If you haven't picked up your copy of Why Didn't You Just Leave yet, check out our recent update post with several purchase options--plus a teaser for Corey Farrenkopf's ghostly novel!

Sally Wiener Grotta talked with bestselling author Guadalupe Garcia McCall about the needs & sensitivities of young adult readers, how her Latinx heritage on her writing, how she's managed to be so prolific, and her advice for new writers.

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Here's a handy post with ALLLLL the buy links for Why Didn't You Just Leave (plus a little teaser for Corey Farrenkopf's ghostly novel for anyone who needs moar haunts!) kickstarter.com/projects/curse…

Happy release day to our authors who create truly chilling, screwed-up stories about people stuck between ghosts and hard places!

Thank you so much to our backers for making this anthology possible. (And a special thank you to Julia Rios for their patience as my co-editor 😅 )

THE SPICE GATE just got a ⭐ starred review from Publishers Weekly!

Read the full review here: publishersweekly.com/9780063266834

Where's that wine bottle?

Excited my story THE SPIRIT BED is a part of this fantastic anthology of haunted locations, people, and objects.
Huge thanks to Julia Rios & Nadia Bulkin for choosing this story to include among the reasons our characters just can't leave.

The April 2024 Issue of Worlds of Possibility is here! juliarios.com/introducing-th…

🎉🖤🎉 Happy book birthday to Why Didn't You Just Leave from Nadia Bulkin, Julia Rios, and Cursed Morsels Press 🎉🖤🎉

Why Didn't You Just Leave is out TODAY! Julia Rios and Nadia Bulkin put together a tremendous anthology of ghost stories, and our authors ensured every single page felt absolutely haunted. What a fabulous achievement!

Oooh, it’s starting to appear in the wild! So exciting!

So close you can almost taste the ectoplasm! Hitting doorsteps Tuesday—a pretty good reason not to leave the house!

This haunting anthology from Cursed Morsels Press, edited by Nadia Bulkin and Julia Rios, offers 22 different answers to that oft-asked question:

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Hey emerging artists! The DreamFoundry Art Contest is open! I'm one of the judges this year and I'm looking forward to seeing all your beautiful work. Don't self-reject, there are cash prizes!

Some things you can look forward to in Why Didn't You Just Leave:

-The tender strangeness and terror of J.A.W. McCarthy - SLEEP ALONE out now!'s story 'Lamai.'
-The suffocating, agoraphobic atmosphere of Victoria Dalpe's 'Because It Was Worse Outside'

More previews to come!

My dog has surgery on Monday & we're trying to make enough to cover just a few more days inside a hotel (we're homeless & live in my car) so he can heal up. I'm promoting my new stuff a lot to help cover it if you'd like to help! RTs also help a lot.

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'Coalescence,' about a cat turned reluctant spaceship pilot in Julia Rios's Worlds of Possibility: juliarios.com/introducing-th…

#PC834 : All the Better to Taste You by Marisca Pichette (she/they) 🐦‍⬛🌧️🕯️🪻 , read by Julia Rios
A #PodCastleOriginal ! Rated PG-13. Content warnings for Content warnings for end of life and misgendering.

“You’re the old lady who lives with the wolf.”
“She’s not old. She’s mom’s age.”
“She looks old.”
“That’s what happens when you live with a wolf.”

Thrilled to share my story, 'All the Better to Taste You,' in PodCastle, narrated by Julia Rios 🐺🍯
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Preorders are now live! Hitting doorsteps in just 24 days—a pretty good reason not to leave the house!

This haunting anthology from Cursed Morsels Press, edited by Nadia Bulkin and Julia Rios, offers 22 different answers to that oft-asked question:

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Reviewers, Why Didn't You Just Leave--an anthology of ghost stories edited by Julia Rios and Nadia Bulkin--is now available on Booksirens. We'd love for you to read the book and share your thoughts about these haunted tales!