Hi everyone,
Here’s some
great end-of-the year news!
The
anthology, DARK THINGS II: Cat Crimes:
Tales of Feline Mayhem and Murder has
just been released.
Everyone
knows I’m a cat lover and author of three non-fiction cat care guides. Now I’ve
combined my love of cats with my love of horror stories, and I found a way to
benefit cats across the country.
My
horror short “Just an Innocent Little Cat” appears in this anthology. This
collection of tales (tails?) features feline mayhem, murder, and other
things you always suspected cats were doing when you weren't looking. Cats you don't want in your worst
nightmares and cats you might want on your side against evil. (My story falls
into the latter CATegory.)
All
proceeds from sales go to several cat sanctuaries across the USA. Enjoy over
twenty-one cat “tails” and give a needy cat a new leash on life. (You’d think
someone with such a bad sense of humor couldn’t write horror stories, huh?)
The book link is: http://www.amazon.com/DARK-THINGS-II-Crimes-Feline/dp/1468055488/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324187873&sr=8-1
And here’s an excerpt:
“Just an Innocent
Little Cat”
Chester sat on the bathroom floor with his tail
wrapped around his body. He arched his neck and lifted his nose high in the
air. Eggs and bacon. Betty was making food downstairs. That left him alone with
Danny.
He leapt onto the side of the blue bathtub and sat
on the rim, just outside the shower curtain. The hot water was running inside
the tub, and he twitched his nose at the harsh-scented detergents filling the
room. He studied the shadow of the fat man as he moved around behind the thin
curtain.
Last night, he’d decided that Danny had to go.
Before Danny came, Betty used to have her lady friends over to visit. They played
something called “Scrabble.” Sometimes, the little brown pieces of tile landed
on the floor and he swatted them under the couch. It was a fun game. But now,
the nice ladies didn’t visit anymore. Danny wouldn’t allow them to come here.
This made Betty sad.
After a few minutes, Danny turned off the water
and opened the shower curtain. He yelped and stepped back.
“Damn thing! Get the hell out of here!”
“Ma, hey, ma!” Danny screamed and covered himself
with his hands. “Get this cat outta here!”
***
For the
record: Chester was based on a real-life highly intelligent orange cat my
parents owned. And isn't the cover cool?
Enjoy the holidays!
Kelli A. Wilkins
