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"The Spring Hare" - Stygian Lepus
2023, December - 2024, August
"The Spring Hare," a story by M. Leigh is now available as a stand alone story in paperback.
Scary Stuff - Camp Crypticon 2024 Contest Anthology
2024, May
"Scary Stuff," a new short story, was published in Camp Crypticon Seattle, 2024 Contest Anthology.
It Came From the Trailer Park Vol. 3 from Three Ravens Publishing
2023, October, 31
"The Bucket," a new short story, will be published soon in It Came From the Trailer Park Vol. 3 from Three Ravens Publishing.
Killer Nashville Finalist, Mainstream
2023, August
Stitches was a finalist in the mainstream category at Killer Nashville.
Out of Time Anthology from Dark Rose Press
2023, May
"Even in the Unlife," a new drabble, will be published soon in the Out of Time Anthology from Dark Rose Press.
World's Apart Anthology from Dark Rose Press
2023, January
"Centaur's Release," a new drabble, will be published soon in the World's Apart Anthology from Dark Rose Press.
"The Pruner" Flash Fiction
2022, December
"The Pruner" won Apparition Lit's flash fiction contest.
Ink & Insights Judge's Favorite List
2022, May
Stiches made the "Judge's Favorite List" for the Ink & Insights Competition (Women's Fiction/Horror).
Stockholm Writer's Festival Long List
2022-05-20
Stiches made the long list for the Stockholm Writer's Festival "First 5 Pages."
"Paying the Piper" A Drabble
2022-01-21
"Paying the Piper" is now available to read in Year Three, Dark Moments and Patreon by Black Hare Press.
"The Goblin and the Girl" A Short Story
2021-07-04
"The Goblin and the Girl" is now available in the Colloquy anthology published by Black Hare Press.
"Pumpkin's Midnight Mass" A Short Story
2020-12-01
"Pumpkin's Midnight Mass" is now available to read in the Flame Tree Press Newsletter, Issue 27 Icy Christmas.
Runner Up!
For my dialogue based story, "The Girl & The Goblin."
2021
Stay tuned for new short story publications.
If You're Looking For Recommendations...
MUST READ:
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
A Cathedral of Myth and Bone: Stories by Kat Howard
The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah Read
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill
Billy Summers by Stephen King
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
The Ritual by Adam Nevill
MUST WATCH:
The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix)
The Mortuary Collection (Shudder)
Creep Show (Shudder)
The Dark and the Wicked (Shudder)
Marianne (Netflix)
Resident Alien (SYFY)
Hellbender (Shudder)
The Medium (Shudder)
Cursed Films (Shudder)
The Lodge (Neon via Hulu)
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (Shudder)
Impetigore (Shudder)
"The Spring Hare" Serial - Stygian Lepus Magazine (vols 2-5)
2023, December - 2024, August
"The Spring Hare," a story by M. Leigh was released in serial in volumes 2 through 5 of Stygian Lepus magazine.
