Werewolf Wednesday: The Transformation

The transformation is a major theme in werewolf tales. Obviously, it can be a metaphor for our animal side or the bad within us. How the transformation is handled depends upon the author. For some the change is quick as a blink, and for others the transformation is a grueling process. In  my werewolf series, The Runes…

Werewolf Wednesday: Excerpt from The Wolf at War

                  For #WerewolfWednesday, I present an excerpt from The Wolf at War, the final book in The Runes Trilogy about werewolves. A few moments later, he arrived at the plaza in the center of downtown named for the God of War, and the carnage made the name…

The Unexpected Hand

I supply the mayhem, you try to survive. Imagine walking in late one night–alone–and reaching for the light switch…

Exploring wolf references: wolf whistle

Wolf-whistle is a little different from many of the phrases I’ve explored. Just why the sound, made by inserting one’s fingers into…one’s mouth…is unknown. Some suggest it’s called that because the men making it are wolves–giving unwanted advances toward women. The high-pitched whistle is also sometimes called a wolf call. Humans have a long and…

Exploring wolf references “…and the wolves will eat you.”

The phrase, “Make yourself a sheep and the wolf will eat you” is from a 1773 letter to Jane Mecom, written by the famous quipster, Benjamin Franklin. In this instance, he is telling others not to allow superiors to do wrong and ignore it. Of course, the advice applies in many scenarios. Humans have a…