One day I came across a photo of a decaying building sitting on a cliff over a sea, and, struck by it, wondered: ‘What’s its story?’ Read what it told me.
Laurie was the consummate bargain hunter, excited at the prospect of holiday shopping in the town she had just moved to. Then she had one of those days that forever marks you. And nothing is ever the same again. Instead of a deal, she had found the undead.
Folklore Reimagined & Retold for Halloween. The Story of Stingy Jack | How A Devil’s Agreement Became the Origin of the Jack-o-Lantern.
“We stopped checking for monsters under our bed when we realized they were inside us.” –Charles Darwin
I had a note in my story-idea book for some time about a revenge killing at the height of a hurricane. It seemed a perfect way to cover up a crime. One hurricane-season morning, while enjoying my coffee and watching hurricane news (I live in Florida), I toyed with the thread of a few lines for that story as the caffeine kicked in. As I scanned my images folder, I came across one (a text image) that gave me the title and the core of the story’s protagonist. It fleshed out my premise… you can push a person too far, and then the 6th commandment (or other laws) may not keep them from doing what they must to survive. And what better time to do something so drastic than when you stand a good chance of getting away with it.
For the past month, Samantha’s grandfather had sat on the front porch each day as the summer deepened into a…
I have written a lot of nonfiction and fiction since 2008. As of January 1, 2019, over two million words published (includes 30 books ghostwritten for clients: 12 nonfiction, 9 memoirs, and 9 fiction).
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” But what if the demand for justice reveals a shocking truth that could ruin your life? Don’t forget that old saying: ‘Be careful what you ask for; you might get it’.
Publishing Autumn 2020 Daryl Cumber Dance, legendary teacher, celebrated genealogist, applauded literary scholar, and famed folklorist (often dubbed “The Dean…
Born in 1959, and growing up with a love of reading and history, I watched epic movies. Historical sagas like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, The Ten Commandments, The Robe, Quo Vadis, Julius Caesar, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra, and others. The mellifluous eloquence of actors like Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Charles Laughton, Stephen Boyd (who was Irish), Peter Ustinov came to me as Roman voices.