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So "The Trapping" is available today on Amazon in paperback and ebook format! And... the paperback giveaway drawing is tomorrow. There's still a chance to enter! But I have a confession to make. I've been keeping a secret about this book. Some of you might pick up on it if you read the dedication. I did not start writing this book to just be creepy and fun. I started writing it because, over the years, I've noticed that people that haven't thoroughly experienced injustice with respect to how they are perceived, have a very hard time imagining what it would be like. Now, I've always been a story-writer. From the moment I could string together misspelt words into quasi-comprehensive sentences, I was writing. I also have always been a huge believer in the power of words, characters and stories to evoke feeling and change. Don't misunderstand me. Walter Higgins doesn't just exist to spread a message. He exists because this is his st

Excerpt from "The Trapping" Charlie, who had been so intent on retelling his history, broke off and cocked his head. A hush had settled on the crowd. A single, fresh voice rose in beautiful, clear tones. Liza was sitting at the piano, playing and singing “I’ll be seeing you… …I’ll find you in the morning sun and when the night is through. I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you.” Not a soul present could help but think of someone they would never see again. Collectively, they paused and listened. And through each note and each word they mourned and wondered why life was so unfair. Walter made his way to his room early, mechanically changed and got into bed. The covers were scratchy, and they smelled funny – like old flowers.   The moon was bright enough to seep through the curtain and even though he avoided looking at it as he lay awake in his scratchy bed, he could still see her. He saw her everywhere. Her pink, freckled face scrunched in

This is Walter Higgins’ story. His story is his own. Born of pain And heavy blame, And preconceptions thrown. If we see our own reflection In this story that is his. Feel the pain And live the blame And know the lesson that it is, Remember that each story carries Examples for us all, To hold some dear, And some to fear When the darkness comes to call. To Walter, this is no example, To him, it’s only life. Born of pain, And heavy blame, And joy that turned to strife. This is Walter Higgins’ story, Respect that it’s his own. Yet should you feel, A soft appeal, Your story, now, has grown. -Jasmine Hill Find out what happens to Walter Higgins. Enter to Win a Free Book!

Need a short read that will draw you in and creep you out? Then don't miss "The Trapping" book launch on February 7th.     Giveaway drawing on the 8th! Walter Higgins just wants to get home after serving in WW2, but when his car breaks down he is forced to stay at a remote victorian inn. Whether or not he comes out again whole is for his story to tell. Click the   link below to enter the drawing on February 8th!  Book Giveaway!

If you miss the days when movies held your attention and made you feel something - than Gemini Man is for you.  I love a good action movie like anyone else, but action without heart falls flat. I want to connect with characters. Feel for them. Understand what is happening to them - that's a big one that a lot of movies often miss. I want their worlds and relationships to feel real. Added points if I'm fighting along with them for some kind of justice and truth. Within the first few minutes of Gemini Man, I was thinking "Ok, this MC, Henry, feels real. He may be the best at what he does, but I can relate to him in little ways as a human being. He wants to slow down. He wants peace in his life. I get that." I was particularly impressed with his interactions with other people. He has conversations that give you the impression that he's talked to some of these people before and he intends to again. Which is how most of us converse. Dialogue written with the so