Scary Words, or How We Write When We Want to Write Horror By M.C. St. John

My first real piece of editorial advice came from my fourth grade teacher, which counts as elementary advice in more ways than one. During a parent-teacher conference, I sat on one side of a classroom table with my mom and dad while Mrs. Petrie (not her actual name but close enough) sat on the other….

Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Alisha Costanzo

In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at Alisha Costanzo and her story “The Glittering Pearls.”   ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? I live in a realm of conspiracy theories, so the world gleamed from the…

Victor Hawk, a Featured Interview

If you haven’t heard of our new project,  the On Fire anthology, this interview series will showcase our authors and their writing lives beyond their ignited tales. In Victor Hawk’s “Clover,” the inadequacies of John’s divorce forces him to burn with the woman he’d always wanted. What is the first book or story that made you cry?…