Welcome to The House in the Middle of the Street, my winter tale about a house, its occupants, and a yearly visit made by a boy and a girl on New Year’s Eve who knock and knock and knock at the front door, asking to be invited in.
This house exists timelessly in the shadows of our family secrets and the rules it passes on to each who claims ownership of it. Let me bring you into my house, where beautiful promises are made, heart-filled hopes are heard throughout the night, and our ravenous desires are revealed, all on the eve of the brand New year.
Enter with open eyes and attentive ears. And if you do have a GOD, you may want to bring them in with you. Please know, in life, there are specific times and specific places where instructions do need to be followed. And though we are fellow travelers, moving side by side, it is best to remember who and what we may be traveling with.
Before I go, do consider this: on certain days and certain nights of the year, we may hear a sturdy knocking at our front door, please, dear readers, be selective whom you invite in.
Sincerely,
JSG
Written & Narrated by Jennifer Skliás-Gahan
Illustrations & Motion Design by Myles Mullen
Sound Design by Adrian Heirholzer & Dan Timmons
Music Theme Performed by Jennifer Skliás-Gahan
Reviews for The House in the Middle of the Street
“ Jennifer Sklias-Gahan draws inspiration from the same well-spring as the ancient Greek myths and fairy tales with a timelessness and a haunting quality that stays with the reader long after finishing the book.”
-Eleni Sakellis, The National Herald
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“ Jennifer Sklias-Gahan writes in a lyrical, rhythmic style, almost as if telling a cautionary story aloud by firelight… Readers who enjoy folklore-inspired stories, symbolic horror, and modern myths about what we allow into our lives will find The House in the Middle of the Street especially compelling, particularly for its sense of warning and its lingering moral about being careful who you invite inside.”
-Carol Thompson, Reader’s Favorite