I spent a good chunk of the day going through my archives of published and nearly-published stories from the last (mumble mumble) years, and have a story a week queued up on…
Category: Uncategorized
“Counting Tunnels to Berry” by Alan Baxter
A father and son’s train ride is interrupted by a sort of cosmic justice that traps a car full of travelers until they come to terms with their wrongs.
“American Remake of a Japanese Ghost Story” by Laird Barron
A woman cursed to pursue dark forces encounters a lonely, vengeful spirit and invites it along on her adventures.
“Knock Three Times” by Seanan McGuire
A young medium receives a cryptic but timely warning before a great disaster.
“The One Word I Can’t Say” by S.P. Miskowski
A woman seeks to exorcise the annoying ghost of her sister. Surprisingly affecting.
“The Mad Monk of Motor City” by Gwendolyn Kiste
The ghost of Rasputin haunts a crumbling apartment building until he is outwitted by a resident.
“Meeting Katie King” by Lisa Morton
A skeptical newspaperman is surprised by a spirit manifested at a seance and unable to express his new beliefs.
“A Feather for Mrs. Edmund” by David Demchuk
A young medium channeling a spirit who is not approved by his guardian meats out grim justice on a murderer. This was a delightfully dark little story.
“The Bone Eater” by Lee Murray
A homeless Maori man helps the unquiet dead find peace. I enjoyed how this story deftly weaves together traditional Maori traditions in a gritty modern environment; quite touching.
“The Marble Lily” by Kathe Koja
A janitor at a Paris morgue becomes obsessed with the beautiful corpse of a nameless young woman who drowned in the Seine. A strange and touching story of obsession.