Louise knew candy was bad for her.
She just didn’t know how bad.
My short story, “Bad Candy” is included in the anthology, Inanimate Things: Volume 2 (Burial Books, April 2025.) This story is a bit of a departure for me in that it’s not flash or micro fiction but a full-blown short story at about 1,900 words.
From the blurb –
“Living Puppets, Animated Houses, Creepy Cars, Hard Candy, Stoned Scarecrows, Exterior Illumination, Cardboard Maniacs, and More Mannequins. These are a few of the things that will devour your soul and invade your dreams. Digest these tales and try to be kind to the things you see. Just because you don’t think they’re conscious, doesn’t mean they aren’t.
Stories by acclaimed horror authors Jason Fischer, John Gosham, Sandra Henriques, Patrick Herald, Michael Lawrence, Colin Adams-Toomey, Cory Brock, Madeline Mora-Summonte, Truman Ramsey, Mark Peters, Anne Wilkins, Carter Aldridge, Jimmy Pudge, Paul Lonardo, Ira Thackston II, Stuart Conover, Damon Nomad, Kay Hanifen, and Stephen Rhoades."
Scheduled for release on April 18, 2025
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Alex!
DeleteCongratulations! That's so exciting!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, MJ! It's been a long time since I wrote something that length so it's definitely exciting to see it in an anthology.
DeleteCongrats on your publishing news! It's awesome news.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Natalie!
DeleteWoot! Grats on the story!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Loni!
DeleteCongrats on both the size of the story and the upcoming release. YAY!
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Thanks, Anna! I wasn't sure I had any longer works in me, but I guess I do. :)
DeleteOh, I'm jotting that release date down in my planner. Congrats on the story.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, Susan! And thank you!
DeleteSounds like a terrifying collection - but congrats on getting a story into it! :)
ReplyDeleteIt does! I'm a little afraid to read it myself. :o
DeleteThanks, Tyrean!
Congrats!
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