perfectly clear. This precious little girl had lost her life in a terrible untimely accident, only to have her grave desecrated sadly by a flood. Grief stricken, her family had left her behind. For this reason her little soul had been destined to stay with the farm. All she needed was a family to love and accept her presence until her soul could be released. As crazy as it sounded, that is exactly what we intended to do.
For the next five years we would see her from time to time usually playing out in the field or hiding in the old oak tree out back, never showing any malice but always making her presence known. Then one day as quick as she appeared she was gone. We believe her soul finally found peace and was free to move on.
With the most love and affection we watch our girls, as they play freely on our farm. Katie is now ten and Laura five. Yes, we named our youngest after Laura to pay homage to the little soul that had been lost, but never forgotten.
Copyright 2012, Barbara Watkins
Barbara Watkins resides in Missouri with her husband of thirty-three years, and her faithful, loving, boxweiler pup named ‘Hooch.’
At an early age, she experienced what she referred to as – supernatural phenomenon, As a teenager she kept a diary in which she documented several of her disturbing nightmares, in which she would ultimately incorporate into several of her writings.
In her writings, she loves to evoke a false sense of security and expectations as she leads her reader into a world of the unknown.
Her articles on various subjects, short stories, and poetry, have appeared in The Heartland Writers Guild, 2008 New York Skyline Review, and several on-line publications.
Cold Coffee Magazine accepted her article, A Testament To Poets, for their second issue released in print and is available online at Cold Coffee Magazine.
She has done book reviews for Atlantic Publishing, and is currently a full time book reviewer for Bookpleasures.com and Allbooks Review.
Barbara Watkins is a member of The Heartland Writers Guild in Missouri, The Thriller Writers Association, and The National Writers Association. Her charitable contributions include supporting the Partner in Hope program through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Publications: Behind the Red Door – Thorns of an Innocent Soul – Hollowing Screams.
Copyright 2012, Barbara Watkins