I’m frozen. Should I wave back? That would be ridiculous. He can’t really see me. He must think he sees someone. He pauses, perhaps waiting for a wave back, then continues into the house. The house next door. I’m confused. Did he see me? Is that even possible? He must have thought he saw something or he wouldn’t have waved. Did my spirit cause the curtain to move and he thought someone must be there? I ponder these things the rest of the day while I wait for another...
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From My Window – Chapter 2
It’s the next morning. The new boy next door emerges to check the mailbox attached to his back door, the door facing the highway. He removes junk mail and puts something inside. He reaches out to put the little red flag in the up position to alert the postal carrier that there is mail to be gathered. I watch him with intense focus. His every move is my reason for existing. He’s wearing old denim. Levis I think. There are worn spots in the knees, one torn completely through,...
From My Window – Chapter 1
From my window I can see a boy is moving in next door. He has blonde hair that hangs in his eyes. He sweeps it to one side to make sure he can see out. His shoulders are wide. The kind that make you feel safe if he puts his arms around you. I really want him to put his arms around me. He’s carrying a very heavy box. I can see his biceps straining against the light material of his Aeropostle t-shirt. I can’t help but stare. He’s...
Camel Lot: A Misplaced Adventure
My very first (why do people say very first, if it’s the first, how does the word very make it any more the first) children’s book, Camel Lot, is available for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Sony Reader. Synopsis: Three siblings, Arty, Lance and Gwen, set off for their Mother’s forbidden flower garden to play. They dream up the grand kingdom of Camel Lot with a courageous king, a daring knight and a princess with a pink magical unicorn. But somewhere else in the garden, trouble is brewing. It’s not their...
Bermuda’s Triangle: A Misplaced Adventure
My second children’s book, Bermuda’s Triangle, is available for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Sony Reader. Synopsis: Screeching violins, rasping clarinets, and drums beaten to death were just the beginning. Bermuda longed to be part of the school band. She tried countless instruments, but couldn’t make any of them produce pleasing sounds. Her parents were ready to give up. Her music teacher was at her wits’ end. But, her friends had an idea. Bermuda’s Triangle is a musical adventure for bedtime or anytime. Written to be read aloud to children of...
Area 50 Juan: A Misplaced Adventure
My third children’s book, Area 50 Juan, is available for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Sony Reader. Synopsis: Juan’s goal to save the aliens on Jade Island is threatened by a military search for the downed craft. Juan and his friends; Andy, Davie, and Earl, befriend a young airman named Ziggy who wants to help. With Ziggy on their side, they rush to help the visitors return to their world before the military arrives to search Area 50. Area 50 Juan is a science fiction adventure for bedtime or anytime. Written...
Santa Monica: A Misplaced Adventure
Santa Monica, my fourth children’s book in the Misplaced Adventure series, is FREE for Kindle, iPad, and Nook. Santa Monica is a fantasy adventure for bedtime or anytime. Written to be read aloud to children of any age or read alone by children ages 8-12. Approximately 9,500 words. Each of my children’s books currently has it’s own illustration style. I don’t promise that will always be the case, it just has been so far. With Santa Monica, I found inspiration in the anime and kodomo (such as Hello Kitty) artistic...
Funny Who You Run Into Over Coffee
Took Allyson to Hobknobb Coffee Shop to make homework more palatable. I’d barely finished my pumpkin spice latte when I heard, “Karen!?” It was a friend I hadn’t seen in ages. I use “ages” to avoid giving away increments of time that can be compiled to determine my real age. The funny part of this story is discovering she co-authored a book and she was holding a signing in the coffee shop. On the day my most recent children’s book hits cyber-shelves. It was kismet. So, obviously, I bought...
Area 50 Juan for Kindle
Area 50 Juan is finally on the virtual shelves. I’m very excited about my third children’s book. There are more illustrations and they’re full-color full-page.
FREE Books & Spaceships
I use a service called eReaderIQ to watch Kindle books for a price-drop or FREE offering. I usually get an email daily and scan it for books on my to-read list or anything that looks good. Today I scroll down my eReaderIQ email and find a book I’d been planning to read. I download it since it’s free even though I swear I’m not starting another book until I finish the three I’m currently reading. Scroll some more. I see another book that looks like it might be good. After checking...
Another Sneak Peek: Area 50 Juan: A Misplaced Adventure
“Do you ever wonder if there’s life out there?” As usual, Juan was thinking about aliens. Ever since his parents had taken him into Roswell to visit the UFO Museum, he’d been obsessed with visitors from other worlds. He devoured books on the subject and read his Dark Horse Aliens comics over and over. The other boys rolled their eyes, but Juan couldn’t tell in the firelight. “I just think its crazy to believe we’re the only inhabited planet.” “The Hubble Telescope has observed at least 125 billion galaxies....
Sneak Peek of Area 50 Juan: A Misplaced Adventure
The sound of trees being wrested from the ground and torn apart woke the boys instantly. The deafening noise lasted only a minute, then died away suddenly with only the occasional pop of a breaking branch reaching the boys’ straining ears. “What was that?!” demanded Earl, blinking in the dark since the campfire had abandoned them. “It sounded like a T-rex rampaging through the trees!” cried Davie. “There’s no dinosaurs anymore, Dave,” was Andy’s calm reply. He unzipped his sleeping bag and felt around the hard-packed ground for his...
I’m Completely Lost and Totally Giddy
When I first starting writing Camel Lot: A Misplaced Adventure, I had no idea what I was setting in motion. Writing, yes, I can handle that. Artwork, sure, I’ve done that before. Publishing a book – yikes! Even ebook format had my head spinning. What is ebook exactly and why is it different depending on what you read it on? How do I even know if I’ve sold anything if it’s all electronic? I have no idea what I’m doing. But, my book managed to arrive at Amazon, then...
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