"Not to give too much away, but The Town [Santa Forgot] : A tale that will tickle the whole family’s fancies. The perfect holiday
gift, but would be fun to read year round. As with most Christmas
stories, this one is filled with love and hope."
This Yuletide Carol is a history-mystery tale with added supernatural occurrences and a love-lost romance. Move over holiday romcoms, The Town Santa Forgot has arrived!
A
writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began
writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Over the years, Ms.
Mullan has showcased her literary talents by self-publishing several
collections of her poetry. She also writes novels, designs apparel, and
creates digital art. Ms. Mullan‘s creative writing is available in
digital and print collections, from academia to commercial anthologies.
As an independent publisher, she produces her own book cover designs as
well as maintains her own websites. She is an award-winning digital
artist and poet.
When summer rolls around, we are ready to sit by the pool with an iced tea. A book is worth all the rays of the sun. Summer is about finding time for yourself, to relax. The days are longer. The nights are warm. Summer is the fantasy season of our lives.
Out by the water, what to do? Read with your sunglasses on, of course!
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Here is Undawnted's Summer Time fiction story recommendations:
Novelettes Saint in the Big Easy What happens when you discover the only person who can save you is you?
Saint in Communion Communion is more than a destination: it's a Saint's only refuge.
Catch a fantastic ride this Summer Time with Undawnted.
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A
writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began
writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Over the years, Ms.
Mullan has showcased her literary talents by self-publishing several
collections of her poetry. She also writes novels, designs apparel, and
creates digital art. Ms. Mullan‘s creative writing is available in
digital and print collections, from academia to commercial anthologies.
As an independent publisher, she produces her own book cover designs as
well as maintains her own websites. She is an award-winning digital
artist and poet.
With her education and
experience in writing, DL Mullan shares her knowledge via her
newsletters. If you too want to become a Fearless Phile, then subscribe
to one of her newsletters on Substack.
Her innovative style teaches writers how to reach their creative potential, and write more effectively.
Today, Kaye Lynne Booth of Writing to be Read revealed the book cover I designed for Midnight Roost horror anthology, which will also have my short story, Mangled in the pages. The anthology will be released in October 2023.
Just in time for your Halloween parties and campfire storytelling adventures!
For those readers new to Undawnted, my name is DL Mullan. I create art, poetry, and prose. All the art, images, and book covers on Undawnted's website, I produce myself.
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As more poetry and short fiction are created, Undawnted will be producing creative writing collections for our readership.
From our Seasonal Reads program to poetry and short fiction, these creative pieces are curated into assembled publications for anyone's growing library of literature.
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
In community college, I played the Mirror in the dramatic re-imaging of The Emperor has No Clothes. This anthology of short stories has a kinship with that play, as the image of the mirror takes on an important role straight into our imaginations.
What do you see when you look into the mirror? You? The past? The present? How about a future waiting to unfold? Or, do you see the sinister? Bloody Mary, perhaps? Or, shadows that move when you don't?
Refracted Reflections: Twisted Tales of Duality and Deception delves into those deep dark crevices of our shadow psyche. From inducing possession, committing murder/suicide or as cursed objects, mirrors have a unique hold on our imaginations. The short stories contained within the pages of this anthology will do just the same to its readers.
The Cost of Magic By Keith Hoskins tells the tale of vengeance. In this short story, mirrors are used as magical tools, but there was a penalty for using such a device. Magical mirrors extracted a price to those individuals who are gifted with knowledge through its spell work. Can magic be a means to an end?
The Elevator Ritual By Shelly Jasperson will send tingles down your spine as her character grapples with the suicide of a stranger, and the death of her sister in the haunted images of an elevator's mirrors. Would you survive the spirit in your reflection?
The Tinker’s Gift By Valerie B. Williams has a mirror that eases people beyond the veil by showing them their heart's desire: their beloved. Could a solider's last glimpse end a curse and bring balance back to the world?
Refracted Reflections has a mirror image worth shivering for... Happy Autumn Haunts!
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One reveals truths, while the other bends light into varying shapes of deception.
Does a small camp mirror reveal hope… or death?
Is the warrior in the mirror a monster… or a protector?
Does a glimpse in the mirror reveal a young woman’s true self… or what someone else has shaped her into?
Does the mysterious portal to the future reflect what could be… or what must be left behind?
Are the dancers reflected in the water’s depth things of beauty… or evil?
This unique and imaginative collection of nine mind
tantalizing fantasy and science fiction stories will appeal to readers
who enjoy thought provoking tales with hidden meanings resting deep
below the surface. These stories will keep you pondering long into the
night.
If you liked Gilded Glass or Once Upon an Ever After, you’ll love Refracted Reflections.
*****
Digital Giveaway
For a chance to win a free digital copy of Refracted Reflections,
just leave a comment to show you were here. Follow the tour and comment
at each stop for more chances to win. Three copies will be given away
in a random drawing.
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About The Book
Each of the stories included in Refracted Reflections
feature a mirror or reflection in some significant way. The reflections
given are sometimes surprising, often fooling those who gaze upon them,
because things aren’t often as they seem.
I have included two of my own stories, “The Devil Made Her Do It”,
which is a reprinted story about a woman blinded by love and deceived by
a man who just might be the devil, which first appeared in Relationship Add Vice, from Zombie Pirates Publishing; and an original fairy tale, The Not So Perfect Prince, about a prince who is so full of himself that he can’t see who he truly is.
But mine are only two among nine outstanding stories by eight
talented authors, and we’ll be introducing five of the contributing
authors on this tour: Valerie B. Williams, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Ligia
de Wit, Elisabeth Caldwell, and of course me, Kaye Lynne Booth.
"After a relationship breakup, Eavanlee Zilpha Lewis finds herself
wandering in the Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. In the
evening, she makes a wish on Marie Laveau's tomb. Will she, will she
not... find love?
Little did Eavanlee (ˈē-vən-lē)
know that her answer lies in the adventure of the heart and soul. A
dark, mysterious stranger leads her on a journey past her preconceived
notions and straight into the heart of the matter.
Eavanlee did not need the help of spirits, she was born a Saint.
What happens when you discover the only person who can save you is you?"
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