The third book in the Cast Down series should be finished in about two weeks. Want a little taste? For over a month Gabby woke to the smell of her father’s aftershave lingering in her room, as if he’d spent the night sitting in a chair at her bedside, keeping a silent vigil over her. … Continue reading Cast Down; Masked (teaser)
Ever have those morning when you wake up and ask yourself, "So, what's next?" Especially when you just finish up a project you've been working on for a while? Just last week I finished up the second novel in the Cast Down series. There are two others in the series in the works right now. … Continue reading Deconstructing Tracy
Are you a writer? Is your daily reality a little... different? The other day my husband said to me that he noticed a home in our community looked abandoned. He takes our dog for a walk all around the park early every morning and he hadn't lately seen any cars there or activity. I started … Continue reading Writers – Life in an Alternate Reality
For any of you who have been keeping up with my blog - you know what I face during my day. I go into battle with roaches and spitefully filled commodes. And that's on the good days. There are other slices of my life, though. One of the slices that's been getting bigger lately is the spiritual … Continue reading Words to Live By
The following is a brief excerpt from one of my earlier novellas, Fallen Angel. The morning was unseasonably warm for early spring. Too warm for this damn suit, the young man mused silently as he entered the air conditioned highrise downtown. Ahead of him walked his boss, Anthony Cappelli. The pair had been silent since … Continue reading Novel Teaser – Fallen Angel
This is from one of my latest projects - a non fiction novel called Deconstructing Tracy. They say it's not the age but the mileage that counts. I can't believe I've been on this road for so long. If I were a car I'd be an antique by now and I don't know when that … Continue reading Grace Changes Everything
When I was a kid I heard the legend of Dudleytown, which was a ghost town in my home state of Connecticut. Anyone who has seen the movies "The Conjuring" or "Annabelle" will know who Ed and Lorraine Warren are. Or "were" in the case of Ed, who has been deceased for quite some time … Continue reading Cast Down
These days, the terms Fifty Shades of Grey just means that it's time to color my hair again. Fifty. Fifty. Forty-nine... Fifty. Really? Me? How did this happen? I swear, I was 23 just yesterday. And now I'm 50. I got a birthday card in the mail from AARP... and I joined. I almost feel … Continue reading Fifty Shade of Gray… Hair…
My Newest Home on the Web I don't know what the new home is going to look like when I finish adding rooms to it and decorating, but the construction as begun! This blog is a beloved "den" for me and always will be, because I need a place to escape to! But I also … Continue reading A New Home on the Web
My husband used to leave me a lot of notes. Sometimes they were long notes, rambling thoughts covering both sides of a page. Sometimes they were just a few lines on a piece of scrap paper. Either way, I loved seeing them. Sometimes it was even poetry, and those were my favorite of all. Days … Continue reading Days of Gray
Tracy Petry 