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L.A.Barnitz
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Author, beekeeper, piddler. Native of the Ozarks, and I do not do AI.
Debut fantasy novel = The Stonebound Heir, Latest novella = A Haunting at Bent Creek
https://labarnitzbooks.com/
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The ebook novella "A Haunting at Bent Creek" is available only via my website - labarnitzbooks.com. If you love older female protagonists, ghosts, monsters and mysteries, this one's for you!
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November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Happy Halloween, Ghosts & Ghouls!
The last thing Dorie Coppedge needs is a visit from her dead sister & a frenemy who raises disturbing childhood memories.
Ebook at labarnitzbooks.com
#southerngothichorror #spookyseason #readreadread #ghoststory #BookSky💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Hey, hey, hey #ghoststory fans - Here's a great little novella for #spookyseason about the hardscrabble life in the Ozarks and the trouble with dead sisters. Get it at labarnitzbooks.com

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October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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This #novella could be the result of watching "Frogs" when I was 9. Sam Elliott!!!!! I mean, even in 1972. Get the ebook at labarnitzbooks.com.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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If you're into ghost stories and southern gothic horror, specifically Ozarks gothic horror, this ebook is for you! Available at labarnitzbooks.com
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A spooky road through a dark forest. Two figures are visible. Through a glass window there is a blurry woman's face and a palm held against the glass. Behind the title of the book "A Haunting at Bent Creek" one sees a black and white image of a creek flowing through rocks. It is foreboding looking.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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This novella could be the result of watching "Frogs" when I was 9. Sam Elliott!!!!! I mean even in 1972. Get the ebook at labarnitzbooks.com.
#BookSky 📚💙
#ReadingCommunity
#ghoststory
#horror
October 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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This #southerngothic #ghoststory #novella was inspired by my mother's familly's home place in south central MO. labarnitzbooks.com 3/3
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October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Not only is this a #ghoststory but it's a buddy story, too. labarnitzbooks.com 2/3
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October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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You didn't even know you needed this #southerngothic #ghoststory but here it is, a fine little ebook novella, just in time for Halloween. labarnitzbooks.com 1/3
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A black and white photo of a couple from the 1930s, poor and white, in an old model A.
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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It's out, now - A Haunting at Bent Creek. Need a ghost story before Halloween? Need a buddy story? How about a monster thrown in for fun? Go get the ebook at my website's shop because I'm not putting this on Amazon. labarnitzbooks.com
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October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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On October 20th my #horror #novella - A Haunting at Bent Creek. Ebook will be available via many platforms, and my new shop at PayHip. If you like a good ghost story and the southern gothic subgenre, it's for you. Link will be coming.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Next reading from The Stonebound Heir will be at The Readers' Depot in Rolla, #Missouri, Oct 16th. See you there!
Flyer shows the cover of the novel The Stonebound Heir. A photo of the author is also included. There will be a drawing for a free copy of the novel at the event on Oct. 16th, at 1203 -C Forum Drive, in Rolla, MO.
September 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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When a writer gets feedback like the following on their little #horror #novella their day is made!!! Here's what a beta reader just sent me. #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙 #Bookworm #ReadBooks #spookyseason
September 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Any #horror readers here ready to beta read a 20k novella?
A Haunting at Bent Creek: Coping with life alone on a farm in the Ozarks, Dorie Coppedge is not prepared to deal with her sister's ghost or a frenemy who stirs up uncomfortable memories from their childhood.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Who else would have stuck the few bones we found in a pickle jar and buried it and the skull that wouldn’t fit in the jar back in Will’s resting place in the cemetery--then planted a bleeding heart on top? #SFFChat Q4 #WritingCommunity
September 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Whew, got the spooky novella done, more or less! Newsletter subscribers will get the link to download the free ebook. I'm collecting feedback from readers to make this ghost story even better. NOT a subscriber? You can sign up here: forms.gle/k5D167HFqLxb...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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It's #RayDay today -a celebration of Ray Bradbury's birthday & a reminder that stories matter. Join me & post a clip of yourself reciting a few lines from a favorite book. This one took 3 takes, but we do our best. Use the #RayDay hashtag.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Hey Book People, do not forget tomorrow, 8/22, is #RayDay. Celebrate the importance of stories & Ray Bradbury's birthday by reciting a few lines from a favorite book # posting it on social media. I'll be reciting from The Windup Girl. Stories matter!
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August 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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You cannot make this stuff up. #fightfascism
August 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Reminding writers and #readers that Aug 22 is #RayDay - your opportunity to celebrate Ray Bradbury & your love of the written word. Pick a few lines from any favorite book, memorize & post yourself reciting them from memory. Words matter! #BookSky 📚💙🪐 #WritingCommunity #LoreOutLoud
August 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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#RayDay - a celebration of the written word is Aug 22, Ray Bradbury's birthday. Remember the book people in Fahrenheit 451? Join us by memorizing a few lines from any favorite book & sharing your recitation on social media 8/22. Tell your book-loving friends. #BookSky📚💙🪐 #sff #bookworm #reading
July 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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All around us truth is being ignored or attacked, but words still matter. #RayDay is more important than ever. Join me 8/22 & commit a few lines from a book (fiction or nonfiction) to memory. Share audio/video far & wide & raise a toast to Ray Bradbury.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Just an #indieauthor hawking her novel, which is, by the way, fantastic in every sense of the word. #BookSky📚💙🪐 #bookworm #read #epicfantasy #sff #writingcommunity
July 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Looking for a bittersweet novel that is out of this world & not a romantasy? How about this tale of loyalty and betrayal, bad parenting, addiction, and it comes with giants & goyras in a world inspired by medieval India.
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A book cover depicting a night sky where two moons rise in the starry sky and there is a silhouette of two figures next to a small pavillion. The words on the cover are "The Stonebound Heir by L.A. Barnitz, The Cursed Cycles Book 1"
July 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Today marks 1 year since I launched The Stonebound Heir, a bittersweet epic fantasy story, & my 1st novel. I still love this story set in a world inspired by medieval India. I'm so grateful to the readers who have enjoyed it.

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June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM