Lady Pen

By E. C. Bilder

Lady Pen is designed to be a whimsical tale of magic and adventure. It centers on a retired lady and her two beloved cats, Nova and Adolph. The lady loves to write, and she always addresses her pen as if it were a living being, helping her with the magic of the words.
One evening, after the retired lady leaves the room, lo and behold, the pen comes to life! She introduces herself to Nova and Adolph as Lady Pen, and instructs them not to tell anyone about her, even though she gives them the ability to speak. Instead, she asks them to meet her later that night for a wonderful adventure.
When midnight comes, Lady Pen takes Nova and Adolph throughout various settings of great natural beauty. She introduces them to a variety of mythical creatures, with whom the cats have a great party and a hotly contested race. When the wizard Zadwir appears and tries to ruin the party, he does so by challenging the cats to another race. They are triumphant, and as dawn rises and the cats return home, they do so eager for their next adventure.
Lady Pen may be of particular interest to young readers who are cat lovers. In addition, because of its message about looking beneath the surface to see beauty and meaning. It may appeal to parents as well.

-Jean Wahlborg, Editorial Coordinator
Dorrance Publishing Company

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781496930996

E. C. Bilder

E.C. Bilder grew up in South Jersey in the 1950’s and 60’s. In her childhood she would store up on books from the 50 cent bins at the Berlin Auction. With soft pretzel in hand she would curl up with her sister and read for hours. A lifelong love of books and dreaming led to journaling which, of course, led to Lady Pen. Ms. Bilder, a retired nurse, lives in Hammonton, New Jersey, with her dog Chooch and her cats Nova and Adolph.

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/13/2015

ISBN: 978-1-4969-2902-0 (sc)

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Dedication

For my grandchildren :Peter John, Nicolas Allan, Francis Vincent,

Zachary Thomas

My sponsored child: Achala Seuwandhi

My great nephews: James Anthony, Luke Joseph, Mason James, Tyler Matthew

My great niece: Windsor Calla

My godson’s son: Jaime Joseph

My goddaughter’s children: Robert Jacob, Rachel Lauren, Matthew Edward

Acknowledgements

I wish to acknowledge Julia Cameron, author of the Artist’s Way; if not for embracing her basic principles and practicing her spiritual exercises I would never have agreed to forge a creative alliance with the Great Creator.

Thank you, Ms. Cameron, for sharing that truth.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Addendum

Author’s Note

About the Author

Chapter 1

Where there is great love,

There are always Miracles

Willa Cather

There was once a retired lady who lived in a little cottage by a lake with her two cats, Nova and Adolph. At some point during each day, she would make her way to her bedroom, and picking up her favorite pen and her leather journal, she would cozy up in her comfy blue chair. The chair faced her window, so she could look out over her garden and past that to the water. She considered herself lucky if she happened to time this with the setting sun. That was when the light struck the water just right, creating diamond-like sparkles in the ripples moving into her cove. Whenever this happened she would turn to whichever cat had joined her, and say I’m Queen of the World. See all the diamonds pouring in? Whichever cat was present rarely responded other than to