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CHAT WITH MARY SANGIOVANNI

Mary SanGiovanni   received a Masters in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hall University in 2007. Her fiction has appeared in anthologies and magazines since 2001. Her short story collection, UNDER COVER OF NIGHT, was published by Flesh & Blood Press in 2002.  THE HOLLOWER, published by Leisure Books, is her first novel, and she is at work on a new one.

  Reviews of THE HOLLOWER state that it is an "impressive debut" with "set pieces even a more experienced writer would envy," with characters that are "realistic" and believable."  She lives in New Jersey with her son.

The Hollower is about a monster that waits and watches you, biding its time until it can find a way into your head to destroy you from the inside out. It can't see you, can't hear you, and it never touches you -- it doesn't have to. It can find you, and it can hurt you -- badly.

And you know how it's gonna find you? You're going to let it in. You're going to give it a free invite and an open door, every time you look in the mirror. Every time you convince yourself, "sure, he didn't call because he doesn't care about you." Or, "she left me because I don't make enough money, I'm not strong enough or smart enough to hold onto her." It's going to slip right in through the cracks, when you turn your head and pretend something doesn't matter, that it was inevitable anyway, because why should anything good happen to you?

And once the monster gets in, everything that scares you about yourself is fair game. Everything that's ever really, honestly terrified you is going to be thrown in your face. It's going to crack you open like a walnut and suck out all the self-loathing, self-pretending, skewed, warped thoughts until you're empty of everything.

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DOOR PRIZE

Mary has donated a copy of The Hollower. This will be awarded to a lucky chatter at the mid-point of the chat. Remember, you MUST be present to win!

Please feel free to pass this announcement on to anyone or any groups that you think may be interested.  Thank you.

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