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Hey, it’s actually been a pretty busy fall for me.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0 horror short story, “I’m Not From Here” came out on September 1, 2025 in the Costs of Living<\/a> anthology from Whisper House Press.\u00a0 The editor, Steve Capone Jr., was a pleasure to work with and really made my weird little second person story the best it could be. If you’re interested in reading it, it’s available at the link above.<\/p>\n

At the same time, my suburban fantasy\/slipstream story, “A Sea of Laundry,” debuted in Trollbreath Magazine’s Fall 2025<\/a> issue.\u00a0 If you care to subscribe, the link will take you there. Again, the editors were amazing and made my story the best it could be.<\/p>\n

And now, “I’m Not From Here” has appeared on the Horror Writer Association’s reading list, in the short fiction category<\/a>. The list compilation of recommendations by members, which means someone in the HWA liked my story enough to recommend it. I am absolutely blown away to be in the same section of the list as such wonderful authors as Joe R. Lansdale, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paul Tremblay, and Jonathan Janz (who by the way, I’m sure is going to win an award for his short piece, “Lenora” because it was asbolute fire).<\/p>\n

I guess I better push aside all the other stuff I have been dealing with this fall and get back to writing to make sure this is the first time I appear on a recommended reading list, and not the last.<\/p>\n

Best,
\nJ.M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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