It has been the MOST beautiful weekend that Oregon has had in a while! Spring doesn't officially start until Tuesday, but this weather we've had indicates it's already here! I am so glad too because as I told my son the other day, 'I love Spring, Summer and Fall. Winter is the worst of all.'
You might say that's because of seasonal affective disorder and depression due to staying indoors and the gloominess of the sun being covered by gray clouds. Nevertheless, there's so much to be excited for this Spring and one of those things, for me, is vacation time. I'll be visiting New Orleans in June for a birthday celebration and my next story release that comes out in August is relevant to that city, 'The Masquerade of Time: a Love Undying.'
I talked about it a bit last month, but just in case... it's a timetravel romance that has Vodoun elements attached to it, I am stoked about the paranormal spin-in that I accomplished while creating this story.
Haven't heard back about My screenplay, "Secrets of the Day," and the contest I put it in, but that was due to end March 15th so I imagine they'll be making announcements soon.
In other news, I had the weirdest dream and it inspired yet another story. This one is a horror tale I've entitled, 'The Tributary.'
The Tributary; a short story in an episodic format available exclusively on REAM is based on a dream I had last Sunday night.
BLURB:
In the quiet town of Monroe, a group of friends led by the adventurous Brendan proposes a relaxing canoe trip down a hidden tributary. However, their peaceful journey takes a sinister turn as they approach the abandoned cemetery shrouded in local legend. Whispers of missing children and a haunted mausoleum fill the air, leaving Sasha, the voice of caution, increasingly on edge.
As they delve deeper into the unsettling atmosphere, Sasha is plagued by disturbing visions and fragments of the past, blurring the lines between reality and nightmare. Can they escape the clutches of the malevolent entity guarding the cemetery, or will they become the next victims claimed by the tributary's chilling secrets?
You're welcome to begin reading it here:
https://reamstories.com/page/lmsp9yh51q/story/ltdgb1qxap
But since we are so close to the time of OSTARA - I thought I'd talk about that one a bit now, it's a #horror #shortstory that will be featured in a new anthology around #Halloween entitled A TODDLING MYSTERY
"ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ᴡɪᴄᴄᴀɴ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ sᴀʙʙᴀᴛs, ᴏsᴛᴀʀᴀ ɪs ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘʀɪɴɢ ᴇǫᴜɪɴᴏx ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ʀᴇɴᴇᴡᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢs. ᴏsᴛᴀʀᴀ ʜᴀs sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ɴᴀᴍᴇs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɢʟᴏ—sᴀxᴏɴ ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇss, ᴇᴏsᴛʀᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴏsᴛᴀʀᴀ sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴢᴇs ʀᴇʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ɴᴇᴡ sᴇᴇᴅs ғᴏʀ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ sʏᴍʙᴏʟs ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏsᴛᴀʀᴀ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴇ ᴏʀ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴇᴠᴀʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏғ sᴘʀɪɴɢ.
ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ʜᴀʀᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ɴᴏᴄᴛᴜʀɴᴀʟ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ʙᴜɴɴɪᴇs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴᴇ."
The story of Ostara is inspired by the Sabbats. Ostara is still a creature being built but I am sharing a bit of detail before the opening of this story to give a bit of explanation to her creation.
I wasn't quite sure where I was going when I came to connect with Ostara at first, but it became clear as I sat thinking about her that she needed some basis of history from childhood that resonated with the season and connection with motherhood.
I am eager to see how my readers like it when it releases.
Onto my proper introduction for those who haven't encountered me yet. :D ~
I am Sai Marie; I small business owner that provides author and writing services. I am a Bestselling author, screenwriter, poet, and content creator. I've worked so hard to establish myself while simultaneously writing my own books and screenplays, and balancing being a single mother who is 90% deaf and has four children.
Two of whom are fully wheelchair-bound with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a terminal debilitating disease. In fact, my eldest son can only move three fingers on each hand and my secondborn, though fortunate to still have arm mobility, cannot walk or move his lower limbs at all.
These things have all propelled me forward, and despite countless setbacks, losses, and traumas I am able to say I have finally accomplished this after 13 years of diligent hard work!
Who am I?
An author, screenwriter, and business owner of InfinityxCreations, a small production creative studio where we create books, short stories, comics, screenplays for podcasts, commercials, and animations, and video gaming scripting as well as graphic design, videography, and branding; just to name a few.
You can read my work by visiting Amazon, or Medium, at the following links:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sai-Marie-Johnson/author/B00EE8A52W
https://medium.com/@saimariejohnson
THE MASQUERADE OF TIME: A LOVE UNDYING BLURB:
New Orleans, 1840s. A time of glamor, intrigue, and danger. Antoine Louis Dumont, finds himself transported back in time in this vibrant city, where he witnesses a shocking crime occur in the most astonishing of places; a quadroon ball.
Antoine intervenes and saves the life of a beautiful, mysterious woman named Celine; immediately drawn to her, Antoine and Celine spend the rest of the evening in jovial camaraderie - quickly falling enamored with one another.
Awakening the next morning, Antoine rises to a nightmare - transported back to 2023, he is devastated to find himself alone in his own bed and frantic to find Celine again. With little information save Celine’s family name, Antoine seeks out ancestral knowledge of the Loa in a desperate attempt to find his beloved.
A tireless search ensues, and Antoine must face the prejudices of the past, along with the mysterious forces that seem to be the only clue to finding the woman fated to be with him.
COMING AUGUST 2024.
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Emily J My creative projects keep me above water, so to speak. I try to manage the difficult times the best way I can, but I'm still here. :)
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Maurice, one of the most hilarious movies I've seen in my life.
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Adam Sandler is one of my favorite Comedy actors, Marcel Nault Jr. Have you seen "Murder Mystery 1 & 2"?
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Maurice Vaughan No, I haven't. To be honest, I got tired of his work in comedy. I heard great things about his recent roles, most notably in Uncut Gems in 2019.
Adam's excellent in "Uncut Gems," Marcel Nault Jr.