Nora Weston's fiction and poetry slips in-between and all around science fiction, fantasy, and horror. No one has ever accused her of being sane. The most terrifying things Nora has encountered are teenagers...with driving permits, and she's taught five of these dangerous creatures to drive. Frequently, her characters find themselves in frightening situations. Reality is then turned upside down and placed in the middle of a supernatural event. She uses these extraordinary situations to explore human nature since some of her characters rise to the occasion, stay focused, and beat the odds; other characters consistently make decisions that lead them into a bleak reality.Born and raised in Wheeling, WV, Nora grew up in a small neighborhood set against dark woods that certainly fueled her imagination. Nora's favorite television shows are The Twilight Zone, Dark Shadows, and she'll date herself by admitting...she enjoys the original episodes of Star Trek. Good, old-fashioned horror stories, especially if a lesson is learned, are her top picks in literature, and her favorite authors are Stephen King, C.S. Lewis, Alexandre Dumas, and Edgar Allan Poe. She also appreciates the great talent found in the words of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, William Blake, and Wilfred Owen.Nora has been an elementary school teacher and a freelance artist. Her family consists of her husband, six children, and two adorable Shih Tzus...who think they are Doberman Pinschers.Her publishing credits include the anthologies Mind Mutations, Cyber Pulp's Halloween 3.0, and Dark Pleasures. Other venues in print and online include; The Hacker's Source, The Dream People, Hoboeye, Abandoned Towers, Lost in the Dark, Sputnik 57, Soul Engravings, Decompositions, The Harrow, Shadowkeep, Poe Little Thing, Word Slaw, The Kudzu Monthly, Escaping Elsewhere Magazine, Seeker Magazine, The Murder Hole, Insolent Rudder, The Burning Word, Dark Walls, Static Movement Online, Dream Forge, and Dark Moon Rising. She took first place in Lotus Blooms Journal's January 2004 poetry contest. In July/2010, three poems were published by Dark Gothic Resurrected Magazine, and in October/2010, Worlds Within-Worlds Beyond published her work. In 2010, she was also published by Trapeze Magazine and Four and Twenty. Nora's latest novel, Guardian 2632, has just been released by Melange Books, and they will soon release The Twelfth Paladin for publication, which is a supernatural thriller. In addition, Nora has had the pleasure of reaching people through the airwaves on radio stations throughout the US. She's been a guest on WBIG/ 1280 am/ People to People with Paul Morgan, and KFIZ/1450 am/Backstage Live with Joe Scheibinger. Radio interviews took place with WDLB/1450 am/Insight with Ryan Lindsey, WFAD/1490 am/ Jerry Germaine & Jae Show, KBAR/1230 am/ In The Dark with Bill Shields, WJON/1240 am/The Midday Show with Kelli Gorr, Trip N Tyme In The Morning / Ellusions Radio Network, LLC and with Jack Landman of Cybercity Radio.Feel free to download previous interviews and segments from Blog Talk Radio's show Not Picture Perfect at Blog Talk Radio. Nora is available for radio/podcast interviews to discuss writing, Internet safety, and ways to increase peace of mind so life is a spectacular journey.