Bobbi A. Chukran's Blog

 New cover reveal! Here's a story I published way back in 2014...one of my first Nameless, Texas short mystery stories featuring some of the main characters...Kendra Louise Harper, Jeremy Clifford, and Lolly, the owner of Do-Lolly's Downtown Cafe.

The first cover was all right, I guess, and featured one of my original photos. Over the years, I was told by friends that I needed a cover that "screamed" cozy. LOL. That one didn't. But it wasn't until I got some help, some new illustration skills, an...

 New cover reveal! Here's a story I published way back in 2014...one of my first Nameless, Texas short mystery stories featuring some of the main characters...Kendra Louise Harper, Jeremy Clifford, and Lolly, the owner of Do-Lolly's Downtown Cafe.

The first cover was all right, I guess, and featured one of my original photos. Over the years, I was told by friends that I needed a cover that "screamed" cozy. LOL. That one didn't. But it wasn't until I got some help, some new illustration skills, an...

 I'm a bit behind, but wanted to announce the publication of my Halloween story, "Ol' Crowbait," in Black Cat Weekly #162. Still available at their website and all over the web!

Black Cat Weekly #162

 Continuing in my new exploration of some new tools. A portrait to match all my new "Weird Western" stories coming up! (Next one should be in Black Cat Weekly at Halloween!)

 Playing with a new artwork program. So much fun! 

Yes, I know it's early. Wha can I say, I love Halloween!

Happy trails!

 UPDATE: No longer available as a free story, but here's a good review of it.  We are now back in Texas and settling in our "new" 1974 home. Hoping to get more writing done now! Happy trails...bobbi c.

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 Dear friends and readers! It's been a while since I've updated here. Getting settled back in Texas has taken a bit out of my desire to write much. But I'm back at it, and have a string of new stories coming out between now and the end of the year.

Just wanted to mention one of my newest stories that came out yesterday from Undertaker Books. "Angels and Saints" is a bit of a departure for me from my "Nameless, Texas" short stories I've been writing over the last six years or so. It's a "weird wes...

 Howdy, folks! It's been a while since I posted here. I am still writing. Sort of. Recently I announced I was sick and tired and decided to retire. Well, I'll tell you what! Several GREAT friends threatened to tie me up, smear me with molasses and sit me in a bed of fire ants.

SO! I am not retiring. Changed my mind. LOL!!

If you look at the pile of papers that appear on the top photo here, you'll see what I'm going through now. Yep, unfinished short stories, bits 'n bobs of novellas, plays and not...

 Dear friends,

I'm happy to say that my short story "Aunt Jewel and the Christmas Spirits" has just been published online at Kings River Life.

https://kingsriverlife.com/12/18/aunt-jewel-and-the-christmas-spirits/

It's a light-hearted look at how Christmas traditions can still remain, even in the time of a worldwide pandemic. 

And honoring the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas time...well, let's just say that Aunt Jewel, Kendra and Jeremy have a surprise guest.

Join the wacky denizens o...

 Dear friends,

Years ago, my husband and I took a day trip as we often did to a nearby small Texas town, Jarrell. Some of you might remember the great Jarrell tornado that wiped out a lot of the town back in 1997. It's one of time-warp places that still has a lot of the old houses, churches, etc. intact, although abandoned.

We happened on this old place. Beside it was an old Aerator windmill, water tank and fire truck.

My aunt had lived in a house much like this, with a horrible old storm cellar fo...