beachreads

Beach Reads #7: Jagged

Welcome to Beach Reads for Goth Kids. All summer long, I’m sending out short stories that pack a haunting punch: creatures of the week, heatwave…

Jul 21 •

Beach Reads #6: Den Mother

The moon shone silver into the tent, enough light for her to make out the thin white hand at the end of a long arm, snaking in through the tent flap

Jul 14 •

Beach Reads #5: Murdering Weather

Wake up, Babe. It’s murdering weather.

Jun 30 •

Beach Reads #4: if you sell your shoes online does that make you a sex worker?

No one is ashamed of themselves anymore.

Jun 23 •

Beach Reads #3: The Summer Camp Slasher

Content warning: This is literally a slasher. Slashering ahead.

Jun 9 •

Beach Reads #2: Feral Creatures

It was still just a path through a wooded section of the neighborhood park, even if somewhere nearby, in an unmarked spot, a girl was found dead.

Jun 2 •

Beach Reads #1: Maureen

When the cops showed up was when I learned my neighbor’s name was Maureen.

May 26 •

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