I’m thrilled to show you the cover to my collection “Little Dead Red and Other Stories,” which will be put out by Vault Books. Marcela Bolívar is the artist and she knocked it out of the ballpark! This is only one of the gorgeous illustrations that she did. The numbered edition will have four original pieces of art, and the lettered will … Read More
2016 Reading Lists!
There are few things cooler to me than seeing somebody’s favorite reads of the year. I’m always trying to catch up on super cool books. But I can’t tell you how amazing it feels to actually end up on somebody’s list! Apocalyptic Montessa was mentioned on The Baked Scribe. Detritus in Love was mentioned on Char’s Horror Corner and Gingernuts of … Read More
Get Little Dead Red and Pretty Little Dead Girls for 99 Cents!
99 cents for a short time only! The Wolf is roaming the city in this Bram Stoker Award winning Mercedes M. Yardley novella, and he must be stopped. “LITTLE DEAD RED is a dark retelling of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood. But make no mistake; it isn’t that story in modernized form. That would be dark enough, … Read More
Little Dead Red and Other Stories! Win a Limited Edition Copy!
So the most amazing thing happened.Vault Books is a new publishing company that creates limited editions of new and existing works by some of the most noted writers of speculative fiction, and they took me under their wing. Pre-orders for my new limited edition short story collection Little Dead Red and Other Stories are now live. And this thing is going to … Read More
Darkness Dwells Podcast Episode 60!
Okay, so this was so much fun. I was delighted to go on the Darkness Dwells podcast and meet one of my new favorite people, Jason White. I recount my dorkiness at the Bram Stoker Award, my unholy love for The Lord of the Flies, and listen in horror as Jason is abducted by Skynet. Please stop by and take a … Read More
So, Um. This Happened. Thank You!
On Saturday night, I was blown away when I was awarded the beautiful Bram Stoker Award for my story Little Dead Red. Little Dead Red is probably the darkest thing I’ve written. It’s a tale about little girls, their dead-inside mothers, and the Wolves of the world. It’s a tale of love and justice. It’s a difficult read because it isn’t … Read More
Get To Know A Bram Stoker Award Nominee
After the official Bram Stoker Awards nomination ballots were announced, I was contacted and asked to give an interview as an official nominee. (I’m a nominee! Yay!) The awards are later this week and they didn’t have time to run the interview series, but I’m allowed to put my interview up here. Please take a second to read some of … Read More
My Bram Stoker Award Nomination Certificate!
And fingernails that I haven’t bitten to the quick, yet! Woo hoo! I’m so happy to be nominated. We’ll find out the winners next month at Stokercon, which will be pretty cool. Hope to see some of you there!
Shotgun Logic's Review of Little Dead Red
This is a pretty awesome review. Earlier I was interviewed by Shane D. Keene (which was a fun interview, by the way) and now he put up a wonderful review of Little Dead Red. This just makes me happy. I love this story. It’s the little story that could. Take a second and swing by, if you can!
Little Dead Red is an Official Nominee!
There have been so many wonderful things going on lately that I haven’t been able to keep up. But I am delighted to announce that Little Dead Red made the official Bram Stokers Award final ballot in the long fiction category. It’s my first time ever being a Bram Stokers Award nominee and I’m quite excited about it. You all … Read More