RACHEL M. MARTENS

SHORT FICTION

Although my writing seems to stretch on into novel-length works more often than not, I deeply love short fiction writing as well.  My flash fiction has appeared on Hellnotes, a compilation of many of my short works can be found in Midnight Hour, and my short fiction can be found in anthologies by Jazz House Publications and Belanger Books.  As much as I adore novels, never underestimate the power of a story you can read in the amount of time it takes you to drink a cup of tea.  You may forget the tea exists and find yourself making a fresh cup while you think through that ending again.

Midnight Hour

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"Midnight Hour" is a compilation of short horror fiction that explores different types of darkness with each tale coming to a consensus: darkness is a thread weaving throughout our lives that we cannot deny or escape. The book includes a shudder-inducing haunted house tale, "The Wrought Iron Gate", a classic Gothic tale, "The Long Black Dress", a glimpse of modern horror in the novella "So Broken", and more.

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Includes the following tales of terror:  "The Wrought Iron Gate," "Burn the Boats," "Salem," "So Broken," "The Long Black Dress," "Silent Scream," "The Lonely Violin," and "The Kingdom of Grief."