Release Date: January 15, 2019 Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Supernatural Thriller Publisher: Kensington Publishing • Lyrical Underground Imprint BLURB: The past is never truly buried… Generations of Jillian Cley’s family have been tasked with a strange duty—tending the burial plot of Gabriel Vane, whose body was the first to be interred in the Hode’s Hill cemetery. Jillian faithfully […]
Today’s View of the Neighborhood is very modest since it is the first go around. I thought I would capture a typical day at the beach. First, we take a look at the early morning sunshine through the rain clouds in a photo taken by the Producer. More rain later but the day is forecast […]
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this weeks prompt is “earworm.” Yup, you read that right, earworm. Linda Hills says we can write about our latest earworm or one that continually haunts us. If you would like to join in the madness, go to Linda’s blog and read about how easy […]
Glory to the Princess General! As the Vampire Civil War of Windemere rages on in the shadows, a mysterious girl appears to deliver mayhem to both sides. Rumors of old-world vampires disappearing and mortals being attacked by an army of humanoid monsters have reached Clyde’s ears. Still learning how to rule the city of Nytefall […]
“Yes, Twiggy. It is Friday. All day.” Friday again. I hope you are looking forward to a nice weekend. We are certainly glad the tourist season is behind us. It is so quiet one can now enjoy the sound of the surf and gulls without it being mixed with the sounds of boom boxes […]
“Hey, Lucy, Bailey, Twiggy bring it in.” “Wha’s the deal, Lucy.” “Beats me.” “Know what’s going on Bailey.” “Nope, I just come when I’m called.” “Uh, Bailey?” “Hold on Pops. I need a gulp here.” “Lucy, Twiggy?” “Yes, Boss. All ears.” “I can hear from here, Dad.” “Okay then. As you can see I’m back […]
“Lucy, Lucy get up it’s Friday.” “Twiggy, Twiggy. Hit snooze it’s only Wednesday.” It is Wednesday Story Day and last week the IT guy, Paul delivered the file. Larry and Andrew are wholly convinced that the data is legitimate. Larry pretty much gave Paul the “bums rush,” and took charge of the files and copies […]
In Keith’s words. Using this photo (Below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is […]
This edition continues the historical background on the Top Ten feature. I hope you like it. 10 If you are near the gold rush, do not sell everything to go mine gold. If you do, at best you will break even. At worst, you’ll find that you have blown your life savings chasing a […]
“Hi. I’m Bailey, and the canine sisters finally gave me an opportunity to say hello. The reason I’m here as you may guess is to let you know Pops is still not in a position to be roaming around the neighborhood taking photos. I think he could have done it this week, but I heard […]



















