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AUTHOR PROFILE



DILL MCLAIN
Female
1949
Zurich
Switzerland
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Born on November 30, 1949, in Zurich, Switzerland, where she lives with her husband Alan Bruce Thompson. After commercial education and more than forty years in professional life in various branches, she began to write short stories in English, which she publishes regularly online on the site www.storystar.com.
The Cuban author Manuel Olivera Gómez translates her short stories into Spanish.

Collections of short stories:
2016 A medianoche en Adra / 2018 At midnight in Adra
2021 Amalia en la lluvia / 2023 Amalia in the rain

Novels:
2015 Nieves perpetuas en Almería / 2017 Snowfields in Almeria
2020 Drachenschüsselnacht (novela policíaca, Edition Lagarto)

Books for children:
2017 Sophie in the valley wind
2018 Sofía en el viento del valle
2018 Sofía en el viento andaluz
2021 Sophie in the Andalusian wind
2019 Sophie dans le vent de la vallée 2019 Sofie im Talwind /
2021 索菲在山谷风中
2024 Sofie im Wind von Andalusien (produced by BoD)

Booklet in two languages:
2020 劳拉和披萨送货员 Laura y el mensajero de pizza

All her books – apart from the crime novel – are produced by Editorial Círculo Rojo and available in paperback and epub at many online retailers.

Dill McLain is a passionate traveler, dedicated to the culture and art of the world. She loves music above all, likes to read literature in original languages and daydreaming.



Dill McLain is a member of:
-- RWA Romance Writers of America
-- Zurich Writers Association (ZSV Zürcher Schriftsteller/innen-Verband)

http://www.universolamaga.com/sofia-en-el-viento/
http://www.universolamaga.com/medianoche-adra-dill-mclain/


December 2024
dillmclain@gmail.com

AUTHOR’S STORIES

Kiana, Ryan and the Goat By Dill McLain

A wise goat advises a confused archaeologist

Late night in the olive grove By Dill McLain

After a crash with her bike, a young woman seeks late at night refuge in the olive grove, and then …

Under the shaman's coat By Dill McLain

The shaman's magic even reaches under a table ...

Evening talk at a wall By Dill McLain

On that evening she was late, and while anxiously waiting for her, he decided to finally tell her ...

Violetta By Dill McLain

A lovesick woman at breakfast accidentally besmears two paintings which the artist just wanted to present for his vernissage, and ...

Max in Munich By Dill McLain

Spending a short cycling holiday in Munich dreaming of a romance, when events passed from heaven to hell ... or perhaps vice versa ?

Teresa By Dill McLain

A businessman on the way to his most important meeting is trapped in a traffic jam in Santiago de Chile and is about to lose his mind, and then he suddenly sees …

Spring Rolls at Cockfosters By Dill McLain

After his wife's furious outburst at breakfast, Cooper Lewis takes the subway instead of his car, and then he falls in love ...

Engagement ring for another bride By Dill McLain

Shortly before his marriage proposal, a young man loses the engagement ring, and the bride ...

Phone call to the Everglades By Dill McLain

A friendly art dealer answers his angry wife's call, when an alligator appears and ...

At Midnight in Adra By Dill McLain

A young woman is resting on the beach, after a terrible shock, lost, exhausted and desperate, but then suddenly ...

The throwing of the beetle By Dill McLain

A thrown beetle leads an older lady to a great life change ...

Hello, my name is Nuri ! By Dill McLain

Bought, coddled, abandoned - the heart-rending story told by the dog himself !

The yellow blouse By Dill McLain

On the day of his comeback a famous torero gets lost in confusion and the crowd races with delight ...

Bathing with Sandwiches By Dill McLain

Young woman in the bathtub celebrating her new freedom nearly drowns when all of a sudden ...

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