This, That, and the Other Thing

First of all, when I put that About Me stuff on there, it was two years ago. I'm now 66. I've been going in there trying to pull it up to change it but it won't let me do it.

Second of all, there are two important books coming out. One is Shadow's Prisoners by J. Paddy Spaight. A great paranormal tale. Disclosure Statement, I'm the author's wife and I edited the book. Still and all I am so fussy I edit shopping lists so I think perhaps you may trust me when I say that this book is great for fans of the paranormal.  I designed the cover and took the pix of him.So here's my "ad" for all of you. The book is available in e-format from Smashwords. My own book, Paradox: True or False Tales, which includes some of the stories you have read on this blog is currently in production. I'll give you all a heads up when that comes out.

A cascade of death sweeps through a small town, and a quaint funeral home is at the center of the problem—but it’s not about the dead people there—it’s that some of them aren’t exactly dead. Fifteen-year-old Peter Livingston lives in the funeral home, but he doesn’t know about its gruesome connection to a maxium-security prison—some of the prison’s not-dead inmates are not-alive either.

Shadow’s Prisoners is filled with horror and cliffhanger chapters and it’s a real page turner. In between the disgusting (rats) and the ugly (corpses) and the evil (plotters and schemers), there are also glimpses of warmth and humor that encourage the reader to stay hot on the trail with Peter, armed only with a flashlight, searches through everything and anything to solve the mystery. Who or what is killing so many animals and people in his town?

There’s the doctor who rides a motorcycle through town to take care of his patients. There’s the teacher who is  a recycling fiend. There’s Peter’s father who is struggling to keep the old mortuary from becoming as dead as its clients. There’s Peter’s uncle who understands, more than anybody else, why it is necessary to brave the worst to discover the unnatural truth. And there’s the FBI agent who is forced to accept things way beyond his skill-set. And these are all the good folks.

Ultimately, this situation is for the birds—well actually a very special bird—who lives with Peter’s family and causes no end of havoc.

J. Paddy Spaight works as a logistics analyst at his day job. Otherwise, he works on his blog, Paddy’sPlace, and is writing several short stories. He lives with his wife, Billie M. Spaight, a medical editor, and their two cats, Corduroy and Gizmo, in the borough of Queens in New York City. His interests include films, genealogy (especially about Ireland) sports, art, music, politics, and paranormal phenomena.