There’s No Better Time for Stories about Justice

I’m excited and honored to have a story included in this is new anthology about justice in worlds gone off the rails. My story “Bones of Change,” which you may recall was also in the Halloween bundle, On Hallows Eve, is about the dead coming for some payback. All proceeds from this collection will be donated to the  Southern Poverty Law Center and the Human Rights Campaign.  

Just in Time for Scary Season: On Hallow’s Eve Bundle

Want to see something really scary? How about a specially curated bundle of Halloween-themed short stories? My story “Bones of Change” can be found in the On Hallow’s Eve bundle. The cool things about ebook bundles is that you can pay what you want, support indie authors, and support a great charity. Like scary stuff? Like many flavors of Halloween “candy”? Please give this one a look.

Death Wind Joins New “Bump in the Night Thrillers” Storybundle

If you’re ready for summer thrills and chills (ones that don’t even require air conditioning), I’m delighted to show off the brand new “Bump in the Night Thrillers” storybundle, which just launched today. Sixteen suspenseful, fun, and entertaining reads. Just click the image above, or go to this URL –> https://storybundle.com/thriller

A Nice, Cuddly Post-Apocalyptic Western Revenge Story

One of the cool things about being a writer is that sometimes other authors let me play in their sandbox. Aaron Michael Ritchey, author of the Juniper Wars series, a Young Adult story about a family of teenage sisters on a post-apocalyptic cattle-drive, invited me to contribute a story to his world and this was the result. I wouldn’t call this story YA (it’s more like The Hateful Eight meets The Crying Game), but it was a whole lotta fun to write. You can download the ebook and PDF files here.

Women in Horror Month: Scary Confessions – Audrey Brice and Briana Robertson

Audrey Brice Audrey Brice writes paranormal thrillers, mysteries, and horror stories where spirits, demons, and occult practitioners are both heroes and villains. As a girl I was terrified of ghosts and physical manifestations of the spirit world after having numerous strange supernatural experiences. By the time I was twelve I set out to explore the unknown. Aside from delving into the occult and participating in ghost hunts, I began writing about those experiences in both fiction and non-fiction in hopes to confront those fears and make sense of them. In fiction, I like to explore the unknown and the dark,Continue readingWomen in Horror Month: Scary Confessions – Audrey Brice and Briana Robertson

We Live in the Gothic Castle – The Dark Brilliance of Shirley Jackson

I was attending an author event at the Tattered Cover bookstore a couple of months ago. Not even really browsing, I had in hand the book I had come for, but nevertheless my gaze wandered across one of the bookseller recommendation shelves. For no discernible reason, one cover caught my eye. It was a pen and ink drawing of an elder sister embracing the younger, and the book was We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.