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Dear Mother Earth, I wrote this little book for you. It’s about our Life together. Your loving daughter, Dawn Dear Educator, Having taught in public middle schools for a decade, I have great appreciation for the work you do. This collection of questions for discussion and activities for my novel, The Caretaker of Tree Palace,... Continue Reading →
The Caretaker of Tree Palace is a novel by Dallas indie-author C. Dawn McCallum. Now available in eBook and paperback on Amazon. Synopsis ~ Where do you go when everything in your life is changing? For 13-year old Doodles, it’s to his notebook where he can draw his own world. After his mother’s death, Doodles... Continue Reading →
My Kindle ebooks will have special pricing on Amazon.com in September. And one of my ebooks will be FREE. Here are the sale dates if you need a digital book to curl up with. ~ My Kindle titles that are ON SALE from Sept. 8 - 15, 2019 ~ The Waking Tree, Waves, and Daydreamaholic ~... Continue Reading →
[Novel] Waves: Relived by Mensha’s presence, the villagers walked toward the fountain like they had for the past 233 Great Seasons of the Tree. Only they didn’t go for the morning greetings anymore. No chatter and laughter. Now they went to see what hands were left, to see who was still alive. Read more: https://amzn.to/2IzjUOl... Continue Reading →
[Novel] The Caretaker of Tree Palace: Gentle only half-believed his song as they flew up the slope. Fear of not seeing their tree ever again made her wings pump harder. She must find out and see for herself. She hoped her tree remained, its branches open and waiting. How many spring times ago had she... Continue Reading →
[Novel] Waves: A tiny crack opened in the road in front of Mia. She jumped over it and looked around. Gerlain wasn’t here again this morning, for the third time this week. He said it scared him to sleep in the tents, but the wilderness where he spent his nights seemed a lot scarier than... Continue Reading →
The Waking Tree: “She didn’t have to look around to know how the snakes slithered in the colorless darkness, down the walls, across the tan shag carpet and up onto the canopy that hung sheer and light above her bed.” Read more: https://amzn.to/2PckbcE Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals on my... Continue Reading →
[Novel] Waves: People looked around for Mensha. Had she gone missing in the night? Mia held her breath. She was tired of the old woman staring at her all the time. But that’s not right. I can’t think things like that. Read more: https://amzn.to/2IzjUOl Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals on... Continue Reading →
[Novel] The Caretaker of Tree Palace: “Crows cawed of the earth losing its trees in the south. Owls hooted in mourning of lost hills and valleys that had served as home to many animals, many birds. The tales did not, could not, prepare her for what her eyes beheld.” Read more: https://amzn.to/2OuDsFE Check out my... Continue Reading →
[Novel] Waves: “Is Mensha out of her tent?” Seema yelled over the grumbling world. A crack opened in the road behind her, but she didn’t appear to notice. With dead eyes, a villager quickly stepped over a gaping hole that closed again under him. Read more: https://amzn.to/2Dassfq Check out my Amazon Author page for some... Continue Reading →
[Novel] The Caretaker of Tree Palace: Gentle’s heart took on the burden of the languishing landscape. “Oh dearest, do you suppose our nesting tree is among the fallen?” The thought of not having a limb to raise her young upon choked her. Read more: https://amzn.to/2QDVu9X Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals... Continue Reading →
[Novel] Waves: Mia knew what was going on, what was about to happen. Ever since the biggest quake, Seema always knew when another was coming. Read more: https://amzn.to/2IzjUOl Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals on my books!
[Novel] Daydreamaholic: Marcie felt the all-too-familiar tears returning to her eyes. She had known that Sammy was a good friend, but she didn’t know that she cared so much. It made her feel good to know that she had such a trustworthy and loving friend. She just hoped she could be strong and get through... Continue Reading →
[Novel] Waves: At least Gerlain would be there by her side when she got to the rubble. He would whisper to her as they worked. She would watch his hands pull away the pink and gray stones. He would throw pebbles at her and make her laugh. She would look into his eyes. Eyes that... Continue Reading →
[Novel] The Caretaker of Tree Palace: “Doodles couldn’t move. No words would come. His feet remained rooted into the ground. Lead-like, his blood ran heavy in his veins.” Read more: https://amzn.to/2QDVu9X Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals on my books!
[Novel] Waves: “There’s no time for stories,” the adults told them. “School is cancelled. There’s too much work to do. The field needs plowing. The orchard needs pruning. The rubble needs to be sifted. And the wolves are watching our doings.” The memory of their words made her sick. Read more: https://amzn.to/2IzjUOl Check out my... Continue Reading →
[Novel] The Caretaker of Tree Palace: “Everything was still as if winter had blown in for one final freeze.” Read more: https://amzn.to/2OuDsFE Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals on my books!
[Novel] Daydreamaholic: “I’m a daydreamaholic.” “Yeah,” she said, gulping down her mouthful. “Isn’t everybody?” “No. I mean, maybe. I guess. But no. I really think I have a problem. I think I can trace all my problems back to too much daydreaming.” Read more: https://amzn.to/2RoxOqG Check out my Amazon Author page for some great deals... Continue Reading →
C. Dawn McCallum 