I’m happy to announce my short story, “My Grandfather’s Bow,” will be podcast on Tales to Terrify! This story originally appeared in the anthology Once Upon a Moonless Night, published by The Brothers Uber. It may take a year for the episode to be produced and released, but I look forward to hearing my story narrated.
Author: A. L. Munson
The Fall 2026 issue of Tales from the Crosstimbers is out now! This issue features my horror story, “The Beast in the Concrete Jungle.” I had so much fun writing this story, which is based on a dream I had. I’m glad to see it out in print.
You can buy a copy of the issue in print or on Kindle here.
You can also read it online for free here.
I am happy to announce my short horror story, “The Beast in the Concrete Jungle,” will appear in the Fall 2026 issue of Tales from the Crosstimbers. Here’s a description of the story:
After a woman becomes marked by an unseen beast leading an urban cult, she must find and deliver the beast’s next human sacrifice or become its victim herself.
Look for the issue this autumn!
I am pleased to announce my creature-feature, “RRR,” will appear in the Strange Aeon 2026 anthology edited by M Keaton. “RRR” is a neurodivergent own-voices, sci-fi/horror story with a narcoleptic MC. Here’s a description:
A narcoleptic runaway desperate for money agrees to be a test subject in a hypnosis experiment. But when the other participants fall ill and grow violent, she suspects the researchers of conducting a far more dangerous experiment while the test subjects are hypnotized.
Release date is TBD. I will update this post when I know more.
Once Upon a Moonless Night: Tales of Betrayal, Revenge, & Redemption is now out in e-book format. This anthology from The Brothers Uber features my short story, “My Grandfather’s Bow.” This is my first YA story, and it was greatly inspired by my family and my tribe. I’m so happy to see it out in the world!
**Update: March 31**
You can now buy the hardcover, paperback, and e-book formats on Amazon here.
My interview with Grace Kielstra of MetaStellar is now posted on MetaStellar’s website and on their YouTube channel. We discussed the influences on my writing and how I incorporate my lived experiences into my stories.
The link to the interview on MetaStellar’s site is here.
You can also watch it on YouTube here.
I’m pleased to announce my short story, “We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound,” is a nominee for the 2025 Brave New Weird Awards from Tenebrous Press! This is my first award nomination, and I am very excited about it!
You can find the full list of nominees here.
Thanks to a recent short story sale, I have been bumped up from Affiliate to Active Pro member of the Horror Writers Association! I look forward to finally being able to vote on the Stoker Awards. I read plenty of excellent horror stories from my fellow HWA members each year, and now I can amplify them further than before!
I’m happy to announce MetaStellar‘s Storytime on YouTube features a reading of my narrative horror poem, “The Songstress.” Andrea Goyan is the narrator, and E. E. King hosts the feature.
You can find the video here.
The Best of MetaStellar Year Four anthology, featuring my whimsical narrative horror poem, “The Songstress,” is out now! “The Songstress” was previously published online by MetaStellar for National Poetry Day in 2024. I’m so happy that it’s now available in print!
The anthology is available in bookstores and online and in print and e-book formats. Click here to buy a copy.
Edited by Geordie Morse and Marie Ginga. Includes stories by Katie Yen, Melody Friedenthal, Ike Lang, Faith Allington, Peter Cooper Hay, William Campbell Powell, Elaine Midcoh, Laila Amado, Matt Thompson, Katie Lewis, Bryce Paradis, Mark Thomas, Nicholas Jay, Liz Levin, Darlene Eliot, Nicole Walsh, Gary Charles Wilkens, Austin Roberts, Patrick McEvoy, J. Peri, Ville Kokko, Ben Coppin, S. J. C. Schreiber, Melanie Mulrooney, Sean MacKendrick, Terra Patrick, Jordan Maison, James Rowland, Marie LeClaire, Victoria Brun, Kevin Sandefur, Gordon Grice, James Dorr, David Henrickson, Livia E. De Souza, Teodora Vamvu, A. L. Munson, Tom Brennan, Larina Warnock, Matthew D. Albertson, Larry Hodges, E. E. King, Steve Stanton, K. J. Shepherd, Thomas Mixon, Larry Richardson, Dennis Maulsby, Andrew Dunn, Warren Benedetto, Hannah Greer, Charles Cline, Gracie McKeever, and J. Millard Simpson.
