dispatches from the dregs of Florida.
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The Scavenger, first dramatized by Creepy Podcast, has been picked up by Illustrated Worlds Magazine – a carefully curated journal of horror and fantasy. So, if audio isn’t your bag, you’ll be able to read it in their Spring/Summer issue.…
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Ink in Thirds: In Another Life
“James lies on the motel bed. Outside, a tinsel rain begins to fall…” In Another Life: A study in mania and its inevitable crash. And also, orange juice. Watch for this little 317-word gem in the Spring/Summer issue of Ink…
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The Avenue Journal: Water Edition: Hot
“If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” – Sun Tzu Hot: Displaced. Discredited. Discarded. What happens when everything a girl has worked for is stolen? What happens when she’s taken all…
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Celebrating two accomplishments with a cruller for breakfast.
Last night I completed the final edit of my latest short story, To Bethany, with Teeth. When my husband asked me what it was about, my response was, “oh, you know, Voodoo, teeth, domestic violence.” I was deep in editing…
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101 Words: Dinner
Dinner: A small (101 words) glimpse into domestic detachment and regret. Published September 2024 in 101 Words. Direct link here. P.S. Illustration above, entitled “Chaos Bowl,” by me.
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Creepy Podcast: The Scavenger
The Scavenger: A disaffected art school dropout returns to their impoverished rural homestead. But nothing good comes from a life of scrounging for scrap metal and ruminating on everything that has failed you. One must find new hobbies. Dramatized in…
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Heavy Feather Review: Everything Got Worse (the story.)
Everything Got Worse: a 1990s-era supernatural tale of rural sprawl and eco-displacement told from the perspective of a kid who got eaten by a gator and his mother who will never find out why he died. Published September 2024 in…
Kelli Dianne Rule: Author 