Undertow Publications ✅Delighted to see @acwise 's "The Ghost Sequences" up for an Audie Award (The AudioBooks of the Year).
acwise
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Author of the novels Wendy, Darling, and Hooked, and the short story collection, The Ghost Sequences. Sunburst Award winner, Nebula, World Fantasy, Stoker, Jackson, British Fantasy, Locus, Aurora, and Lambda Award finalist. Reviewer for Apex Magazine. (She/Her)
Sage TyrtleI had such a lovely time reading for Story Hour with @acwise whose story was AMAZING - watch here: https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/2461673684003801
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I put together a post highlighting yet more of my favorite reads from 2022 and reflecting on being a World Fantasy Award judge. Just in case you didn't already have enough on your TBR pile! http://acwise.net/more-favorites-reads-of-2022-reflections-of-a-world-fantasy-judge/
It's new story day! I'm thrilled that Death Is a Diner at 3:00 a.m. is now available to read in @thedeadlands. It's a story about finding yourself in the afterlife and not letting anyone else define you. Also Elvis is there. https://thedeadlands.com/issue-26/diner/
Death Is a Diner at 3:00 a.m., by A.C. Wise - The Deadlands
The far stall in the ladies room in the Land of the Dead was backed up again. The day had already started terribly, with an email that hit my phone as I walked the 387 steps from my staff cabin to the front desk, an email from Lana saying Vera, I wanted you to find out directly from me that I've started seeing somebody. Call if you want to talk.
This is a gorgeous and absolutely heartbreaking story about supernatural creatures, addiction, and the ways love can make us vulnerable - If Someone You Love Has Become a Vurdalak by Sam J. Miller. https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/if-someone-you-love-has-become-a-vurdalak/
If Someone You Love Has Become a Vurdalak - The Dark Magazine
My brother on my front porch wailing my name, soaking wet and without a jacket in the cold spring rain, with nowhere else in the world to go, wondering why I won’t let him in. My brother crashing at our mom’s house, preying on her weakness the way he always did; me calling her every […]
A wonderful story about finding your way in life by finding your way through death - There’s a Door to the Land of the Dead in the Land of the Dead by @sarahpinsker. https://thedeadlands.com/issue-26/door/
There’s a Door to the Land of the Dead in the Land of the Dead, by Sarah Pinsker - The Deadlands
The far stall in the ladies room in the Land of the Dead was backed up again. The day had already started terribly, with an email that hit my phone as I walked the 387 steps from my staff cabin to the front desk, an email from Lana saying Vera, I wanted you to find out directly from me that I've started seeing somebody. Call if you want to talk.
There's something special about ghost stories told aloud. The audiobook of The Ghost Sequences is officially out today, for all your campfire listening needs! https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Ghost-Sequences-Audiobook/B0BFC4PZ96
SFWA is currently running its annual auction supporting Worldbuilders. One of the items up for bids is a virtual critique session with me. There are tons of other fantastic items to bid on too, all for a good cause! https://m.biddingforgood.com/auctions/341720138/items/342811809
You can download Tor's Spring 2023 Short Fiction Bundle and get all of their recent short stories in one convenient place! The bundle includes my story The Dark House about photography, ghosts, and the cyclical nature of horror. https://www.tor.com/2023/06/12/download-tordotcom-spring-2023-short-fiction-bundle/