Lucan writes…

Having just read your latest article I feel compelled to lambast your publisher, we want ghost stories the whole year round! The summer is when the ghosts don't just skulk in the shadows but they ride forth. I have just spent the night of the summer solstice in meditation on top of the Longman of Wilmington and the barrow that sits atop it. The ghosts are very active when the earth is heated by the sun and a cool wind turns a skin's caress into goosebumps. Your Dark Matter is one of my favourite books and the environment plays a big factor in it's sense of isolation, but I think a wildness can be summoned in a summer haunting.
I look forward to your next book immensely!

Michelle Replies…

Dear Lucan, I absolutely loved your message! What a fantastic idea to spend the summer solstice like that.  I do applaud your imagination in doing so – not to mention  your courage – and I’m envious of the experience.  And I totally agree about summer hauntings – as you will see, if you read the ghost story I’ve written for this October’s anthology, The Witching Hour…  (And, now I come to think of it, my forthcoming full-length novel, Rainforest.)  Anyway, thanks again.  It’s so encouraging to know that there are people like you who really love ghost stories!  With very best wishes, Michelle