Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Nancy Werlock's Diary: Possession is 9/10th of the Law
    Nancy Werlock's Diary: Possession is 9/10th of the Law
    Nancy Werlock's Diary: Possession is 9/10th of the Law
    Ebook70 pages58 minutes

    Nancy Werlock's Diary: Possession is 9/10th of the Law

    By Julie Ann Dawson

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Marriage counselor Nancy Werlock didn't want to take over the family business. Unfortunately for her fate, and a bunch of conniving but well-meaning spirits, have other plans. Now Nancy finds herself fumbling through exorcisms and sorting applications for a new apprentice. Because for Werlock women, the family business is demonology. And at the Three Wishes Boutique, the customer may not always be right, but he may very well be possessed.

    Episode Six of the series features four Nancy Werlock short stories (approximate word count 15,300)

    Possession is 9/10th of the Law
    When Isabel’s sister starts levitating and speaking in tongues during church services, she turns to Nancy for help.

    The New Normal
    What’s a girl to do when your best friend thinks you are a dominatrix and your demon servitor keeps calling you Mistress in public?

    Behind the Curtain
    The Inquest into the circumstances of Vivika’s death escalates, and Nancy confronts Houston’s Aunt Ruth over a secret that radically changes everything they thought they knew.

    A Bloody Mess
    Soul-eating rogue Necromancers may be on the loose in South Jersey, and of course Nancy finds herself right in the middle of the mess.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBards and Sages Publishing
    Release dateJan 22, 2014
    ISBN9781310473876
    Nancy Werlock's Diary: Possession is 9/10th of the Law
    Author

    Julie Ann Dawson

    Julie Ann Dawson is an author, editor, publisher, RPG designer, and advocate for writers who may occasionally require the services of someone with access to Force Lightning (and in case it was not obvious, a bit of a geek). Her work has appeared in a variety of print and digital media, including such diverse publications as the New Jersey Review of Literature, Lucidity, Black Bough, Poetry Magazine, Gareth Blackmore’s Unusual Tales, Demonground, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and others. In 2002 she started her own publishing company, Bards and Sages. The company has gone from having two titles to over one hundred titles between their print and digital products. In 2009, she launched the Bards and Sages Quarterly, a literary journal of speculative fiction. Since 2012, she has served as a judge for the IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Awards.

    Read more from Julie Ann Dawson

    Related to Nancy Werlock's Diary

    Titles in the series (10)

    View More
    View More

    Related ebooks

    Fantasy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Cricket League

      Sep 1, 2022

      First prize 10 and under Tang Li, age 9 Palmetto Bay, FL My name is Anisa. I was in Hawaii on vacation. I enjoyed sipping refreshing drinks, overlooking the turquoise ocean, and dancing with others, before I overheard that the priceless Fire Ring wa

      10 min read

    • Article

      The Duplex

      Jun 9, 2020

      I moved to Los Angeles to sing. When was this? August? June? I was twenty-nine, and those were shapeless months, when the days blended together and I refused to pull them apart. My landlord was unusually close to her adult son. His name was Jeffrey,

      21 min read

    • Article

      Performance

      Nov 10, 2022

      “Wait here,” the guard said as he shut the door behind him, leaving me by myself. The floor inside the lab was polished, and the air smelled of disinfectant, and yet the room felt unclean. Leaves shook on a tree outside the window, making shadows on

      18 min read

    • Article

      Supportive Husband

      Sep 12, 2023

      There were less intimate places available, so it was odd when a woman took the seat directly facing mine across the subway aisle. I looked up from my book and right back down: a couple of months before, we’d gone home together. She had a Southern acc

      22 min read

    • Article

      The Girl I Knew Somewhere

      Dec 2, 2021

      The Girl I Knew Somewhere
      6 min read

    • Article

      THE BOY WHO Saw Angels

      Oct 27, 2020

      THE BOY WHO Saw Angels
      4 min read

    • Article

      All By Myself

      Apr 28, 2020

      All By Myself
      6 min read

    • Article

      Stage Fright

      Apr 1, 2024

      Stage Fright
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Family Plot

      May 7, 2020

      The Family Plot
      10 min read

    • Article

      David Sedaris

      Sep 15, 2017

      Our house on Emerald Isle, The Sea Section, is divided down the middle, and has an E beside one front door and a W beside the other. The east side is ruled by Hugh, and the bedroom we share is on the top floor. It opens onto a deck that overlooks the

      12 min read

    • Article

      The Blight Inside

      Nov 4, 2021

      The Blight Inside
      11 min read

    • Article

      A Nose For Trouble

      Apr 12, 2022

      A Nose For Trouble
      6 min read

    • Article

      THE WALLS Have Eyes

      Aug 6, 2019

      THE WALLS Have Eyes
      4 min read

    • Article

      Angel’s Epiphany

      Jul 21, 2020

      WHEN OUR SESSION BEGINS, even through our computer screens I can see Angel’s excitement. She’s grinning, anxious to get through the therapeutic preliminaries. “I’ve had an epiphany!” she announces. The religious cast of the word gives me pause. A mon

      2 min read

    • Article

      Shine so BRIGHT

      Aug 4, 2020

      Shine so BRIGHT
      4 min read

    • Article

      I Went to an ASMR Spa

      Jun 5, 2017

      I Went to an ASMR Spa
      9 min read

    • Article

      YA of Yore: Annie on My Mind

      Jun 3, 2019

      In her monthly column, YA of Yore, Frankie Thomas takes a second look at the books that defined a generation. Here’s the mystery of Annie on My Mind, the 1982 young adult novel by Nancy Garden: I’ve never met a straight person who’s read it. As far

      10 min read

    • Article

      The Way She Was

      Nov 17, 2023

      The Way She Was
      15 min read

    • Article

      Dead Reckoning

      Sep 9, 2020

      Dead Reckoning
      6 min read

    • Article

      The After Birth

      May 7, 2021

      The After Birth
      30 min read

    • Article

      Let The Bones Talk

      Jun 16, 2021

      Let The Bones Talk
      6 min read

    • Article

      First Laugh

      Aug 17, 2017

      First Laugh
      17 min read

    • Article

      Let The Bones Talk

      Jun 16, 2021

      Let The Bones Talk
      6 min read

    • Article

      Nellie Oleson, C’est Moi

      Dec 11, 2019

      Nellie Oleson, C’est Moi
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Nemesis

      Jan 4, 2021

      DI Isabel Blood stood at the edge of the crime scene with DS Daniel Fairfax, the newest member of Bainbridge CID. “Ready to tackle your first murder investigation here in Bainbridge, Dan?” she said. “Ready as I’ll ever be.” He smiled nervously as he

      6 min read

    • Article

      A SMALL SSLICE of heaven

      Mar 16, 2021

      A SMALL SSLICE of heaven
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Nancy Werlock's Diary

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Nancy Werlock's Diary - Julie Ann Dawson

      Nancy Werlock’s Diary:

      Possession is 9/10th of the Law

      By Julie Ann Dawson

      ©2014 Julie Ann Dawson

      Bards and Sages Publishing

      Bellmawr, NJ

      www.bardsandsages.com

      Smashwords Edition

      Four Nancy Werlock short stories

      Possession is 9/10th of the Law

      When Isabel’s sister starts levitating and speaking in tongues during church services, she turns to Nancy for help.

      The New Normal

      What’s a girl to do when your best friend thinks you are a dominatrix and your demon servitor keeps calling you Mistress in public?

      Behind the Curtain

      The Inquest into the circumstances of Vivika’s death escalates, and Nancy confronts Houston’s Aunt Ruth over a secret that radically changes everything they thought they knew.

      A Bloody Mess

      Soul-eating rogue Necromancers may be on the loose in South Jersey, and of course Nancy finds herself right in the middle of the mess.

      Cover art by

      Big Stock Photo

      These stories are works of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living, dead, or undead is coincidental and vaguely disturbing.

      Digital License

      This digital product is licensed for the enjoyment of the original purchaser. Please do not engage in file-sharing or illegal duplication. While we do not rely on DRM, we do employ DAP (Digital Arcane Protection). Illegal file sharing may result in gremlins or other mystical creatures overtaking your computer or ereader. Such infestations would be considered acts of gods and most likely not covered by your warranty.

      We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

      Possession is 9/10th of the Law

      August 8th,

      I think something has possessed my sister, blurts out Isabel. No Hey, Nancy. Fancy meeting you here. No Small world, huh? No So, how have you been doing since I conspired with my sister to steal your patients out from under you? Just a blunt statement in the Shoprite produce aisle.

      Isabel is the receptionist at the office complex where I previously ran my marriage and family counseling practice. Her sister Gina, excuse me, Reverend Coleman, talked Isabel into badmouthing me in an effort to steal patients for her South Jersey Christian Family Resource Center. Woman isn’t even a licensed therapist. Just some woman with too much free cash and an online ordination.

      It actually takes me a moment to process what Isabel said. Perhaps thinking I didn’t hear her, she repeats the statement.

      Possessed? What do you mean by possessed? I’m trying to feign indifference by examining the tomatoes.

      She hasn’t been herself recently. Talking strange. In tongues.

      "I thought that was sort of a thing with her type?"

      That’s what she says. It’s the Lord talking through her. But, I don’t think so.

      I put the tomatoes in my cart and slowly move up the aisle. Isabel follows after me. Besides speaking in tongues, what else is she doing?

      I think she’s cutting herself. On the palms. Like stigmatas.

      Have you actually seen her do it?

      Not exactly. But during service last Sunday she was preaching and put her hands down behind the altar. And when she held them up again they were bleeding.

      What did everyone do?

      They praised Jesus.

      I lean on my cart. Isabel, is it possible she’s just faking it? Putting on a show?

      Why would she do that?

      I refrain from saying, Because she is a charlatan and a fraud that should have her internet ordination revoked and instead settle on Perhaps she thinks it’s good for building the congregation.

      But you, you know about this sort of stuff, right? You could look at her and tell, right?

      I coax Isabel into a relatively empty aisle. OK, repeat after me. ‘Nancy, would you please exorcise a demon from my sister the reverend.’

      Isabel stammers for a moment. Nancy, would you please…this does sound awful doesn’t it?

      I’m sure that your sister is fine, Isabel. Evangelicals can seem a little peculiar at times but they really are generally harmless.

      I’m sure you’re right.

      Look, if something really inexplicable happens, you know the number at the shop. Just call me.

      Thank you. I’m sorry I bothered you in the grocery store.

      August 9th,

      Good morning, Three Wishes Boutique. This is Nancy.

      I think something has possessed my sister, says Isabel over the phone. I mean it this time.

      Isabel’s phone etiquette sure is slacking these days. What happened now? I ask.

      She’s levitating.

      I put her on hold. Anastasia, give me a minute to get in my office and then transfer that call to me. She nods at me as she finishes ringing up an order. I go into my office and pick up the phone. What do you mean by levitating?

      Not real high, says Isabel. Just a few inches.

      Where did this happen?

      At the center during service.

      Wait, who else saw this?

      Everyone that was there.

      What did they do?

      "They praised

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1