The First Haunting Tale of 2016

This is about the time of year that I start writing the annual Haunting Tales for Family & Friends that eventually are collected and published in volumes titled Miss Peculiar's Haunting Tales. There are currently three Miss Peculiar's volumes published. I almost have enough stories for a fourth volume. That will probably be published next September in time for Halloween 2017.

I wrote a horror story, something new for me, about a week or so ago. To this day I have not been able to read it. It's gross and disturbing. I'm not a horror writer.

So, tonight at 7:30PM I sat down with an idea in mind and wrote the official first haunting tale of 2016 titled You Can't Go Home Again. It's basically a story about a 15-year old girl who has to take her three younger half brothers out trick or treating around their neighborhood which is comprised of four streets that form a square with only one exit down the street the family lives on. Everyone pretty much knows one another in this close knit neighborhood so they feel safe enough going out even though they all have the usual fear of the dark jitters that gets combined with the excitement of collecting candy treats one night a year.

This is a suspenseful, spooky little story about a normal Halloween night that derails into the dark side.

That's all I can say.

I might treat those who attend my book reading/discussion/book signing for Miss Peculiar's Haunting Tales, Volume I on October 8th at 11AM at the Book Club Book store and More! at 2 Main Street in Westfield, MA to a sneak peek at what's to come in Volume IV in the fall of 2017 when the book is published by reading an excerpt from this story.

Now I feel I'm back in my element...