The (s)Word Slinger
Maria AlexanderI write about horror, memoir, and how sometimes the two are indistinguishable.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 71 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 20 days ago |
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My Second Saturn Return
Saturn, you’re a handsome bastard of a planet. Photo by NASA.
Bonjour, mes amis!
It’s quite possible, if you’re an astrology fan, that you’ve heard of the Saturn Return. It’s the time in your life when the planet Saturn travels all the w...
"Moon Child"
A tale I wrote for DreamWorks about their logo
When I was freelancing at DreamWorks, I was asked to come up with the origin story of their logo. It was supposed to leverage Steven Spielberg’s childhood for the creation of the main characte...
My upcoming events
Once again, I’m missing the LA Times Festival of Books. One year it was because I was traveling to Scotland. Another year or two, the Horror Writers Association just didn’t have a table, which made me sad because I love being there all week...
Neil's response
Hypnos, god of sleep
Friend,
the oneiroi deliver mostly distraction,
gauzy visions with no substance.
They travel through two gates:
one of horn and one of ivory.
The oneiroi who come through the ivory gate
bring us dazzling fa...
"Find the Sandman"
30 years ago today, everything crumbled
Thee I invoke, blest pow’r of oneiroi divine,
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Maria Alexander is a multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of horror and mystery novels, short fiction, poetry, and essays. She lives in Northern California with two ungrateful cats, a Jewish Christmas caroler, and a purse called Trog.
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