The Sparrow's Nest

My story "Coffin Walker" has finally come out! I'm so excited for this one. I wrote it a while back. I had read "Dracula" and had a sudden urge to write something really elegant and poetic, yet horrific at the same time. I had no ideas at all in my head, but the urge for poetic elegance was in my fingers, so I grabbed my computer, sat on the floor in the middle of my cold messy room, and began to write. The whole thing came out right then and there. I went over it a couple of times and I was done. After that, the rejections rolled in and I wondered if I needed to work on it, but those who had read it said "Don't touch it." So "Coffin Walker" wandered the world, as lost as the main character in the story. Everybody hated. Siren's Call Publications had a submission call for Women in Horror Month. I had been trying for that magazine FOREVER because that magazine is WOW, and I've always gotten rejected or almost made it, s...

Today is Valentine's Day, and I thought of making a post on how to write romance or something, but I'm wholly incapable. So instead, I'm giving you a special recipe from my book "Pariahs." How to make Cubon You will need: 1 lb Culobbin A pot and pan you're either willing to throw away, or can be burned Bowl Water Seasoning of your choice Cheesecloth Go out to your kiderrin house and start digging through the beast's mounds of turd for the white enzyme Culobbin. Once you've collected a pound, start a pot of boiling water. Boil the Culobbin for twenty minutes, then strain it in the cheesecloth. Repeat ten to fifteen times, using new water each time, until the water runs clear. Add seasoning to taste, or none at all. Some people like it pure. Knead the Culobbin until it is soft and pliable. You may boil it again to turn it into pasty cream, or bake it in a brick oven to make it firm. If baked, cut into bite-sized cubes and stor...