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With a master’s in educational leadership from
Central
Michigan
University, and an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Michigan State
University, Frank Holes, Jr. teaches literature, writing, and mythology
at the middle school level and was recently named a regional Teacher of
the Year. He lives in
Northern Michigan
with his wife Michele, son James, and daughter Sarah.
Locations
around Michigan where you can purchase your own copy:
horizons
bookstores: petoskey, traverse city, cadillac
bookworld
bookstores: Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Marquette, St. Ignace
bookmark
bookstores: Manistee & ludington
logmark
bookstore: cheboygan
goldenrod
gifts: indian river
kens
village market: indian river
great
lakes books: big rapids
Lelanau
Books: Leland
True
North Books: Mackinaw City
Ducks
Landing: cheboygan
"The creature was not a wild dog, nor a wolf or coyote, and truly
not a werewolf, at least not in terms that
Hollywood
always set on such creatures of myth.Its emergence had nothing to do with the full moon.Like any other nocturnal predator, it hid during the day and was
active at night.It did not fear crucifixes, garlic, wolfs bane, or any other of
the infamous remedies made famous in the movies.It could not be killed by silver bullets, or regular bullets for
that matter.It was a supernatural combination of an otherworldly specter and
a wild, ravenous creature.Though it had the appearance of a gigantic, wild canine, it had
many human-like characteristics too.Its paws were more like hands, and it could stand up on its hind
legs.And probably the worst of all, its muzzle had the unnatural
ability to make many of the same facial expressions as humans could
make."
"The
creature would suffer the best mankind could throw at it and still
survive.It could live
through crashes and impacts of every sort.It wasn’t a werewolf, and couldn’t be taken down by silver
bullets, nor by any bullets of any sort.It had survived the ravages of fire and ice, of great storms and
time eternal.It had seen
the rise and fall of many native civilizations, and it had even aided
the destruction of cultures.Its
roots traced back to the blackest of supernatural magic.
It wasn’t any sort of animal native to our world.
And it was a far cry from its once human origins."