a southern gothic?

"A fast-moving cross-continental trip destined for a rural southern town based on a call for help from a phantom; a neighborhood with no lights,no sounds, no movement & no kids-on Halloween . . .

"A ride through the blackness with a stranger; Native cleansing ritual on cursed ground; odd encounter with Dixie cops; overnight in a deadly-quiet Motel 6 in Oxford, Alabama. . . "


"Southern Gothic? Such compelling drama! I sense a ghost story in the making."

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Well, not really. All this is from my Yahoo profile, Uncle Ron AK, which sets the stage for one or a few chapters for either a short story or as part of a much larger novel I am now considering writing. All this will be integrated with my previous novel, picking up some of the loose threads from "Legacy of the Chief."

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Minus 15 and high fog