Look at this beautiful thing! I have a shortstory in the cozy cosmic horror anthology Even Cozier Cosmic, and it’s out now to purchase at fine bookstores everywhere! The sequel to last year’s Cozy Cosmic anthology, out by Underland! My story is called Tim and Tam Go to the Library. The snow is falling, their… Read More
Huzzah! My short cozy cosmic horror story, Tim and Tam Go to the Library, will be in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology, coming this October from Underland Press. The snow is falling. The library is warm. Their mother is dead, but that’s okay. Tim and Tam have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and all the… Read More
Check it out! I have a crazy sword and planet short story at StarShipSofa. It’s called the Glorious Tunnels of Our Gravity Dragons. It’s got wyrmholes made by gravity dragons, twin sisters who are hunting and closing illegal portals, and a psychotic princess of mars (with her pet bear, Mister Buttons). Enjoy!http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2024/04/10/starshipsofa-730-paul-jessup/… Read More
Ah, what a fine day for a horror book birthday! Cloudy grey and overcast, fog lapping through the streets in waves. Do you hear that? That screaming in the dark? Why it’s here, it’s alive! My horror short story collection The Skinless Man Counts to Five and other tales of the macabre look at how… Read More
That’s right boils, ghouls, and nonbinary vampires! I woke up early Saturday morning this last weekend to a nice surprise. StarShipSofa decided to buy my sword and planet bonkers weird scifi story, The Glorious Tunnels of Our Gravity Dragons. This one is a lot of fun. It has psychic trees, a giant bear named Mister… Read More
A few weeks ago I was re-reading my favorite short stories in the Shirley Jackson inspired When Things Get Dark anthology. Tiptoe, of course, being one of the top horror short stories I’ve ever read. It’s use of dread, of language, of slippery ambiguity is interesting, and it does so many things that most readers… Read More