Recently, I had a Facebook memory pop up in my news feed, reminding me of the fact that it’s been fourteen years since I first published The Left Palm and Other Halloween Tales of the Supernatural. Well, aside from the fact that I was floored that so much time has passed, I also thought about how many incarnations this particular book has gone through with changing covers and interior photos and how many new works these stories have ignited. So, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at the history of The Left Palm.
These are the three covers that I’ve used for The Left Palm, which was originally published in 2009. The one on the left was a shot taken at The Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans. The middle cover was an adaptation of that same shot with a full moon pic added. The most recent cover on the end is a combination of a picture from the Metairie Cemetery of an angel statue and a full moon pic.
These are two interior photos that I used for the short story, “Wolves.” The werewolf from this story has appeared in a number of other works including the short story, “The Broken Window,” and the novel The Broken Vow. I’ve also written a sequel to The Broken Vow on Kindle Vella entitled The Story of Enid which I hope to release next summer as a book and eBook.
These are two different pictures that I used in the interior for the short story, “Emma Fallon.” This story has gone on to inspire a full-length prequel entitled The Alchemist’s Bride that I have published at Kindle Vella and intend to release as a print and eBook hopefully this Spring.
These are the two interior photos I’ve used for the story, “The Soul Shredder.” I still place “The Soul Shredder” high on my list for one of the most disturbing stories I’ve ever written.
These are two interior photos I used for “Wildflowers.” I’ve always considered “Wildflowers” a sweet yet very haunting love story.
These are the two interior pictures I’ve used for my signature story, “The Left Palm.” I got the idea for this story a long time ago, when I heard that in palmistry the left palm is the path that you are meant to follow in this life and the right palm is what you actually make of your life. I’ve always considered that a very interesting concept, thus it evolved into a story.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip down memory lane with me. The Left Palm is still available in print and eBook at most online retailers. It is also available as an audiobook from Audible and Amazon.
Halloween is the time of year when that veil between worlds is thinned, and you can just catch a quick glimpse into the realm of the unknowable. In this collection of short stories, Evelyn Klebert takes you to a place where ordinary life splinters into the sphere of the paranormal.
The journey begins with one woman’s unstoppable quest for vengeance against a supernatural creature in “Wolves,” and continues in an old historical graveyard where a horrifying discovery is uncovered in “Emma Fallon.” In “The Soul Shredder,” a psychiatrist’s unusual patient opens his eyes to a disturbing new view of reality, while in “Wildflowers,” a woman strikes up a supernatural friendship with impossible implications. And in “The Left Palm,” a fortuneteller in the French Quarter receives a most unexpected and terrifying customer.
Evelyn Klebert 