"The Empire of Death" by Erika Hoffman

 – “Mama, I don’t want to die down here.”

It’s forbidden to touch any bones or skulls lining the walls to balance you.

Erika Hoffman is a happy and longtime resident of beautiful North Carolina.  She’s a member of three writing clans: North Carolina Writers Network; The Triangle Area Freelancers; and Carteret Writers. During the past 14 years while pursuing “her scrivener dream,” she has succeeded in getting published 460 times. Yet, Erika deems her best achievement— besides being married forever—is having raised four functioning citizens. Without a doubt, her proudest moniker is “Ama’ to six grandsons and three granddaughters.