A Witch Without Magic
by Larisa
Walk
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BLURB:
When
her neighbors accuse Belladonna of Satanism and making them age years to days,
she must find who is behind it or face a modern day witch hunt. Her mysterious
enemy knows where to strike to cause the most damage: Belladonna's only friend
is losing his life-force; the garden that feeds her is dying; and her house
ghost goes poltergeist. To save her neighbors and friends and prove her
innocence, she must travel to the Otherworld where butterflies have razor wings
and where her worst fears will come to life.
Excerpt
Three:
I tried to walk with an official swing in my step, clipboard
under my right arm, the other arm at my side, desperately trying not to clutch
at the fabric of my jumpsuit with a death grip.
Mice and rats darted in and out of bushes. A large flock of crows cawed in the
trees. In one spot ants covered the
sidewalk like spilled black pepper. Dark
magic was afoot and the vermin were drawn to it.
There were some kids with aged faces playing on the other
side of the street. I tried not to stare
at them. One kid, a boy of about seven,
judging by his height, actually looked like he was in his eighties. He seemed to have trouble breathing and had
to stop often to rest. My jaws ached and
a sharp spike seemed to be embedded in my chest. Goddess help me, but I couldn't blame their
parents for hating me. If I were in
their place and thought I knew who was doing this to my kids, I'd go on a witch
hunt, too. I was lucky the cops didn't
believe my neighbors that I was doing this awful life-draining stuff to them or
I wouldn't have any protection. I prayed
hard that I'd find a way to stop the dark witch before anyone died from being
too old at the age of seven.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Larisa Walk,
a native Russian, lives in California with her husband and two formerly
homeless cats. She writes paranormal fiction that is more often than not
populated by characters from the Russian fairy world. Her short fiction
appeared in several anthologies and magazines. She has published a historic
fantasy novel, A Handful of Earth, and a modern paranormal novel, A Witch
Without Magic. See her quirky blog posts here: http://www.larisawalk.com
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