Best B.Woods Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 70: "Behind the Dark" by Kristin Kirby 7:06

1h ago7:06

7:06

Host: R. B. Wood Kristin Kirby is a Southwest writer and screenwriter whose short stories have appeared in the anthology Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror, MYTHIC magazine, The Overcast podcast, the Sudden Fictions podcast, 365tomorrows, SERIAL magazine, and other publications. I’m also honored that my short story “Meat” was on the prel…

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Episode 69: "Moth" by Charles Barouch 5:13

20m ago5:13

5:13

Host: R. B. Wood Journalism, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Western, and Humor are five of Charles Barouch's passions. His stories are in a cultural time capsule on the Moon. Read his work in anthologies published by Shebat Legion, Daniel Arthur Smith, Fantastic Books, Celestial Echo Press, Dusty Saddle, and others. Start with a novella like Tia…

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Episode 68: "A Dangerous Meeting" by Alex S. Johnson 8:15

12d ago8:15

8:15

Host: R. B. Wood Alex S. Johnson is a retired English professor, human rights activist, journalist, editor, author and publisher. He is the author of Weird, Bizarro, dark erotica, horror and unclassified dark satire tales and poems. His work has been praised by such luminaries as John Shirley, Ray Garton, Robert Devereaux and Ellyn Maybe. In a 2017…

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Episode 67: "Forgiveness" by Lucretia Stanhope 8:27

1d ago8:27

8:27

Host: R. B. Wood Lucretia Stanhope, a neurodiverse, relentlessly optimistic chronic illness warrior with less grace than determination, navigates her crone stage in a quaint Midwest town surrounded by cornfields. Amidst enduring medical trials that could rival horror stories, her pen never rests. When not lost in the wonderful lands of her imaginat…

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Episode 66: "All the Fires in the Night" by Gary Robbe 7:46

27d ago7:46

7:46

Host: R. B. Wood Gary Robbe is an educator and writer currently living in Colorado. He has had numerous stories published in e-zines, magazines, anthologies, and podcasts. His debut collection of short stories, Not Buried Deep Enough, was published in October 2023. Gary is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Rocky Mountain Fiction Write…

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Episode 65: "How Wanderlust Learned to Be Happy" by Nora B. Peevy 6:45

15d ago6:45

6:45

Host: R. B. Wood Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s body. Please send help or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submission reader, is a co-founder and editor for Alien Sun Press, a reviewer for Hellnotes, co-editor and art/writing contributor for Weird Fiction Quarterly, and has been published by Eighth T…

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Episode 64: "The Wander Problem" by Melissa Burkart 7:03

23d ago7:03

7:03

Host: R. B. Wood Melissa Burkart currently lives in downeast Maine with her family and writes in the pauses of parenting two young kids. Her short stories have appeared in The Word Count podcast and the anthologies Fight Like a Girl and What Follows under M. J. King. You can occasionally find her at melissaburkart.com or Instagram @writinginterrupt…

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Episode 63: "A Book Of Erotic Poetry, Bound In Soft Leather" by Michael Ehart 7:03

30d ago7:03

7:03

Host: R. B. Wood Michael Ehart has been at various times all the expected things: laborer, seminary student, musician, shoe salesman, political consultant, teacher, diaper truck driver, stand-up comedian, and the least important guy with an office at a movie studio. He made his first sale to a magazine at age 15, which means he has been writing for…

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Episode 62: "There are Worse Travel Companions” by Karl Dandenell 5:57

1M ago5:57

5:57

Host: R. B. Wood Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong black tea and single malt whiskey, gene…

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Episode 61: "Against The Siren Song" by Richard Dansky 8:04

2M ago8:04

8:04

Host: R. B. Wood With two decades’ experience in video games, Richard Dansky has contributed to over 40 titles in iconic franchises like Ghost Recon, Might & Magic, Splinter Cell, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six, His most recent credit was on Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. Richard is also the developer of the 20th anniversary edition of the acclaimed tablet…

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Episode 60: "Wanderlust" by Bill Kirton 6:27

2M ago6:27

6:27

Host: R. B. Wood Bill Kirton was born in Plymouth, England a long time ago but has lived most of his life in Scotland. He has written stage and radio plays, songs and sketches for revues, flash fiction, short stories, novels, stories for children and books aimed at helping students to write effective academic essays and dissertations and get the mo…

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Episode 59: "Those Who Wander" by Kristin Kirby 8:21

3M ago8:21

8:21

Host: R. B. Wood Kristin Kirby is an award-winning fiction writer and screenwriter who currently makes her home in the Southwest. Her work has appeared in the anthology Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror, MYTHIC Magazine, The Overcast podcast, Space and Time, 365tomorrows, Eldritch Tales, and other publications. You can find her at www.k…

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Episode 58: "Hard Road Home" by T.L. Emery 8:26

3M ago8:26

8:26

Host: R. B. Wood T. L. Emery is a writer of dark fiction and magical realism. He has been published in the "First Light" and "Second Sojourn" anthologies from BlueStone Publishing as well as "Extreme Drabbles of Dread" from The Macabre Ladies as well as others. He is currently putting together a collection of his stories taking place in West Newton…

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Episode 57: "Destination Anywhere" by Mary E. Hart 7:23

3M ago7:23

7:23

Host: R. B. Wood Mary E. Hart is the author of the haunted house novel, “Some Horrific Evening” and the 1980s themed horror tale, “Not Your Barbie Dino,” in the collection “Totally Tubular Terrors.” When she’s not creating memes about warehouse operations and writing about robots in her full-time job, or taking multiple pictures of magnolia trees, …

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Episode 56: "The Mortal Gods of the Last Olympus" by Suzanne Madron 6:02

3M ago6:02

6:02

Host: R. B. Wood Suzanne Madron was born in New York City and has lived up and down the east coast. Currently, she resides in a house built over a Civil War battlefield in the wilds of Pennsylvania where she has been known to host some interesting Halloween parties. She has authored several novels and stories under various names including Suzi M, J…

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Episode 55: "Rain in the Nightmarket" by Melissa Burkart 8:14

4M ago8:14

8:14

Host: R. B. Wood Melissa Burkart currently lives in downeast Maine with her family and writes in the pauses of parenting two young kids. Her short stories have appeared in The Word Count podcast and the anthologies Fight Like a Girl and What Follows under M. J. King. You can occasionally find her at melissaburkart.com or Instagram @writinginterrupt…

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Episode 54: "Through a Quagmire of Doubt and Fog" by Huxley Ravenwood 8:26

4M ago8:26

8:26

Host: R. B. Wood Huxley Ravenwood (she/they) is a queer, neurospicy author of eldritch and gothic horror from central Massachusetts. She also writes roleplaying game adventures and has edited several anthologies. In their other life, Huxley is a book historian and binder specializing in medieval works.…

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Episode 53: "A Single Drop" by Naching T. Kassa 7:26

4M ago7:26

7:26

Host: R. B. Wood Naching T. Kassa is a wife, mother, and writer. She’s created short stories, novellas, poems, and co-created three children. She resides in Eastern Washington State with her husband, Dan Kassa. Naching is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and…

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Episode 52: "She's Coming for Me, You Know" by J. Edwin Buja 11:14

4M ago11:14

11:14

Host: R. B. Wood J. Edwin Buja has spent his life surrounded by books. He discovered early on that researching and writing hold the key to happiness. Who else would think scanning through decades of microfilm to index an old newspaper would be a dream job? For almost forty years, he has been married to the most wonderful woman on the planet. Althou…

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Episode 51: "The Mystery Girl of Doheny Boulevard" by Karl Dandenell 7:26

5M ago7:26

7:26

Host: R. B. Wood Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong black tea and single malt whiskey, gene…

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Episode 50 "Give Me Shelter" by Cindy O'Quinn 7:53

5M ago7:53

7:53

Host: R. B. Wood Cindy O’Quinn is a five-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominated writer. Author of “Lydia”, from the Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology The Twisted Book of Shadows, “The Thing I Found Along a Dirt Patch Road”, “A Gathering on the Mountain”, “One and Done”, and “Quondam”. Her poetry has been nominated for the Elgin, Dwarf Star, and Rh…

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Episode 49: "Darkling I Listen; and, For Many a Time" by Michael Ehart 6:58

5M ago6:58

6:58

Host: R. B. Wood Michael Ehart has been at various times all the expected things: laborer, seminary student, musician, shoe salesman, political consultant, teacher, diaper truck driver, stand-up comedian, and the least important guy with an office at a movie studio. He made his first sale to a magazine at age 15, which means he has been writing for…

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Episode 48 "The Sea Woman" by Michael Burke 8:54

5M ago8:54

8:54

Host: R. B. Wood Michael Burke is a lifelong fan of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, propelled into these realms at a tender age when he discovered his father's cache of pulp novels. A passion for comic books soon followed. In 2000, Michael co-founded the Eisner-award-winning comic and collectible store, Comicazi, in Somerville, MA. When not s…

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Episode 47: "Harry, the Ice Man" by Karl Dandenell 7:40

5M ago7:40

7:40

Host: R. B. Wood Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong black tea and single malt whiskey, gene…

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Episode 46: "A Nice Bit of Ice" By Michael Ehart 7:40

6M ago7:40

7:40

Host: R. B. Wood Michael Ehart has been at various times all the expected things: laborer, seminary student, musician, shoe salesman, political consultant, teacher, diaper truck driver, stand-up comedian, and the least important guy with an office at a movie studio. He made his first sale to a magazine at age 15, which means he has been writing for…

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Episode 45: "Arctic" by Mercedes M. Yardley 8:44

6M ago8:44

8:44

Host: R. B. Wood Mercedes M. Yardley is a Bram Stoker and Stabby award-winning dark fantasist who wears poisonous flowers in her hair. She writes in a lush, lyrical style about current social issues and finding love and beauty in the darkness. She authored such works as Darling, Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love, Little D…

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Episode 44: "The Goddess of the Last Frontier" by Cheryl Cantafio 7:23

6M ago7:23

7:23

Host: R. B. Wood Cheryl Cantafio works in information technology, and is a podcast co-host (You Only Go Once (Y.O.G.O.)). Her book, My Stay with the Sisters: Poems, is her debut as an author and poet. She lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband and two mischievous mini-dachshunds. Connect with her on Instagram: @cherylc.…

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Episode 43: "Stemware" by Kenneth W. Cain 8:39

6M ago8:39

8:39

Host: R. B. Wood Kenneth W. Cain is an author of horror and dark fiction, and a Splatterpunk Award nominated freelance editor. He is also the publisher and editor-in-chief at Crystal Lake: Torrid Waters. Cain is an Active member of the HWA and a Full member of the SFWA. To date, he has had over one hundred short stories and thirteen novels/novellas…

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Episode 42: "Sweet Champagne" by Belinda Brady 7:28

7M ago7:28

7:28

Host: R. B. Wood A bookworm since childhood, Belinda is passionate about stories and has turned her hand to writing them, with several stories published in a variety of publications. Belinda lives in Australia with her family, two moody, yet oh so loveable, cats and two super cute miniature dachshunds who love annoying said cats and each other. Bel…

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Episode 41: "Champagne and Paris Green" by Michael Ehart 6:52

7M ago6:52

6:52

Host: R. B. Wood Michael Ehart has been at various times all the expected things: laborer, seminary student, musician, shoe salesman, political consultant, teacher, diaper truck driver, stand-up comedian, and the least important guy with an office at a movie studio. He made his first sale to a magazine at age 15, which means he has been writing for…

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Episode 40: "The Last Year of Champagne" by Karl Dandenell 8:07

7M ago8:07

8:07

Host: R. B. Wood Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low-speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong tea and single-malt whiskey, not champa…

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Episode 39: "The Poltergeist of Fastini Crater" by Karl Dandenell 7:04

9M ago7:04

7:04

Host: R. B. Wood Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong tea and single-malt whiskey. Karl’s fic…

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Episode 38: "All Lit Up in Black and White" by Wayne Fenlon & Cindy O'Quinn 7:07

9M ago7:07

7:07

Host: R. B. Wood Wayne Fenlon is the Scottish author of the horror/thriller novel THE BLACK CABIN, and drabble collection (100 word stories) SCATTERED LITTLE PIECES. His stories have appeared online at horrortree.com, and alongside Bram Stoker Award nominees in the well-received horror anthology SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED edited by Jennifer Bernardini.…

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Episode 37: "Goldfish Island" by Nora Peevy 8:24

10M ago8:24

8:24

Host: R. B. Wood Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s body. Please send help or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submission reader, is a co-founder and editor for Alien Sun Press, a reviewer for Hellnotes, co-editor and art/writing contributor for Weird Fiction Quarterly, and has been published by Eighth T…

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Episode 36: "The Sea of Trees" by Tim Waggoner 8:24

11M ago8:24

8:24

Host: R. B. Wood Tim Waggoner has published over fifty novels and seven collections of short stories. He’s a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, a one-time winner of the Scribe Award, and he’s been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Splatterpunk Award. He’s the author of the acclaimed horror-writing guide Writing in the Dark, a…

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Episode 35: "Come the Waters High" by Karl Dandenell 8:48

11M ago8:48

8:48

Host: R. B. Wood Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong tea and single malt whiskey. Karl’s fic…

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Episode 34: "The Birthday Dinner" by Tom Deady 6:34

12M ago6:34

6:34

Host: R. B. Wood Tom Deady's first novel, HAVEN, won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. He has since published several novels, novellas, a short story collection, and the first book in his middle grade horror series. He has a master’s degree in English and Creative Writing and is a member of both the Horror Writer…

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Episode 33: "Left at the Bus Stop" by Mary Hart 7:26

12M ago7:26

7:26

Host: R. B. Wood *Story TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse.* Mary E. Hart is the author of the haunted house novel, “Some Horrific Evening” and the 1980s themed horror tale, “Not Your Barbie Dino,” in the collection “Totally Tubular Terrors.” When she’s not writing about robot technology in her full-time job, or creating stuffed animal political debates with h…

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Episode 32: "A Close Family" by Kenneth W. Cain 7:03

12M ago7:03

7:03

Host: R. B. Wood Kenneth W. Cain is an author of horror and dark fiction, and a Splatterpunk Award nominated freelance editor. He is also the publisher and editor-in-chief at Crystal Lake: Torrid Waters. Cain is an Active member of the HWA and a Full member of the SFWA. To date, he has had over one hundred short stories and thirteen novels/novellas…

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Episode 31: "Red Oak Manor" by Wicker Stone 8:17

1y ago8:17

8:17

Host: R. B. Wood Wicker Stone is an avid reader, writer, and also an artist. Recently, he just completed his newest novel titled 'Stench of Leaves'. He's worked as a freelance writer for the Morning Sentinel newspaper, covered the movie 'Thinner' for the magazine Cinefantastique, and some of his short stories can be found in NEHW's Wicked Weird and…

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Episode 30: "Taxi" by R. B. Wood 8:36

1y ago8:36

8:36

Host: R. B. Wood Former technologist and world traveler, storyteller R. B. Wood is an MFA graduate from Emerson College and a writer of speculative dark thrillers. Mr. Wood, via Crystal Lake Publishing, recently released his novel, Bayou Whispers, and is working on his next book, The Glue Factory. His shorter, weird stories have appeared in multipl…

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Episode 29: "My Coney Island Girl" by Sarah Walker 8:26

1y ago8:26

8:26

Host: R. B. Wood Sarah Walker is a writer, artist and anthropologist living in the Pacific Northwest and has been published by Audient Void, Lovecraft Ezine Press, Antimony and Old Lace, Oxygenman Books, Silent Motorist Media, Planet X Books, Eighth Tower Publishing, Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror, Shoggoth.net, Lovecraft Lunatic Asylum, Audient Vo…

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Episode 28: "What I Did on Summer Vacation" by NorA B. Peevy 8:08

1y ago8:08

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Host: R. B. Wood Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s body. Please send help or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submissions reader, is a co-founder for Alien Sun Press, a reviewer for Hellnotes, co-editor for Weird Fiction Quarterly, and has been published by Eighth Tower Press, Weird Fiction Quarterly, A…

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Episode 27: "Death Takes a Vacation" by She 7:46

1y ago7:46

7:46

Host: R. B. Wood Sheri White’s stories have been published in many anthologies, including Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself (an ezine), I Cast You Out, published by CultureCult Press, Flashes of Fantasy, published by Wicked Shadow Press, Tales from the Crust (edited by Max Booth III and David James Keaton), Halldark Holidays (edited by Gabino Iglesias), …

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Episode 26" "Bottom Feeder" by J. Edwin Buja 8:02

1y ago8:02

8:02

Host: R. B. Wood J. Edwin Buja has spent his life surrounded by books. He discovered early on that researching and writing hold the key to happiness. Who else would think scanning through decades of microfilm to index an old newspaper would be a dream job? For almost forty years, he has been married to the most wonderful woman on the planet. Althou…

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Episode 25: "Upon Reflection" by Rob Smales 8:30

1y ago8:30

8:30

Host: R. B. Wood Rob Smales is the author of the collection Echoes of Darkness (three stories from which received honorable mentions on Ellen Datlow’s best horror lists for various years) and the horror novellas Friends in High Places and LaundryLegs. His most recent short work can be found in the anthologies Wicked Sick (“Author’s Note”) and It Ca…

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Episode 24: "Never at Night" by Suzanne Madron 7:58

1y ago7:58

7:58

Host: R. B. Wood Suzanne Madron was born in New York City and has lived up and down the east coast. Currently, she resides in a house built over a Civil War battlefield in the wilds of Pennsylvania where she has been known to host some interesting Halloween parties. She has authored several novels and stories under various names including Suzi M, J…

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Episode 23: "What Remains" by Wicker Stone 7:34

1y ago7:34

7:34

Host: R. B. Wood Wicker Stone is a horror writer living in central Maine, where he spends much of his free time in Acadia Park, gathering locations for his current work in progress. Wicker’s work can be found in NEHW’s WICKED WEIRD, Northern Frights Halloween, & Love Issues. Follow on Facebook at AuthorWickerStone…

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Episode 22: "Nemesis" by Sumiko Saulson 8:36

1y ago8:36

8:36

Host: R. B. Wood Sumiko Saulson is a Bram Stoker Nominated poet for their 2022 collection The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry (Dooky Zines), and an award-winning author of Afrosurrealist and multicultural sci-fi and horror whose latest novel Happiness and Other Diseases is available on Mocha Memoirs Press. Winner of the HWA Scholarship from Hell (2…

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Episode 21: "Good to the Last Drop" by Mike & Anita Allen 7:49

1y ago7:49

7:49

Host: R. B. Wood Mike Allen edits and publishes Mythic Delirium Books in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife Anita and not-so-troublesome cat Pandora. His short stories have been gathered in three collections: Unseaming; The Spider Tapestries; and Aftermath of an Industrial Accident; with a fourth, Slow Burn, now in the works. His first dark fantasy n…

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