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R.L. Summerling

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https://www.rlsummerling.com/

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Fantasy, Horror, Fiction

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October 2023

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R.L. Summerling (she/her) is a part-time fiction writer and full-time squirrel watcher from Southeast London. An author of dark, decadent speculative fiction, her work is full of unease, anxiety and excess.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 113 ratings · 27 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Very Ghostly Christmas: An Anthology of Seasonal Ghost Stories by A.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alice Austin (Goodreads Author), Andrew Lyall 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Issue #3 by Oliver Brackenbury (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew John (Goodreads Author), Premee Mohamed (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Moon Quarterly: Issue 6, Winter 2024: A Magazine of Dark Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery by Old Moon Quarterly, Josh Reynolds, R.L. Summerling (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua by Robert Bagnall (Goodreads Author), Gabrielle Bleu, Brandon Case 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Libations by Marissa Van Uden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marie Vibbert (Goodreads Author), Nicholas G. Marconi 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chthonic Matter Quarterly: Winter 2023 by C.M. Muller, Harris Kauffman, David Surface (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fathoms in the Earth by Rose Biggin (Goodreads Author), Elou Carroll (Goodreads Author), C.S.E. Cooney (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Issue 115 by R.L. Summerling (Goodreads Author), Steve Rasnic Tem (Goodreads Author), Abigail Kemske (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Issue 119 by R.L. Summerling (Goodreads Author), Anne Wilkins, Steve Rasnic Tem (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through Narrowing Veins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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R.L. Summerling liked Samuel M. Moss's blog post: 2025 Year End Recap "2025 has been a great year in terms of publishing for me. Not only the highest volume of publications, but some pieces I am really proud of, in some venues I really admire. Overall: 1 set of poems, 4 short stories (including 1 novel excerpt and..." Read more of this blog post »
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R.L. Summerling and 3 other people liked Mark's review of The Dark Issue 115: "Literary magazines (even favorite ones) can be hit-or-miss, since not every story is going to work for every reader's tastes. But I enjoyed all four tales included here - what a great issue! My favorites were the two new stories, by R.L. Summerling a" Read more of this review »
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