Going Live on Vox Vomitus!

The lovely co-hosts of Vox Vomitus have invited Tom Deady and I over to talk about The Rack. The rack is a cool anthology featuring several super cool horror writers (including Stephen King) and includes my story “I am a House Demanding to be Haunted.” It’s a haunted house story in reverse, and I really like it! Anyway, feel free … Read More

Come Listen to my Interview on Rock and Roll Nightmares!

Staci Layne Wilson interviews Nadia Robertson and I on her Rock and Roll Nightmares podcast! We talk about our stories in Parallel Lines. Nadia’s is “The Man the Colonel Never Knew” about Elvis Presley, and mine is “Holding Hands Like Paper Dolls” about the Manson Family. Come listen! This is what Staci says in her episode notes: Mercedes M. Yardley and Nadia … Read More

Listen to My Story “Arctic” on Sudden Fictions Podcast!

I’m excited to share that my obsession with women’s otherworldly hearts and men’s starshine eyes is alive and well. RB Wood narrates my flash fiction story “Arctic” on Sudden Fictions Podcast. The prompt was “ice” and I just sat down and wrote a lovely little story in one go. It’s very Mercedesesque. Please take a listen, and I hope you … Read More

I’m a Guest on The Horror Talks Podcast!

Well, I’ll straight up tell you that Erin Wilczynski is my new best friend. Except for maybe Nacho, the orange cat who made an appearance, because I fell in love with him immediately. But I was delighted to take part in Erin’s Horror Talks podcast! We had a lot of fun discussing the usual, like writing, serial killers, and destroying … Read More

Join Me on The New Panic Room Radio Show!

Hello, friends! I’m delighted to share that I’ll be on the New Panic Room Radio Show to talk about lots o’ lovely things, including my new book DARLING. DARLING will be released this August. Come listen to the show live! HellBound Books Publishing presents The Panic Room Radio Show! Don’t forget to make the scene this Thursday at 10:30pm EST … Read More

A Podcast Interview with PaleoCheese!

Oh my friends! I had the best time doing a podcast interview with my old friend Chad Lutzke and my new friend Jeremiah Bannister! The main topic was the importance of a supportive spouse when you’re a creative, but we also discussed scorpions, strong women, children with special needs, and all sorts of things. Come have a listen!

Dead Headspace Podcast: A Roundtable on Faith and Horror

I had the best time on this podcast, my friends. Patrick R. McDonough and Brennan LaFaro invited Ronald Kelly, John Quick, Todd Keisling, and myself to discuss faith and horror. Three of us are active members of our faith, and Todd was the counterpoint agnostic point of view. It was an intriguing, respectful, thoughtful discussion about the juxtaposition of faith … Read More

I’m a Guest on Dead Headspace Podcast!

My friends, did you miss me like I’ve missed you? I’m thrilled to share that I had a great time on the Dead Headspace Podcast! We discussed…well, what didn’t we discuss? Writing and quarantine and Covid and serial killers and family and Williams Syndrome and medieval daggers. You can listen to the Miss Murder episode here. I recorded it in … Read More

Martin Lastrapes Interviews Me About Arterial Bloom. And Meet Niko!

What are you doing during quarantine? Why not listen to this super cool interview with Martin Lastrapes?  Martin is an author /podcaster/all-around-character that lives here in Vegas. We were originally going to do the interview face-to-face, but then life and a global pandemic happened. We talk quarantine, Arterial Bloom, and my son bursts onto the scene at about the hour and … Read More

Join Me Tonight on the Panic Room Radio Show!

What are you doing tonight? Sheltering in place? Why not be a good global citizen while listening to my live segment on the Panic Room Radio Show while I discuss Arterial Bloom? I’m delighted to appear alongside hosts James H. Longmore and Xtina Marie, as well as guest Joe Pulizzi. The show begins at 7:30 Pacific Time, 9:30 Central. Also, I’m … Read More