Published in 2021
Strange Religion (Upcoming)
A desperate mortician/embalmer tries to erase the guilt tainting her niece's soul, only to find the soul of the living isn't easily cleansed.
"Some sceptics claim spasms of the zygomaticus major cause the corners of the mouth to curl, but I say rigor mortis has by then set in too far for spontaneous contractions. They smile. And they smile with brilliant, quiet power."
A desperate mortician/embalmer tries to erase the guilt tainting her niece's soul, only to find the soul of the living isn't easily cleansed.
"Some sceptics claim spasms of the zygomaticus major cause the corners of the mouth to curl, but I say rigor mortis has by then set in too far for spontaneous contractions. They smile. And they smile with brilliant, quiet power."
A fantasy story light on magic and heavy on salt. House of Wax with angel wings. Inspired most notably by Mont-Saint-Michel in France for the setting.
"In a tall mirror, Azélie caught a glimpse of dotted line before she reclined prone on the mattress. Ink lined her shoulder blade, from the edge of her neck, around the scapula, all the way down to the small of her back, marking where she would get them: her wings."
Microfiction. A one hundred word tale of European folklore.
Published in 2014
Black Apples (Belladonna Publishing)
A dark reimagining of the fairy tale One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes with elements from Finnish werewolf lore.
"Mama Louhi carved the meat on the dinner table, but the knife could have scraped against my bones and it would have felt the same. My sisters laughed while I sat in ash and stared into the hearth, hoping to burn my last tears into my skin as they dried up. My only friend was dead, and they laughed while feasting on his flesh." [Get it here]
Published in 2013
Toasted Cake
An audio reprint of the story in which a passion for osteology blooms into a jewellery store. Read wonderfully by Tina Connolly. [Listen to it here]
Published in 2012
Niteblade
"Tonight I see the silhouette climb the garden wall, crawl up the orange tree. Someone plans a trap. Another fool to capture? Another daughter to birth, nurse, and forget?" [Read it here]
"He savours it. Arteries under the surface. Warm. Beating. They might drink their blood chilled, but fresh and pulsing is an outlawed delicacy. A treat they have to scheme and swindle for." [Read it here]
La Maison d'Os
Fear & Trembling"Genuine craftsmanship can be expected from La Maison d'Os all year round, for every occasion. No, sir, not a spelling mistake at all. Although bones are our white gold."
