The Puddle Pond: November 2013

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Congratulations!!!!

OnlyDaughter's debut book is being released today! Her book, HABEAS CORPSE, can be purchased through Amazon both in print and for the Kindle. We already have the Kindle version and I have an order in for several copies of the book for signature by the author as gifts to family members and friends.

Check out her website for more information. We are so proud of her and look forward to many more new reads in the future.
http://nikkihopeman.com/

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Critical Praise for Habeas Corpse

“An original and exciting take on the zombie genre. Ms. Hopeman has rewritten the rules and created an engaging tale with compelling characters who just happen to be dead. An excellent read.² -Scott A. Johnson, author of Deadlands and The Stanley Cooper Chronicles

“Nikki Hopeman’s Habeas Corpse is a treat for zombie fans and mystery readers!” -Lucy Snyder, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Spellbent

“Dexter meets Deadite in Nikki Hopeman’s Habeas Corpse — and what a treat this novel is. It’s rare that a debut novel can reignite a subgenre, but Nikki Hopeman’s book just might be the most clever zombie story to hit the shelves in quite some time. Hopeman writes a book with brains, in every way: fun and funny, gory and glorious, this witty tale of an undead ‘Riser’ who bends his unique talents toward investigating crime has single-handedly resurrected my interest in brain-sucking freaks. Such a clever premise. I can’t wait to read her next one… but till then I think I’ll happily just read this one again!” — Michael Arnzen, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Play Dead

“If George Romero had created CSI, the result might have been something like Nikki Hopeman¹s Habeas Corpse. A cross-genre blend of mystery, horror, and urban fantasy, with strong characterization and razor-sharp prose. I loved it!” Tim Waggoner, author of Bone Whispers and Like Death

About Habeas Corpse

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Years after the Event, Risers have become a way of life. The resurrected dead may be your cashier, lawyer, or local postman. Theo Walker is a riser who works with forensics. But Theo has a dark secretŠ and it allows him to see a pattern in the recent, grisly murders that have plagued Pittsburgh. Now Theo is the only one who can stop a serial killer before it¹s too late.
This is not the run-of-the-mill apocalyptic zombie novel. It’s a graphic murder mystery with an undead twist. Fun for fans of horror and thrillers.

It's November!

Here is the 1st of the month picture of The Puddle Pond. Notice the absence of those pesky lily pads. Yesterday started out rainy and severe thunderstorms were in the forecast. There was rain and lots of wind but by noon the skies cleared and the afternoon was beautiful. Blue skies today and warm for this time of year.

The praying mantis was on the gazebo which is now down and stored away for the winter.

A last picture this season of the gazebo. The corn in the field behind us hasn't been cut yet this year and probably won't be cut now until after hunting season. That means there won't be hunters sitting on the fringes of the field waiting for their prey to saunter through.

Speaking of prey, the bucks have begun to rub the trees in the woods to get the velvet off their antlers. Just like last year, the forsythia bushes are falling victim to their punishment again. Fortunately, it appears that this type of pruning doesn't really cause any trauma and they return nicely the next year.

Belated Happy Halloween!
Thursday night between the hours of 6 and 8 PM was Trick or Treat night in our township and in most areas around us. For the last 25 years we've had no visitors to our house for candy. Besides living in a rural area where houses are not densely packed, our home sits a distance off the road and even though there is a motion detection light at the garage, it's dark until you reach that point. Other than the young boy across the street who is taken somewhere else to "trick or treat", there aren't other young children close by.
Despite this, the pumpkins were set out and candy was purchased, just in case. The porch lights were turned on at 6PM and at 8PM, Mr P took the trash up to the road for it's Friday morning collection. He noted that as he headed up the driveway, a car was returning to the house across the street. Thinking the boy across the street just might stop down, the porch light was left on until 8:30PM. He was a no show. Guess who will be eating the candy! That must be why I was asked to specifically buy peanut butter cups and Three Musketeers.

After a bumper crop of figs last year, this year's harvest was dismal. This is all I will probably get. There are a few more on the tree which will need to be pruned and wrapped for the winter soon. No fig preserves this year. The preserves were going to be used as Christmas gifts this year so I will need to decide on something else.

My walking buddy and I are not walking early this weekend as she has company for a few days. I will get out later today on my own. Hope you have a good weekend.