Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories with themes of mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. A henpecked husband learns that "till death do us part" isn't the end of the story when his dead wife returns. A newly retired couple uncovers a pestilent secret buried beneath their dream home. A young woman retreats to the countryside to discover herself, only to stumble upon an unsolved tragedy calling out for justice. Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories steeped in mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. Set against the beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, these tales will reveal secrets just beneath the surface of tranquil lakes, cries for help echoing from shadowed campgrounds, and small-town characters experiencing extraordinary circumstances. Blending chills with warmth, author Gail Galotta's flair for supernatural suspense is tempered with touches of humor, romance, and nostalgia. "Author Gail Galotta has masterfully woven together a compilation of ghostly short stories in her book, Voices Carry Here, sure to make readers glance over their shoulders to confirm they are alone. Her powerfully realistic characters, both dead and alive, will pull readers deeply in and demand answers, revenge, and closure on their behalf. Reminiscent of classics such as the subtleness of Dorian Gray, creepy atmospheres of Stephen King, and on-the-edge suspense of a favorite scary movie, Galotta has written voices that indeed carry here in her novel, and carry chills up and down the spines of her audience." - Emily Cummings, local history and adult services specialist/programming coordinator, Dickinson County Library "In Voices Carry Here, Gail Galotta's seemingly serene settings give way to mysteries and shadows beneath the surface, where the past truly does come back to haunt. From a POV beyond the grave alive with sharp banter and dark humor, to family secrets, foreboding specters, and long-overdue reckonings, each tale reminds us: 'Every place has a history.' And every ghost has a story ... and a voice that carries." -Wade Walker, author of action horror thrillers Bite of the Wolf , Operation Frankenstein , and the poetry collection Dead Love Raised in Chicago, Gail Galotta also spent childhood vacations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From riding her bicycle to the city's beaches to swimming at her grandparents' cottage, the Pisces-born writer has always been drawn to the mystical qualities of water and often features lakes in the settings of her stories.Galotta became a high school English teacher and pursued her love of theater by directing both school and community productions. She has also written a number of plays, including a dramatic reading of The Trouble in Thor by famed mystery writer, Charlotte Armstrong. Galotta's fiction has earned awards in several writing contests, including one sponsored by the State of Michigan's General Federation of Women's Clubs. Several of her stories and poetry have also won writing contests held by the Upper Peninsula Writers Association, who named her "Emerging New Writer of the Year" in 2008. Galotta wrote a weekly column for the Iron Mountain Daily News for nine years and published a book of personal essays entitled Views from my Boathouse: Musings of a City-Raised, Small Town Journalist.Galotta lives in Vulcan, Michigan, with her husband, Richard, and their dog, Daisy Mae. She looks out at the same lake that inspired her earliest writing at her grandparents' cottage. When asked what mystical qualities inspired her latest collection of stories, she will only offer a cryptic smile.