Month: October 2020

Ruby in the Mist

Happy Halloween!

DysFictional

Published in 2012 in Creepies: Twisted Tales From Beneath the Bed by WPaD. Available worldwide in paperback and ebook. ~*~

I know it sounds cliché, but it was Halloween night when my neighbor Roy told me his story about the girl in the mist. We were sitting at my kitchen table having a few cold beers, talking about things that go bump in the night and other topics appropriate for that particular eve. We eventually reached the subject of local folklore. Our little town had ghost stories aplenty.

Honeymoon Bay was formed in the late 1800s by pioneers, mostly loggers and later mill workers as the town grew and industry gained a foothold. During the mid-twentieth century, a sawmill dominated the tiny village. The reason I included this somewhat dry bit of trivia is that it has relevance to the story that follows.

At one time, the main road through…

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While Angels Sleep – A Visit to the Historic Sacramento Cemetery

Vampire Maman

There is a quiet beauty about historic cemeteries that I can’t always put into words. So many lives ask to be remembered and stories beg to be told, or maybe not. Earlier this week (10/27/20) my daughter Clara and my friend Amelia joined me in a visit to the historic Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. We’ve had no rain so many of the usual flowers and grassy areas are dry and brown, but it does little to take away from the beauty of the place.

I’ve posted about this cemetery in the past. At the end of the post I’ll share links of those posts and posts about other cemeteries and graveyards I’ve shared, and a map of where you can find the historic Sacramento Cemetery.

Click on any of the images below to get a larger expanded view.

~ Juliette aka Vampire Maman

Cemetery/Graveyard Links on Vampiremaman.com

The Quiet Beauty…

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5 October Joys

This is lovely. Thank you for reminding us all of the joy in life, no matter how difficult things get. xox

rarasaur

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Self-care. My new Etsy shop where people can buy some of my late husband’s art on a t-shirt, or even one of my little expressions. It feels good to know that Dave’s art is out there again, and that my words have been made tangible. And, who knows– maybe it’ll even help me chip slightly away on the enormous medical debt I’ve accumulated this last year. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGirlBehindTheDino

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Love. Listening to Donny read his poetry on his new Spotify album. I love that it exists so I can explain how wonderful his voice is and how powerful his writing. https://open.spotify.com/track/43lmC0b2vIvvpDqBAxcq3e

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Heart. A song written by my good friend Micah about my baby sister’s baby daughter– my blind niece. Her first song. I have a feeling many will be written to her over the years. https://open.spotify.com/track/7BBwmpoaFFxS7qX6XZelzu

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Progress. This new theme! I really like that it highlights the reading…

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New Reality

DysFictional

In a world where ratings are all that matters, casting the ideal leading man is the key to success.

Sweat beaded on Saul’s forehead. Being summoned to a meeting with the executives seldom meant good news. After thirty-seven years in the business, one would think he’d be used to it, but he’d never managed to shake the sense of impending doom he felt before every meeting. His fingers closed around the small cylindrical container in his pocket and resisted the urge. Xanax would dull the panic, but he needed to remain sharp when meeting with those piranhas.

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Zorn reminded him of a bullfrog on Botox. His closed mouth, thin-lipped smile stretched impossibly wide across a face much too smooth for a man his size. He overflowed his chair like Jabba the Hutt crammed into an Armani suit. Saul half expected a long tongue to zip out of…

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