Ten ghost stories by Tracie McBride, William Meikle, Carole Ann Moleti, Kiersten Hartrim, Sera Hayes, April Grey, Rayne Hall, Douglas Kolacki, Jonathan Broughton, Grayson Bray Morris. Edited by Rayne Hall. 1. GHOSTS CAN BLEED by Tracie McBride Ghosts can bleed. Maurice knows, because he is one. 2. DANCERS by William Meikle A country graveyard in winter can be made warm. 3. BREAKWATER BEACH by Carole Ann Moleti Ever felt that you've been somewhere before? Perhaps you have. 4. THE PIANO MAN by Kiersten Hartrim No one has played the old upright piano in the bar since the Lady Pianist died. 5. TAKE ME TO ST ROCH'S by Rayne Hall Never pick up hitchhikers. 6. THE EXPLANATION FOR GHOSTS by Douglas Kolacki Forget everything you've ever heard about what they are. 7. MOTHER MINE by April Grey A mother's love never dies. 8. THE MINE SHAFT by Sera Hayes Curiosity leading superstition digs an early grave. 9. DARK REUNION by Jonathan Broughton Love sours when you commit murder. 10. A PUDDLE OF DEAD by Grayson Bray Morris Her long-lost love is back... or is he?
Authors
I'm a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with more than twenty five novels published in the genre press and over 300 short story credits in thirteen countries. My work has appeared in a number of professional anthologies and I have recent short story sales to NATURE Futures, Penumbra, Read Short Fiction and Buzzy Mag. When I'm not writing I play guitar, drink beer and dream of fortune and glory. For full details see my website at https://www.williammeikle.com
I live on the south coast of England. I write short stories that might include vampires, ghosts, werewolves or the darker side of everyday life. Some stories feature contemporary themes: I enjoy pitting individuals against social and corporate institutions. I've written a thriller, The Russian White, set in Victorian London at the outbreak of hostilities with Russia in 1853. An iconic diamond is missing and Russian spies are everywhere.
Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction, some of it quirky, most of it dark. She is the author of over sixty books in different genres and under different pen names, published by twelve publishers in six countries, translated into several languages. Her short stories have been published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies. After living in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has settled in a small Victorian seaside town in southern England. Rayne holds a college degree in publishing management and a masters degree in creative writing. Over three decades, she has worked in the publishing industry as a trainee, investigative journalist, feature writer, magazine editor, production editor, page designer, concept editor for non-fiction book series, anthology editor, editorial consultant and more. Outside publishing, she worked as a museum guide, apple picker, tarot reader, adult education teacher, trade fair hostess, translator and belly dancer. Currently, Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction and tries to regain the rights to her out-of-print books so she can republish them as e-books. Her books on the writing craft (Writing Fight Scenes, Writing Scary Scenes, The Word-Loss Diet, Writing Dark Stories, Writing About Villains, Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novel, Writing About Magic, Twitter for Writers) are bestsellers. Rayne Hall is the editor of the Ten Tales anthologies: "Bites: Ten Tales of Vampires" "Scared: Ten Tales of Horror" "Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts" "Cutlass: Ten Tales of Pirates" "Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft" "Spells: Ten Tales of Magic" "Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies" "Seers: Ten Tales of Clairvoyance" "Dragon: Ten Tales of Fiery Beasts" "Cogwheels: Ten Tales of Steampunk" with more titles coming soon. The stories in her Six Scary Tales series and the Thirty Scary Tales collection are subtle horror: suspenseful, creepy atmospheric, unsettling. Although they contain little violence and gore, they may not be suitable for young readers. Many of these stories have been previously published in other books or magazines. British English: All Rayne Hall's books use British words, spellings, grammar and punctuation. If you're allergic to British English, avoid them. ;-) Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/boqJzD Website: http://sites.google.com/site/raynehal... YouTube "Ten Random Facts about Rayne Hall" (2 minute video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXR4T... Contact Rayne Hall on Twitter @RayneHall follows back writers and readers. http://twitter.com/RayneHall
Carole Ann Moleti is a nurse-midwife in New York City, thus explaining her fascination with paranormal and urban fantasy that infuses everything she writes. Her dark urban fantasy Void of Course: Book One in the Boulevard of Bad Spells and Broken Dreams series was published by Champagne Books. She is now celebrating 9 years since release of Breakwater Beach, which joins its sequel The Widow's Walk in the Unfinished Business Series. Her short fiction is featured in several of the Ten Tales Anthologies. Excerpts of Carole's memoir, Someday I'm Going to Write a Book: Diary of an Urban Missionary range from the sweet and inspirational in A Quilt of Holidays to the edgy and irreverent in Not Your Mother's Book: On Being a Woman.
