Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane

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Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane

          As the deadline and release date for Maple Square looms near, (and yes, I'm still in the midst of mad last-minute edits) I have to take a moment out of my schedule to say what an absolute pleasure it's been to write The Jack Cohen Series and to be able to include the haunted house that I grew up in. Even though the story in the first book is not based on my family per se, our house was the backdrop, and the ghost stories contained within the ghost story have been loosely based on events that took place in our family home. But going beyond the ghost story, my mind has been swirling with all sorts of childhood memories flooding in. 

        Just yesterday I asked my husband if he was planning on going to Hannaford's,  and he looked at me strangely. Of course I meant our grocery store here in the South, but as I had been writing the sequel, The Haunting of 79 School Street, I guess I didn't realize how completely submerged I had become in this project. I had written the word Hannaford several times yesterday, and my mind automatically made the switch. Or Freudian slip? I am taking a trip 'home' this summer and so I really am getting caught up in being more "there" than "here" at the moment.

    It's been wonderful to bring out the places I've lived and loved, and share what I remember of my time growing up in New England. Every day I'm treated to a new memory of something I'd forgotten, and it makes this project more dear to my heart. I hope you all will enjoy this new series as much as I enjoy writing it.

 

Kimberlee Dodge~ 

 Introducing the newest work from 

Kimberlee Dodge! 

Jack likes order and simplicity. Only his life is rarely ever simple. Jack's mind has always been bombarded with other people's intrusive thoughts. Not even the infamous Grandma Rosa could help him silence the voices in his head.

In a bold move that takes him nine hundred miles from home, Jack defies his parents and secretly enrolls in The Para-Northern Conservatory to get a handle on his gifts, instead of heading off to Dartmouth College, where his father has mapped out his life. However, upon arriving in New Hampshire, Jack finds himself homeless and desperate in quick order.

An innocent offer to rent a room is all it takes to spark a series of unexpected events that leave Jack shaken. On his first night in the boardinghouse, Jack is treated to the tale of the mysterious Blue Lady that allegedly haunts his room… but it's clear from the start that whatever is happening is not a figment of anyone's imagination. As the activity in the house increases, so does the danger to all who live at 9 Maple Square.

 

Coming in April! 

Cover/Title Reveal!

 

 This Saturday on the Kimi Dodge Blog:

Cover and Title Reveal for a

Brand New Series!

 

I am so proud to announce that there has been a new book in the works, and it's almost time to share it with the world! But before it arrives, I want to show it off a little! That's why I'm doing a cover/title reveal this Saturday!

Unlike The J Club, these new characters are slightly older than Jason and Avery and do not have the YA label, but I think readers of all ages will enjoy them. They were a lot of fun to create!

Until Saturday

Be Well, Be Safe, Be More, 

Kimi Dodge

 

The Adventures of Jason Daniels are about to continue... 

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 Get ready to meet the newest ghost

in The Ghost of Chapel Hill Road

coming soon....

Oh Look, Books!

It's been kind of quiet in my book corner, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy over here! I've completed the follow up to Forlorn Lane and Hidden Lake, and we're on track to be published by the beginning of June. 

In the mean time, these two beauties are on sale at Amazon.com. The links can be found -----> right over there. Click on the books, it will take you right where you need to go.

 

 

Be watching for a Cover Reveal Announcement in early April! 
~Kimi D

 

The Plan

 

Early this morning I saw a post in one of the grieving groups I belong to asking the innocent question, Do you really think it's all part of a plan?

Of course this person was referring to the death of our children, and it's not the first time I've pondered this question. I think it's only natural to wonder if there was any design behind what has happened. I'll leave the question of who's design it is up to your interpretation.

Predictably. the answer in this particular group was overwhelmingly "No there's no plan." There was a lot of  hurt amongst the answers. A lot of anger towards a higher power who would allow this to happen. A lot of "That was not my plan," answers.

 My answer to this morning's question  was simply this:

Yes, I think we all have a purpose and a destiny. I also think the hardest part of this journey was realizing that my daughter had her own purpose and destiny independent to my own. I don't like that she's gone, but I respect that it wasn't my path.      

I believe that, because I know that my daughter was only borrowed, never promised. The moment I became her mother there was never a guarantee that I could keep her forever. That was my expectation, of course, my hope, but I absolutely understand this was her journey. My pain and my mourning is the price of loving her. I realize it's a hard thing to come to grips with. There is no part of grieving that is easy. I don't want to make it any worse by assigning myself more responsibility or sadness than what is mine to carry. I understood that from the moment she came into this world, beyond rearing and loving her, her life, her destiny, her path, was hers to follow. 

So yes, it's my belief that there is a plan for everything and it's not my job to try to make sense of it all. I have a hard enough time figuring out my own plan. Maybe one day I'll be told why she had to run ahead of me. Until then, my job is to squeeze as much living into this life as I can. To honor her, and to honor me too. I couldn't really do that if I allow myself to get stuck chasing down the answers to someone's else's purpose. I have faith that my daughter is safe, and happy, and I will see her again. That's enough to keep my feet on my own path.