Throwback Thursday

The third short story I published in June 2019 came about from something I heard of, but didn’t know firsthand.

At one point many years ago, I started working on a personal memoir and self-help book on how to navigate life after losing a spouse. I have since abandoned that project and don’t know if I’ll ever return to it. But in the process of talking to different widows, I heard a story that sparked my imagination.

A couple had been married for over twenty years when the man decided he wanted a younger woman, so he left his wife. They agreed to a divorce, but hadn’t yet filed when the man died suddenly. The irony of it was that the wife had to attend to all of the funeral arrangements, even though they were estranged. That scenario had to be turned into a story!

So, I wrote Voodoo Or Destiny: You Decide.

And while my story went in a different direction, it kept the same premise of a woman having to bury her estranged husband. One of my favorite places on the planet to visit is New Orleans. And of course, voodoo is everywhere in the French Quarter. Marie Laveau is a legend and while they call her the Voodoo Queen, she was in truth a healer, herbalist and midwife. But she earned quite the reputation.

In my story, the scorned wife is convinced to seek revenge by making a voodoo doll and performing a ceremony. So, did she actually kill her husband with voodoo, or was it simply fate? I left it up to the reader to answer that question in their own minds.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts after you read the book. Do you think voodoo actually works?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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