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Hi. My name is Naomi. I am the central character in four stories by author Mike Rickett. I am a little unusual in that I have psychic powers. There aren’t too many psychics around at 26, not the genuine kind anyway. And I am genuine because age has nothing to do with psychic ability. Indeed,Continue reading “An introduction to Naomi”

Psychic Naomi becomes involved when her friend, Joy Davis mysteriously disappears after her car crashes in a snowstorm on the outskirts of Liverpool in the UK. Has she simply escaped her cheating and wasteful husband Jon or has something more menacing happened? Could her disappearance be linked to her writing which has moved in aContinue reading “Cult figure Naomi in new story”

A number of people have written to me saying how much they identify with my character Naomi who first appeared in a ghost story but who has since been the central character in two full novels and who will also be the central character in a third which I am writing. You can read thatContinue reading “A new female cult figure”

My fourth ghost story which will eventually be part of an anthology By Mike Rickett It is half hidden behind a chest of drawers when I first spot it. It is the ornate carved mahogany surround to the mirror that catches my eye. I can only see a corner but there is something about itContinue reading “Magic Mirror on the Wall…”

A ghost story for Christmas I haven’t, in truth, known Dr Irwin Jacobs for very long. I would stop short at calling him a friend because I don’t honestly believe he has anyone he could apply that title too. While appearing outwardly friendly, in reality, he struck me as a very self-contained person; a veryContinue reading “The Haunting of Dr Jacobs”

Steam and the ‘Sixties is published as an eBook on Amazon today. It is a stop gap until the finished and enlarged book is published in hardback, probably early next year and gives potential readers the opportunity to decide whether they like it or not and if they want to own the physical volume. ItContinue reading “The ‘Sixties in retrospect”

These are two pages from Steam and the ‘Sixties. Unfortunately the published pages are much darker than shown here obscuring a lot of detail and I am not pleased with the result so while it is available from Lulu, I would advise interested poeple to wait until I publish it on Amazon. It will thenContinue reading “More Steam and the ‘Sixties”

This is my latest non-fiction book. It is a personal memoir of the 1960s and which I both loved and hated at the same time. It is also a record of the demise of the steam locomotive in the UK during that period. There are also chapters on Liverpool’s iconic dock system, as well asContinue reading “Steam and the ‘Sixties”

A short story There is something about the hallway when I first step through the door, something I can’t quite put my finger on, something brooding, almost as though it is studying me. I feel unsettled and ill-at ease which is not how you are supposed to feel at the start of a holiday.   Continue reading “The Clock”

A new female cult figure Naomi February can be an odd month these days; odd in the sense that you never quite know what to expect as far as the weather is concerned. Take today, for example. It is the middle of the month and yet the sun is shining brightly, and it should haveContinue reading “Naomi”