Melinda Brasher

You can read my latest published story free here, at Diabolical Plots: https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-117b-the-lighthouse-kee...

My story won second place in On the Premises' "Expertise" contest. You can read it here: https://onthepremises.com/issues/issue-44/is...

It's been a busy day--two stories appearing within a few hours of each other. See my previous post for details about "Midnight Muster"...

"Midnight Muster" is about a resourceful amateur paleontologist facing possible death at the hands of very polite space pirates. It was...

One of my creepier stories, "A Learned Man," has found a new home on Just Chills Podcast. You can listen  here or find it on Spotify,...

"Bones and Blooms," a rather weird story of mine, appears in Aphotic Realm's Sonoran Horror Anthology. The Sonoran Desert is one of the...

My travel piece, "Postal Culture Shock" is live in the February issue of The Mantelpiece. You can read it here: ...

My story, "Vodník," appears in Flame Tree Publishing's anthology, Shadows on the Water, which publishes today in the UK. It will be...

This is the time of year I have fun reflecting on my last year's reading list. Some stats: Books read:  50 But don't be too impressed: ...

I had a lot of fun writing this story. It's quite light-hearted, and I was delighted when Zombies Need Brains Presents accepted it. It's...

This is the Short Story Dispenser at Tempe Public Library in Arizona. You just push a button and get a short story, poem, or piece of...

My story about the Czech water gobin

Like many of you, I do the Goodreads yearly book challenge. My goal was to read 50 books and I managed to read 52. Of course, half of...

Here's a link to "Silence," one of my short stories, published by The Dread Machine earlier this year. You need a subscription to read...

My creative non-fiction piece about the day I played bridge in a park with some slightly drunk Polish retirees has been published in...

Here are the best books I read in 2021 based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Look Big; and other tips for surviving animal encounters of all...

The Baltimore Review recently published my non-fiction piece, "The Symbolic Cemetery," about the sometimes-deadly lure of the mountains. ...

Cashore's Graceling is one of my favorite fantasy books ever. Winterkeep is the fourth in the series, with a very different feel, and...

Here are the best books I read in 2020, based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Extraordinary Birds, by Sandy Stark McGinnis—A beautiful middle...

Okay, yes, I'm dating myself here. One summer between university semesters, I worked at a day camp for kids. We had board games. We had...