Welcome
When I’m not devising gruesome endings for my characters, I profess to be a mild-mannered daughter, wife, and mother.
While parents, husband, and children may be fooled by this benign facade, my dog, Dexter, is well aware of my true, evil intent. He lies at my feet as I type, and when prompted, does a frightening wolf howl that makes even me shiver, sending my writer’s imagination into overdrive.
Dexter – The Ferocious Beast
My debut novel Where There’s Smoke was inspired by the bravery of firefighters everywhere, but especially by those individuals who gave so much on 9/11. I have drawn directly upon my family’s experience in the Fire Brigade to bring realism to my story.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
NOVEL:
Where There’s Smoke (Debut Novel)
Firefighter Jo Wood’s life stopped the night her husband and daughter died. Discovering they were murdered just kick-started it again.
SHORT STORIES:
Heaven and Hell – The Bramley Volume 2
Joe finds a novel solution to his wife’s proposal to spend eternity together.
A Killer Week – Crime After Crime
The killer dubbed ‘The Cutter’ stalks the city streets, playing a sadistic game of hide and seek
A Christmas Miracle A Writer’s Christmas
When her abusive husband turns his sights on their son, Clare Miller knows it’s time to fight back.
The Wicked Weed – A Writer’s Christmas
A humorous take on giving up smoking.
Mother Knows Best Rascals of the Red Barren Bar
Living with a cantankerous, overbearing mother leaves Sue little time for herself. Will she ever escape?
POETRY
Poem: Scar Tissue – Resonance published by LaVA – literature and verbal arts.
Find out more on the website: https://www.capartscentre.com/2018/03/poetry-in-motion-community-project-stephen-sexton-presents-the-seamus-heaney-award-for-new-writing-to-linda-mckennas-overpainted/
Haibun and ArtHaibun: Scar Tissue – The Trees of Kilbroney Park (July 2018)Nominated for the 2019 Pushcart Prize. http://light2000.org
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Cathy Cole 