New Anthology: The Rabbit Hole Weird Stories Destination: Journey

I am delighted to have a short story included in this anthology now available: The Rabbit Hole Weird Stories Destination: Journey.

The anthology is a compilation of 39 stories collated and edited by Thomas Wolosz. 'This trip into the Land of the Weird offers you 39 unique trails to follow, assisted by 35 different guides, each leading you down their own singular paths, manifesting their own view of journey as destination, some laughing, some weeping, and some, eyes wide with fear, shaking as they point out the spectral footpath for you to follow on your way down The Rabbit Hole.'

My story is Building Castles in the Sky. Every story has a different starting point, from which it grows. This one started with a few threads of ideas - having experienced menopausal brain fog (fortunately over now!!) and difficulty remembering things I was intrigued to hear Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes talk about the concept of memory palaces as a way of remembering. From there, I started thinking about how to create one. What happens if you like it so much you don't want to leave? What if you get stuck there? And gradually the story took shape. It was fun to write, and I'm honoured to be included in the anthology. 

I'm in great company with stories by:  Chere Taylor, Brian R. Quinn, Arthur M. Doweyko, Donna J. W. Munro, Tom Howard, Kayla Whittle, Leslie Muzingo, Pete Barnstrom, Emmie Christie, Thomas Nicholson, GD Deckard, Richard DeRobertis, M.C. Schmidt, James Dorr, Rosalind Goldsmith, Margaret Karmazin, J.W.Wood, James Rumpel, Bill McCormick, v.f. thompson, Fran Tabor, David K. Slay, Joseph Carrabis, Jane Frankel, Alice Baburek, Susan R. Morritt, Bobby Rollins, Lee Clark Zumpe, Denice Penrose, Stephen McQuiggan, H. Donovan Lyón, Anna Ross, Michael Pudney, Beth Gaydon, and Tom Wolosz.

Joseph Carrabis will be posting a series of blogs on each story, and it's inception, and is a great read if you want to know how the stories came about. 

Thomas Wolosz quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson saying: 'Life is a journey, not a destination.' and goes on to say: ' Emerson's point has been echoed by many, but in the Land of the Weird the question arises, "A journey to what destination?" At the same time, you might ask, "Is the journey therefore the destination?" The journey may well be an individual's destination, because it will define them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. And in the Land of the Weird, that journey can take twists and turns that amuse, sadden, or horrify.'

We invite you to join us in a journey down the rabbit hole...