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Megan Diedericks

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Megan Diedericks writes poetry and fiction, everything from meek to macabre can be found in between the lines.

Her poetry explores themes of mental health and self-reflection; when they're not personal, her poems are speculative in nature. Her fiction mainly falls under the Horror- and Fantasy-umbrellas, in which queer characters haunt the narrative. She loves everything fantastical and fanged!

The 2025 Rhysling Award Nominee is the author of two books: "The Coffin Chronicles" (Island of Wak-Wak, 2025) and "the darkest of times, the darkest of thoughts" (self-published, 2022).

Find all of Megan's published work, and much more, on her website: bit.ly/megandiedericks
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It Always Finds Me

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Are You Watching?

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Latchkey Horrors by Desiree Horton
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Latchkey Horrors: Tales of Millennial Madness is one of the best Desiree Horton-compiled anthologies I've read up until now. All the stories are interconnected by one tale that's broken up throughout the book and written by Chisto Healy, which also m ...more
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Terrible Things That Happen When You're Lost in the Dark by Desiree Horton
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Terrible Things That Happen When You're Lost in the Dark is a wonderful collection of horror/sci-fi blended pieces.

Most commonly, the characters across stories were stranded in space where everything from the tentacled to the vast unknown came for th
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Moods and Megrims Volume 2 by Desiree Horton
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Moods and Megrims Volume 2: More Hysterical Women didn't hold back whatsoever! While I loved the first volume, I felt volume 2 had stronger stories.

This collection is full of women bringing their own justice, and there was an exploration of femininit
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Of Beasts & Bones by Robin Knabel
"This is a solid collection of a great variety of horror stories. I really enjoyed seeing each authors' take on the "Beasts & Bones" prompt. Very imaginative and most importantly, chilling and creepy!

The standout story for me was Alex Goldberg's brill" Read more of this review »
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Of Beasts & Bones by Robin Knabel
"Of Beasts & Bones is a hefty anthology with something for everyone. There is a huge range of beasts covered across the stories so none feel stale. There’s also a fair amount that incorporate archaeology to some degree, which I love to see. As a resul" Read more of this review »
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Our Ticket Out of Here by Alex  Tucker
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Our Ticket Out of Here is horrific in two ways: the main character and his friends' horrible work environment, and what lurks right under their noses at the slaughterhouse.

Speaking of the main character—Frank—I really liked him! His dissociation in o
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You are the Thing that Scares in the Woods by Desiree Horton
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What an insane collection of horror—from eight short stories to two novelette-length pieces; there's a little something for everyone to feast on, think on, and enjoy.

Most stories in this book had elements of being an urban legend in their own right:
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Wicked Hands by Desiree Horton
Wicked Hands
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I barely know where to begin with this.

I think the concept of Wicked Hands might be, on a metaphorical level, what religion is supposed to be or what some might think of it as—not plain forgiveness without punishment; but suffering and then bettermen
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The Station Master by Desiree Horton
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The Station Master by Desiree Horton is beyond haunting. It takes the familiar fear and whispers of an urban legend, and dials it up to a thousand.

I had no idea where it would end up going; I was horrified and on the edge of my proverbial seat as the
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A constellation of dreams by Mousai Kalliope
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A Constellation of Dreams (In a galaxy of disappointment) by Mousai Kalliope is such a rich collection of poetry!

The writing is dark but light; there is a very fragile balance between the two—the speaker is constantly lost in the dark while simultane
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“tread lightly when you read my words,
as they are swords
that will render you helpless.
i must confess:
my own honesty
scares me sometimes.”
― Megan Diedericks, the darkest of times, the darkest of thoughts

“... our whole task’s to hack
some angel-shape worth wearing ...”
― Sylvia Plath, The Collected Poems

“In life, love gnawed my skin To this white bone; What love did then, love does now: Gnaws me through.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Collected Poems

“There sits no higher court
Than man’s red heart.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Collected Poems

“Burdened in such a way we seemed the lighter—
Ourselves the haunters, and they, flesh and blood;
As if, above love’s ruinage, we were
The heaven those two dreamed of, in despair.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Collected Poems

“Farther out, the waves will be mouthing icecakes— A poor month for park-sleepers and lovers. Even our shadows are blue with cold. We wanted to see the sun come up And are met, instead, by this iceribbed ship, Bearded and blown, an albatross of frost, Relic of tough weather, every winch and stay Encased in a glassy pellicle. The”
― Sylvia Plath, The Colossus: and Other Poems

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