The Kindread Coast

The anthology The Kindread Coast, edited by Caroline Lavoie and Monique Riel, will be released on October 1st, 2025!

Born from the shadowy minds of Western Canadian authors, The Kindread Coast unleashes thirteen stories of supernatural beings set in the haunting landscapes of British Columbia. Within these pages you will encounter shapeshifters, water monsters, black cats, and undead cyborgs. They inhabit misty forests, murky depths, ominous city streets, and deadly mountain vistas … evoking your darkest fears.

Welcome to the dreadful coast–may you walk out unscathed!

Including works by Aleighsha Parke, K. A. Wiggins, Derek Wagner, Konn Lavery, Jade Greive, Sheena Robinson, Kim Bannerman, Bevan Thomas, A. D. Greenlees, K. D. Kulpa, Joshua Gillingham, Shanon Sinn, and Nicola Kapron.

Cover was illustrated and designed by Lydia Avsec

Interior Design: Derek von Essen.

Winter Wings

“Winter Wings” will be published in Graveside Press’ middle-grade anthology, Tales from the Graveside – Winter 2025.

The silhouette of a blue-skinned witch superimposed over that of a grizzly bear. The Title Winter Wings is written at the bottom, with tree silhouettes for the letter I's and a small cluster of birds flying above the title.

Devil by the Tail

Published on October 4, 2024 by Deep Hearts YA!

In a small town in the Rockies, a mountain looms: the Devil’s Tail. According to local lore, a wicked trickster haunts its slopes, and whoever glimpses it is cursed to lose someone they love.

Alex refuses to believe she’s been cursed. She only ever saw the beast in her nightmares. Even if it’s real, it can’t hurt her because she doesn’t let anyone get too close to her heart. That is, until Amka moves to town. In no time, Alex’s carefully built walls begin to crumble.

But what if Alex’s fear of loss was a curse of its own?

There are a hundred ways to die on the Devil’s Tail, but only one way to break the curse. The path is treacherous, and the beast is waiting.

No Wolves in These Woods

Published September 8, 2023, by Haunted Word Press. Read for free in Issue Five: Wicked Woodlands.

Canis malefici

Published in the anthology Black Cat (2023) by Black Cat Books, available on Amazon.ca.

Nine-picture aesthetic 1.Canis Malefici (title) 2. Fireworks 3. Rusty metal door on concrete over 4. Close up of black cat's face 5. Husky dog face 6. Foggy forest 7. person riding bicycle 8. Missing pet poster 9. Boy and girl in dark tunnel
Book Cover with title Black Cat, edited by Shanon Sinn. Image is of a black cat sitting on a textured red background, looking at a yellow crescent moon in which the title is written.

See me not

A YA magic realism inspired by the French Canadian folktale La Chasse-Galerie/ The Bewitched Canoe

Published spring 2022 in Volume Four of Cloud Lake Literary.

Cover of Cloud Lake Literary magazine Volume 4 featuring a sunset, a snowy field, and a leafless tree
Five-picture Aesthetic 1-See Me Not (title) 2-Red canoe and paddles sitting on a lakeside at dusk 3-Wide view of city lights with mountain sin the background 4-Bowl of tomatoe soup and grilled cheese on the side 5-Clos-up of two twined hands

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