Promising Young Woman is one of the most thought-provoking horror movies I’ve seen since Get Out. There is so much to unpack here that I didn’t feel comfortable trying to squeeze it into a single post. So here is Part 2 of my review. And I know I said that this was coming “next week”Continue reading “The Misogyny is Coming from Inside the House: Promising Young Woman Part 2”
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A Study in Pink
I had an epiphany last week. Depending on how well you know me, you might or might not be surprised by this. But ladies round the Internet, let me know if this realization rings any bells of recognition in your brain. I was never a tomboy. I certainly acted like one. I caught frogs andContinue reading “A Study in Pink”
Black Bells: Chapter One
Megan went to bed without brushing her teeth. Her mouth felt furry and sick as if she’d been licking a dog, but she didn’t care. She wanted to wake up with a dozen cavities. Maybe even need a root canal. She felt the need to punish herself, though she didn’t know why. None of thisContinue reading “Black Bells: Chapter One”
Poseidon
Rebecca trailed her feet in the water, feeling like a school girl on her last day of summer vacation. Cerberus floated along beside the raft, her enormous flippers occasionally touching Rebecca’s legs. Rebecca looked up at the sky, so like Earth but so different too. The sky was a darker blue, almost indigo. TheContinue reading “Poseidon”
The Night Beast
The night draws down Like a black velvet curtain. Like a blanket of stars and dark The night draws down. The winged beast awakens Like an earthquake in the night. Like the heavy shift of mountains The winged beast awakens. The beast takes flight Like the cold north wind. Like a whirl ofContinue reading “The Night Beast”
Storyland Chronicles Four-Day Sale
My first-ever published book, Storyland Chronicles (recently updated and rebooted with a bonus chapter), is free to download until Monday, March 30 at midnight. It’s a post-apoc about dragons and vampires and fairytale monsters. Bluebeard gets a cameo, Baba Yaga gets a cameo, and of course there are zombies because what’s a post-apoc without zombies.Continue reading “Storyland Chronicles Four-Day Sale”
Storyland: The Beginning
Thirty old men rode in the back of an eighteen-wheeled semi with the words WAL-CO across the trailer in bright blue letters. They sat cross-legged on the hard metal floor, their backs braced against the walls of the trailer. They rode in a silence that was almost terrified. “I feel like a coward,” Senator HarrisonContinue reading “Storyland: The Beginning”
Literally
Brrriiiiiing! Sheila looked at the caller ID and sighed. She loved her mother—she really did—but Mom was someone she could only enjoy in small doses, and only when she was fully awake and in control. Right now it was early morning and the winter sun was blinding its way through her curtains, addingContinue reading “Literally”
Grasshopper Tale
As fairy tales go, it isn’t much. Nobody will make an epic trilogy out of it. Michael Bay will never pick up the option. My story will never have been brought to you by Generation X Toilet Paper—For When Your Life Is In The Crapper. But it’s my story, and I’m proud of it. IfContinue reading “Grasshopper Tale”
Big Spider, Mama
Marcia took her daughter to the playground on the corner at least twice a week. It was a sanity-saver, a chance to sit and zone out for an hour or two while Caylee ran around and wore herself out. There were a few other women, also stay-at-home-moms. Their children were around Caylee’s age, between threeContinue reading “Big Spider, Mama”
Dawn Napier 