My narrative horror poem, “The Songstress,” is now up on MetaStellar. I originally started writing it as a short story, but for some reason the words came to me in verse and I just ran with it. It’s a whimsical poem, and I hope people enjoy it.
Click here to read “The Songstress.”
Artwork by Anais Aguilera using Firefly.
I am pleased to announce that my short horror story, “We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound,” will be published and podcast by PseudoPod. This is the first time one of my stories will be released in audio form, and I can’t wait to hear it! Here’s a description of the story:
A young woman’s childhood mistakes come back to haunt her when a vengeful letter-writer calls her back to the mysterious small town she fled twenty years before.
This story is a mix of Choctaw legends and real events that occurred in my hometown. I don’t yet know the release date but will update this when I do.
I’m happy to announce that my whimsical narrative horror poem/flash piece, “The Songstress,” will be published on the e-zine MetaStellar! I don’t yet know the date of publication, only that it will be sometime before December of next year. Here’s a description of the piece:
A mysterious woman arrives in a small town, singing a supernatural song of death and destruction that plunges the entire area into eternal night.
This was my first time experimenting with narrative poetry, so I’m very pleased that this piece will be getting published. I will update this post once I know when the publication date will be.
Due to construction at my apartment complex, my mail had been delayed for a while. But today, I finally got my copy of the October issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly!
It’s somewhat surreal to see my name on the cover of a magazine, which seems appropriate given the genre. I’m very happy to have this on my bookshelf.
The October 2023 issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly, featuring my sci-fi/horror story, “What Mel Knows,” is out now!
This was the first short story I wrote, and I’m very glad that it’s finally published.
I received my contributor copy of Seers and Sibyls in the mail today, and it is beautiful!
I was a little surprised to see that every story was given a label like “A Tale from [insert country/ethnicity]” and even more surprised to see my story labeled as “A Tale from the Choctaw Nation.” It’s not. It’s just a tale from me. I fear that label gives the impression that my story is based on a Choctaw folktale and I’m a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, neither of which is true. I’m enrolled in the Vancleave Live Oak Choctaw of Mississippi, and my story, though it does have a Choctaw isht ahullo in it, is not based on any folktale. So I hope it doesn’t cause any confusion.
Anyway, the book is now on my shelf as my first ever publication! Soon, the October issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly will be right beside it.
Seers and Sibyls, the anthology containing my horror story “The Wager,” is out now in paperback and on Kindle and Nook!
This anthology features stories and poems about clairvoyants, spiritual mediums, and others who commune with worlds beyond our own. My story is about an isht ahullo (a Choctaw conjuror). I’m very proud of this publication (My first!), and I can’t wait to read the other stories in this anthology.
Click here for Barnes & Noble link.
Edited by MJ Pankey, published by Brigids Gate Press, cover art by Elizabeth Leggett
Contributing authors: David Marino, Beth O’Brien, Victoria Brun, Rose Strickman, Zachary Rosenberg, Eric Swann, Nico Penaranda, A.L. Munson, Caroline Johnson, Marshall John Moore, Nancy Lambert, Susan Jordan, Jeremy Megargee, Nwejesu Ekpenisi, Jennifer Bushroe, Laura Marden, Joseph Mathias, Stephanie Ellis, Bettina Theissen, Misty Urban, Gerri Leen, Kayla Whittle, Ivy L. James, Matthew Yap, Cormack Baldwin, Shannon Connor Winward, Jacqueline Kate Goldblatt, Devan Barlow, Jay McKenzie, and Sam Muller
Seers and Sibyls, the anthology containing my horror story “The Wager,” is now available for pre-order on Kindle. The slated release date is September 5th.
This anthology was edited by MJ Pankey and published by Brigids Gate Press.
Thanks to my recent short story sales, I am now an associate member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association! I have been a fan of science fiction since the age of 4. My dream is to inspire the same wonder, terror, and thrill in others that I’ve always felt as a consumer of the genre. I’m very happy to be a part of this association and look forward to sharing my speculative fiction with the world.
Thanks to my first horror story sales, I have been accepted into the Horror Writers Association as an affiliate member! I have two horror stories (“The Wager” and “What Mel Knows”) coming out this year and several more under consideration at different magazines. I look forward to many years of keeping random strangers awake at night with unsettling imagery and the general weirdness that my twisted mind creates.