Blood Golem A serial killer and a spell gone wrong = weird revenge in Rae Patterson's "Blood Golem" in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the single story or the whole issue on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/142513665?collection=1811580
Octavia Butler Some writers have such a strong voice. I’m thinking Bradbury or Pratchett, say, where whichever work of theirs you are reading, it’s like you are sitting on the ground beside a campfire, listening to the author tell their own story. It may be funny or terrifying or heartbreaking,
Free Ride Based on a Reedsy prompt "So, what's the catch?" https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts "So, what's the catch?" I asked. The sign said "Free Passage to Earth!" I had to admit I had never heard that one before. I'
Editor I sent a short story to a professional editor and paid him 75$ to edit it and give me some feedback. My first reaction to the marked-up story was “Look how they massacred my boy.” It looked like every sentence was wrong. Then there were two long paragraphs that I