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Listen up, you delicate flowers, turn from this tale if your heart is a porcelain vase or your mind a flickering ember. It will gnaw at your sanity like a rabid dog. But for those brave enough to proceed, let me introduce you to your guide through this labyrinth of madness: Benevolence Leigh Donnelly Wild, or Benna, as she prefers. Raised in the deep South, on a molotov cocktail of privilege, violence, and neglect, a pinch of superstition, a dash of Voodoo, and a heapin' spoonful of crazy, thanks to her mother, Benna, aptly dubbed 'The Malibu Grave Dancer,' and her FBI informant father, who diatribes of racism and misogyny so vile it would curdle David Duke's blood. Benna dreamt of the day she could escape it all and thought she had. She built a new life for herself among the strongholds of the Greater Yellowstone mountains, with a loving husband and children by her side. 

But, like a Hydra with newly sprouted heads, her blood bond rooting her to her hometown of Chitlin' Switch, and decades-old secrets shook free from the weighted fibers of the family rug breached the mountain passes of her sanctuary, threatening to destroy all she cherishes. Afraid and unwilling to face the truth, Benna flees, seeking asylum in the tranquil peaks of the Teton mountains.

But her demons circle her when the idyllic wilderness turns savage. Trapped, wounded, and with time running out, she fights to live and traverses the horrors of her past. But is there any escape from the darkness buried within the human soul?

K. A. Wood, a venerable maestro of Southern tales, immerses you in a symphony of two worlds; fear and fortitude. Bottle up your courage, and go along with Benna as she navigates the wilds of the Tetons and the treacherous rapids of her mind in the gripping, darkly funny, emotionally charged novel, "The Malibu Grave Dance."

By K.A. Wood 

Fantasy/Si Fi

By K. A. Wood 2005
A short story from her childhood.

Essay By K.A. Wood 2003

A look into the depth blind eyes are turned to atrocities of society to protect their way of life.

Written & Illustrated 

By K.A. Wood 1994

Delightful children's book written for my 3 year old, to ease his fears of monsters.

By K.A. Wood 2003

Written when her daughter asked, "when do I get to go to the Kiddy Garden."