Welcome to my author website where you’ll find a variety of speculative fiction, including paranormal, supernatural, and works of horror. I’m pleased you found your
Shade
Gothic Micro Fiction inspired by Scottish landscapes, both beautiful and haunting.
Wildflowers
A decade or so ago, I wrote this poem and from this sprang the children’s picture book, Where Wildflowers Grow. In this, my siblings and
All Hallows’ Eve
I enter your room as a chilled breeze while you slumber deep. My translucent hand glides along the wood as I hover near your footrail.
Momento mori
Memento mori is what they say. Life’s short so do what you must. Live in the moment, and in this do trust— if you were
Cracked
I wondered as he puttered around, could I kill a man with the strength of my legs? Could I crush the life from his chest—
Kintsugi
Broken were we, shards and splinters from life’s toils had fallen from us. Fractures driven deep through time had taken their toll But our love
Julie Kusma, Queen of Horror 