Mandy Botlik

Ripples in the Milkyway Mandy Botlik

A stone carved woman found in the woods brings worlds clashing together on small farm in rural Missouri. The past and present collide as Arnold begins to see spirits that have been tied to the land for centuries. "Soon you will journey with me." The spirit tells Arnold. The stone carved woman keeps returning to him though he returns it to its mound. Halloween is nearly upon them, and so is the journey. Where will it lead? What will it change? Inspired by stories told by my grandfather and my mother. Fiction is interlaced with truth in this supernatural tale tinged by the complicated history of the land.