A flash piece of mine – This Job is Minimum Wage and Has No Insurance – was just published by Voice.Club, a flash publisher specializing in audio fiction. My story was one of 10 selected for the theme Life is Unfair.
The story, about a zoo worker having to chase down an escaped tiger, is based on a true story from a friend who worked at the Baltimore Zoo. In all fairness, while she was asked to chase down a big cat, it wasn’t actually a tiger.
Still: Roar!
Tiger photo by Pierre Lemos
I’m so thrilled to let you all know one of my favorite stories has been published in an anthology called Rebels, by Inkd Publishing. Rebels is extremely timely. This book covers many different ideas for what a “rebel” can be, but the overall theme, and many of the stories, are inspired by the current political situation in the United States. My story – Birds of Prey - takes place in the fractured future that feels so imminent, and was inspired by a news story I came across that discussed how birds of prey will sometimes attack people’s personal drones.
The tagline for Birds of Prey is, “In the future civil war-torn United States, weary and desperately out-gunned guerrilla fighters take up the art of falconry, using specially augmented birds of prey to bring down the military drones that hunt them.” If you’re interested, you can find the book on Amazon or wherever you get your books. The ISBN is 9798233186851.
Out just in time for Halloween, the new anthology The Devil You Know: A Dragon Soul Press Anthology!
This anthology is all about demon possession, and I’m thrilled that my story, “Possessed And Loving It,” can be featured alongside so many brilliant authors. Possessed And Loving It puts a modern spin on the genre, where the teenage girl being possessed decides that rather than be a victim, she can team up with her demon to fight the patriarchal and religious institutions that strive to keep them both down. As pro-demon influencers, they’re virtually unstoppable! Trigger warnings for blood, body horror, and profanity. This is a possession story, after all.
If you’re not yet done with Spooky Season, or just like some good horror, you can get The Devil You Know in any format from Dragon Soul Press, Amazon or wherever you buy your books. Light a candle, draw a pentagram, and enjoy! Just try not to have nightmares after.
