Sometimes,
you just know.
Like the time when I was
working in the bookstore and was called to approve a check for a man buying a
book about Marilyn Monroe. I looked him in the eye and I knew he was going to
kite that check, even though his ID was in order and there was no reason for me
to decline it. Sure enough, it bounced.
Or the time in class in
graduate school, when too many of us wanted to work on the same project and we
drew names for the privilege. I knew as soon as the person who won the spot put
his hand in the hat that he would pull out the winning chit.
Or when, on my first day
on the job as the box office manager of a summer theater, a man opened the door
of the office and poked his head inside. I looked at him and a zing traveled
from the back of my neck to the base of my spine. We just celebrated our
thirtieth wedding anniversary.
Or at a tech conference
once, when I saw the announcement of the raffle for a tablet computer and
thought to myself, “I’m going to win that.” (I did.)
What is it about those
liminal moments? Is it body language, intuition, fatalism, wishful thinking? Or
are we occasionally open to wisps of the uncanny, hints of the possible? As a
lifelong reader of fantasy and speculative fiction—indeed of fiction of all sorts—I
like to believe that there are doors that occasionally crack open and let us
experience more.
That may be the reason
why so many of the stories I write include a supernatural or paranormal
element. Because those brushes with chance of other entice and enthrall me. Sure, I’ve never experienced an actual haunting, or seen a real werewolf, or caught the tiniest glimpse of Faerie—but what if .
. . ?
What if?
About Wolf’s Clothing
What do you do when you finally prove the existence of the
otherworld, but the ghosts kick your ass?
For Trent Pielmeyer, the answer is run like hell—away
from his hostile family, away from the disbelieving cops, and far, far, far away
from anything that smacks of the supernatural. After seven years’ captivity in
a whacked-out alternate dimension, he is so over legend tripping.
When Christophe Clavret spots Trent in a Portland bar, he detects a
kindred spirit—another man attempting to outrun the darkness of his own soul.
But despite their sizzling chemistry, Trent’s hatred of the uncanny makes
Christophe hesitant to confide the truth: he’s a werewolf, one of a dwindling
line, the victim of a genetic curse extending back to feudal Europe.
But dark forces are at work, threatening more than their growing love.
If Christophe can’t win Trent’s trust, and if Trent can’t overcome his fear of
the paranormal, the cost could be Trent’s freedom and Christophe’s humanity. Or
it might be both their lives.
Available from Riptide Publishing: http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/wolfs-clothing-legend-tripping-novel
About EJ Russell
E.J. Russell holds a BA and an MFA in theater, so naturally she’s spent
the last three decades as a financial manager, database designer, and
business-intelligence consultant. After her twin sons left for college and she
no longer spent half her waking hours ferrying them to dance class, she
returned to her childhood love of writing fiction. Now she wonders why she ever
thought an empty nest meant leisure.
E.J. lives in rural Oregon with her curmudgeonly husband, the only man
on the planet who cares less about sports than she does. She enjoys visits from
her wonderful adult children, and indulges in good books, red wine, and the
occasional hyperbole.
Connect with E.J.:
Website: ejrussell.com
Blog: ejrussell.com/bloggery/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/E.J.Russell.author
Twitter: twitter.com/ej_russell
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I've always been a bit of a trivial psychic (thinking about a song and hearing it a day later, etc)...
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It's always kind of spooky when that happens, eh?
DeleteThanks for the post! I love paranormal, fantasy, speculative etc. fiction. But IRL I am much more pragmatic and believe there is an explanation for things that seem on the surface to be fantastical.
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Usually I am too--it's my logical day-job brain taking over. But occasionally--well, stuff happens!
DeleteNo unfortunately I've never experienced any kind of liminal moments I wish I had!
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You never know--one could be waiting just around the time-corner!
DeleteThank you for the post. I enjoy paranormal, fantasy, etc and I do have to say I do believe in it but it scares me to think that these type of things could happen.
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I had a roommate once who had a sort of "ghost stalker"--or so she said. Now that was creepy!
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Thanks, Ami!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. I sometimes have instances where I haven't seen or heard for someone for a really long time, sometimes even years & I'll be thinking about them - wondering how they're doing. Then after a few days, they'll call or post something on FB. It's pretty weird.
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I know, right? And you wonder--did I send out some message into the ether that prompted their call, or maybe I received a message from them that they were thinking about me?
DeleteUntil now I never really thought about that but yes, it has happened to me. Recently, like when I knew my best friend was going to get the last date to take an exam (which was great, more time to study) and she did. She was nervous and I just told her I knew she was going to be last. Strange, lol.
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And now you have a reputation for clairvoyance with your friend!
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