My story “Appalachian Curses”, which was featured in the October 2020 online form of The Horror Zine is now available in Print in the Fall 2020 issue of The Horror Zine. You can find it on Amazon below..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0999402498?pf_rd_r=V6TE2FC579YXWA39M0BD&pf_rd_p=edaba0ee-c2fe-4124-9f5d-b31d6b1bfbee

Other than that I’m still writing and waiting on HEALERS to be finished. It’s still on track to be published in February 2021 but…you know…COVID. So we’ll see.

I’ve recently taken to attempting a novella by March 31. It’s for a submission with Black Hare Press. So far I’m making steady progress. Thankfully there’s lots of story available so if I get to the word limit and still have story to tell, well than I’ll have a second novel.

As always, thanks for reading.

And in my favorite month of the year, I can officially announce another story of mine has been accepted. “Phantom’s Keeper” will be published in Nightmare Press’s upcoming anthology, Kentucky Fried Horror. When I first heard about the anthology, I thought it was an interesting prompt…how to make Kentucky Scary…so many opportunities. The story had to take place in Kentucky and reflect it’s culture (while also being a horror story).

I discussed the idea with my husband and he simply said, “That should be easy. You’re a vet, write about horses…”

And so became “Phantom’s Keeper”. It’s a story about a man more so than a horse. An old trainer has dug himself quite a hole…he’s about to lose everything he owns and makes one last bet on his horse to win the Blue Grass Stakes. Simple enough story…but then fully sprinkled with all the wonderful elements to make it a horror story.

I will post an update when it’s officially available.

Thanks for reading my work.

My newest story “Appalachian Curses” is now available over at THE HORROR ZINE in their October issue.

It’s a slightly different take on witches. All the naturalist aspect but less of your typical cauldren/broomsticks.

Check it out.

And while you’re there, check out the other stories listed in the issue.

https://www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Oct2020/BrookeReynolds/BrookeReynolds.html

Enjoy

It’s officially fall. It’s time for jackets, warm drinks, and that wonderful smell of campfires. Fall is my favorite time of year. It’s always meant a time of new beginnings, the start of a new school year plus October is my birthday month. I love where the weather is warm in the afternoon and cold in the mornings. That wonderful time of year where you take a hoodie with you and end up taking it on and off multiple times throughout the day. Fall also means a showcase of HORROR – the coming of Halloween where we all cuddle up under the covers to watch our favorite horror tales. Horror is such a fun and versatile genre. It does well in all media – books, podcasts, movies, and videogames.

Let’s celebrate fall with a NEW PUBLICATION.

“Night at the Shockplex”, originally published at Coffin Bell, is set to go live friday in AUSTRALIA. Due to the time difference, you should be able to listen to it TOMORROW! CHECK OUT THE AWESOME GRAPHIC BELOW!

“Night at the Shockplex” is a mixed media story. A man receives an invitation to attend a brand new theater experience. It’s a fun read that sounds even better read out loud – ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR A PODCAST. When James Barnett (AKA Jimmy Horrors) contacted me about the acceptance, I was thrilled. I’m sure he will do the story justice and I can’t wait to listen.

Check it out when it goes live tomorrow…or Friday…depending what time zone you live in.

As always, thanks for reading/listening to my work

https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/

I’m pleased to announce I have another accepted story. My story “Appalachian Curses” is being published in October at The Horror Zine. Links will be posted when it goes live. It’s the first brand new short story I’ve written in awhile and it feels good to get back at it.

My story “Night at the Shockplex” is set to go live with The Night’s End podcast on September 25th at 10 am Australian time (I will post an update closer when I know what that means to US people). Check out their site in the meantime for some other great horror stories. They post a new reading once a week.

The Night’s End

My story “Family Dollar Lockdown” is set to be published in Horror #8 through Black Hare Press’s Lockdown Fiction Anthology Series. Another Australian publisher. The cover artist they have over there is amazing…here’s a sneak peak

I’ll be posting updates when I know more.

As always, thanks for reading my work.

I have 2 upcoming publications to brag about.

“Night at the Shockplex” will be featured on a Horror podcast known as The NIGHT’S END. This story was originally written for a prompt for a magazine about using mixed media. Unfortunately, it was rejected fairly quickly. I still liked it though and shopped around for other markets. It eventually found a home at Coffin Bell. When I first heard about Night’s End podcast, I knew I had a story that would sound great on a podcast as it was also featured on Charlotte Reader’s Podcast on my guest episode. All this goes to show, is never give up on a story. If you like it, keep shopping. Most of my writing success is simply due to me being a stubborn and determined individual.

“Family Dollar Lockdown” is a flash story I wrote in Richard Thomas’s Flash Fiction course(Just about every story I wrote in that class has been picked up. If you are looking for a great teacher who can really help you achieve success, Richard Thomas is your man. He’s also a pretty great writer himself.). Anyways, this story was harder to find a home…it’s flash, it’s horror, and it’s zombie-esque. Not the most easy story to find a market as zombie stories flood the market and most places won’t accept them anymore. But I’m happy to say that it will be published in a Lockdown Anthology through Black Hare Press…an awesome Australian publication. They put out a ton of work.

Links to both publications will be provided on here once they go live.

I’m hoping to have more updates on the novel soon. Right now I’m just in the waiting and collecting phase. Waiting for updates from the publisher and collecting book blurbs (Thanks for those that have provided one).

As always, thanks for reading my work.

 

 

The final draft of HEALERS is complete. During this time of quarantine, I’ve learned to appreciate all the benefits that a newborn waking you up early brings. I’ve learned to love the productive mornings while I wait for the toddler to wake up. I’ve also learned to print out my chapters so that I can edit while I sit with the baby or toddler. The toddler isn’t going to know what to do without “Momma’s pen and Momma’s paper” which she constantly tries to steal in order to make her own edits. Guess I’ll have to free hand the next writing project as well.

With just 9 months left until publication, the only major thing left for the manuscript is a copyedit. It’s weird to think that this word document in front of me is soon going to be transformed into something that I can smell, hold, and swipe on my Kindle.

Next is designing the cover art. I think I am excited about that step the most.

Some have asked, what is your book about?

Well, it’s dark. And funny.

It’s the type of book that I won’t allow my kids to read until they are MUCH MUCH older…like 18.

It’s about a man who hates his job. It’s about feeling stuck. It’s about a man trying to learn to forgive himself. Think Dresden Files mixed with a Dirty Job mixed with Fight Club. Think the writings of Christopher Moore mixed with Chuck Palahniuk. It has all the good elements of a transgressive triller – sex, alcohol, snarkiness. If you like dark mixed genre things – think A24 movies and Black Mirror on Netflix, then this book is for you. It won’t be a book for everyone. But hopefully it’s a book for someone.