Author M.M. Shelley

I was fortunante enough to visit the Grand Canyons, both the one in Arizona and the one on Kauai, HI. I spent a week at Arizona's Grand Canyon with one of my brothers and his wonderful family. We had planned to wake up early during our stay to hike out and watch the sunrise. Unfortnatley, even on vacation none of us--not even my niece or nephew are early risers. Both my niece, Marisa and I, did do some hiking, and we took some of the best photos. I will be sure to share some photos from Kauais Grand Canyon so you can see how amazingly different they are. Nearly every summer my father takes a trip out to Tombstone, AZ  for the annual Vigilantes Days. He rides into town on his Harley Davidson along with several other bikers just for this event. I have not made it out to Tombstone, so I borrowed these photos from my sister-in-law Leticia. My brother has taken his family a few times and the kids love it. I will have to make the time to mak...

At the Dawn of Time a curse against Man was made and only Death will satisfy it.   The year is 2045 and twins Grasiella and Tatiana who are Cinerian, Fae and Human must choose a side and may find themselves on different sides of an ancient war. With Tatiana trapped in the Fae realm and learning what life has been like, she has found herself bonding with the Fae. Grasiella seeking the whereabouts of her twin has come to a crossroads of her own.   Separated and neither knowing the fate of the other, each make their way to an uncertain future.  Death has swept across the Hawaiian Islands and the cost of peace may be too high.    Chapter One           Grasiella kept a safe distance between herself and Missy as she followed her through the thick jungle of the Big Island of Hawaii. Missy was keeping something from her; she could feel it and Grasiella had to know what it was. It w...

While we were in Boston we decided to take a day trip to Salem, its really easy to get to, just take the train. Round trip tickets were $10.50 per person. I knew nothing about Salem other then that this was where the witch trials took place. I was surprised to find it near a harbor and even more surprised to learn that Salem had a major shipping trade with the far East. You should know that if you are going to Salem you want to get there early because all the places of interest close at 5PM. At the East Inda Marine Hall. I was surprised to find such a quiet town, it could be that we were there during the week, it did however make it feel like we had the town to ourselves. Its really easy to find everything, just follow the red painted line along the sidewalks and it will help keep you from getting lost. Just make sure you head back to Boston before the fog rolls in. We did arrive in Salem ...

I recently spent some time in Boston, MA and discovered that I really like New England. Boston is as you know full of history, you can spend weeks trying to make sure you dont miss anything. We did a few of the tours; a walking tour, a trolley tour and of course I had to experience one of the many ghost tours! We actually managed two. The first one was the Ghost and Graveyard Trolley Tour, which at first, I thought was going to be silly and maybe even an over priced amusement, but it turned out to be incredibly fun and well worth it. The tour guides are dressed in period costumes and all of them have a character that they are playing along with a background story. Our tour guide was Jonathan Percival Goodspeed, and he took us along Boston Commons and told us stories of ghost, murderers and mayhem. He ended the tour with the chilling story of the Boston Strangler. Still feeling brave we signed up for a walking ghost tour; Haunted Boston, not realizing th...