A Place Where I Belong

By Jamie White, TJ Burns and Regine Allison Claire

Do sit back and relax for a spell.
Three tales from Spirit I have to tell.
Moving ahead from lives felt wrong.
Finally found—a place to belong.

"Words Needed" by Regine Allison Claire
Tess: teenager, studious, voracious reader, and in her high school, she couldn't be more of a misfit. It's not just a social label; it's frustrating and isolating. Is she too "weird" to belong anywhere?
When her love of fantasy literature and history collide in an assignment, she gets more answers than she could have ever expected.
With a single word, she will find acceptance.

"Power Walking" by TJ Burns
When Leda’s recent heartbreak leaves her sleepless and depressed, she begins a new ritual of taking late-night walks. One evening her midnight wanderings reveal a sight that both frightens and intrigues her.
Is the shrouded circle of women a figment of Leda’s exhausted mind, or are they the gatekeepers on her path to empowerment?

"Home" by Jamie White
Julie has always been curious about her family’s spiritual path, but she’s never been allowed to take part in their traditions because of her age. Now that she’s reached adulthood, she must decide whether to dedicate herself to their path, or forge her own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pagan Writers Press
• Release date: Apr 26, 2015

Jamie White

Do you love weird, paranormal stories? GREAT, because I’ve got plenty of them to tell. I can help you journey into the unknown and discover the hidden, yet awesome world out there that most people either don’t see, or don’t want to see. I’ve been exploring that world unofficially since the first Poltergeist movie, and I haven’t lost that love for the paranormal since— that’s why I write about it. That’s right, I’m a paranormal fiction writer. But what sets me apart from other paranormal fiction writers out there is... I actively explore the fascinating hidden world around us through meditation and other practices, like Reiki and chanting. I also work with crystals. These things are part of my world, both real and fictional, and I love sharing them. I hope that, much like I felt after reading Christopher Pike’s work, you’ll feel inspired to explore the weird side of life by getting lost in one of my novels. Who am I? My name’s Jamie White. Aside from being obsessed with all things paranormal and writing about that in my fiction novels I’m also a journalism geek. Before following my ultimate obsession into fiction writing I was an editor of multiple college publications, and interned at a major newspaper. You could say words have accompanied me for a long time. During leisure times, I would role play Buffy the Vampire Slayer and write song spoofs based on that and other things. The fiction bug was biting, but it really got me when I went to my first writing club meeting on a whim (the lesson? Listen to that inner voice). I had some much fun writing that first story, I kept going. And within a year, I had the insane idea to try and write a whole novel in a month. Yes, I was questioning my sanity. Luckily, the muse was with me and her story, “The Life and Times of No One in Particular,” was born. Since then, I have been published by Pagan Writers Press, had a short featured in an anthology, won a library essay contest, and have several more projects coming, including the re-release of the Stains books and my new Lightworker series. On the weird side, I go to crystal classes, chanting classes, give tarot readings, and became a level II Reiki practitioner in February 2015. I'm taking a wild journey, and I'd love for you to join me. Fiction and the unknown? Works for me.

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A Place Where I Belong

A Pagan Contemporary Flash Anthology

TJ Burns

Regine Allison Claire

Jamie White

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Copyright 2015, Pagan Writers Press

Words Needed, Copyright © 2014 Regine Allison Claire

Power Walking, Copyright © 2014 TJ Burns

Home, Copyright © 2014 Jamie White

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Pagan Writers Press

Houston, Texas

Edited by Elaine Roughton

Cover by Angelique Mroczka

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Table of Contents

Words Needed by Regine Allison Claire

Power Walking by TJ Burns

Home by Jamie White

About the Editor

Words Needed

By Regine Allison Claire

To Daoine dhen Tamais, my beloved grove. To know each one of you is an incredible honour. Thank you for being you, and for giving me the chance to be part of our family. Thank you for the safe space, the love, and the light. Blessings be upon you always.

And to Terry Brooks, author, and Barrie Hodgins, school teacher. Thank you for giving this girl the word she needed.

One look around the classroom was enough to remind Tess she didn’t fit. Every table was occupied with the sprawling books and bags of clique-obsessed teenagers who barely glanced in her direction.

Just as well, she thought and tipped back in her blue plastic chair. She flipped her brown hair over her shoulder. They’ll just try to be clever and say something stupid. Then again, I’m one of the only ones sitting in this ancient history class because I want to