
From Raw Earth Ink
Nine houses. Eleven authors. One week.
The neighborhood of west Hawthorne Drive in quiet Greenfield Wisconsin is filled with dark stories and darker rumors. There’s the haunting by a faceless creature. They’ve all seen it. They’ve all experienced its presence. On the one hand, it seems to desire the life of mortals, on the other, it befriends a small boy. It both mocks and assists. Runs away and stands face-to-faceless face.
And not to mention the mysterious death of the street’s namesake, Jim Hawthorne. His strange and reclusive widow peers from behind her drawn curtains, rarely leaving her home, but to walk her little dog or tend her manicured gardens… yet she’s not one for giving up any of the cul-de-sac’s secrets.
But in the days leading up to Halloween, events take a more sinister turn, including strange visitations, an eerie violet haze in the sky, attempted murder, breaking-and-entering, and multiple police check-ins until not one of the residents can deny: something or someone is here to stay.
Inside you’ll find work from:
- River Dixon
- Chisto Healy
- Tristan Drue Rogers & Sarah Anne Rogers
- Lou Rasmus
- Mark Ryan
- Mark Towse
- Joshua Marsella
- Darren Diarmuid
- Robert Birkhofer
- Jeremiah Fox
You can find this collection in paperback at lulu and Amazon or e-book on Kindle. Find the Goodreads link here.
Congrats!!
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Thank you.
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Congratulations to you and all the other authors in The Hawthorne Project!
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Thank you, Priscilla.
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I love your contribution, River – it really sets the tone for the book. I am enjoying how the narratives weave in and out of one another. Congratulations.
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Thanks, Chris. I really appreciate that.
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Adding this to my TBR pile!
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Thanks, Suzanne.
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Yours was first up and I loved it. It was also even more terrifying for me because it brought back a childhood memory about my dad almost doing the same thing–good job he stopped for a second! (I hope you know what I’m referring to–I didn’t want to give anything away!)
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Oh, I know what you’re referring to. I’m glad that didn’t happen with your dad, that’d be a tough thing to live with.
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