Samentha allowed Anitra to drop heavily to the kitchen floor and pulled Anitra’s cellphone from her limp grasp. She skimmed over the text message reply that her friend was in the process of typing to someone named Lamont. She had… Read More ›
Valley of Shadows (Novel)
Chapter 44: Samentha on a Fact-Finding Mission
Samentha sat in the rental car on the parking lot of the nursing home housing Reverend Mother and quieted her thoughts. Before proceeding, she wanted to make sure that Harriet hadn’t broken through her mental defenses. There were certain things… Read More ›
Chapter 43: The Gloves Come Off.
Reverend Mother was so experienced with the spirit whistle, she could tell from Harriet’s body language the moment that Samentha took the reins of Harriet’s consciousness. By the time the nursing home staff came bursting through the door, Samentha had… Read More ›
Chapter 42: Spirit Whistle
Harriet wanted to come up with a convincing excuse to get out of visiting Reverend Mother. The last thing she felt up to was being lectured or cross-examined. On the other hand, the longer she put off visiting, the angrier… Read More ›
Chapter 41: Blood Magic
Harriet waited for what felt like an eternity, while her call went through to the psychiatrist’s office. The receptionist was cheerful but brisk, cutting off Harriet’s explanation of why she needed to see her psychiatrist right away. The earliest available… Read More ›
Chapter 40: The Return of Samentha.
Harriet tossed and turned in her bed. She had been awake most of the night, unable to stem the flow of tumultuous thoughts racing through her mind. Stryker’s demands were wearing her down. Unless Harriet found a way out, her… Read More ›
Chapter 39: Dark Visitor
Reverend Mother lie in a narrow nursing home bed and tried to make sense of the events which landed her there. One moment, she was at the doctor’s office with her son Joshua and daughter Rachel getting the wound on… Read More ›
Chapter 38: Madness or Mayhem?
Reverend Mother, Richard, and Rachel sat in the doctor’s office waiting room. Joshua was quiet and preoccupied, unable to focus on anything but the dread of receiving bad news about his mother. Rachel seemed completely unfazed, brightly chattering away as… Read More ›
Chapter 37: Cursed
The family meeting had been productive. They were all in agreement that their little investigation had unearthed some important facts. Even though at the moment, the significance of those facts escaped them. Like the outer pieces of a puzzle, they… Read More ›
Chapter 36: A Startling Development.
The next morning, Harriet was in the throes of a nightmare. Richard’s knocking on her bedroom door fell on deaf ears. Not sure if she was in her room, he opened the door. His sister was tossing and turning in… Read More ›