Horror and Wholesome
After struggling with imposter syndrome lately, especially regarding my YA writing, to see THE KNIGHT'S DAUGHTER progress to round 2 of the Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award consideration might just've brought a tear to my eye 💚
𝑇ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑡. 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼. Preorders for my Victorian gothic novella, INHERITING HER GHOSTS, are available! Get it the moment it drops on July 9 🖤 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0977PL7BB
https://soundcloud.com/user-783384483/inheriting-her-ghosts-teaser The incredible Erika Sanderson narrated the first chapter of my upcoming Victorian gothic novella, INHERITING HER GHOSTS, as a teaser of what's to come. Come on, take a seat, and join Eudora Fellowes as she journeys to High Hearth... Cover art by Morrighan Corbel.
A promising collection of short stories that intertwines the real life difficulties and prejudices faced by Native Americans with the supernatural. Author Shane Hawk has a good command of imagery that will draw you in and keep you engaged. My particular favorite was "Dead America". You'll want to wear ear plugs when you go to... Continue Reading →
Grandma Eileen came into some money in 1962 after the death of Grandpa Joe. With it, she moved herself and my father far away from the only life they’d ever known in a small village in Ireland to a bustling, U.S. city. There, she made a name for herself as a seamstress, selling her craft... Continue Reading →
Beautiful and heart breaking, Dead Corpse is the story of three generations of medicine women: Xikora, Owa, and Aku, the former two being priestesses of the earth goddess, Ana, and the latter seeking to break away from a mantle she doesn't want. Theirs is a tale of devotion, both to their goddess and to each... Continue Reading →
To help kick off Women in Horror Month, all of my horror titles are only 99 cents until the 7th! https://www.amazon.com/S-H-Cooper/e/B01MY17287/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
The rumbling settles into silence. If shock hadn’t numbed me, I might’ve screamed. Might’ve called for help. But I lay flat on my back, knocked down by the falling stones, and all I can focus on is trying to figure out if I’m still alive. Breathing? Check. Heartbeat? Check. Pain? Double check. I start to... Continue Reading →
Christmas seemed to shrink the older I got. First Santa stopped coming and all the gifts under the tree were signed by family members. Then my brother moved out for college a few states away. I followed suit, but closer to home. Then my sister. The first few years, we still all made the trek... Continue Reading →
Growing up in a small town meant a lot of regulars. Places, routines, people. The gas station convenience store was a small microcosm of that greater regular. 6 am, Bill Donner stopped in on his way to the slaughterhouse for cigarettes and a package of powdered donuts. 7:15, the bus stop kids huddled around the... Continue Reading →
Stories By S.H. Cooper 