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I wanted to share a nice little Halloween story with you. My daughter plays a roll. I begged and begged. Finally she gave in to be the star of her own Halloween story.

I narrate. And let’s just say that it is a…uh…electrifying story! Bwah ha ha ha ha ha…Have a Happy Halloween!

And be safe…Don’t let Danger strike! He lurks everywhere….

Listen to it here:
The Lonely Daughter: How Her Day Turned Out

If you want to read some of it before you check it out, here it is:

It had started out as a beautiful day. Gene and his four year old daughter had walked the beach earlier that day in the cool breeze of the morning sun. Then, they enjoyed breakfast at the Capeview Café before going shopping for her Halloween outfit and candy to hand out to all the kids who would be trick or treating to their house in only a few short days.

It was sad that Gene had lost his wife a few years earlier and was raising his daughter by himself. But, he managed to do a great job. They woke up most mornings and made themselves pancakes. She would stir the batter and he would do the flipping. He homeschooled her since he made his living making furniture and chose to work his own hours while she was fast asleep, so he was all she knew.

He had plans of letting her get to know some other kids in a few years, but for now he was content with keeping her all to himself. After they returned home from their Halloween shopping, she went to her room to play with her new Halloween costume and he went into the kitchen to make lunch for the both of them. She came down the steps with her costume on when it was time to eat lunch and Gene caught a glimpse of how much his daughter had turned out to look just like her late mother. What an angel she made. It was as if her mother was still alive…

Posted under Celebrity, Halloween, Michael Allen, Reviews

Shortly after writing A Danger to Society, I was contacted by a business woman out in California who wanted me to write her life story. She said it was stranger than fiction. I could relate. So, I agreed.

I was taken on one huge ride over the next couple of months. It had taken her over thirty years to live the life that she wanted portrayed in the book. But, the book soon took on a life of its own. She told me all about her sexual pursuits and then she started flirting with me. I tried to keep the relationship purely professional. But, she was persistent.

When I sent her the finished book, she invited me to California where we met for the first time. She said she couldn’t stand how truthful the book had become. She had completely exposed herself and she wasn’t going to be able to go through with publishing it. I begged her to reconsider. But, she eventually ended up giving me the full copyrights as long as I changed the names and places in the book.

I agreed. I loved the book. I had lived part of it. It was a part of me and I didn’t want to let it go. So, I contacted a beautiful model Paula Kaiser and asked her if I could use one of her photos for the cover of the book. She agreed. All she wanted was a mention on the copyright page. That was more than perfect for me.

Over the years, with each new project I took on, the book slowly faded into a memory. I don’t know why. But, I was working so hard on establishing myself as a writer and always thinking in the back of my mind that Ashlie Wrote would get published once I had accomplished some other things in life first.

Then one day, after wrapping up a screenplay for a producer in Texas and writing a treatment for a director in Maryland, I saw the bookcover I had created years ago and I thought about the book. It suddenly became a passion of mine to publish. I had a new fire in me burning to make Ashlie Wrote into something special.

But, I wasn’t sure if Paula Kaiser would remember giving me permission to use her photo. So, I thought about it for a few days and something dawned on me. I wanted to run a bookcover contest. I wanted to get models involved and have them compete. So, I opened up the Ashlie Wrote Bookcover Contest to all models or anyone who wants to be on the bookcover of Ashlie Wrote.

The contest will run until the end of July, 2009 and the Ashlie Wrote community will vote for the winner. The winning model will be placed on the cover of Ashlie Wrote as well as mentioned in the copyright page along with her website, agency or company if she so desires. People interested in entering do not have to be professional models.

So, this is the official call for those who are interested in being on the cover of Ashlie Wrote to visit the ashliewrote.com website and enter. The more active you are, the greater your chances become to win. Upload videos, pictures, write a bio and stay active. Promote yourself to your family and friends. But most of all, make sure you have fun.

Posted under Celebrity, Michael Allen