Announcing In This Point Of Stillness!

I’m delighted to announce In This Point of Stillness, a new microficton chapbook collaboration written by Dustin LaValley and Mercedes M. Yardley (That’s me!). This was an insanely fun project. Microfiction stories are just what they sound like: teeny, tiny little stories told in few words. The collection is quite lovely and has an emotional impact. It’s 54 pages of … Read More

Teach Your Children Well

I love this picture. My husband was making Zuppa Toscana soup, and he showed Littlest how to help. Sometimes I forget they’re going to be Big Strong People someday, and need to know these things. How can they change the world for the better if they can’t take care of themselves?

Miss Murder Takes a Holiday

  My husband gifted me with a night’s stay at the hotel a mile from our house. So I was close enough I could be accessible if the house burned down or the kiddo’s heads exploded, but I was otherwise off limits. I wrote on the balcony. I laughed at 20 minutes of vintage South Park (Drugs are bad, m’kay) … Read More

Gamut BOGO Promo!

Chocolates for Valentine’s Day is awesome, but chocolate AND great literature? Even better! For the month of February, Gamut Magazine is doing a special Buy One, Get One event. For every subscription you buy, you’ll receive a second subscription to give to someone you love. Gamut pays ten cents a word for our acquired work and you’ll find fiction, nonfiction, … Read More

The Miss Murder Signed LE Card!

How insanely cool is this? Crystal Lake Publishing has created the Miss Murder Limited Edition card. There are 50 of these signed beauties, and it’s the first in the Crystal Lake Author series. This is such a great idea! Who are your favorite authors? You can buy your own card here for $15 and help support my publishers. Happy shopping!

Women in Horror Month Interview!

Hey, that’s me! The Horror Writers Association  interviewed me for Women in Horror Month. And that’s just awesome. Swing by here if you get a chance!  

Pimp A Friend Friday: Todd Keisling!

You guys. Todd Keisling’s THE FINAL RECONCILIATION is out TODAY! I think this will seriously be *the* book of 2017. It’s gripping, paced beautifully, and is Todd’s best work to date. I hope you pick it up and enjoy something truly immersing. Happy Release Day, Todd!

The Best Time-Waster of the Century

It’s called InspiroBot and it’s a random motivational quote generator. It has made me laugh so hard that I’ve cried, or maybe even just cried, because it gets me. I’ve posted some of my favorite quotes, and you can generate your own here.

I Was a Beekeeper for a Day!

Last July, I spent a week in New York attending a writer’s retreat and a horror writer’s conference. While I was hanging out, author, friend, and beekeeper Patrick Freivald showed a few of us around his beehives. I’ll admit it was scary at first. We donned our beekeeper’s suits and veils, but the sound of bees buzzing right by my … Read More