Some Winners, Some Zombies and an eBook

First the winners -

The winner of How to Be a Zombie by Serena Valentino - insertbooktitle!

Some of people's entries?

I would rather be a Pirate. I just think eating people (me) is nasty!

Gotta go with Voodoo Zombie on this one. Why? HMM...being buried alive would suck but atleast I'd have the reanimated thing to look forward to and maybe just maybe a Harry Dresden type sorcerer to hang out with. But that kinda makes the Party zombie sound pretty good. Excellent

question...best one I've seen so far this month.

I'd for sure be a Zombster! No one says a zombie has to dress so yucky!

I would be a Classic zombie. You can't beat a classic; and these zombies have one advantage, people aren't afraid of them anymore. If they're not afraid I can totally eat their brains or turn them.

The winners of my Bites Hearts Halloween Contest -

• First Place - Steph from Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust
• Second Place - Jennifer (Book Noise)
• Swag Winners - Lauren, Ming Ming, Julie @ Knitting & Sundries, Jennelle S (sablelexi)

And some excellent poetry -

I am Saint Sinner.

I have flown with Angels

to see Man triumph;

I have trod with Demons

to see Man fall.

I have shouted the truth,

And I have whispered lies.

I have given hope,

And I have taken it away.

I am your dream;

I am your nightmare.

Your hope and your ruin

Irrevocably entwined.

I’ve reached for the light,

And I’ve fallen to the shadows.

Both Hope and Despair are my

Constant companions.

I am Saint;

I am Sinner.

Neither black, nor white;

Rather a shade of gray.

Too pure for Hell,

Too tainted for Heaven.

I wander this realm to see

What way the scales will fall.

~

The world has wilted

My bloodied feet walk alone

Longing to wilt too

~

I never took to looking outside my window

After dark

After that night

After what happened

To you

It may seem silly

I fear every slight

Unassuming noise

Wind scares me now

The brittle rustle of

Dead leaves swaying

You think I fear what is outside that window

But it is my reflection I avoid

The soft image of my face

My blank eyes

Looking as if someone stole my soul

And if I were to bring my lips to the cool glass

No breath would leave its hazy mark

~

Dead hands rising

from the ground

Rising slowly

without a sound

Dead hands reaching

through the gate

We all saw them

just a bit too late

Dead bodies being

put underground

We'll join the chorus

and bring more down

~

He wants to suck your blood

She prefers to eat your brain

A paranormal buffet

All of you have been emailed and I know I've received some back already. A huge thanks to everyone who put in the effort to enter and congratulations to the winners! I'm a little behind on my mailings thanks to my move but I hope to be able to get to a post office this Saturday. Don't worry! I haven't forgotten you!

Now, if you're local to Connecticut, then you'll want to know about the Halloween even going on at the Mark Twain House this Saturday, October 30th.

From 2 to 4 pm you can attend the Steampunk Tea with Miss Kitty and then starting at 4 it's Mark Twain and the Army of Darkness! Three authors have given Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and Jim a zombie makeover. Plus you'll get to see a sneak preview of a movie being shot in Connecticut - Ninja Zombies! What a combination. So if you can make it, maybe I'll see you there. Check out the Mark Twain House website for more information.

And last but not least, Bree Despain's novel The Dark Divine is now available for $2.99 in eBook format until November 22nd as a promotion for her upcoming second novel, The Lost Saint.

If you haven't read it yet, now would be the perfect time. So grab it cheaply while you can!