Monsters in the Midwest short story collection available for preorder!

>>> NEW BOOK ALERT!! <<<

Monster Bites is a short story collection set in the same world as Wisconsin Vamp, Northwoods Wolfman, and Undead Cheesehead.

It’s available for preorder now!
(release date March 1st).

Two of the stories (Lane Thirty, The Potluck) were originally published in anthologies some years back. The third (Bjorn Again) was published as a stand-alone. I recently wrote a new story in that world (The Meat Raffle) and decided it would be fun to bring those Monsters in the Midwest stories together into one collection.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Björn Again: A tongue-tied witch gets an unexpected surprise when a magical bear appears instead of a magical boy. Since one unexpected surprise is never enough, her sister and little niece, Lois, show up unannounced. Now Helga is getting an earful from her sister, Lois is running around in the woods with a spell spawned bear, and that bear is getting hungry.

Lane Thirty: It’s a quiet night at Bay City Bowlers, and it couldn’t have happened at a worse time. It’s the first new moon of winter, and Slow Johnson needs someone to bowl on lane thirty. An undesirable type. The kind of person no one would miss, like a Vikings fan or someone who’s lactose intolerant. Unfortunately, the only person who comes in is a sweet kid. Now time is running out, and Johnson has to make the hardest decision of his life.

The Potluck: It’s Winter Solstice, and all manner of monsters are having their annual potluck deep in the Wisconsin woods. Melvin the trollgre wants to help out, he really does… but Melvin is a vegetarian.

The Meat Raffle: Jeffrey is hosting the biggest meat raffle in the Midwest. He’s been plugging the big event for weeks, and the bar is fit to burst. There’s just one problem… That meat he ordered hasn’t been delivered. As the big raffle draws near, Jeffrey decides he’s not cut out for any of this. Or is he…?

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