News!

First off, I have gotten Midnight Town off to the editors, how very exciting! Stay tuned for more on this coming soon. In other news...

Old Wounds: A Short Story (Bandages on the Soul 2)

Old Wounds is about a young woman with a very rare talent, the ability to communicate with the dead.

When she meets a nice young man at college who shows a sudden interest in her, she worries about his motives... And with good reason.

Buy it now on Amazon.com for Kindle, only $0.99US.

Exciting Update

It looks like I will be releasing my latest short in the Bandages on the Soul Collection in Kindle format on Amazon Monday. It is called Old Wounds and is about a young woman with a very rare talent, the ability to communicate with the dead. When she meets a young man at college she worries about his motives...and with good reason.

Also coming out, hopefully next month, will be my next full length stand-alone novel Midnight Town available in both print and Kindle formats. Midnight Town brings you to the small town of Braxville where not everything is as it seems. When Nick, a drifter with a white knight complex, wanders through he finds himself enthralled with a young gypsy girl with a dark secret. Will his need to save her be his end...or hers?

Mother Nature has gone insane!

So on Friday this happened in our neighbors yard thanks to a major wind storm. Had the row of trees not been between us, that tree would have hit our house as well. As it is, we had a huge mess to clean up in our driveway.

Since the neighbor hired a Tree Removal person to come take care of it, we were able to hire them to take down the two trees that were heavily damaged by the incident for a discounted price. The equipment was already on site so we didn't have to pay the extra fee for that.

Then yesterday we were hit with 80*F weather. Yes, from 50*s to 80*. I decided to get a little cleaning done in my flower bed out front. I managed to get 1/4 of it done but it is looking so much better, now to get to the store and pick up some more decorative stones to put down in there.

I know it does not look like much, but most of the plants have not come up yet, right now it's just the tulips, irises and possibly the daffodils. In a couple of weeks this portion will be filled with a lush green carpet of ground cover plants as well.

On the writing side, I have finally finished the first draft of Midnight Town, just need to read through it and then I can get it off to the editor. So excited to get some feedback on this one, it is new and different for me.

Will see.

For the Birds...

House Sparrow

The rainy season has come and the poor birds are not enjoying it one bit. While I am in here working on the first draft of Midnight Town they are out there getting wet, but at least they have the suet cakes and when I can get to the store I will get them more seed.

I love taking care of these little guys, they can be so entertaining. I have a large flock of house sparrows that make an absolute mess of the porch with their seeds, with the help of George the squirrel. I also have a downy woodpecker I named Woodrow, cardinals, blue jays, assorted other birds and the cutest pair of black-capped chickadees you will ever see. 

As you can see, this spring is going to be a crazy clean-up time. The winter was really harsh and caused a lot of damage as well as left quite the gross mess in my yard and garden. I'm thinking the first day the temperatures get above 60* F I will get the kids, lots of rubber gloves, the wheelbarrow and get out there, putting them to work.

Downy Woodpecker with a blurry House Sparrow

On the bright side, my bulbs are coming up and soon there will be color everywhere, hiding the dinginess of the thaw and bringing a smile to my face.

Spring is my favorite season, with everything coming back to life and color everywhere. If it were not for the rain, I would probably be working out there.

Happy spring everyone.

Spring is in the Air

Although the temperatures are still on the low side, Mother Nature is giving me hope. This was a long rough winter, and spring is usually killer for my allergies but it is worth it with all the colors around. It is as if nature is playing with watercolors. Ahhhh happy little trees.

The Crocuses are in bloom!

 I have been fighting the urge to go out and clean up my front flower bed, which looks like someone dumped a ton of seed husks on. Oh wait, technically I did. I have a couple bird feeders on the porch and all the waste got shoveled off with the snow, right into my garden. Anyone have any good suggestions for cleaning the mess up? LOL I would use the Shop Vac, but then I would suck up all the decorative stones in the process.

Well, time to get back to work. Midnight Town won't finish itself.

Coming Soon - Midnight Town

Nick was a drifter, always on the go, working odd jobs and just trying to get by. It has been a long time since he has called someplace home, and he prefers it that way. Settling down, being a permanent part of something, it’s just not his thing. Not any more anyway.

Ripley came from a long line of Gypsies. Untrained and untamed her curiosity about magic combined with the brashness of her youth has put her in a horrible situation.

When the two meet it becomes a battle of wills but will the white knight be able to save the young Gypsy before it is too late? Find out in Midnight Town. Coming soon to Amazon.

News

This has been a very busy time for me, what with working on three more shorts and revamping the website which is now mobile ready. Feel free to stop by and check it out at www.faerybug.com

Currently in the works for the Bandages on the Soul series are:

• Old Wounds, which brings us into the life of a young lady with a very special talent and a fear of commitment. When a new boyfriend brings on a ghost hunting expedition, she begins to question not only his plans for her, but her own sanity.
• Losing Innocence reminds us that sometimes those we lose to death are not always gone. After a tragic accidents takes away her best friend, she is not alone.
• Drawing Insanity is the story of one woman's life after a terrible accident tears it apart. When given the opportunity to move on, Claire asks for guidance from the spirit world.