Hot Wind Boiling Rain: Scary Stories for Strong Hearts is a collection of original creepy tales, contemporary folktale variants with source notes and creative writing ideas. 

Honored by her peers as a member of the Circle of Excellence of the National Storytelling Network, Lyn Ford is frequently featured at storytelling festivals throughout the U.S. and abroad.  Her first book, Affrilachian Tales, was published by Parkhurst Brothers Publishers in 2012, winning the Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award. Lyn resides in Columbus, Ohio, the center of her work as a performing artist.

— Donna Washington, storyteller and workshop leader

— Jane Crouse, Universal Storyteller

— Steve Kardaleff, former executive director, National Storytelling Network

— Joyce Slater, artistic director, Kansas City Storytelling Celebration