Arterial Bloom (eBook)

Lush. Brutal. Beautiful. Visceral. Crystal Lake Publishing proudly presents the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Arterial Bloom, an artful juxtaposition of the magnificence and macabre that exist within mankind. Each tale in this collection is resplendent with beauty, teeth, and heart. Edited by the Bram Stoker Award-winning writer Mercedes M. Yardley, Arterial Bloom is a literary experience featuring 16 stories from some of the most compelling dark authors writing today. With a foreword by HWA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Linda D. Addison, you are invited to step inside and let the grim flowers wind themselves comfortably around your bones. The line-up includes: The Stone Door by Jimmy Bernard Dog (Does Not) Eat Dog by Grant Longstaff Kudzu Stories by Linda J. Marshall Dead Letters by Christopher Barzak The Darker Side of Grief by Naching T. Kassa Welcome to My Autumn by Daniel Crow Still Life by Kelli Owen Three Masks by Armand Rosamilia Doodlebug by John Boden Happy Pills by Todd Keisling What Remained of Her by Jennifer Loring Blue Was Her Favorite Color by Dino Parenti In the Loop by Ken Liu The Making of Mary by Steven Pirie Mouths Filled with Sea Water by Jonathan Cosgrove Rotten by Carina Bissett Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths.