Arthur M. Mills, Jr.
Arthur M. Mills, Jr. was born and raised in Austin, Texas. One of his numerous dreams was to become a writer. It took him thirty-seven years, but he fulfilled that dream by writing the novel, “The Empty Lot Next Door.” The novel is based on true events of his childhood. He joined the Army shortly after high school and has been serving honorably ever since. He and his wife Yonsun have two children, Arthur and Allen. |
The Empty Lot Next Door
Synopsis: In an Austin neighborhood, Ray and his family moves into a small house standing in the midst of a strange, vacant lot where a house once stood, and where a huge wide hole in the back lays mysteriously. Ray and his friends consider the empty lot as an exciting playground. But the tale behind the lot keeps the boy intrigued and frightened as he learns that the house that was once there was burned down years ago, leaving a girl dead amid the fire. The little girl, as the neighborhood kids say, comes out in the night to haunt those that dare jump in the hole that’s in the empty lot. Determined to validate the authenticity of this tale, Ray daringly and mistakenly challenges the “ghost”, a challenge that he would forever regret. Soon, he becomes haunted by the little girl—who he named as Candle Face—visiting his dreams and leaving handprints and other signs even when he is awake. |