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May 8, 2024
Christmas Magic Took Second Place at The Book Fest Awards, Spring 2024
My children's picture book, Christmas Magic took second place at The Book Fest Awards, Spring 2024 for Children's-Holidays.
Preorder: My YA Dark Fantasy Novel, Demon Memories
My YA dark fantasy novel, Demon Memories releases October 15, 2024, and is available for preorder at Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, Bookshop.org, and Books a Million, besides at Ingrams. It will be in hardcover, with the paperback and eBooks January 2025. It is the first book in the Moon Ridge trilogy.
Book Blurb"
No one expected the apocalypse in the almost idyllic small town of Moon Ridge, nestled in the mountains of Virginia.
Harper Doyle feels different. She has more than her fair share of problems than any normal teenager; an absent father her mother doesn't talk about, and her friends died in a fire a year ago. There's no boyfriend in sight, not even the cute former childhood friend, Jake Hewitt, who's too busy hanging with the bratty son of the richest man in Moon Ridge.
It gets worse when Harper discovers she's possessed by a demon.
Cresil is a demon with a problem. She wants to be shed of Harper but finds she can't. An exorcism by Jake's psychic mother doesn't help.
Even worse, Cresil learns that she was never the demon summoned, but was sent by magic to take that demon's place.
Baal has plans that include leading Lucifer's demonic army into the mortal realm to jump start the apocalypse and battle Heaven. He just needs a possessed mortal to keep the portal between Earth and Hell open.
Except there's a prophesy-that includes Cresil, Harper, and Jake-to stop the end of the world.
Book Blurb"
No one expected the apocalypse in the almost idyllic small town of Moon Ridge, nestled in the mountains of Virginia.
Harper Doyle feels different. She has more than her fair share of problems than any normal teenager; an absent father her mother doesn't talk about, and her friends died in a fire a year ago. There's no boyfriend in sight, not even the cute former childhood friend, Jake Hewitt, who's too busy hanging with the bratty son of the richest man in Moon Ridge.
It gets worse when Harper discovers she's possessed by a demon.
Cresil is a demon with a problem. She wants to be shed of Harper but finds she can't. An exorcism by Jake's psychic mother doesn't help.
Even worse, Cresil learns that she was never the demon summoned, but was sent by magic to take that demon's place.
Baal has plans that include leading Lucifer's demonic army into the mortal realm to jump start the apocalypse and battle Heaven. He just needs a possessed mortal to keep the portal between Earth and Hell open.
Except there's a prophesy-that includes Cresil, Harper, and Jake-to stop the end of the world.
April 18, 2024
New Release: The Haunted Zone Anthology
Join Sirrah Mederios, Tara Moeller, Sam Casey, and me at the Barnes and Noble at Chesterfield Towne Center,11500 Midlothian Tnpk Space 440, North Chesterfield, Virginia, to get your signed copy of The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans, this Saturday, April 20th from 1:00-3:00p.m. https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/eve...
Book Blurb:
Within these pages of exceptional stories, poems, and art, you will find experienced writers alongside remarkable, fresh voices in horror. They bring to the page classic horror as well deeply haunting issues such as domestic violence, suicide, the trauma of war, loss, and the emotions entwined in these topics, weaving terrifying tales that bring us together in our humanity. Women warriors who express what we fear speaking about with others, carrying the pack of societal burdens, at home and on the battlefield of life.
You've never read an anthology like this one! Not only are we highlighting twenty-one authors, but everyone involved in this project, including the artists, all are military veterans.
Proceeds from sales from the anthology go to the Veterans Foundation (a 501c charity) for their military women veteran programs. And I will have magnets connected to my story, Haunted App, I will be giving away, while supplies last.
Book Blurb:
Within these pages of exceptional stories, poems, and art, you will find experienced writers alongside remarkable, fresh voices in horror. They bring to the page classic horror as well deeply haunting issues such as domestic violence, suicide, the trauma of war, loss, and the emotions entwined in these topics, weaving terrifying tales that bring us together in our humanity. Women warriors who express what we fear speaking about with others, carrying the pack of societal burdens, at home and on the battlefield of life.
You've never read an anthology like this one! Not only are we highlighting twenty-one authors, but everyone involved in this project, including the artists, all are military veterans.
Proceeds from sales from the anthology go to the Veterans Foundation (a 501c charity) for their military women veteran programs. And I will have magnets connected to my story, Haunted App, I will be giving away, while supplies last.
April 5, 2024
New Release: The Haunted Zone Anthology
The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans is a charity anthology where the stories and poems were written by military women veterans. The illustrations inside were done by a military woman vet artist and the cover art was also done by another military woman veteran. Plus, the publisher, Tundra Swan Press (https://tundraswanpress.com/product/t... (https://tundraswanpress.com/product/t...), is owned by a woman vet, a former Marine. I am one of these 21 women, having been in the U.S. Army back when the all-volunteer Army began. I have a story, “Haunted App,” and a poem, “Ghosts of Written Words,” included.
The book is available in eBook form, also paperback and a special edition hardcover with another cover art. Proceeds from The Haunted Zone go to the National Veterans Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, for their Women Veterans Resources and Support Programs. And it has never been done before for a horror anthology, by woman veterans.
Book Blurb:
Women Warriors Haunt Each Page
You’ve never read an anthology like this one!
Twenty-one authors and two graphic artists, all women veterans, fill the pages with classic horror and deeply haunting issues such as domestic violence, guilt, suicide, traumas of war, loss, revenge, and the emotions entwined in these topics—weaving dark tales that bring us together in our humanity.
Veterans helping veterans. Proceeds from The Haunted Zone go to the National Veterans Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, for their Women Veterans Resources and Support Programs. For more information about the foundation, visit www.nvf.org.
Besides for sale at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, Bookshop.org, you can buy the books at Tundra Swan Press’s Shop, where unlike third-party dealers, more of the proceeds go to the Veterans Foundation. The eBooksarre at Amazon for Kindle, BarnesandNoble.com, and Kobo.
The book is available in eBook form, also paperback and a special edition hardcover with another cover art. Proceeds from The Haunted Zone go to the National Veterans Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, for their Women Veterans Resources and Support Programs. And it has never been done before for a horror anthology, by woman veterans.
Book Blurb:
Women Warriors Haunt Each Page
You’ve never read an anthology like this one!
Twenty-one authors and two graphic artists, all women veterans, fill the pages with classic horror and deeply haunting issues such as domestic violence, guilt, suicide, traumas of war, loss, revenge, and the emotions entwined in these topics—weaving dark tales that bring us together in our humanity.
Veterans helping veterans. Proceeds from The Haunted Zone go to the National Veterans Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, for their Women Veterans Resources and Support Programs. For more information about the foundation, visit www.nvf.org.
Besides for sale at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, Bookshop.org, you can buy the books at Tundra Swan Press’s Shop, where unlike third-party dealers, more of the proceeds go to the Veterans Foundation. The eBooksarre at Amazon for Kindle, BarnesandNoble.com, and Kobo.
March 15, 2024
Virtual Book Launch of the horror anthology by women military veterans, The Haunted Zone
On April 4th, at 7:00-8:30 p.m. Eastern, I will be joining some of the other authors for Tundra Swan Press's Virtual Book Launch of the horror anthology by women military veterans, The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans. This is the link of the Facebook invite event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/32635... That is 4:00 p.m. Pacific, 5:00 p.m. Mountain, and 6:00 p.m. Central. You have to fill out the form at the event page to register. https://forms.gle/Kaq8sqG3aQfRKgfy8
February 19, 2024
Preorder: The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veternas
Preorder the charity horror anthology, The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans and
, available on Kindle and paperback at Amazon, plus on Barnes and Noble and Books a Million and the publisher's own website. I have a short story, Haunted App, and a poem, Ghosts of Written Words included in the book. Proceeds will be donated to the National Veterans Foundation For their Women Veterans' Programs, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For more information, visit www.nvf.org It releases April 4, 2024.
The anthology is written by women military veterans, with the illustrations inside by a woman military veteran, the cover art by a woman military veteran, and published by a woman military veteran owned small press;
Book Blurb:
You’ve never read an anthology like this one! Twenty-one authors and two graphic artists, all women veterans, come together for the first time to deliver deeply disturbing short stories and poetry as only they can deliver. They fill the pages with classic horrors including ghastly creatures and frightening forests as well as other deeply terrifying issues such as the trauma of war, loss, and revenge to name a few. These women warriors delve deep into the abyss and unravel the emotions and darkness entwined in these topics—weaving haunting tales that bring us together in our humanity.Are you brave enough to venture forward? Open the spine if you dare.
, available on Kindle and paperback at Amazon, plus on Barnes and Noble and Books a Million and the publisher's own website. I have a short story, Haunted App, and a poem, Ghosts of Written Words included in the book. Proceeds will be donated to the National Veterans Foundation For their Women Veterans' Programs, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For more information, visit www.nvf.org It releases April 4, 2024.The anthology is written by women military veterans, with the illustrations inside by a woman military veteran, the cover art by a woman military veteran, and published by a woman military veteran owned small press;
Book Blurb:
You’ve never read an anthology like this one! Twenty-one authors and two graphic artists, all women veterans, come together for the first time to deliver deeply disturbing short stories and poetry as only they can deliver. They fill the pages with classic horrors including ghastly creatures and frightening forests as well as other deeply terrifying issues such as the trauma of war, loss, and revenge to name a few. These women warriors delve deep into the abyss and unravel the emotions and darkness entwined in these topics—weaving haunting tales that bring us together in our humanity.Are you brave enough to venture forward? Open the spine if you dare.
February 8, 2024
New Release: Poem, Dementia, in The Terror at Miskatonic Falls
I have a poem, Dementia, in a new book that released February 7th from Cemetery Dance Publications. The Terror at Miskatonic Falls, available in Kindle, paperback and hardcover at https://www.amazon.com/Terror-at-Misk...
This January, winter has fallen hard on the small Massachusetts town of Miskatonic Falls. The icy wind has brought more than ice and snow, however. It has brought something ancient, alien, and evil. As the temperatures drop and the snow drifts build, a creeping horror crawls over the town and its inhabitants, pulsing an insistent mantra into their slowly unraveling minds: The Long Man Cometh.
When the end comes, it does so swiftly, silently, and goes unnoticed.
Until a lone state trooper is sent to investigate a strange phone call from somewhere in the small town. When he reaches Miskatonic Falls, however, he finds no people. No answers.
No hope.
Nothing, except dozens of scrawled, carved, and painted verse, scattered everywhere: In homes, churches, carved on trees and telephones poles, in diaries, and on the hoods of abandoned cars.. Leading not only to an old manor on a hill overlooking the town - but also, perhaps, madness.
Over 30 contributors unveil an intimate look at the last surviving moments of a town gone mad, revealed through a bloody trail of scraps of verse. Read at your risk, dear traveller...
Because the Long Man is coming.
This January, winter has fallen hard on the small Massachusetts town of Miskatonic Falls. The icy wind has brought more than ice and snow, however. It has brought something ancient, alien, and evil. As the temperatures drop and the snow drifts build, a creeping horror crawls over the town and its inhabitants, pulsing an insistent mantra into their slowly unraveling minds: The Long Man Cometh.
When the end comes, it does so swiftly, silently, and goes unnoticed.
Until a lone state trooper is sent to investigate a strange phone call from somewhere in the small town. When he reaches Miskatonic Falls, however, he finds no people. No answers.
No hope.
Nothing, except dozens of scrawled, carved, and painted verse, scattered everywhere: In homes, churches, carved on trees and telephones poles, in diaries, and on the hoods of abandoned cars.. Leading not only to an old manor on a hill overlooking the town - but also, perhaps, madness.
Over 30 contributors unveil an intimate look at the last surviving moments of a town gone mad, revealed through a bloody trail of scraps of verse. Read at your risk, dear traveller...
Because the Long Man is coming.
January 30, 2024
New Release: Short Story in Horror Anthology
Used to be you can add an anthology your story is included to your Goodreads as one of your books-no more. Anyway, I have a new release in a horror short story, "Gotta Get Outta This Place," in Vinyl Cuts. Only on Kindle at this time, but there will be a paperback copy coming soon.
Drop the needle and tune yourself to these classic Vinyl Cuts.
Would you sell your soul for a lifetime of fame in Rock n’ Roll? Meet the possessed, the frightening fae and the shattered souls of the sacrificed. Encounter the women ready to rage after misogynistic abuse! And let’s not forget the tortured terrors found slithering on the dark side of B.
Section 1: Your Time is Gonna Come
Welcome to the first installment of Vinyl Cuts. A chilling set. Ten tales of vengeance and horror! Let these grooves school you. Do someone dirty, and you’ll get the dirt back.
Section 2: You Wanted Everything
Tonight's set of four tales will rearrange your mind! The consequences of riffing on the dark side are closer than they appear.
Section 3: Hell is for Children
The third installment of Vinyl Cuts is where records bleed. If you think your family is hell, check out these eight stories. Black cats and spiders will be welcome friends when we’re done.
Section 4: Sick Things
The penultimate collection is spattered here for the brave devotee of Vinyl Cuts.
Coming at you with nine twisted tales that make dancing with a duke a scream in the ballroom! Will you survive?
Section 5: B Sides
We couldn't release you without exposure to our B-side tracks. Three final stories are amped up to terrify you to the end. Got time to kill?
https://www.amazon.com/Vinyl-Cuts-Sca...
Drop the needle and tune yourself to these classic Vinyl Cuts.
Would you sell your soul for a lifetime of fame in Rock n’ Roll? Meet the possessed, the frightening fae and the shattered souls of the sacrificed. Encounter the women ready to rage after misogynistic abuse! And let’s not forget the tortured terrors found slithering on the dark side of B.
Section 1: Your Time is Gonna Come
Welcome to the first installment of Vinyl Cuts. A chilling set. Ten tales of vengeance and horror! Let these grooves school you. Do someone dirty, and you’ll get the dirt back.
Section 2: You Wanted Everything
Tonight's set of four tales will rearrange your mind! The consequences of riffing on the dark side are closer than they appear.
Section 3: Hell is for Children
The third installment of Vinyl Cuts is where records bleed. If you think your family is hell, check out these eight stories. Black cats and spiders will be welcome friends when we’re done.
Section 4: Sick Things
The penultimate collection is spattered here for the brave devotee of Vinyl Cuts.
Coming at you with nine twisted tales that make dancing with a duke a scream in the ballroom! Will you survive?
Section 5: B Sides
We couldn't release you without exposure to our B-side tracks. Three final stories are amped up to terrify you to the end. Got time to kill?
https://www.amazon.com/Vinyl-Cuts-Sca...
December 19, 2023
The Holiday Horror issue of Ghost Watch Paranormal Magazine that includes my Christmas horror story, "Holiday Sacrifice," can now be ordered
The Holiday Horror issue of Ghost Watch Paranormal Magazine that includes my Christmas horror story, "Holiday Sacrifice," can now be ordered, and I received my copy as contributor, plus 10 author copies, too. You can order the issue (available only in paperback) at https://www.ghostwatch.us/product/vol...
December 11, 2023
New Release: My Christmas horror short story, Holiday Sacrifice, is now live in Issue 22 of GhostWatch Paranormal Magazine: Holiday Horro
My Christmas horror short story, Holiday Sacrifice, is now live in Issue 22 of GhostWatch Paranormal Magazine: Holiday Horror. The magazine is only $8.00, and you can now order a copy to be mailed to you at https://www.ghostwatch.us/product/vol.... The zine will ship out later this week with priority 2-day shipping. Almost guaranteed all orders made this week will be delivered by Christmas (orders within the USA).
Holiday Sacrifice blurb: "If The Lottery by Shirley Jackson had a baby with the Krampus legend, "Holiday Sacrifice" would be the result."
Ghostwatch zine #22: Holiday Horror is a collection of winter holiday themed horror stories and artwork.
Featuring contributions by:
Father Amanda, Sierra Britton, Jude DeLuca, Doron Elias, Michael Francis, Porsha Garrett, Larz Grenier, Hira, Pamela K. Kinney, Charlie Klipp, Paul Longo, Steven Markow, Christopher McHale, Brooke Shivers, Nick Stevens
Foreword and editing by Paul Longo
Holiday Sacrifice blurb: "If The Lottery by Shirley Jackson had a baby with the Krampus legend, "Holiday Sacrifice" would be the result."
Ghostwatch zine #22: Holiday Horror is a collection of winter holiday themed horror stories and artwork.
Featuring contributions by:
Father Amanda, Sierra Britton, Jude DeLuca, Doron Elias, Michael Francis, Porsha Garrett, Larz Grenier, Hira, Pamela K. Kinney, Charlie Klipp, Paul Longo, Steven Markow, Christopher McHale, Brooke Shivers, Nick Stevens
Foreword and editing by Paul Longo
