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The (s)Word Slinger

Maria Alexander

I write about horror, memoir, and how sometimes the two are indistinguishable.

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  • Maria Alexander

    Maria Alexander is a multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of horror and mystery novels, short fiction, poetry, and essays. She lives in Los Angeles with two ungrateful cats, a Jewish Christmas caroler, and a purse called Trog.

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