Category Archives: writing

My Manor of Frights story

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Loren Rhoads

Years ago, I saw a call for submissions for an anthology. I wrote what I thought was the perfect story for it, but competition was fierce and mine didn’t make it into the book. I workshopped the story for a … Continue reading →

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One Week into the Kickstarter

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Loren Rhoads

The last week has been a whirlwind! Death’s Garden Revisited went live on Kickstarter last Thursday morning. It reached its initial funding goal of $1000 eight hours later. Such a relief! The next day, Kickstarter chose Death’s Garden Revisited as … Continue reading →

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The Hardest Thing(s)

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Loren Rhoads

I’ve been hard at work editing the essays for Death’s Garden Revisited all month. I think the final book will have 45 essays in it, exploring people’s relationships to cemeteries from every angle. I plan to announce the Table of … Continue reading →

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So many books, so little time

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Loren Rhoads

To be honest, January passed in a blur. I started the month with nothing on my calendar for the year, beyond the idea of some books I wanted to work on. Then our shower broke and we suddenly had to … Continue reading →

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This Year’s Word

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Loren Rhoads

In 2019. Facebook advertised a company that would put a word of your choosing on a silver washer and make a bracelet out of it. I thought about it for a while, but I couldn’t commit to a single word. … Continue reading →

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