Here we are. Round #2. Suspense/Cockpit/Rice A Dare is a Dare Dared by older kids from their village, two young girls head out on what seems to be an easy task in the mysterious and forbidden Moon Valley. …
Author: Rachael Cudlitz

Askance Publishing 2019 Winter Short Story Contest Winner!!!
Saltwater won! I am beyond honored and tickled to be included with these great writers. Take a look see: https://askancepublishing.wordpress.com/competition/winter-short-story-competition/ Saltwater can now be found in in the short story collection Saltwater and Other Stories. Available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Saltwater-Other-Stories-Twelve-Contributors/dp/1909009342
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News: Some Souls Stay
I am honored to announce my short story Some Souls Stay will be appearing in the Flame Tree Press short story anthology, Lost Souls. The anthology will be released in September and is “. . . the usual mix of …

Mother’s Girl (excerpt)
Imagine this: You wake up in a hospital room. The room is cold. It smells of bleach and rosewater. You are a small girl propped on two sturdy pillows, your bony legs and hips wrapped beneath stiff white sheets held …