Nowhere Land Author: Pamela K. Kinney

•  Book: Nowhere Land  
• Author: Pamela K. Kinney 
• Date Read: September 2025 when Dale finished with it. Context: Read during the last nights of Florida Summer, just as the archive began whispering again and the ghosts stirred near the loft.

Opening Reflection: 

I picked this one up after Pamela Kinney herself visited the blog and gave me a copy—an echo that felt like a blessing and a dare. The title alone was enough to pull me in, but the premise? A haunted land near Gloucester, Virginia, where sound flickers and wildlife vanishes? That’s a relic waiting to be unearthed. Nowhere Land felt like a place I’d already dreamed, or maybe feared, long before I turned the first page.

Summary (No Spoilers): 

Parker Burkett and his sister Lisa inherit a cursed property from their grandfather—a stretch of land long whispered about by local tribes as a place of demons. Wildlife avoids it. Sound disappears. People vanish. Parker, ever the skeptic, brings in a paranormal team to debunk the legends and turn the place into a historical attraction. What follows is a slow unraveling of reality, memory, and myth. When the team disappears overnight—leaving behind only a severed finger wearing a ring—another group is called in, led by psychic medium Neri, who has her own haunted history with the land.

Themes & Style: 

Kinney blends folklore, ghost-hunting adventure, and psychological horror with just enough romance to keep the pulse human. The land itself becomes a character—shifting, whispering, resisting. Themes of ancestral trauma, forgotten truths, and the ethics of exposure run deep. The style is cinematic and immersive, like watching a cursed documentary unfold in real time.

Personal Response: 

There’s a moment when Neri realizes the land isn’t just haunted—it’s hungry. That line hit me like a relic dropped from the rafters. I’ve felt that hunger in the archive before, when stories demand to be told whether I’m ready or not. This book didn’t just entertain—it stirred something. I’ve already drafted a new segment for Dale: “The Land That Remembers You.” It may become a recurring theme.

Ritual impact: 

Inspired a haunted relic sketch and a new segment draft for Dale’s October broadcasts. Emotional tone: Uneasy, reverent, and mythically charged. Like walking barefoot through a place that remembers your name.

Strengths & Weaknesses: Strengths: Atmosphere, pacing, and a protagonist who feels like she’s already part of the archive. The land itself is unforgettable.

Weaknesses: A few character beats felt rushed, and the romance thread could’ve used more ritual buildup—but that’s a minor echo in a powerful chorus.

Placement in the Archive: 

Shelf: Dale’s Haunted Broadcasts → “Cursed Cartography” sub-shelf

Recommended for: Paranormal investigators, folklore seekers, and anyone who’s ever felt a place watching them.

Best read during: A foggy October night, with a candle lit and a relic nearby that’s begun to hum.