The local postman
(or perhaps I should say postperson?) may have been a little unnerved by my
prowling around the letter boxes this week.
The reason?
Well
it’s two-fold, and it's down to my dual addictions of words and hot beverages. While one might be said to
fuel to other, the connection may not be
that obvious, so I guess I have to explain.
You may recall I was a weekly winner
in the recent AuthorTrope ‘I Made The Darkness’ Hollween writing contest, and
was shortlisted for the overall prize?
Well, the new month brought the news (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlz_AYPzmY4&feature=youtu.be)
that the votes were in and my story ‘Guilt Trip’ had finished as the third
place winner. Yay! That means I’m set to receive a specialised coffee (or tea) mug.
It’s coming from the States so it may take a while, but I can’t wait to sip my
first cuppa from it – and it WILL be strictly off bounds to all others in the
house.
It may not sound like much to you but, hey, it’s the little things,
right?
You can listen to all the shortlisted stories at the AuthorTrope YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhNoHaqmCdC0WDajAcaPfQ
Meanwhile, big
congratulations Kevin Grover and Rachel Fox, who won the 1st and 2nd places
with their stories “Googleman” and “The Exchange”. Coincidentally, we’re all
Brits (even though I’m transplanted) and we are all collaborating on a new
anthology of spooky stories due out early next month.
For news of “Festive
Frights” go to https://www.facebook.com/Festive-Frights-537143269771033/?fref=ts
And, speaking of
collaborations, Kevin and Rachel are also featured authors in the creepy collection of
stories, “Grim Keepers” https://www.facebook.com/thegrimkeepers/?fref=ts
which is the second reason I’ve been stalking the humble servant of the
Greek postal service.
I’ve ordered my hard copies from https://www.createspace.com/5794053
and I’m just waiting, waiting, waiting to hold it between my fingers and
whisper “My precious”...
If you’d like to order too, you can get the book half price by quoting the Discount Code BEN9RZY2
If you’d like to order too, you can get the book half price by quoting the Discount Code BEN9RZY2
It's also available to donwload as a free e-book at
Now all I need is
a barrel full of patience whilst I wait for books and mug to wing their way across the
Atlantic to Greece.
