Two of my short stories are available online in The Mythic Circle. The Touch is the story of a young girl who is neglected by her parents and bullied by neighborhood kids, but learns that she possesses a very special ability. The Song of Thetis is the tale of a family torn apart when a young boy goes missing–but the boy’s father suspects an unnatural power has taken his son. I’m so pleased to be able to share these two supernatural tales in this season. Happy Halloween!

It’s almost my favorite holiday, Halloween. My family has been celebrating it for weeks, to be honest, as the season is very special for us. It seems a good time to mention that I had a book chapter published on one of my very favorite writers, a true original, Ray Bradbury. My essay is about From the Dust Returned, Bradbury’s wonderful late era ‘fix-up’ novel, and is called “Positioning From the Dust Returned in the Bradbury Canon.” It’s in a collection called ‘Exploring the Horror of Supernatural Fiction: Ray Bradbury’s Elliott Family.’

I’d suggest that everyone read From the Dust Returned, which is every bit as odd and grand as Bradbury’s other seasonal books, October Country, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and The Halloween Tree, to name just a few. He helped make Halloween the magical experience it is today for so many millions of children.

I’d also like to link to my own seasonal story, The All Hallows Knight, a tale of a young boy who suffers an awful loss, and then meets a spectral protector on Halloween.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!