Mr Nobody

As a child, my family lived next door to a family who had a little girl around my age. I was elated! A “built-in best friend” was as close as 20 paces away! To my delight, our bedroom windows faced each other which allowed us to talk even though we were both at home!

I often wondered about my new best friend and what it must feel like to be an only child. While most children from large families complain about having to share toys, rooms and wear hand-me-downs, my friend would wear her clothes once with no one to inherit them. She would play with her toys until she grew weary of them, she would be alone in her room with no one to talk to before dropping off to sleep at night. Of all the things that only children encounter, my little friend missed talking to someone at night. Whether it was to talk about school, piano lessons, or cute boys who carried her books home from school. It brought comfort to her as she gazed into a vast sky with twinkling stars. You can imagine her excitement when we discovered we could talk to each other from our bedrooms.

One night as we leaned out of our bedroom windows, we watched shooting stars exploding in the sky. I asked my friend if it was difficult to make new friends when she moved. She thought for a moment and replied, “Sometimes it is…when that happens, I just talk to my best friend n the world. He always understands.”

“Who is your best friend in the world?” I inquired. “Mr. Nobody. He’s always with me, he never leaves and he talks to me at night when I am lonely.”

At the time, I didn’t understand fully the obvious make-believe friend reference. But, a couple of years later when she and her family moved away again, I realized just how important this coping mechanism was to her. I wonder about my childhood friend, I suppose that is why I wrote about an only child in my book, “The Pond.”

Mr. Nobody was certainly a “Somebody” to her.

"The Pond" By Author Tamera E Lawrence

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Strange Neighbors and How They Can Affect Your Home Life

We’ve all been there…either you tour one of the apartment homes or you go house-hunting and see the “perfect home” for you or your family. Then you run, not walk to pay the deposit, earnest money, whatever is required to secure the home of your dreams.Everything appears to be all that you imagined and more. As you begin to settle into your new home, you hear a knock at the door. After answering it, you discover your next door neighbors that have come to welcome you to the neighborhood! Sitting down and chatting, you begin to notice peculiar behavior, or is the conversation littered with innuendos and unspoken references? They appear to be nice, but yet; something is niggling you.

What do you do now? It’s the neighborly and polite thing to do by inviting them over for dinner or drinks, yet the last thing you want to do is bump into them. Now everything is ruled by whether or not they will be home or see you. So, that means, grocery shopping, running errands, visiting other friends must be planned so that the neighbors don’t see you leave the apartment or home. That uncomfortable feeling refuses to go away.

What began as the “perfect home” is now your prison. If you can imagine this scenario, you will come to understand the anxiousness of Mike and Donna, the main characters in The Pond, a fictional bit mystery bit thriller by Tamara Lawrence. Maybe you should meet the neighbors before you decide on moving!

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Guest Blog Post - Author Tamera E Lawrence

The Pond

Q) Tamera, why did you become a Writer/Author?

A) Ever since I was a little girl, I was fascinated by books and loved to read. My grandmother Gladis Evans was a poet and I was always fascinated that her poems were published. She inspired me to write. I love to write and have a great imagination. I love bringing stories to life.

Q) What types of books do you like to write?

A) Originally, I liked writing romance, mainly historical…which I still like to tinker with. But I found that I like to dig deeper into my imagination and write mysteries or thrillers. I like to make people squirm.


Q)Have you written any other books since “The Pond” ? Any other writing projects in process?

A) I have written a few books, but my main project is a book called WRECKER. I also am putting the finishing touches on a book called, THE SERPERNT’S KISS.


Q) What are other types of jobs have you held in the past?

A) In my teens, I was a waitress. From there, I went to work at AMP Incorporated. I started on the bottom level with file keeping and then moved up to a data input. After having my third child, I helped my husband with his contracting business and became self-employed.


Q) Besides writing, what else do you like to do?

A) Besides reading, I like gardening, walking and like to play softball. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed watching my kids in their various sports. My daughter likes to write and is a natural poet. In the fourth grade, she won first place in a poetry contest held in Berks County.

Q) If you can live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Why?

A)I would never live anywhere but in the United States. I loved my country and I am proud of its history. I’d like to visit all the states…but alas time is short.


Q) Do you have any pets?

A) Right now, we have a cat named Emma. We decided to let her have a litter of kittens so my kids could experience nature firsthand. Emma is the proud mother of five kittens. We already have several promising homes for them. My daughter always has a pet of some kind, usually a hamster. Right now she wants a horse. Help!


Q) Where did you go on your last vacation?

A) Last vacation was spent at the NJ shore. We had a great week of weather and had a lot of fun.

Q) Do you have a favorite color?

A) Not really, but I like to wear dark colors. Sometimes, I wonder why? LOL

Q) Favorite movies?

A) I love the movie, Far and Away (since I’m part Irish) and of course, The Notebook. Thriller wise, I like What Lies Beneath.

Q) Favorite books?

"The Pond". Is this a trick question? No, really, my favorite romance is Shanna. I read a little of Koontz (Frankenstein series). My favorite inspirational book, Not My Will.

Q) What type of music do you like to listen to?

A) I like soft music, soft rock and a bit of country.

Q) Steak or Seafood?

A) Def. Steak. Can’t beat it.

Q) Do you have a favorite meal you like to have as often as you can?

A) I love spaghetti, but my waistline doesn’t. I am trying to stick to lean meats and lots of vegetables. I admit, I have a sweet tooth. I think you could call me a professional dieter, up and down, depending on the season.

Tamera, Thank you for your time and make sure you keep me informed on the updates of your new "Projects". If your new work is anything like "The Pond", "Then you can count on me to read. I loved "The Pond" and have to put it down on my favorite book list. "The Pond" is now available in Kindle Format for the great price of $2.99. Purchase Here!

Mindy

Can You Really Go Home Again?

Most people have fond memories of their childhood. However, there are some that the thought of remembering or re-living these memories is simply horrific. What if you remember a wonderful childhood full of wonderful memories and find out as an adult that some memories were repressed or confused with other events?Such is the case with the main character, “Mike” from Tamera Lawrence’s new thriller, “The Pond.” While reading this book, it gave me pause for thought; can you really go back home again? As an adult, will you see through the eyes of your inner child and see life as you did back then? The idea is intriguing to say the least and is firmly planted within this story.

Just as the main character begins to realize that his memories were not quite as he remembered, he begins to notice other recollections of his childhood that appear to be inaccurate. And, it isn’t easy as dismissing it as “not being that important”. The hook in this story is that Mike has moved his family to his childhood home that he inherited from his mother. His past is glaringly on display for all to see, much to his chagrin. He has a daughter around the same age he was when he lived in this home 25 years ago. Instead of watching her enjoy the same facets of his own childhood residence, he begins to notice that she doesn’t share the same ubiquitous appreciation for this home as he had.

Additionally, Mike’s wife, Donna begins to see a glimmer of beloved memories recounted by her husband that are not so accurate. The next door neighbors, the Grays were remembered as friendly and genuinely fond of Mike. In fact, Mrs. Gray even made Mike’s favorite dessert, pie just for him. Yet, when Mike’s wife meets the couple upon moving in, she finds them to be odd which piques her interest in Mike’s past. She couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but something seemed awry. Even acknowledging the aloofness and rudeness of his mother toward her was practically impossible for Mike. He simply dismissed it as being overprotective because he was an only child. If he told her once, he told her a thousand times, let it go, it’s in the past. Apparently, this became the unspoken mantra for his childhood memories.

Why does he have such Pollyanna memories? The mind is complex and will offer tainted memories to replace true memories if the anguish or trauma is too great for a person. That psychological fact has been proven. Is this the case with Mike’s own childhood? There was a tragic event that happened on “The Pond” that caused him grief. When he begins looking for answers and asks questions of his trusted neighbors, he is warned to: Let it go, it’s in the past. Is he being punished? Did he repress any memories? How could he find out? Time will tell as one reads further into this thriller.

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Winter Cold and Snow Can Bring Fun....... Danger too!

If you live in an area where winter cold brings ice and snow onto our lakes and ponds, you think of the fun of ice skating, ice fishing, ice hockey and the feeling you get walking across a frozen pond.

Unfortunately, along with the fun, you are also well aware of the possibilities of dangers that may also lurk. Expressions have even adopted these dangers as a warning to fit any situation. “You are skating on thin ice!” And, one of the most iconic Holiday movies begins with a group of boys sledding onto a pond with the assumption that it is frozen solid. In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the main character saves his brother from drowning and loses his hearing in one of his ears. Is it an underlying metaphor to underscore the moral of the story? Perhaps, perhaps not.

The Novel, “The Pond” starts with details of a horrific frozen pond accident that is difficult to shake as a reader (since the incident really happened). As I was writing this book, even I found myself wincing at the characters and the experiences each one of them had to go through. I think you will find this book interesting as you learn more about each character and the demons they possess.

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"The Pond" By Author Tamera E Lawrence

Do the Adam's have more to fear from the living or the dead?



"He grabbed the edge of the ice, clinging desperately. Murky water filled his boots, becoming as weighted anchors. Numbing cold squeezed his limbs as he tried to scream for help. But his chest hurt. It was hard to breathe. His heart beat wildly in his thin chest. Water seeped inside his clothing, his skin turned to ice. He stared up at the sky. The ice cracked again, creating fragments of drifting sheets. As his glove caught on the jagged edge, his hand slid out. Dark water swirled over him as he began to sink into the frigid depths of the black void."


Twenty-five years have passed since eight-year-old Carl Weber drowned in Gray's Pond, and now one member of the Adams family has returned to Kimberton, Pennsylvania, to reside once again in the old mansion. It is time for Mark Adams to revisit his past, and for his wife Donna and daughter, Kim, to become acquainted with their neighbors, a rather odd old couple who own the farm next door.


Each day, however, brings strange occurrences, increasing paranormal activity, till it becomes agonizingly clear that ghosts of the past are trying to make their presence known. As the search for the truth be.

Brings up the question, Can you ever go back?

Author Tamera E Lawrence

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