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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek
Faith-building Other Worlds
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MY ACCIDENT
🚑 It’s been a while since I last wrote, and I wanted to update you on my accident. 🚨
My ankle was majorly messed up. It’s called an “ugly trimalleolar fracture-dislocation.”
Doctors in Pt Townsend fixed the dislocation. But for the repair, I had to go home. I flew from Seattle to Istanbul/Izmir on a 16h trip with the broken foot. ✈️🌍
HEAT WAVE
We arrived in the middle of a heat wave (43*C on my arrival, 109*F)🔥, and my surgery was on Thursday July 24, 8 days after the accident. The bones were successfully all put back together with 2 plates and countless screws.
A couple days later came some complications, which has kept me in the hospital. Then yesterday we had even more complications.
But the hospital is wonderfully Air conditioned, so I’ve felt NOTHING of the heat wave. I’ve slept most of the time, except for a bit of exciting productivity…
VAMPIRES AWAIT
The good news is–
On a couple of my bed-ridden days, I finalized my Vampire short story and have submitted it into the 2025 Ye Olde Dragons anthology. I hope it will be accepted and am anxious to hear back. It’s tentatively called
🧛♂️ “Fit to Kill” 🧛♂️
In its own way it is faith-building. 😉 That anthology will be released in October. I had also written a longer vampire story with Vampiress Erin that ended up being amazingly beautiful, but too long for the anthology, so I wrote this one instead for the anthology. (I’ll let you know about Vampiress Erin once it’s available.)
As you probably know, I love writing faith-building spins on the classic monster stories, and this annual anthology is a great way for me to get my stories out there side by side with other Christian authors who have similar creative imaginations.
For more about my previous monster stories, see the links below.
🚌 KINDLE UNLIMITED (HEADs UP!) 👀
More news: Trunk of Scrolls: Paths of Faith and Fire is back in Kindle Unlimited.
In the upcoming Book Mobile featured books and collections, you will be introduced to dozens of curated free KU novels. You will want to be ready for this.
So in preparation for these group promos, I want to encourage you to join Kindle Unlimited.
If you are interested in joining this library, they have 2 Free months for new members. Also, if you join using this link, it give me a referral bonus. Thanks in advance. KINDLE UNLIMITED 2 MONTHS FREE <–info +FAQ
But don’t worry. I will also continue to present individual books that are free or featured that are not in KU, if you prefer to not join.
📜 TRUNK OF SCROLLS Audiobook 🐎🐎
In my possession is the final draft of the TOS audiobook production! Here during my last couple days of hospitalization I’ll be proofing that, and look to a immediate launch afterwards.
Can’t wait to share it with you!!
That’s all for this week.
My big lesson here in the hospital is:
“In everything give thanks.” 1 Thess 5:18
I’m certainly thankful for all the kind nurses & doctors looking out for me, for the encouraging emails and flowers I’ve received, for the invention of AC, for such excellent AC here in my hospital room, and for my amazing daughter Ela who has stayed next to me every step (or non-step) of the way.
God bless you.
Darlene
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