Willow Lake - Bridge

Some are haunted by ghosts, others by their past.

Spanning three decades, Willow Lake – Bridge is an unsettling collection of interwoven stories about people bound by the lake’s dark waters. At its center is Edna Riley, a young woman unraveling the truth of her past after discovering the life she thought she knew was a lie.

Then there is Birdie Blakely, a broken woman exiled by society to the solitude of her mind—where regret lingers like the stench of decay.

And finally, Eugene Blakely, a boy raised in silence at the lake’s edge, abandoned to a crumbling house and haunted by music only he can hear, waiting for someone who may never return.

From the psychedelic haze of Woodstock and sweltering jungles of Vietnam, to the sun-soaked and dangerous hills of Laurel Canyon, from a riotous roller derby league in Chicago to the fog-drenched shores of Willow Lake, their stories collide with addicts, angels, predators, and ghosts. Every step draws them closer to a reckoning that has been simmering for millennia.

Part southern gothic, part supernatural suspense, part Hollywood horror, Willow Lake – Bridge explores how trauma echoes through time, why grief can turn violent, and how the past refuses to stay buried.

For some, the past is a puzzle. For others, it’s a prison. Yet, one truth remains: the only way across is over the bridge. Not everyone makes it, and for the Blakely family… they may never escape the memory of Willow Lake.

First came the massacre. Now... the aftermath.

This work is recommended for readers 17+ for its mature themes of trauma, violence, and survival.