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The Longest Chase
A young boy hiding from his abusive father gets the ultimate revenge, when he runs away for his life. But his father is catching up to him. Where shall he go? What shall he do? Where shall he turn?
7 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 7, 2023
About the author
Laura Stewart Schmidt
4 books305 followersLaura Stewart Schmidt is a lifelong avid reader and writer who was inspired by “Good Books for Bad Children” such as Harriet the Spy and Emily of New Moon. She has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Lindenwood University and studied Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Laura spent several years working as a community education coordinator, encouraging parents to read to their preschoolers and starting reading clubs for middle-school students.
She worked for several years at a non-profit agency offering one-on-one support for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
Her ghost story "The Longest Chase" will appear in Archer Publishing's "Dark and Stormy" anthology in 2023. Her short mystery “Step Daughter” won third prize at the 2016 All Write Now! Flash Fiction contest. Her short suspense story, “With Friends Like These,” appeared in Heater magazine’s September 15, 2016 issue.
Laura is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives near St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and two dogs.
SWEETER THAN LIFE is Laura's debut novel.
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT, a YA mystery, was published by Black Rose Writing and is available from Amazon.
DON'T FEAR, MY DARLING, a domestic suspense novel, is available from Black Opal Books.
She worked for several years at a non-profit agency offering one-on-one support for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
Her ghost story "The Longest Chase" will appear in Archer Publishing's "Dark and Stormy" anthology in 2023. Her short mystery “Step Daughter” won third prize at the 2016 All Write Now! Flash Fiction contest. Her short suspense story, “With Friends Like These,” appeared in Heater magazine’s September 15, 2016 issue.
Laura is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives near St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and two dogs.
SWEETER THAN LIFE is Laura's debut novel.
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT, a YA mystery, was published by Black Rose Writing and is available from Amazon.
DON'T FEAR, MY DARLING, a domestic suspense novel, is available from Black Opal Books.
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November 11, 2023
A frightened little boy. An abusive father. Which one gets the last laugh in this haunting and chilling horror story?
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