: About Me

I am a used bookstore owner in Goose Creek, South Carolina. My bookstore, Dreamalot Books, has been open for eight years. I am a rabid book addict, who feeds her habit through her very own dream-come-true bookstore. I like to write almost as much as I like to read. I "published" my first book with the help of Scotch tape and Crayola while still in grammar school. Now I write a little bit of everything. For my bookstore I publish a monthly three-page newsletter. We just printed our 82nd issue. I love to write children's stories and read them to my twelve-year-old son, who patiently listens to every one.

My passion is ...

books

I know too much about ...

books and used bookstores

My parents always told me ...

you can't put all those books in that big box

My childhood ambition ...

to work in a library

My favorite memory ...

having my son

Why I write ...

because I like being able to express myself in word

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

paranormal romances, horror, CSI, and a bit of everything else

My first job ...

night manager of a fast food chain

My best moment ...

coming out of a 3-year stint in a wheelchair

My inspiration ...

life

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A general mystery

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Mystery of the Thieving Bookworm It was a thing of beauty. The pages were thin like butterfly wings. The letters had been written meticulously with ink and quill. Pages had been illuminated with hand-drawn illustrations. The cover was made of exquisite leather and embossed with gold. The book bore the title The History of All Things Mythical. It was the most intriguing book Mrs. Eleanor's six-grade class had ever seen. The librarian from the local historic society had brought the book to the school to show the class. They were studying myths and fables and Mrs. Eleanor thought it would be ...

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