Good News for Little Dead Red!

My friends, I’m delighted to announce that Little Dead Red was recommended for the 2015 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot. This means that some members of the Horror Writers Association liked it enough to recommend it, and it may or may not be on the final ballot, which consists of five stories. It means that people are reading Little Dead … Read More

A Kinder, Gentler First Aid Kit

I’ve told you about the Frontier Girls, which is similar to the Girl Scouts. Both of my daughters participate and they love it! I can’t say enough about our leader, who takes my breath away. She’s Wonder Woman. They had a first aid day on Saturday, spending four hours learning things like CPR, etc. One of the requirements is to … Read More

I'm Pleased To Announce GAMUT

I’ll admit that 2015 felt like a slow year in my career. However, 2016 is shaping up to knock my socks off! I’m excited to tell you about Gamut, a new neo-noir magazine put out by Richard Thomas.  Richard wrote a wonderful blog post describing Gamut here. Meanwhile, keep your eyes open for a little bit of information… Wait, what’s that? … Read More

Voyage to the Star Kingdom by Anne Riley

In the small community of Village-Upon-Stone, a storm settles solely over the house of a beloved family. Instead of leading their normal, happy life, the family–a father, a mother, and three daughters–find themselves battling fierce winds and torrential rain. The other villagers come to the family’s aid, but it’s no use against the rapidly rising waters. The family and their … Read More

Lost Dog! Have You Seen Window?

Out dog Window went missing at about 8:00 this morning from our backyard in North Las Vegas. If you’ve seen our beloved pet, would you please email me at mercedesyardley (at) gmail (dot) com?  We miss him dearly. He’s a blue-nosed pit/lab mix. There’s no white on his body, and he has dark freckles on his pink tongue. Please let … Read More

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas, and happy holidays from our family to yours. <3

The Realistic Holiday Newsletter 2015

Last year my friends and I were joking around and wrote some realistic holiday newsletters.  I think it needs to become a new tradition. Here’s the Realistic Yardley Holiday Newsletter for 2015. Hello, family and friends! It’s time to check in and update you on all of the goings-on of our household. What fun! We’re sure you’re simply holding your breath. … Read More

Pimp a Friend Friday: Todd Keisling!

Friend and fellow horror writer TODD KEISLING is having a fantastic sale on his books. Each short story in his UGLY LITTLE THINGS series is on sale for 99 cents, as well as his novel A LIFE TRANSPARENT. Todd is a solid writer with quality work, so you’ll want to grab a few things to tuck away for later. You … Read More