Life is short. I mean really short. And then what? What actually happens when you die? Do we float up to Heaven and sit out the remaining time on a fluffy white cloud? Nope. It's not a cloud. Trust me. But I know you're all wondering about it and some of you are afraid of what might happen. I'm here to tell you that it's all going to be okay. I know because I'm dead. We're not very good at listening to the signs, visions and voices that lead the way forward but there are an awful lot of bookclubs these days so I thought this might be a good way to reach some of you. You ask..."how can you write a book if you're dead?" Ahh, the mysteries of the Universe are often vague and hard to explain. This amusing little book, however, is easy to read with information that may be useful to you when you die and maybe while you're living. Maybe you're thinking you don't need to read this book because you don't believe in an afterlife. That's okay but read it anyway. It may change your mind. And if it doesn't just leave it in the back of your closet for the next person to discover it.
Catherine Russell was born in Tacoma, Washington and raised in a small town just south, South Hill, Puyallup. At the time South Hill was a heavily wooded area and far off the beaten path. Growing up she had the forests as her fantasy world along with the wild animals. She lived with her parents and an older sister. There are a few similarities from her own childhood that have carried over in to her first novel, “The Stage”. As a child, she did have a small dog named Toto, whom she would quite frequently roam the woods with. Her childhood home still stands, and is still nestled in the woods even though South Hill has undergone an extreme makeover since she lived there. She enjoyed hours of day dreaming and playing in the woods, which in turn fed her fantasy world of make believe.