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Queen of the Café

by Julian Gallo She has the right hairstyle, the right eyeglasses, and the right clothes—everything carefully crafted to solidify her place in the bohemian world in which she desperately wants to belong.   She holds court at the table at the back of the café, surrounded by mostly male admirers, all…

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Elizabeth Hand

Word for Word, Featuring Special Guest Elizabeth Hand

On November 15, 2023, Word for Word, Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) online literary series, welcomed guest author Elizabeth Hand to read from her latest novel, “A Haunting on the Hill.” Hand is the author of 20 multiple-award-winning novels, five collections of short fiction and essays and numerous media tie-in…

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The Penmen Profile: Horror Novelist Kevin Flanders

by Rebecca LeBoeuf The experiences Kevin Flanders has as a reporter often give him inspiration for horror and paranormal fiction settings. A published author of five books, Flanders is working on a couple of trilogies and some stand-alone novels. “The Inhabitants” is a nearly completed trilogy about a haunted apartment,…

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