Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 5: December 25, 2006 The patter of bare feet on wood floor brought Addison from her slumber. Seconds later, a child’s voice whispered in an ear, “Merry Christmas, Mommy.” She reached out from the blankets and pulled the girl in bed withContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 16 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 15 [fiction]
Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 4: April 15, 1988 He was on his back. For a moment, Daniel thought he was floating. Then his head cleared and he saw that he was beneath some pines, on a dry mattress of grass and pine needles, sprawled on hisContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 15 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 14 [fiction]
Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 3: April 26, 2003 “Ugh. I think I swallowed a spider.” Daniel pulled a small, brown leaf from his mouth and pushed the hanging branches away from his face. Drops of water sprinkled down on him and he shivered. “Wait up aContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 14 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 13 [fiction]
Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 2: December 25, 2000 Part 2 of 2 Addison’s bedroom was now a sewing room with a reading sofa in front of the far window. Daniel helped Addison there and laid her down. Then he unfolded an afghan draped over the back.Continue reading Green Crystal, chapter 13 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 12 [fiction]
Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 2: December 25, 2000 Part 1 of 2 Addison stood at the far end of her mother’s Victorian-styled dining room and rubbed her eyes. They watered from the ever-present scent of potpourri. She glanced around at the blushing wall coverings with floralContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 12 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 11 [fiction]
Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 1: December 24, 2000 Part 2 of 2 “I think you should do it,” Daniel said when he climbed in bed and sat next to her. “But I’m a director of nursing, not a bookstore owner. Besides, her store makes very littleContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 11 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 10 [fiction]
Kismet “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” —H.G. Wells Chapter 1: December 24, 2000 Part 1 of 2 Addison Taylor played again the message her husband had left on their answering machine. He would not be home until after midnight. Although the college at nearby New Cambridge was on Christmas hiatus betweenContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 10 [fiction]
Green Crystal, chapter 9 [fiction]
What can I say about “Kismet” that hasn’t been said? You can read all about the story’s different incarnations in earlier blog posts. Here, the story takes place in the past as far back as 1981 and as recent as 2006. A diary from the past warns Addison Taylor about her future. However, it isContinue reading Green Crystal, chapter 9 [fiction]
Book Delay [book news]
The publication of my latest e-book Night of the Hellhounds has been delayed due to problems at Amazon. I apologize to my customers for any inconvenience, especially to those who may have received the old edition instead of the new one. I am working on fixing the problem and hope to have the new bookContinue reading Book Delay [book news]
One Little Period Screwed the Pooch [book news]
Life can be a comedy of doing the silly walk (as portrayed on Monty Python). Self-publishing my books has been a long road of silly walks so far. I am an indie author who publishes as Steven L Campbell. Notice that I put no period after my initial. Like President Harry S Truman’s initial. IContinue reading One Little Period Screwed the Pooch [book news]
Looking Forward to Autumn [book news]
People who are in direct contact with me know that I am busy planning a special 2014 re-release of my e-novel, Night of the Hellhounds. “Night of the Hellhounds” began more than 30 years ago and has gone through various rewrites because the story continued to talk to me, especially when I was trying toContinue reading Looking Forward to Autumn [book news]
Thank You Wholeheartedly [book news]
Although I try to limit using adverbs (and adjectives) in my writing, I could not resist putting one in this post’s title. Thanks to everyone who took advantage of my FREE eBOOK giveaway. I hope I garnered some new readers, new fans, and new friends. If you do reviews, please go to my author’s pageContinue reading Thank You Wholeheartedly [book news]