Pathways to Bolingbrook: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story

William Brinkman

Feb 2022 · The Bolingbrook Babbler Stories Book 1 · Anti-Psychic Kitty Press

About this ebook

Between the shadows and the stars lie the pathways to Bolingbrook

Miriam and Sara both feel they’re on the wrong path.  Miriam, abandoned by her family, is homeless, alone, and stuck in Iowa City. Sara, a mother of two, is a reporter at a struggling suburban Chicagoland newspaper chain.

Then they each find themselves at a crossroads. A stranger offers Miriam a chance to escape Iowa City and her past. Sara discovers a mysterious recording of a conversation she doesn’t remember.

While the new paths may lead to what Miriam and Sara want, there are also hidden dangers along each path. As Sara’s investigation brings her closer to Bolingbrook, her publisher threatens her job and urges her to think about her children if she continues. Miriam wants to escape, but she knows everything has a price. Will they find the answers they need along the pathways to Bolingbrook

This is the first book of the Bolingbrook Babbler Stories, an Urban Fantasy Series set in suburban Chicagoland. Perfect for fans of the Dresden Files and Let the Right One In.

Buy Pathways to Bolingbrook and follow the pathways to a suburb where the promise of the stars and the dangers in the shadows converge.

About the author

William Brinkman is the creator of the Bolingbrook Babbler web series and is currently working on his first novel, The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story. He is currently a member of the Freethought Blogs network and has been involved in secular advocacy over the years. 

He's also a former contributor to White Wolf's Demon: The Fallen series. Additionally, William has also written science fiction works since grade school. As a student at the University of Iowa, William majored in journalism and took as many creative writing classes as his schedule allowed. After graduation, he served as an editor at two alternative publications. These experiences later helped him start the Babbler web series in 1998. 

His work has been praised by Bolingbrook residents and within the atheist/skeptical community. William is probably one of the few critics of former Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar who didn't get exiled to Florida.

To keep up with the Babbler and news about William's other activities, visit him at http://www.bolingbrookbabbler.com. To subscribe to his newsletter, go to https://www.subscribepage.com/s2b4c3.