A Long Thaw: Review
“Looks like it’s going to be a long thaw.” Here’s my review from A Well Read Woman: Abby has always had a safety net, unlike her cousin Juliet, who has an absen...
Author: Katie O'Rourke
Book Review – He’s Gone
“But no man, no anyone, is ever just an angry person. They are tender, and silly, and confused, that’s the problem. No person is ever just one thing, angry or u...
Finding Charlie – What Would You Do?
When her younger sister goes missing, Olivia has to decide how worried she should be. Charlie is 19 and has been missing for less than a day. She has left behin...
Finding Charlie – Rationalizations
Before Olivia leaves Carmen, she finds one more piece of information about her sister’s disappearance: I rubbed my palms against the top of my thigh...
Finding Charlie – “This isn’t like her”
When Olivia goes to Carmen’s house, she gets a few clues about Charlie’s disappearance. For one thing Charlie has left her car in the driveway. Carmen tells Oli...
Finding Charlie – What does Carmen know?
Are you getting worried about Charlie? Here’s the end of what I posted yesterday: It was Carmen who came to the door. I could just make her out thro...
Finding Charlie – Who Saw Her Last?
Last week, the excerpt I shared had Olivia’s distraught father informing her that Charlie hadn’t come home the night before. Olivia poo-pooed her father’s worry...
Finding Charlie – She’s Missing!
In yesterday’s post, I shared the opening lines of my new novel. Olivia continues with her normal day, going to the office where she works as a physical therapi...
Finding Charlie – The Opening
Tuesday, April 22nd 2014: It was the neighbor’s dog that woke me. The curtained window was outlined in sunlight. The thick fabric had be...
The New Book – Finding Charlie
I’m about a third of the way into my latest creation. Yesterday, I wrote three pages. The goal is to hit 100 by the weekend. Nagging is welcome. I am a writer w...