Dear
Readers,
2015?
Wow, I'm glad I made it. When I was a kid, I spent a remarkable amount of time considering longevity. Of
course in those days the average life expectancy was sixty-five, and now it’s
closer to eighty.
An
avid reader of science fiction by the time I was ten. I was able to read Ray
Bradbury’s Farenheit 451 before it underwent expurgation by Ballantine Books.
The
Twilight Zone with Rod Serling, when it first began in 1959, became a TV must-see each week. I watched movies like the
Blob, Vincent Price in the Tingler, Invasion of the Body Snatcher’s, The Angry
Red Planet, I could go on and on. But the bottom line, was that I often pondered what
each decade would bring, and more importantly would I live to see the wonders
that humanity could discover.
I
counted fifty-five years ahead and wondered what I would see if I lived that
long. Now it is fifty-five years ahead, 2015 has come and I’ve seen it…and all
the marvels that have come with the passage of those fifty-five years.
I
certainly don’t think in fifty-five year increments anymore. I’m left to wonder
about the future in more modest terms. One year? Five? Twenty-five? I’ve lived long enough to appreciate each new
day. It's a blessing to wake up and discover every part of my body still works, more or less,
as intended.
So
here’s to another day and another year. I hope 2015 is a good one, and I’m
looking forward to enjoying another New Year’s Eve that will herald in
2016.
I’m
happy to announce For Want of a Horse
has been published, and is now available on Amazon, both in a paperback and digital format.
The book is a collection of Thoroughbred short stories, which I’ve written over
the last year. It’s an eclectic assortment, which includes several genres;
contemporary, historical, and even a fantasy.
I
hope you enjoy it. I’m deep into my next novel, Defiant, and that should be ready for publication this spring. You’ll
find a sneak peek is included in For
Want of a Horse.
Take care,
Shelley
Riley, Author of the International multiple award-winning Casual Lies - A
Triple Crown Adventure.
Here
is the url to paperback edition of For Want of a Horse;
Here
is the url to the digital version of For Want of a Horse;
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