A New Story Published Just in Time for Samhain!

Writing Update

I want to share some exciting news with you just in time for Halloween/Samhain!

“A Tale of Two Hauntings,” my newest work, has just been published in Salvation South.  You can read it here:

https://www.salvationsouth.com/a-tale-of-two-hauntings-essay-deb-bowen/

“A Tale of Two Hauntings” explores the ways in which we are haunted by the places and people we love, the past we cherish and mourn, and the future we do not know.  Meet Hazel, a ghost who loves gin, Merlin the Magic Cat, and a woman whose heart aches for home.  The subhead of the story says; “As coastal development displaces long-time residents, one woman discovers that some spirits refuse to be uprooted.” 

After you read my work, I’d appreciate it if you’d log in at the bottom of the story, and leave a comment.  That helps other readers find my work, and it’s free!

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Here are the links to all my works in Salvation South: 

“A Tale of Two Hauntings”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/a-tale-of-two-hauntings-essay-deb-bowen/

“Let No One Turn You Around”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/let-no-one-turn-you-around-joan-baez-essay-deb-bowen/

“Sunday Fatback”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/sunday-fatback-essay-deb-bowen/

“The Coyote’s Journey”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/the-coyotes-journey-nature-essay-deb-bowen/

“Takin’ Up a Poundin’”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/takin-up-a-poundin-christmas-story-deb-bowen/

“Tidal Wave Terror”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/ground-truth-from-the-climate-reckoning-janisse-ray/

“Where I’m From: Seven Decades in Seven Scenes”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/where-im-from-seven-decades-in-seven-scenes-deb-bowen-poem/

“Mending Nets”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/mending-nets-north-carolina-barrier-island/?mc_cid=c4bb217ffc&mc_eid=fae2a9a622

“A Talisman for Poseidon”
https://www.salvationsouth.com/a-talisman-from-poseidon-hurricane-donna-1960/

Salvation South is free, but our subscriptions and memberships support the great work these folks do.  Here’s the link to join:

https://salvationsouth.store/collections/salvation-south-memberships

Editor Chuck Reece says on the website, “We launched this publication for every writer and reader who wants to celebrate the culture of the American South and to see beyond its historical baggage and current divisions.

Salvation South loves this place and its people. Folks of rural and urban backgrounds, of different colors, ethnicity, and upbringings. Folks who grew up in the heart of our cities, in high mountains of Appalachia, in the salt air of our coasts, or on the expansive rolling hills and plains of everything in between.

We believe every Southerner sees their home region differently. Their stories are as unique as the South’s people. Salvation South wants to give every Southerner who has a knack for telling a good story a place to tell theirs. We want to give Southern readers a place that provides a weekly respite from the constant conflict of the modern world.”

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Just One More Thing Before You Go

“That night, I’m ready for Hazel’s appearance. I turn out all the lamps. I light a candle and place it on the kitchen table. I sit down, pour a shot of gin, and wait. I tossed the shot back, and as I refill the empty glass, she appears. Silent. Watching.”
-“A Tale of Two Hauntings” Deb Bowen in Salvation South

Thank you!