Tag Archives: short stories

Meet The Author: Elizabeth Twist

As someone who manages to kill even plastic flowers, author Elizabeth Twist’s story, Tender Flesh, spoke to me… especially since the only plant I’ve ever managed to keep alive (and still is alive right now, watching me) is a Venus Fly Trap with unknown intentions, given it doesn’t seem to actually eat flies. This isContinue reading “Meet The Author: Elizabeth Twist”

Meet The Author: Rob Grimoire

Rob’s story is perfection in this anthology. It’s like they were made for each other, he is a master of sporror in this! Fire races across the mycelium, each electrical charge stimulating my hyphae and this one eye becomes twenty thousand. Cordyceps Angelus by Rob Grimoire, featured in Dark Spores by Crone Girls Press. QContinue reading “Meet The Author: Rob Grimoire”

Meet The Author: James Chambers

James Chambers story is one that made my skin crawl, it’s fantastic. A brilliant addition to our anthology, Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight Volume 4, and lets James truly show off why he has so many awards for his work. This story is one that really sticks with the reader. Let’s hear moreContinue reading “Meet The Author: James Chambers”

Meet The Author: Samantha Bryant

Samantha brings us a story that truly made me shiver reading it. It’s a story that is all too possible, an occurrence that haunts many children and left me crying, thinking of what Jimmy went through. Jimmy looked over his shoulder. A hand pressed against the other side of the glass. He laid his ownContinue reading “Meet The Author: Samantha Bryant”

Dear Editor: Maximizing Submission Chances at Crone Girls Press, Part 3

I want you to be confident that you are sending your work to a place where it will fit, and I want to read work that will be the best possible fit. Make my job hard by sending me something that fits the genre and guidelines and punches me right in the face with its terror and disturbing impact.

Meet the Author: Nicola Lombardi

As our anthology begins, an old grandmother tells her grandchildren yet another bedtime story. And then another. And then another… and another.. and… “Bedtime Tales” by Nicola Lombardi, translated by J. Weintraub, is a short, creepy tale to set the stage for our readers. Q (Crone Girls Press): What do you write? How long haveContinue reading “Meet the Author: Nicola Lombardi”