Stories can come from anywhere. A moment in time, a photograph we find from years ago. WitchHaus. has been percolating in my mind for a while now. The conservation area near my childhood home is rife with tales of mysterious hauntings, mythical creatures and urban legends.

Summertime is for reading books, lazy afternoons in the hammock and homemade limoncello!

Have you ever felt that flutter in your heart when you think about your wildest dreams? Those dreams aren’t just fluff; they’re the...

I spent a fair amount of my childhood running loose in the woods and glorious summers sailing and swimming with my siblings on the the...

It always comes down to three things. I will let you fill in the blanks ______? #NaNoWriMo participants...if you have not watched #BOOKEM...

Area 58 sneak peek!

To say the past month has been crazy is like saying that Jack in Stephen King's classic, "The Shining" is having a rough day... My...

When I was a child, I dreamed of traveling the world. I grew up about seven miles outside of a small town in the Midwest. Cornfields...

I love this time of year. Everyone seems more community minded, people smile more and are most likely to sing silly songs. Don’t get me...

The Hive is finally here!

The new calendar year officially begins January 1st, 2021 where I live, but on the Chinese zodiac it begins February 12th. The symbol...

As human beings we were beautifully designed to handle many types of information and stimulus, to be ready at a moments notice...

It’s been another odd week in a smattering of the odd that is this year in a crispy, crunchy nutshell. Is that like making fondue without...

Last night was sheer madness, oh what to say? Hurricane Sally was tracking in hardcore on the radar. My husband was working out of town...

THE WRITER’S LIFE | C. M. Turner The most important thing I have learned from being a writer is to be a good listener.

I love, love, love this time of year. Crisp fall mornings and the ritual of digging out my old sweaters and jeans. So fabulous! I have...

Hearth Fires (The Haunted Series #1) is a brand-new story collection written by Veronica Cline Barton and myself. The title touches on a...

Things, much like this year are rarely how you imagine they will be, but I have learned from this important lesson to expect less and be...

'If it seems too good to be true...' This is a writer beware post. I’ve had a lot more issues recently with strangers reaching out....

Dreams are incredible. They can make you smile, fill your heart with love, yearning or romantic beauty and they can also scare the heck...