Writing On The Fine Line

In early November, my debut novel, Beyond December, will release from Scrivenings Press. On Fridays, for a while, I’ll share snippets from the novel. I’ll do this because it’ll be fun. Also, I’m excited about the release.

How, and why, did Zak earn the nickname “King of the Dead”? It was just one of those things kids did without thinking—and which had consequences far beyond what was intended. You remember those things, right? Something innocent that marked you forever?

Beyond December in Kindle and print formats is now available for preorder from Amazon. Use this link.

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Marriage is for life, but love lives on.

Newspaper editor Zak Cooper knows his wife, Kay, is dead. She died mere weeks before Christmas and his newspaper covered the story extensively.

So why is he seeing Kay around town and why is she talking to him? And why can’t he touch her?

Are they “bereavement hallucinations,” as his doctor suggests? Or is it something more?

And what about Jenny Miller, new in town with her young daughter? A daughter similar in age to what Zak’s daughter would be if she’d lived?

Can Zak move beyond this life, this love? Can he move beyond December?

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Now, the excerpt. Beyond December arrives November 5, 2024.

Michael Ehret loves to play with words. He is the author of the novella “Big Love.” Soon, he will publish the full-length novel, “Beyond December.” He is enjoying his current playground. Previous playgrounds include being the Managing Editor of the magazine ACFW Journal and the ezine Afictionado for seven years. He also plays with words as a freelance editor and has edited several nonfiction books, proofedited for Abingdon Press, worked in corporate communications, and reported for The Indianapolis Star.