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Spiral petroglyph, North America. I do not own this photo. Dark matter…surrounded… Dark matter…I’m surrounded…I’m suffocating…can’t breathe… …help me…! Amber opened her eyes to cold sweat and darkness. For an instant, she wanted to panic. That dream again. God, she wished she would just stop having that dream! Thanks to that dream, she’d had a Continue reading Excerpt from Talisman — Chapter 2 — Aftermath Taken by Danna Smith-Casey on 11/4/2008. It was the sound of rumbling that woke him up. He had been having a fitful, doubtful dream before…the same dream he’d been having over and over, the last three nights he had spent camped out in the sacred forest. Cenesson Torrannos, the newly elected governor of the province Continue reading Excerpt from Talisman — Chapter 2 — The Governor-Elect Photo taken by Larry Landolfi. Credit: nasa.gov “I so don’t belong here,” Amber said sullenly as she twiddled her chopsticks and picked at the pile of saucy vegetables and noodles on her plate. Her dad glanced up from his dinner, his brow furrowed. The gray at his temples appeared to have grown wider in the Continue reading Excerpt from Talisman — Chapter 1 — Road Trip Photo taken by Larry Landolfi. Credit: nasa.gov “Kelly Denise Jennings…” The white noise of applause rose from the student body on the floor and the families in the bleachers as the popular blonde cheerleader made her way, almost like a bride, to the stage. Even the white graduation gown made her seem like she was Continue reading Excerpt from Talisman — Chapter 1 — Graduation scene Original illustration by Danna Smith-Casey “I’ll find my way back to you…I promise…” were her last words as she sank into the hot gas of the dying star… He bit back his pain. There was no time to dwell on painful memories. He would have time to think about those later. For now, he had enough Continue reading Excerpt from Talisman — Introduction All the events of this story take place in and around the fictitious east Texas town of Forest Bend. Finally, Canard turned off the highway onto a little dirt road. It had a white sign that read simply, AQUITAINE. Sunny gasped when she saw the shadowy house. There were rumors about that house. Even Continue reading Excerpt from Bloodline — Chapter 8 All the events of this story take place in and around the fictitious east Texas town of Forest Bend.
Sunny was up before the sun. she had been afraid she would have another one of her recurring dreams, and sure enough, she had. It was an old dream, one she hadn’t had since Continue reading Excerpt from Bloodline – Chapter 7 All the events of this story take place in and around the fictitious east Texas town of Forest Bend.
He was having a bad night. Lately, he had been having more bad nights than good ones. Tonight was the worst by far though, courtesy of that annoying thorn in his side that went Continue reading Excerpt from Bloodline – Chapter 6 All the events of this story take place in and around the fictitious east Texas town of Forest Bend.
“So where are you taking me?” Sunny asked. Argent smiled, his eyes never leaving the road. “Wherever you like. Except back to your house. It isn’t safe for you there yet.” Sunny stared at him. Continue reading Excerpt from Bloodline – Chapter 5 All the events of this story take place in and around the fictitious east Texas town of Forest Bend.
The next morning, Sunny called Steve over to replace her car’s alternator. Just as the biker had said, it was shot. She gave the hundred dollar bill to her friend, plus extra…knowing that Continue reading Excerpt from Bloodline – Chapter 4 |
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