"My parents named me Barbara, an old family name. It wasn't even a relative my mother liked. My family was your typical upper middle class Republican types. My dad was a successful sell-out corporate defense lawyer and Mom had been his secretary-turned-wife. Can it get anymore classic than that? I was the first born and it was pretty clear that Dad wanted a son and when my baby sister Colleen came along; he turned his attention back to his martini and let Mom speak for him.
I didn't see any clear advantages to being a housewife though both my parents
urged me to go to college and find a nice man to marry. My mother didn't seem
all that happy with her position as breeder, cleaner, and cook. In fact, I
could tell she was frustrated by the way she would wallpaper and redecorate the
rooms all the time, constantly fuss over Julia Child’s recipes, and generally
be a Nazi about appearances.
I didn't go to college. Instead, I had a series of odd jobs that confused them
and angered my mother since none of them involved me meeting marriageable men.
I went from dishwasher to weekend clown at kid’s parties, then on to tarot card
reader and topless dancer.
My
parents died when I was 26. It
was kind of liberating. I realized that, without their expectations for my
future, I could make it anything I want and not have to listen to the constant
comparisons with their friends’ children who were caving in to the capitalistic
suburban sell out.
Then,
I found my people; a loving group who questioned the system, the rules and
morals of our parents’ generation. We wanted peace, love, and unity, not
mortgages, corporate jobs and miserable marriages.
I
did a little experimentation, but eventually it led me to the realization that
I am a part of a bigger movement; a movement for freedom and rights, community
and artistic expression.
I
renamed myself Blossom. It’s the name I should have had from birth because I am
always unfolding, beautiful just as I am. I am a bloom that represents the new
life for my generation."
As a zombie, Blossom turned her energy on "equality for zombies" and "zombie rights". She lives in a zommune with not one but two zombie men, Billy and Jack. Both men were in the military and left to fight in Vietnam as young humans. Forced to be a part of a "superior fighting force" by becoming zombies, they were treated like "killer ghouls" when they returned back home.
To read more about Blossom and her sister Colleen, check out the latest zombie housewives book, Zombie Housewives of the 1960s. See what the 60s would have been like from a zombie's point of view.
Zombie Housewives of the 1960s (color copy)
Zombie Housewives of the 1960s (black and white copy)
Check out the following blogs and see what zombie theme post they put up:
Zombies Everywhere
[Retro-Zombie]
Halloween Blues
The Southern Northerner
Martha's Journey
Annie Walls
GingerRead Review
App'y Talk
Kweeny Todd
Jenny's House of Horrors
Bubba's Place
Fictional Candy
herding cats & burning soup
Author Sherry Soule Blog
Paranormal research Group Blog
Adult Urban Fantasy by Sherry Soule
Moonlight Publishing Blog
Candid Canine
Ghost Hunting Theories
Above the Norm
A Dust Bunny In The Wind
Faith McKay
Zombob's Zombie News & Movie Reviews
Flesh From The Morgue
The Living Dark
Some One Else's Cook
Stumptown Horror
Forget About TV, Grab a Book
Zombie Dating Guide
Strange State
The Paranormalist - Renae Rude
Idée Fixe
Random Game Crafts
WhiteRoseBud's Tumblr
Gnostalgia
Book Me!
Carmen Jenner Author
Sarasota Zombie Pub Crawl
Not Now...Mommy's Reading
Love is a Many Flavored Thing
Its On Random
Ellie Potts
Attention Earthlings!
Horror Shock LoliPOP
The Spooky Vegan
The Story In...
DarkSide Detectives Blog
Something wicKED this way comes....
Julie Jansen: science fiction and horror writer
Author/screenwriter James Schannep
The Zombie Lab
Creepy Glowbugg
Pickleope
Sharing Links and Wisdom
Midnyte Reader
This Blog Has A.D.D.
Carol's Creations
Jeremy Bates
Thanks for posting this excerpt - I really need to get around to reading this book. The first one was great!
ReplyDeleteLilia
Horror Shock LoliPOP
i am so in for this book... i can say only... those darn hippies are zombies too. they are so cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt, Hippie Zombies, That's classic!
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to stop by my Walk's
Carmen Jenner Author and Book Me! for a Short Story and Character Interview! Happy Shambling! =D
That's pretty great. You got me laughing with "zommune". If a zombie drops acid, what happens then?
ReplyDeleteHere from the zombie walk. You girls are so creative! I hope the books are doing well.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have your opinion on my zombie post + there are several cool things to win as well (Amazon Gift Card, Halloween board game and a screenplay). They forgot to put me on the linky, so I really hope you can stop by ;-) Top 10 Best Zombie Movies
I love Blossom!
ReplyDeleteLoving all the different zombie posts today. Zommune is such an awesome word! Love it!
ReplyDelete~Anna
That was certainly a twist on a theme. Sounds as if things are better in your world nowadays and I know it must be a relief. By the way, I am now following your blog. Cheers, Blossom.
ReplyDelete"Zommune" I love it! Have fun zombie walking! Jet
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