Ghost House

Five acquaintances decide to spend the weekend telling ghost stories at a country house; together they provide a journalist's view, spiritual sensibilities, holistic understanding, and the desire for adventure. The house offers more than they bargained for: evil resides there; so does a possible guardian - angel or ghost?

"My name is Anna. I waken sometimes to the sound of birds, wind, a voice, or for no reason I can determine. Perhaps from longing, which is also why I sleep. I'm slow to wake, unsure which time I'm in. I do try to care for this house as always-want to care for it, because it's my home, and dear to me-but I must learn again. I work at learning. I can see my son, speak with him, kiss his cheek, take his hand, and feel again that love I have for him. When he's not my son, but the other, as now, I'm wary."

Vivid realism brings this book - and its ghosts - right to you. It's a journey of connections and understanding that ventures into darkness, exposing old wrongs and finding friendships and caring strangers along the way.

R.M. Kinder is a writer, educator, musician, and animal lover. She was a professor of English at the University of Central Missouri, Coordinator of Creative Writing, editor of Pleiades literary journal, and she established Pleiades Press. She is a co-editor at Sweetgum Press and Cave Hollow Press, both of which promote regional writing. Her interests in comparative religions, serial killers, and ghosts have been prompted by years of study and reflection about the battle between good and evil.