Jessa Forest writes poetry and weird fiction. She is the author of The Slaughter Chronicles, a grimdark, Lovecraftian-esque contemporary fantasy about werewolves. and a few speculative short stories and poems floating around the internet. In 2011, she was nominated for the Pushcart Poetry Prize. Her writing questions the definable borders of reality and indulges the gritty, visceral aspects of paranormal fantasy and science fiction. She was born … Read More about ABOUT JESSA FOREST
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SURVIVING YOUR AUTHOR INTERVIEW
If you’re an indie author like me, you love listening to other authors talk about their books and writing process… but when it’s your turn to share your thoughts about the fictional universe that you know EVERYTHING about; you get nervous. Nevertheless, your dream is to one go on blog tours, book signings, and have […]
TRAMPOLINE POETRY
My poem “Lab: Medusa’s Head” is in Issue 6 of Trampoline Poetry. I want to write a poem to the lackluster scales dusting her cheeks. But someone else did that 10 years ago and I feel so old, Older than stone. The teacher says cut. The teacher says peel. The teacher says uncover the eyes […]
READING LAURELL K. HAMILTON
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t do a lot of traditional book reviews and this isn’t going to be one of them, I guess, more like thoughts on the book while explaining why I think it’s so great. Maybe that is a traditional review. Whatever. It’s […]
