The Butterfly Garden Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees … and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely […]
Book Review: “The Butterfly Garden” by Dot Hutchison Read More »
Ep 11: Hal to the Rescue! [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7320413/height/360/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=”100%” placement=”bottom” theme=””] I squared my shoulders and flung open the closet door. The closet looked like a normal hotel closet, with a few empty hangers on the rack, a folded blanket on the shelf, a stand for suitcases and …. A mouse. I blinked. Yes,
Ep 11: Hal to the Rescue! Read More »
Ugly Young Thing Sixteen-year-erold Allie has already experienced a lifetime of horror, having lost her mother and serial killer brother to mental illness. Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana, Allie ends up in foster care and is placed with Miss Bitty, an eccentric but kindly older woman who shows her a new direction and
Book Review: “Ugly Young Thing” by Jennifer Jaynes Read More »
Ep 10: Wait a Minute. That Scratching Noise is Coming from the Closet! [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7158086/height/360/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=”100%” placement=”bottom” theme=””] I froze, Craig’s words echoing in my head. Maybe your compass is acting like that because there’s a ghost in your room. The phone crackled. “Riley?” Craig’s voice floated out. “Are you there?” I licked my
Ep 10: Wait a Minute. That Scratching Noise Is Coming from the Closet! Read More »
Sometimes You Have to Regroup In the book “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamont, there’s a funny scene about writers accepting criticism. I’m paraphrasing here, but she describes how she has friends who read drafts of her books and then call her to give her feedback. She talks about how great it is that they’ve
Ep 9: What’s That Scratching Noise Outside the Door? [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7102885/height/90/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top” theme=”standard”] I knew something was off the moment I stepped back into my room, Room 16, Abby’s room. At first, I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was. Did it feel different? Look different? Smell different? I did a careful scan. What
Ep 9: What’s That Scratching Noise Outside the Door? Read More »
Never Smile at Strangers When nineteen-year-old Tiffany Perron vanishes without a trace, the residents of rural Grand Trespass, Louisiana, launch a desperate search to find her. But few clues are unearthed, and before long, another young woman disappears. As locals continue to vanish, residents begin to discover that they might not know those closest to
Book Review: “Never Smile at Strangers” by Jennifer Jaynes Read More »
Ep 8: Riley Gets Ready for Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome [podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7047249/height/90/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top” theme=”standard”] As I packed for my big night in Abby’s room, Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome, I couldn’t stop thinking about my conversation with Hal. Was I doing this ghost hunting thing all wrong? I didn’t have
Ep 8: Riley Gets Ready for Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome Read More »
