Milo James Fowler was kind and scary enough to invite me to join #creepyfreebies, a circle of authors giving away copies of their spooky books and stories.
I'm giving away three e-copies of EBENEZER'S LOCKER, my middle-grade paranormal mystery novel (more funny-spooky than scary, dear parents!). The entry form is at the bottom of this post, and the winners will be chosen Halloween night!
EBENEZER'S LOCKER synopsis:
A hundred years ago, Corbin Elementary School's building
housed Dr. Ebenezer Corbin's School for Psychical Research. It seems that a
couple of old spirits are still wandering the halls. It's up to Rhonda Zymler
to find out what they want.
Ebenezer's Locker follows the adventures of Rhonda, a sassy sixth-grader who's
having trouble finding her place and identity. Getting to know these spirits
becomes Rhonda's quest. The more she digs, the more perilous her task becomes,
and to complete it she must take two trips back in time. This story blends the
realities of an economically challenged modern American town with supernatural
elements. What Rhonda finds not only gives her life a sense of purpose but
changes the fortunes of her entire town.
EBENEZER'S LOCKER excerpt, in which Rhonda Zymler tries to gather clues by traveling through time. The technique called Semi-Centennial Astral Transport (SCAT) sends her into the past in multiples of fifty years.
One last thought passed
through my mind before I was SCAT-ted a hundred years into the past. I tried to say, “Do we know how I’m going to
get back?” But I couldn’t force my mouth to move.
The world went fuzzy.
My heart crashed and banged like a rocker’s drum kit. I felt lifted and pressed
down at the same time. There were colors, every possible color, swirling
everywhere, and then forming sharp-edged shapes, and then sprayed like
fireworks. I heard sirens, screaming, a thousand ambulances, and a million dog
whistles.
Then silence. What I
noticed first were the smells. Men’s cologne. Old wood. Mothballs. Then the
sounds. Creaks and scrapes and breathing and talking and wind and plumbing and
birds and footsteps and someone slurping a soda. I had superhero hearing.
At last my vision
started to clear, but nothing looked right. I saw the little room through a
giant magnifying glass. There was too much detail. I could count the stitches
on the blanket over the cot and see three layers of varnish painted on the
desk. Yet, in the mirror opposite me, I couldn’t see myself. Looking down at
where my hand should be, I saw only the floor. I tried to pinch my cheek. I
couldn’t feel anything.
Footsteps and floor
creaks grew louder, and I heard a deafening CLACK as the lock turned. The door
opened inward.
For lots more chances to win ghoulish lit, learn about the other #creepyfreebies participants
here.
Of course, you can always buy EBENEZER'S LOCKER (in fact, it's half-price during the month of October!). Find it on
Amazon,
Barnes & Noble, and directly from
MuseItUp Publishing.
