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Night Terrors, a short story by Suzanne Parrott
Night Terrors, a short story

Night Terrors, a short story

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Night Terrors, a short story by Suzanne Parrott 1905 Chapter 1 The train rattled southward, windows framing an endless, shifting tableau of fertile valleys and farmland bordered by the distant, snow-tipped Wasatch Mountains. Soon, the greenery faded into the stark white emptiness of the salt flats, a glimmering mirage stretching to the horizon. Jagged peaks and arid basins pierced the landscape, painting the earth in shades of ochre and gray. As the sun slipped toward the western horizon, stark silhouettes…

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Night Terrors, the behind the scenes
The Story Behind “Night Terrors”

The Story Behind “Night Terrors”

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Why Did I Write “Night Terrors?” First, there was a short story contest—and I wanted to enter. Second, I had been having night terrors for over a year. These weren’t just bad dreams. I hadn’t watched any scary movies or eaten pizza at midnight. They just… started. Sure, I’ve had vivid dreams before, but I always knew they were dreams. These experiences were different—terrifying in a way that felt real. I began reviewing my daily routine to figure out what…

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Nellie Stockbridge Wallace Idaho
Nellie Stockbridge – Real Life Character

Nellie Stockbridge – Real Life Character

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Works:  Bully of Burke and Nellie Stockbridge Mystery Name: Nellie Stockbridge Born: 1868, Illinois. Died: May 22, 1965, Wallace, ID. In 1898, at age 30, Nellie Stockbridge left her home in Illinois to work with Thomas Barnard at his Wallace, Idaho photography studio. A year after her arrival the area exploded — April 1899 Coeur d’Alene Mining Insurrection — which she and Barnard documented. Over the next decades, working often to exhaustion, Nellie photographed the people and places of one of…

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Discovering Depth in My Characters

Discovering Depth in My Characters

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I just finished a great 2 hour writing session — 1000 words based on introducing two of sub-characters in my book “Bully of Burke.” I am fascinated by history, and when they state “a picture says a thousands words” it is so true. I have been scouring the photographic records of TN Barnard and Nellie Stockbridge from the Coeur d’Alenes, and with each photo – a new character comes to life. Over 10 years ago I outlined my mining story…

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Rune of Panutoo, cover concept

Rune of Panutoo, cover concept

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Coming soon, the latest book in the SimpleTown Tales Series. Rune of Panutoo. The original story concept was written by my niece years ago. She gave me her hand written pages and I put them away in a memory drawer. When I revisited the story over a dozen years later, I found it interesting and worthy of publication. Here’s a cover concepts using elements from inside the book. Opening: In a faraway land lived the mighty Tiger King named Oskwidge…

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