“Feral Arcade Children of the American Northeast” will appear in the Halloween issue of the Southwest Review.

I’ve been submitting to the Southwest Review since 2009, and now I am proud to say that my short story “Feral Arcade Children of the American Northeast” will appear in this year’s Halloween edition!

This annual edition is always such a highlight – last year’s, edited by the incredible Gabino Iglesias, was brilliant – so it’s such an honor to be in the mix on this.

The story was workshopped at Sycamore Hill in 2018, where it benefited hugely from the wise critiques of Nathan Ballingrud, Ashley Blooms, Brooke Bolander, Richard Butner, Siobhan Carroll, Andy Duncan, Gregory Frost, Alice Sola Kim, Meghan McCarron, Lilliam Rivera, Christopher Rowe, and E. Lily Yu. Oh look! Here they are:

Photo: Locus Magazine

I can hardly wait for Halloween! I mean, that’s always true, but especially now. As a teaser, here’s the opening paragraph:

Posted on: August 6, 2021, by : Sam J. M.
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