Milk Carton People: The Journey

Caught Between the Quick and the Dead Milk Carton People is a paranormal thriller about people who suddenly find themselves invisible, able to observe things but unable to participate. Do they go mad? Maybe they find others. It is quite possible that there is no point in being invisible. This is a book that plays on the very thin line of sanity and pure despair. The characters act and react to the new challenges and the reader gets to go along for the ride.

From the Inside Flap

I'm going to wake up, now, and go about my day with my cupof coffee. By the time I get to work, the whole thing will disappearlike all dreams. I won't even remember it. She turned away from the little tree and took a few steps downthe sidewalk. She intended to turn back toward the book storeagain, to somehow retake control of her destiny. As if turningback would give everyone one more chance to tell her it was all in fun and she was such a good sport. Just then, a woman in an electric blue colored coat, walkedright into her. "Excuse, me," Ruth began and stopped speechless. For onelong, drawn out, slow motion, nightmare second, her vision was obscured by a brownish red filter which blurred everything before her. She felt hot, sticky, and confined. A cloying odor of spoiled hamburger made her gasp for clean air. She tasted copper pennies in her mouth. At the same time Ruth heard a gurgling noise and a squeak and as the whole event suddenly ended she heard a plop like pudding falling from a spoon back into the bowl. A sudden cold sweat competed with stomach acid lurchinginto her throat. Ruth swallowed it back and turned to watch asthe woman in electric blue continued walking down the sidewalk without breaking stride. Ruth watched the woman in the electric blue coat disappear around the corner. "No," Ruth said aloud with authority. "No," she repeated. She walked to the nearest building and stood close to the cold bricks in the shadows. I have to go home.

From the Back Cover

Milk Carton People is a paranormal thriller about people who suddenly find themselves invisible, able to observe things but unable to participate. Do they go mad? Maybe they find others. It is quite possible that there is no point in being invisible. This is a book that plays on the very thin line of sanity and pure despair. The characters act and react to the new challenges and the reader gets to go along for the ride.

About the Author

I write in hopes of entertaining my reader. I write to help others. I write because my darling husband has a full time job that allows me to have modern day electronics and internet access. I write so others will follow and try it out for themselves.  I write.  Always remember that Life is a Story. I think we should all Tell it Big."  Don't touch anything sharp.

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