometimes at how long it takes to get to where you want to go.
~Abby~

Abby's Dance

Sometimes the only thing you can do is dance like there is no tomorrow.

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Abby's 300

    According to Herodotus, Leonidas had been warned by the Delphic oracle that either Sparta would be destroyed or their king would lose his life. Leonidas chose the second alternative.

     I awoke this morning thinking of King Leonidas.  King Leonidas and 300 men, a small force of Greeks, Spartans, Thespians and Thebans who volunteered; fought against the larger Persian army of Xerxes at the pass of Thermopylae. According to my favorite historian Herodotus, the Delphic oracle warned King Leonidas he would either be destroyed and lose his life. King Leonidas chose to battle.      I am always, always, amazed that one man was able to find 300 men to follow him into certain death. The question always looms large in my mind “Who will stand with you knowing you are going to lose the battle”. It’s a question so many over the millenniums haves asked. I myself have asked on several occasions “Who will STAND with me in a losing battle?”
    King Leonidas always reminds that no matter what, there are people that will stand with you. The oracle of Delphic was corrected and all the Spartans and Thespians died along with their King Leonidas. But in the end, 300 men stood together and won just by standing. These brave souls became the inspiration the Greeks needed the next year to win a battle over Persians.
      Yes, I did indeed. I wake to the sun beating on my face, wondering, “Who will be my 300? Who will be my King Leonidas and lead me into battle and certain death?”
 Abby~

Abby Loves Red

Red is the color of passion. Red is the color of the Scarlet Letter. Red is the color of vampires and greed. Red is bold, powerful and unrepentant. Red is unwilling to yield its power to anyone. Red is a power color. I love the color red.

~Abby~

Who Am I

     I’m Abigail Madison Chase. I am the author of the paranormal series Running Out of Times and the forthcoming The Wild Hoopergrays of Montana series.  Writing has been a passion since the fourth grade.  I freely indulge my passion for writing with paranormal that are mysteries, thrilling and have a military theme. I also love to include little know historical facts in my stories along with the names of towns no longer around.
     I have been writing paranormal stories since the late nineties.  My current series Running Out of Times following Dr. Erick Liam Plez as he unravels the complex mystery that surrounds his life as he tried to retire from the Young Marines in 2026.   My series The Wild Hoopergrays of Montana which debuts next Spring, following the exploits of three retired Marines who now live in the Western Montana town of Nicodemus. A gate way to hell, it’s guarded by three brothers, Jasper, Alsandor and Greyson Hoopergray.  These three brothers are all that stand between their heroines, Echo, Harmony and Giselle. Redemption  in the town of Nicodemus is hell. 
  I love the paranormal genre and I want my books to entertain and capture the imagination of readers from the first word.
Abby

A Frog Went A Courtin'

I awoke this morning from the craziest dream. Harkening the days of my childhood I can only say it is with fondness that I am flooded when I think of my slumber from last evening.
When I was a child my mother use to read my siblings and I at bed. The most wonderful stories she would weave like a spider’s web in the air. There were no HEA’s (Happily Ever After’s) in many of her tales. Mother preferred the original telling of the fairytales. I always loved the fact the witch danced her red shoes off.
But by far my favorite fairytale was “A Frog Went A Courting”. O’ how I loved that story. My mom knew it by heart. She could make you believe you were there in the story.
I always had but one question. Where was Uncle Rat’s wife? Surly he was not a bachelor. Such a handsome frog as he? It was a nightly demand that my mother married Uncle Rat to a nice lady.
My mother took my question with a grain of salt. “Abigail-Madison Chase this is my story write your own when you have kids one day.” Though I did have children I am still concerned about Uncle Rat.
Which brings me to my dream. I dreamed I was at Uncle Rat’s wedding. O’ what a wonderful dream. All though the dream I could hear my mother’s voice telling the story.
Fairytales never get old.
~Abby~

Abby's Day of Byocheing & Moaning

 
Ain’t that a Byoche!
You ever want to yell scream, do the hooky pokey, turn yourself around and ask if this is what it’s all about. Yeah, I have to.
Byocheing and moaning changes thangs, or so I’ve heard from successful byochers and moaners.
Me? No so much! Most often I tamper down the byoching and moan and reserve it for a special day.
Today is that day. Ladies and Gentlemen it’s official Byoching and Moaning Day. This is the day we shake our tail feathers so that we may Byoche and Moan to our hearts our content. Your pet peeves are center stage, other peoples perfect lives can be compared to yours to show just how much you phucked up! You will be compared to “Other People” who, if they were in the same circumstances, like the phoenix,rise above adversity. They my dears are the cream of the crop, while you are the husk on the bottom of the hog pen.
Byoching and Moaning Day is upon us and guess what; you get to be roasted all day, by all the “other people” making it “happen” while you just don’t give a dam.
So, if you have a moment. Shake Your Tail Feathers. It want make you feel better but it will be a lot of fun!

~Abby~ 

Abby's Rain Boots

I often feel the world is a big puddle that I am in the middle of . Just like a pair of my best rain boots, I can either go through the puddle are just jump up and down in the puddle.  
~Abby~
 

Abby's Life In Pictures

 I love a pretty picture. Life in pictures always seems so beautiful with no worries. Everyone one is almost at their perfect pitch, nothing is out of place. Peace is reigns supreme. These are times I long for. Nothing out of place, everything and everyone in place. I should be in pictures!

~Abby~