As
we once again approach our national Thanksgiving holiday, considering what to
be thankful for seems particularly appropriate.
First
and foremost, I treasured my husband and the many years we shared. I am
thankful for my children and my grandchildren. I value good health. I also
appreciate the fact that I am able to be a full-time writer.
My husband, Monte, encouraged me to write something that would be meaningful and significant. I thought long and hard about how to fulfill that suggestion.
My novella THE BURNING was published by Annurlunda Enterprises. The Burning is based on a play I wrote which won the Playhouse 22 Playwrights Award and was performed on stage. I decided to approach it in another genre.
THE
BURNING is faction, part fact, but also fiction, about what happens to a family
in Pennsylvania as the result of a coal fire burning under the town. Members of
the Ferris family face his or her personal hell, barely coming through it
alive, forced to acknowledge painful truths and deal with issues of faith. It’s
based on real events that occurred in Centralia. Unfortunately, such problems
continue to plague coal-mining communities in different places. Climate change
is a very serious problem causing all sorts of environmental problems. And
there are no easy answers.
Chapter Four
George
drove home on autopilot, detached, barely aware of his surroundings. The talk
with Baines kept turning over in his head. He’d worked so hard for so many
years to provide a good life for his family. Was that going to end now? The
whole thing seemed crazy. Could some underground fire wreck his life and that
of his family? He shook his head, refusing to accept this as inevitable.
The
living room of George Ferris’s house usually offered a refuge, but he didn’t
want to walk inside yet. Instead he stood in the front hallway praying for
composure while silently lurking. He could see Amy was sitting on the sofa
attentively reading a book, feet tucked under her.
Every
so often, she coughed. Liz came into the room. She was dressed in brown slacks
and a casual cream-colored blouse. He admired how beautiful his wife was. With
her natural good looks, she wore very little make-up and didn’t need it. George
was reminded of how much he loved her. Liz was the real deal. What would this
news do to her? She deserved so much better in life. For a few minutes, he
watched Liz straightening up the room, but then she stopped to listen to Amy’s
recurring cough.
THE BURNING is available both in print and as an e-book. You can check out the details from the publisher at:
http://annorlundaenterprises.com/books/the-burning/
or:
https://www.amazon.com/Burning-J-P-Seewald/dp/1944354263
or:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-burning/id1295182706?ls=1&mt=11
or:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-burning-j-p-seewald/1127102724?ean=9781944354268
or:https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-burning-38
or:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/753033
What are you thankful for? Your health, your accomplishments, family, friends? Your thoughts and comments most welcome!
