“Mating Call” accepted for parABnormal Magazine’s December issue!
The heath hen. This is the saddest story of all, but right up my alley in terms of romantic tragedy. From the NBS Lost Bird Project brochure: “Heath hens usually only flew to the lower branches of the trees…in 1929, ornithologists witnessed a hopeful male fly to the top of a tree and call out, loudly and repeatedly, across the island. There were no heath hens to hear his plea.” That final male was last seen in 1932.
I’m thrilled to announce that my short story “Mating Call”—written last summer, set on Halloween and putting an urban-legend-esque twist on the sad tale of the extinct heath hen—has been accepted at parABnormal Magazine!
Publication is slated for December 15! I’ll let you know when you can get your copy.
Posted on September 20, 2021, in horror short stories, News, Short Stories and tagged body horror, Booming Ben, Halloween short stories, heath hen, parABnormal Magazine, unreliable narrator stories, what was the name of the last living heath hen. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
That’s awesome, congratulations!
THANK YOU!! I just found out a friend of mine is in that TOC too–Karen Dent. I’m looking forward to it. The actual print publication itself is so so cute and well-designed!
CONGRATULATIONS MY TALENTED FRIEND !
Thank you!! I have been so crazy busy lately with acceptances, it’s just been surreal!