Tag: horror

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+ creative writing, short story, south, southern, southern gothic, southern literature, writing, zombies

“I’ve always done what is right”

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If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know that while I typically write essays, I occasionally write short stories. I’ve published “Paper,” “Adieu,” and “This Story is Continuing to Develop” here over the past few years. Today, I want to share another story that I wrote back in 2020. I’m not, really, a huge horror fan, but someone asked me to write … Read More “I’ve always done what is right”

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+ ku klux klan, lillian e smith, P. Djèlí Clark, ring shout

The Monsters Within in P. Djèlí Clark’s “Ring Shout”

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As I read and taught P. Djèlí Clark’s Ring Shout, a lot of things stood out, specifically when thinking about the Gothic and the EthnoGothic. The sheer amount of themes that Clark packs into the novella is, at times, overwhelming, but it all adds to the rich and layered narrative that weaves its way throughout Ring Shout. While I could focus on any number … Read More The Monsters Within in P. Djèlí Clark’s “Ring Shout”

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