My poem “The Bandit King” is up on Strange Horizons! Find some chilling autumn spookiness here:
http://strangehorizons.com/poetry/the-bandit-king/
And the podcast, with a reading by the poet (hey, that’s me!):
http://strangehorizons.com/podcasts/podcast-the-bandit-king/
When Jonquil “Jonny” Oddy turns fifteen, she draws forth her spirit guide, her source of wisdom and uncanny power: her fetch…who promptly possesses her best friend Kaleb. Now Jonny has to drag Kaleb along on all her assignments, the first of which sends Jonny, Kaleb and Blake to an art gallery… (See my previous post on Brain Freeze here.)
“Our first job!” exclaimed Jonny. “Are you excited?”
“I would be more excited if it was conveniently located at the beach or a chocolate factory or something,” said Kaleb. “I guess an art gallery is glamorous, but it’s not very fun.”
“I don’t think it’s in the budget to send us to a theme park,” said Jonny. “Maybe someday. But I’ll see if I can swing a trip to a chocolate factory. I hear some shady things go down there. Chocolate rivers without a permit, undocumented squirrel labourers…”
“That was a book.”
“You never know, sometimes real life writes the plot.”
My novella BRAIN FREEZE is now for sale in print and ebook formats!
It’s the first in the Oddinary series, which will follow the adventures of Jonquil “Jonny” Oddy, a hitch-witch and paranormal investigator. One small “hitch” in her plans . . . Her new spirit companion accidentally possesses her best friend Kaleb. But hey, what could possibly go wrong?
Oddinary is best described as Scooby Doo meets Buffy. (I feel I must also attribute some inspiration to The Magic School Bus. Kaleb is basically high school AU Arnold. Hahaha.)
I set out to write a humourous paranormal fantasy, but somewhere along the way, BRAIN FREEZE also became a story about mental health, particularly dealing with the feeling of powerlessness that comes with seeing a loved one afflicted by depression and anxiety. This story holds a lot of meaning for me, thematically, and simply for what it is: I first started work on it in 2012, and now, finally, in 2019, it’s a book! I hope BRAIN FREEZE is meaningful for others, too, and I hope you’ll check it out.
“Rabbit Grass” is up at PodCastle, wonderfully narrated by Julie Hoverson! Come and have a listen!
http://podcastle.org/2018/06/05/podcastle-525-rabbit-grass/
One short story from 2017 to share with you:
“A Performance for Painted Bones” was published in The Dark Magazine in July 2017.
I’m also in my second year of eligibility for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
In 2016, my short stories “Rabbit Grass” and “Dearly Departed” were published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. My flash fiction “Sub Rosa” was published in Issue #1 of recompose.
My short story “A Performance for Painted Bones” is up at The Dark! Go and check it out, and listen to the awesome podcast narrated by Kate Baker!
http://thedarkmagazine.com/performance-painted-bones/
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“Dearly Departed” has gone live on Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Check it out here:
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/dearly-departed/
A dark but hopeful story with graveyards, ghastly ghosts and creepy crawlies–perfect for getting into the Hallowe’en mood~
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Gotta love that name!
recompose #1 is currently for sale direct from Alliteration Ink and on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
My flash story “Sub Rosa” is in it, along with a beautiful illustration by Courtney Vice! Won’tcha consider buying a copy?
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My short story “Rabbit Grass” is up at Beneath Ceaseless Skies:
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/rabbit-grass/
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Welcome, traveller!
This is my official website, and will also serve as a blog if I have anything cromulent to post.
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Kelly Stewart 