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From a prompt.

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IT’S HERE! My short horror story collection, Screaming Intensifies, is now available in paperback on Amazon for $16.50. Thank you so much to John, Skaja and Scott for making this happen!

Screaming Intensifies is fifteen strange and fantastic tales: A man stranded on a deserted island is menaced by a mermaid. A seemingly idyllic Midwest farm is situated on the edge of a forest where strange creatures dwell. A sin eater attempts to help a man on death row. Demons, ghouls, weird west settings, fairy tale retellings, a horse-headed lady, and more dark imaginings haunt these pages. 

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Starting September 1, I will be releasing Part 1 of In the King’s Power, a dark fantasy romance.

Alyssa Calderon, powerful psychic, and highly trained field operative for the Order of the Four Sons, gets separated from her team when a mission goes south. Injured and alone, she finds a door that leads her to a strange and magical world called Corbenic. And the door doesn’t lead her just anywhere—it delivers her right to the royal palace, where she now finds herself at the mercy of its tyrannical King, James Sarpedonne. Days turn into weeks. Weeks turn into months. As Alyssa remains a prisoner, she finds her hope of ever returning home waning. Can Corbenic be her new home? Does she want it to be? She finds there are no easy answers, especially as she comes to make new friends, a new family, maybe even a new life.

The publishing schedule and an excerpt from Part 1 are up on my author blog: https://laurenscharhag.blogspot.com/2024/08/new-series-in-kings-power.html

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I am thrilled to share that my short story, "Feather and Scale," has made it to the top 50 of the Roadmap Writers Short Story Competition. Thank you so much to the judges and congrats to my fellow quarterfinalists.

"Feather and Scale" is the story of a man shipwrecked on a deserted island who is menaced by a mermaid. It originally appeared in Meat for Tea magazine and will be in my forthcoming short story collection, Screaming Intensifies, from Whiskey City Press.

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I’m pleased to share that my poem, “Father,” was reprinted in Confetti Magazine. Thank you to editor Gabriel Sebastian.

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I’m pleased to share that my poem, “Pando,” is in the latest issue of Thimble Magazine. Thank you to editor Nadia Arioli. Check out the cool cover art by Emelly Velasco.

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"There is much to live through in these poems, much to survive through, and we feel every pang, every triumph, every release." Thank you to Scott Ferry for this wonderful review of Ain't These Sorrows Sweet.

Read the full thing over at Heavy Feathers: https://heavyfeatherreview.org/2024/06/17/these-sorrows/

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Tamara and Demon, 1889 by Konstantin Makovsky (Russian, 1839–1915)

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**COVER REVEAL**

I am pleased to share the cover art for my short story collection, Screaming Intensifies - coming soon from Whiskey City Press. Many thanks to John Patrick Robbins, editor and cover designer, as well as Skaja Evans and Scott Simmons. More details to come!

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Preorders of Ain't These Sorrows Sweet go out this week! Get your signed copy from Roadside Press for $15 + shipping here:

Please support small presses!

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Grateful to hear that my poem, "Little Brown Changeling," is a finalist for the Rhysling Awards! It originally appeared in Aphelion - read it here.

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Look what came today! 

Preorder your copy here:

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"Father" is the featured poem today at New Feathers!

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More advance praise for Ain’t These Sorrows Sweet! Hugely grateful to Lori and Linnet for their generous commentary. Link to preorder the book is below.

Lori’s review:

https://roadsidefam.com/2024/04/review-by-lori-howe-aint-these-sorrows-sweet-by-lauren-scharhag/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0nJIGCo3fhkr_M_dE_l0tUOE9P8WeNFgT_AovpueNJCsKtUHXzDy2WnfQ_aem_AaCPttcsm8wgDfkMub5sbUfeWqHcXnrOe_20s0x68mjOOQ9USUKvqUJ3sbR3gb77b8b7Ctg3s7uSQQujj8ExrgdW

Linnet’s review:

https://roadsidefam.com/2024/04/review-by-linnet-phoenix-aint-these-sorrows-sweet-by-lauren-scharhag/

Preorder the book:

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I am simply thrilled to share that my poetry collection, Moonlight and Monsters, has been nominated for an Elgin Award. BIG THANKS to the Gnashing Teeth Publishing folks for this honor! Gnashing Teeth https://gnashingteethpublishing.com/product/moonlight-and-monsters-by-lauren-scharhag-2/

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Monsters-Lauren-Scharhag/dp/B0CB78VM2M/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29KJREKXH3EQU&keywords=lauren+scharhag&qid=1690395825&sprefix=lauren+scharha%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-2