Made In Heaven: A Birthrite Series Short Read online

  About the Author

  Tiffany Apan grew up among the thick forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was there she began honing artistic abilities and received much of her creative inspiration. A misfit among her peers (she was the only one in her fifth-grade writing class obsessed enough with Vikings and Norwegian mythology to write poems about them), Tiffany was highly active in the artistic community in Wilkes-Barre, PA, involving herself in all music, theater, visual arts, and writing. Eventually, she settled quite comfortably into a role as “that artsy kid in black” who sits in a coffee shop, drinking endless amounts of coffee and tea while writing furiously in a journal or sketchpad.

  After graduating high school, she left the Northeastern PA ghosts for the Southeastern PA zombies (Pittsburgh). Upon the move, Tiffany became involved with the indie film scene, landing supporting roles in a couple films. This also gave way to the release of her music with partner in crime, Jason English. Since then, she has gone on to act in several films and theater productions with starring and supporting roles, release music to critical acclaim, and receive accolades for her writing and producing, including Best in Open Music Video Category (for her adaptation of “Scarborough Fair” from her debut album, Poet) at the 2010 International Indie Gathering Film Festival, and Best Horror Short Script (for the film, Driving Nowhere) at the 2012 International Indie Gathering.

  While she loves the Pittsburgh area, Northeastern Pennsylvania is the place she considers “home”, and frequently travels up there for inspiration. The Appalachian Mountains serve as a backdrop for many of her stories, including her two series, Stories from Colony Drive and The Birthrite Series.

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  The Birthrite Series

  The Birthrite Series is a journey into the vast unknown, plunging deep into the dark crevices of the mind, begging the question of what sanity really is and if the insane truly are. Are we really shown the whole truth of what surrounds us or is it an illusion? It also tells of deep-rooted love, planted centuries ago and a story of family, forgiveness, and redemption.

  Descent (Winter 2014)

  Sacred Atonement (Winter 2015)

  Made in Heaven-A Birthrite Series Short (February 14, 2015)

  Kindred (2017)

  Saturn Sun: A Novella (2017)

  Rapture (tba)

  Bound by Blood (tba)

  Century Child (tba)

  Stories from Colony Drive Short Series

  The Cemetery by the Lake

  A recurring dream of an old abandoned graveyard by a lake fills Jane's nights with restless unease. On the last day of her freshman year at college, she takes a drive to her family's former vacation spot in the Pocono Mountains with the intention of facing old demons.

  Upon her arrival, she feels the comfort and belonging that was there for her as a child. But on that early spring afternoon, a sense of foreboding leads her to a clearing that is all too familiar.

  And it has far more in store for her than a childhood fear...

  Dusk to Dawn

  Somewhere between Interstate 80 and 309 in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Trina, Lisa, and Kevin respond to a Help Wanted sign on the door of the Dusk to Dawn Diner. The diner lives up to its name, only open from dusk to dawn.

  One night, Kevin's attention is drawn to the padlocked room said to be used for storage after hearing strange noises behind the door. What begins as an ordinary night of work unravels into a night of terror. A night in which some may not make it out alive.

  Romancing Elena

  After seeing her ex-fiance with his new wife at a poetry slam, Elena decides to call it a night. She returns to her studio apartment, still feeling guilt over the reason behind the break up.

  As she settles in for a quiet evening alone, Elena is visited by a handsome-though mysterious-stranger and finds herself awakening in unfamiliar territory.

  And maybe even a second chance...

  The Twisting House (coming March of 2015)

  Crystal was looking at the house the day she disappeared. At least that is what her friends believe. The Twisting House (as it is know to those living in the area) sits upon a vast and lonely field with it's twisted towers looming in the distance.

  One autumn afternoon, Jane and Trina set out on a drive only to end up at the house their former friend was so fascinated by. The house she yearned to become a part of.