The No-Hopers Christmas Club As warming as a mince pie and a glass of sherry, these eighteen festive-themed shorts are just waiting to be unwrapped. …Blog Tour ‘n’ Book Review – The No-Hopers’ Christmas Club and other festive stories
Author: Karen J. Mossman
Karen loves fiction, reading and especially writing short stories and novels. She is also an avid blogger and book reviewer.
She lives on the beautiful Isle Anglesey, off the North Wales coast with her husband and dogs.
Epitaph, a Poem for the Grave
I found this in my collection of old poetry. I wrote more than about twenty years ago. I’m much nearer now than I ever was then! Just because I have died,Doesn’t mean I am dead and gone.I take a lot of prideIn the things I have done.For I chronicled the familyKept a list of who… Continue reading Epitaph, a Poem for the Grave
100 Word Story #20 – Nineteenth Century Ghost By Chantal Bellehumeur
The #100wordstory is just that, exactly one hundred words long. If you have a story that fits this criteria. Email me, I would love to feature you. Nineteenth Century Ghost Julia and her husband rented an authentic nineteenth century log cabin. They thought the open bedroom in the attic was quaint at first. When night fell… Continue reading 100 Word Story #20 – Nineteenth Century Ghost By Chantal Bellehumeur
Books Read in October
I’ve had some excellent reads this month and Signal Moon and The Story of Son were outstanding. Both were novellas by popular, but new to me authors. The latter has over 1K reviews and the former over 10k. I think that speaks volumes. Stowe Away and Dead’s Man’s Doll were books I had been asked… Continue reading Books Read in October
November Reads
These is my planned reading list for the month of November. They are all part of a series except Beyond Connections which is a short story Collection. Kiss and Tell completes the series, but it isn’t the last book. I realised I’d missed one out so it’s a good job they are all standalone. Ghost… Continue reading November Reads
We survived Halloween!
Listening to the radio this morning they were again talking about dressing up and parties. Every year it seems to get bigger. As a child, we didn’t celebrate it and neither did anyone else. Although my husband said he would go to his aunties and she would play dunking apples with them. My children didn’t… Continue reading We survived Halloween!
Halloween Stories
Growing up, I hated Halloween. I didn’t and still don’t like horror. But over the years, I’ve found I enjoy reading a spooky short story. I also like writing them. So in celebration I thought I would share the anthologies I’ve been a part of. The last one is a youth anthology, I don’t have… Continue reading Halloween Stories
My Review of Grip of Honor by Sam J Fires
Karen’s Review I’d waited over four weeks for this last book of the series to come out and finally downloaded with it anticipation. I devoured and enjoyed every word. It continued the story of sisters Cass and Charlie, and the town of Meadowview and its citizens. Cass had arrived with Isaac and being an a… Continue reading My Review of Grip of Honor by Sam J Fires
Bookfest 2022 Fall Award Winners Are … — Norns Triad Publications
We, at Norns, are so proud and excited to announce that two of our books won 3rd place in their genres at the Bookfest Fall 2022 Awards Contest. The Killer on the Heath took 3rd place in Fiction > Thriller – Supernatural. Well done, Karen! A woman is dead, and another is missing. The only… Bookfest… Continue reading Bookfest 2022 Fall Award Winners Are … — Norns Triad Publications
Afraid of the Dark | A Short Story
Scrolling through the Reader section of WordPress, I came across this short story. I really enjoyed it and it’s been a while since I shared one. So here you are, enjoy! A short story about a gnome named Toothwort Button who sets out into the night to figure out why the dark is so scary.… Continue reading Afraid of the Dark | A Short Story
World of Stories 