•• Wattys 2018 Winner •• Wattpad Featured Story ••
One day, a wind blew into the town of Millstone and didn't stop. Slowly people moved away. It was like the town was trying to clear itself out, as though it was preparing for something sinister.
When a strange man moves into town and purchases the old abandoned farmhouse on Clay Road, Harper suspects he might be up to something. As Harper and his best friend Jeremey investigate the man's activities, they end up discovering some frightening truths about their town, the newcomer, and the wind itself. But getting close to the truth comes with risks, and they soon find themselves in danger not only of the stranger on Clay Road, but also the dark forces within Millstone that have remained silent for too long.
•• AWARDS ••
🥈2nd Place in Horror, The Chaos Awards (April 2018)
🥉3rd Place in Horror/Paranormal, The Literally Lit Literature Awards (May 2018)
🥈2nd Place in Horror/Paranormal, The Blossom Awards (June 2018)
🥈2nd Place in Horror/Paranormal, The Psychedelic Awards (July 2018)
🥉3rd place overall and best grammar, The X-Factor Awards Season 2 (August 2018)
🥇1st place in Horror, The Hidden Gem Awards 2018 (September 2018)
🏆 The Wattys 2018 Storysmiths Winner (October 2018)
🥇 1st Place in Horror/Paranormal, ILoveAwards (May 2019)
When Fin moves back to his quaint Northeastern hometown of Allbrook, he is met with both the nostalgia and coziness of the small town and several challenging circumstances. At times, Fin struggles with more mundane realities such as getting the courage to speak to the woman he keeps seeing at the grocery store as well as trying to unpack the many boxes in his new home that he can't quite bring himself to unpack. More sinisterly, he is also confronted with unsettling intrusions. Namely, the feelings, whispers, and twisted darkness of the the thing that haunts him and perhaps the town. Why does Fin seem to be targeted by this darkness? Is his past connected at all to his present struggles? Will this affect his attempts to win the attention of a woman whose reality in his life he both desires and fears?