My sweet Niko has Williams Syndrome and autism. Williams Syndrome is an intricate syndrome caused by the deletion of the elastin gene on the seventh chromosome. This spontaneous deletion on one tiny gene has the ability to dramatically change our lives. He’s a sweet, loving, curious 19-year-old boy. He still wants to sit on my lap. He asks me to … Read More
I’m a Guest of Honor at the New Horror on Main Convention!
I am so excited to announce that I’m a Guest of Honor at the new Horror on Main convention! Horror on Main is a new convention taking place May 26-28, 2023 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. It has a varied GoH list, including writers, actors, publishers, composers, and more! I am really, really looking forward to it. I’ll be speaking and … Read More
“Fracture” Made the Bram Stokers Award Ballot!
Oh, my friends! I’m so very excited to share that my short story “Fracture” is a nominee in the Bram Stoker Awards short fiction category! “Fracture” is a story about a girl born of glass with a human heart. It was published in the Weird Little Worlds anthology Mother: Tales of Love and Terror, which was also nominated! (And the anthology Into … Read More
The Pretty Little Dead Girls Graphic Novels Have Shipped!
Friends! The Pretty Little Dead Girls graphic novel have all been lovingly packed and shipped out. The majority of the USA backers will receive them by next week. International shipping times will vary. If you don’t receive your graphic novel by the end of March, please email Orion at orionzangara@gmail.com and he can check on that for you. It has … Read More
Volume 1 of the Pretty Little Dead Girls Graphic Novel is Here!
Oh, my friends! The day has finally arrived! The Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Graphic Novel of Murder and Whimsy Volume 1 has arrived in Orion’s (and his Pretty Little Star Girl’s) hands! What? You’d like to see pictures? Let’s show you pictures! I don’t know which one is prettier! I’m mad for both PLDG *and* Sweet Babe! Orion, … Read More
Maddie’s Music Hall
I had a little thing go up on the Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge. You can read it here. I feel like I briefly stepped away from the world for a while, but I’m fighting my way back. Hello. It’s good to see you!
2022’s More Realistic Holiday Newsletter!
In 2014, after reading a slew of too-perfect family updates, I started writing more realistic holiday newsletters. Let’s sum up 2022! Here we go! LUKE ran a Ragnar in Arizona, went to a Mongolian throat-singing concert, and to Cancun for a vacation with his entire extended family. He caught Covid in Cancun and was relegated to the isolation hotel for … Read More
Remembering the Arterial Bloom Cover Reveal!
The cover reveal for Arterial Bloom was three years ago today! I’m so proud of this gloriously beautiful anthology. Arterial Bloom dropped during the pandemic and still came out swinging! She made the final ballot of the Bram Stoker Awards in the Superior Achievement in an Anthology category. Todd Keisling created the gorgeous cover and did the interior design. Todd … Read More
November Pretty Little Dead Girl: A Graphic Novel of Murder and Whimsy Update!
Incoming! Expect the PDF of Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Graphic Novel of Murder and Whimsy to arrive very, very soon! If you haven’t already done so, please email our illustrious Orion Zangara at orionzangara@gmail.com to update your email and mailing address. I can’t wait! I also can’t wait to show you this panel. The scene Orion chose to feature … Read More
The September PLDG: Graphic Novel Update!
My friends! This month I taught a class at UNLV about adapting a longer work into a graphic novel. It went well and the class rejuvenated me. So many aspiring writers and artists! I printed out samples of the Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Graphic Novel of Murder and Whimsy script as well as the accompanying art and showed the … Read More