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“If you could see the consequences – would you?”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

November 2nd marked the cover reveal and the e-book launch of The Consequences Collection…\"consequences<\/a>Special thank you to Madliz Coles whose kind permission made it possible to use her evocative photograph as the cover image for my anthology.<\/p>\n

Blurb: <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Consequences Collection<\/i><\/strong> is an eclectic compilation of twelve stories ranging from non-fiction through creative non-fiction to pure fiction, in prose and poetry.<\/p>\n

The story of a Scottish Home Child is based on fact and told from the child’s point of view; The Mystery Woman of Kinettles is a non-fiction article on the appearance and subsequent disappearance of a woman’s body near the Wellington County House of Industry (Poor House) in 1879 Southwestern Ontario.<\/p>\n

Some of these stories are lighter than others, and some might even beg you to leave the lights on.<\/p>\n

Excerpt from the cover story Consequences:
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Splat! The mail landed on the ceramic tile floor of the foyer. Usually, the noise was followed by the snap of the mail slot door closing. Today it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Something must have stuck in it. Sylvia put her coffee down on the counter and walked to the front door. A large white envelope remained suspended in the door. She pulled it the rest of the way through. The flap snapped shut and even though she was used to hearing the metallic sound, it startled her.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d expected a letter from her solicitor regarding her divorce from Bill but it wasn\u2019t there. However, that one in particular had piqued her curiosity. Emblazoned on the top left corner was an official-looking crest. The addressee\u2019s name and address were correct. It was her. Why would this person or agency be sending her a letter? She\u2019d never heard of them before.<\/p>\n

Sylvia turned the envelope over and worked her thumb under the flap. Those self-sticking envelopes are a bugger, she thought as she tried to rip it open. Finally, she gave up and tore down the side and yanked the contents out.<\/p>\n

She skimmed over the letter but it didn\u2019t make any sense so placed it on the small table by the door. It could be dealt with later. In the meantime, she looked at the rest of her mail. Nothing else untoward \u2013 just the electric bill, gas bill, and the usual assortment of junk \u2013 mail. She dropped them on top of the letter and returned to the kitchen.<\/p>\n

The coffee she\u2019d poured earlier had gone cold. She dumped it down the sink and turned the water on to rinse it away before getting a fresh one.<\/p>\n

Drawn by some inexplicable force, Sylvia went back to the foyer and collected the letter and the mangled envelope. She returned to the kitchen, flipped on the radio and sat down at her small table. Why had she opened it in the first place? She should have just binned it. That\u2019s what she usually did with unsolicited mail. But there was something strangely familiar about it. The addressee information was on a computer printed label so there was no clue there. The sororities from University had crests or emblems to differentiate one from another. She wracked her brain trying to remember what they looked like. It had been over thirty years since she\u2019d attended. Sylvia never belonged to a sorority because she thought the girls who did were snooty and stuck-up.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d call her friend, Laurie and tell her about the letter. They\u2019d been friends since childhood, attended the same elementary and secondary schools and even the same University. She could tell her anything, couldn\u2019t she?<\/p>\n

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Where to buy The Consequences Collection:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paperback:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lulu.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Epub:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lulu.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Kindle:<\/strong><\/p>\n

amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

amazon.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

iBookstore<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming soon to amazon in paperback and to Barnes and Noble for the nook.<\/p>\n

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