!["It Goes Without Saying" by Patrick Barb](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1645263224700-KL3A8RN92NXA8YC0U87G/Nightscript_CROP_Barb.jpeg)
"It Goes Without Saying" by Patrick Barb
This short story will be published in Nightscript 8.
Visit him at patrickbarb.com to learn what he’s working on now.
Congratulations, Patrick!
!["Rotten" by Carina Bissett](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620667869579-8WU41QW6VGUC5J57A6Z9/Carina+Bissett+Rotten.jpg)
"Rotten" by Carina Bissett
This short story was written in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and published in Arterial Bloom, published by Crystal Lake Publishing.
The anthology was a finalist for Superior Achievement in an Anthology at the Bram Stoker Awards.
You can purchase Arterial Bloom at your favorite bookstore, or at Amazon.
To find out what Carina is up to now, visit her site at carinabissett.com.
!["Why I'm Angry" by Brooke Brannon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642377313442-74RDF4FKIJ06O7Q59WNX/authorbrooke.jpeg)
"Why I'm Angry" by Brooke Brannon
Brooke first wrote “Why I’m Angry” in Richard Thomas’s Short Story Mechanics class. It was published by The Disappointed Housewife and was subsequently nominated for The Pushcart Prize. Congratulations, Brooke!
You can read Brooke’s story here.
To find out what Brooke is up to now, visit her website at www.brookebrannon.com
!["Knit One Purl Two" by Carolyn Charron](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1622749933711-5JZDVYHVWTX3RK1BV54D/image-asset.jpeg)
"Knit One Purl Two" by Carolyn Charron
This short story was workshopped in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and published in Nothing Without Us by Renaissance Press.
You can purchase the anthology at Amazon.
!["Prey" by S.L. Coney](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620165852442-OIZDOKH6IKFRLNRIMQMY/Coney.jpg)
"Prey" by S.L. Coney
This short story was written in Richard’s Short Story Mechanics class and published in Gamut Magazine.
To see what they’re up to now, visit Coney at slconey.com.
!["Indiscretions" by Hillary Dodge](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642377101231-9V8036UM3K1P6HQM4LHR/hillary_dodge.jpeg)
"Indiscretions" by Hillary Dodge
This short story was written in Richard’s Short Story Mechanics Class and was published at Pseudopod.
You can read “Indiscretions” here.
To find out what Hillary is up to now, visit her at hillarydodge.com.
!["The Pigeon Lied" by J.W. Donley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620667222006-46SXYJ7X7QKORJ12SL80/JW+Donley.jpg)
"The Pigeon Lied" by J.W. Donley
This short story was written in Richard’s Short Story Mechanics class and will be published in Howls from Hell.
You can purchase the anthology at Amazon.
Visit Donley at jwdonley.com to find out what he’s up to now.
!["One Hundred Days" by Andrea Eberly](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641766710051-2HJ25A9NL4WWHSQRUVQC/TMR_Snake.png)
"One Hundred Days" by Andrea Eberly
This short story was published in The Missouri Review.
To see what Andrea is up to now, you can visit her website at https://andrea-eberly.com/
Congratulations, Andrea!
!["It Probably Started with a Cigarette" by Andrea Eberly](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641767085237-T2YF80J36NE4U0K83SU5/Magic-Cover-Adjusted-Dimensions-NO-BLEED-768x1110.png)
"It Probably Started with a Cigarette" by Andrea Eberly
This short story was published in Witness Magazine.
To see what Andrea is up to now, you can visit her website at https://andrea-eberly.com/
Congratulations, Andrea!
!["The Colour of Pain" by Melissa Elborn](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1619823566551-1K2K44Y52RK6PJNO84D5/Color-of-pain-Deena-791x1024.jpg)
"The Colour of Pain" by Melissa Elborn
Melissa’s short story was written in Storyville’s Short Story Mechanics (At Your Own Pace) and published in New Gothic Review Volume 3.
!["Rabbit in the Hole" by S.M. Fedor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620159614379-OOQKOA4LVJWSEFQFM64R/Fedor+1.jpg)
"Rabbit in the Hole" by S.M. Fedor
This short story was written in Storyville’s Contemporary Dark Fiction class and published in Punk Noir Magazine.
You can read “Rabbit in the Hole” here.
Visit Fedor at smfedor.com and follow him on Twitter at @s_m_fedor to learn what he’s up to now.
!["Dance of the Forever Wolf" by S.M. Fedor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620160096265-K7DA6520PUP5WZYEKBQC/Fedor+2.jpg)
"Dance of the Forever Wolf" by S.M. Fedor
This short story was written in Storyville’s Contemporary Dark Fiction class and published in Burning Love and Bleeding Hearts.
You can purchase the anthology at Amazon.
Visit Fedor at smfedor.com and follow him on Twitter at @s_m_fedor learn what he’s up to now.
!["Rules for Mistakes" by S.M. Fedor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641765585213-GDEC7NEQ84PBNVDJZI4Y/SF.jpg)
"Rules for Mistakes" by S.M. Fedor
This short story was written in Storyville’s Contemporary Dark Fiction Class and published in Mickey Finn Vol. 2: 21st Century Noir from Down & Out Books.
You can purchase a copy of the anthology here.
Visit Scott at smfedor.com and follow him on Twitter at @s_m_fedor to learn what he’s up to now.
Congratulations, Scott!
!["In the Night Forest" by Tori Fredrick](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620671384610-0SY6686ZXJMI13IHINIZ/arcana_02_cover-550x785+Tori+Fredrick.jpg)
"In the Night Forest" by Tori Fredrick
This short story was written in Richard’s Short Story Mechanics class. You can read the story at Underland Arcana.
This is Tori’s first published piece.
Congratulations, Tori!
!["Playing Possum" by Ian Gillespie](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642375090818-O9YS1RLU6PTLN4G16I1I/Screen+Shot+2022-01-09+at+5.21.50+PM.png)
"Playing Possum" by Ian Gillespie
Ian wrote this story in Richard’s Short Story Mechanics: At Your Own Pace Class.
It was was recently selected as a runner-up for the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence and published in The Puritan Literary Magazine.
You can read the story here.
To find out more about Ian, you can follow him on LinkedIn.
Congratulations, Ian!
!["Evolution" by Alicia Hilton](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620255017064-TIGN7WTZBOUDLVRSI9BB/Alicia+Hilton.jpg)
"Evolution" by Alicia Hilton
This short story began in one of Richard’s classes and was published in Annihilation Radiation by Storgy Books.
You can purchase the anthology at your favorite bookstore or at Amazon.
You can find out what Alicia is up to by visiting her at aliciahilton.com
!["Limber Lost" by K. Wallace King](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1645263646345-WZFQ9Z6OETWC7VGNEF3B/Nightscript_CROP_Barb.jpeg)
"Limber Lost" by K. Wallace King
This short story was written and workshopped in our Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and will be published in Nightscript 8.
Congratulations, Wallace!
!["Stolen Property" by Sarah Lamparelli](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642973763999-VQ2SD14KW2U03ZSDCCNI/product-BS80-81wip_590x.jpeg)
"Stolen Property" by Sarah Lamparelli
This short story was written in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and published in Black Static.
Congratulations, Sarah!
!["10 Steps to a Whole New You" by Tonya Liburd](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641764630549-LQCDT2YVZZHT991EDFJH/Christa%2BW.jpeg)
"10 Steps to a Whole New You" by Tonya Liburd
This short story was written in Richard’s Short Story Mechanics class and published in Fantasy Magazine Issue 63.
You can read Tonya’s story here.
If you’d like to see what Tonya is up to now, visit her website at www.Tonya.ca or follow her on Twitter @somesillywowzer.
Look for Tonya’s “The Drunken Tree” in Chiral Mad 5.
Congratulations, Tonya!
!["The Drunken Tree" by Tonya Liburd](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642373786423-XJOR5OF4R2IOCJLTGURM/Christa%2BW.jpeg)
"The Drunken Tree" by Tonya Liburd
This short story will be published in Chiral Mad 5.
If you’d like to see what Tonya is up to now, visit her website at www.Tonya.ca or follow her on Twitter @somesillywowzer.
Congratulations, Tonya!
!["Acquisition" by Jake Marley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1619822848328-H8F55IKBK6Z7UR4TY06M/Marley+Acquisition.jpg)
"Acquisition" by Jake Marley
“Acquisition” was published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 33 and subsequently won the Gold Pen Award.
Congratulations, Jake!
You can pick up a copy at Amazon and visit Jake at jakemarley.wordpress.com to learn more about his work.
!["End of the Milky Way" by Kris Peterson](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1622243451555-7FCFV7I0D6FM7ROS2B11/image-asset.jpeg)
"End of the Milky Way" by Kris Peterson
This story was written in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and will be published in Vastarien.
Congratulations, Kris!
!["3 AM Challenge" by David Powell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620158523461-RHY5GH06WGY6WTL1J09W/David+Powell+1.jpg)
"3 AM Challenge" by David Powell
This short story was written in Storyville’s Contemporary Dark Fiction class and published in Fall Into Fantasy: 2020 Edition .
It can be purchased at your favorite bookstore or at Amazon.
Visit David at davidlpowell.net to see what he’s up to now.
!["And Dark Confound Us Here" by David Powell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642474323305-BD52JJ1U729OA4VVDN72/David+Powell+2.jpg)
"And Dark Confound Us Here" by David Powell
This short story was published in Georgia Gothic. It can be purchased here.
Visit David at davidlpowell.net to see what he’s up to now.
!["Watching Til She Wake" by David Powell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1623222468240-JERYIZBWVA19HH2Z9R45/image-asset.png)
"Watching Til She Wake" by David Powell
David wrote this story in Storyville’s Day of Reckoning while working with Carina Bissett and Eden Royce. It will be published in the anthology Into the Glen.
Visit David at davidlpowell.net to see what he’s up to now.
!["The Heaviness of All Things" by Joseph Sale](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620670709095-Q01YXD57BIVSJ3MW37AO/Joseph+Sale.jpg)
"The Heaviness of All Things" by Joseph Sale
This short story was written in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and published at Idle Ink.
You can read it here.
Visit themindflayer.com to find out what Joseph is up to now.
!["When the Tide Comes In" by Joseph Sale](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620670235997-JPA10MDAWQNHGH501PZT/Joseph+Sale+Tide.jpg)
"When the Tide Comes In" by Joseph Sale
This short story was written in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop and published in Exit Earth by Storgy Books.
You can purchase a copy of the anthology here.
Visit themindflayer.com to find out what Joseph is up to now.
!["Waiting for Liz's Honda" by Natasha Kerry Smith](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620155909050-2MSVXQRAXZGLRHMEUFIS/Natasha+Kerry+Smith.jpg)
"Waiting for Liz's Honda" by Natasha Kerry Smith
Natasha wrote this short story in Storyville’s Contemporary Dark Fiction class and it was published in the Manchester Review.
You can read the story here.
Visit Natasha at tashakerrysmith.wordpress.com to learn what she’s up to now.
!["Confessions of an Aphrodite Bug" by Joshua Siegal](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620154813667-O3SOYZV8KN8NYFF6SWP3/Josh+Siegal+1.png)
"Confessions of an Aphrodite Bug" by Joshua Siegal
This short story was published in Michigan Quarterly Review, Fall 2017.
You can learn more about Joshua and what he’s up to by visiting him at joshuasiegal.org .
!["That Kid Who Saved The World One Time." by Joshua Siegal](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620155077342-I0PK9GV7R0RYCN7VML7Q/Joshua+Siegal+2.png)
"That Kid Who Saved The World One Time." by Joshua Siegal
Joshua consulted with Storyville’s Richard Thomas on "That Kid Who Saved the World One Time." It was published in Shift Issue 3.
You can learn more about Joshua and what he’s up to by visiting him at joshuasiegal.org.
!["Treats" by Robert Stahl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620158052565-GTPIWHFSXCZN76FIA2W8/Robert+Stahl.jpeg)
"Treats" by Robert Stahl
This short story was written in Storyville’s Contemporary Dark Fiction Class at the University of Iowa, and published in Rigor Morbid: Lest Ye Become.
You can purchase the collection at Amazon.
Visit Robert at robertstahl.com to see what he’s up to now.
!["The Ground Shook" by Roni Stinger](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1652675808688-X4IFDOZYC6XSO0EYC61G/Roni_Stinger4MP.jpeg)
"The Ground Shook" by Roni Stinger
Roni workshopped this short story in Storyville’s Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, and it will be published May 1st, 2022 by Dark Matter Magazine.
To stay up to date with what Roni is doing now, visit their website at www.ronistinger.com
Congratulations, Roni!
!["Some Habits Are Hard to Break" by Brenda Clark Thomas](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620666537991-H95I6IR7K8BU6A6O367V/Brenda+Thomas.jpg)
"Some Habits Are Hard to Break" by Brenda Clark Thomas
This short story was written in Richard’s classes and was a runner up for the 2020 Poets & Writers Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award.
Congratulations, Brenda!
You can read about the award here.
To learn more about Brenda and what she’s up to now, visit her at brendaclarkthomas.com.
!["It Goes Without Saying" by Patrick Barb](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1645263224700-KL3A8RN92NXA8YC0U87G/Nightscript_CROP_Barb.jpeg)
!["Rotten" by Carina Bissett](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620667869579-8WU41QW6VGUC5J57A6Z9/Carina+Bissett+Rotten.jpg)
!["Why I'm Angry" by Brooke Brannon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642377313442-74RDF4FKIJ06O7Q59WNX/authorbrooke.jpeg)
!["Knit One Purl Two" by Carolyn Charron](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1622749933711-5JZDVYHVWTX3RK1BV54D/image-asset.jpeg)
!["Prey" by S.L. Coney](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620165852442-OIZDOKH6IKFRLNRIMQMY/Coney.jpg)
!["Indiscretions" by Hillary Dodge](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642377101231-9V8036UM3K1P6HQM4LHR/hillary_dodge.jpeg)
!["The Pigeon Lied" by J.W. Donley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620667222006-46SXYJ7X7QKORJ12SL80/JW+Donley.jpg)
!["One Hundred Days" by Andrea Eberly](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641766710051-2HJ25A9NL4WWHSQRUVQC/TMR_Snake.png)
!["It Probably Started with a Cigarette" by Andrea Eberly](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641767085237-T2YF80J36NE4U0K83SU5/Magic-Cover-Adjusted-Dimensions-NO-BLEED-768x1110.png)
!["The Colour of Pain" by Melissa Elborn](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1619823566551-1K2K44Y52RK6PJNO84D5/Color-of-pain-Deena-791x1024.jpg)
!["Rabbit in the Hole" by S.M. Fedor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620159614379-OOQKOA4LVJWSEFQFM64R/Fedor+1.jpg)
!["Dance of the Forever Wolf" by S.M. Fedor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620160096265-K7DA6520PUP5WZYEKBQC/Fedor+2.jpg)
!["Rules for Mistakes" by S.M. Fedor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641765585213-GDEC7NEQ84PBNVDJZI4Y/SF.jpg)
!["In the Night Forest" by Tori Fredrick](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620671384610-0SY6686ZXJMI13IHINIZ/arcana_02_cover-550x785+Tori+Fredrick.jpg)
!["Playing Possum" by Ian Gillespie](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642375090818-O9YS1RLU6PTLN4G16I1I/Screen+Shot+2022-01-09+at+5.21.50+PM.png)
!["Evolution" by Alicia Hilton](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620255017064-TIGN7WTZBOUDLVRSI9BB/Alicia+Hilton.jpg)
!["Limber Lost" by K. Wallace King](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1645263646345-WZFQ9Z6OETWC7VGNEF3B/Nightscript_CROP_Barb.jpeg)
!["Stolen Property" by Sarah Lamparelli](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642973763999-VQ2SD14KW2U03ZSDCCNI/product-BS80-81wip_590x.jpeg)
!["10 Steps to a Whole New You" by Tonya Liburd](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1641764630549-LQCDT2YVZZHT991EDFJH/Christa%2BW.jpeg)
!["The Drunken Tree" by Tonya Liburd](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642373786423-XJOR5OF4R2IOCJLTGURM/Christa%2BW.jpeg)
!["Acquisition" by Jake Marley](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1619822848328-H8F55IKBK6Z7UR4TY06M/Marley+Acquisition.jpg)
!["End of the Milky Way" by Kris Peterson](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1622243451555-7FCFV7I0D6FM7ROS2B11/image-asset.jpeg)
!["3 AM Challenge" by David Powell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620158523461-RHY5GH06WGY6WTL1J09W/David+Powell+1.jpg)
!["And Dark Confound Us Here" by David Powell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1642474323305-BD52JJ1U729OA4VVDN72/David+Powell+2.jpg)
!["Watching Til She Wake" by David Powell](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1623222468240-JERYIZBWVA19HH2Z9R45/image-asset.png)
!["The Heaviness of All Things" by Joseph Sale](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620670709095-Q01YXD57BIVSJ3MW37AO/Joseph+Sale.jpg)
!["When the Tide Comes In" by Joseph Sale](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620670235997-JPA10MDAWQNHGH501PZT/Joseph+Sale+Tide.jpg)
!["Waiting for Liz's Honda" by Natasha Kerry Smith](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620155909050-2MSVXQRAXZGLRHMEUFIS/Natasha+Kerry+Smith.jpg)
!["Confessions of an Aphrodite Bug" by Joshua Siegal](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620154813667-O3SOYZV8KN8NYFF6SWP3/Josh+Siegal+1.png)
!["That Kid Who Saved The World One Time." by Joshua Siegal](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620155077342-I0PK9GV7R0RYCN7VML7Q/Joshua+Siegal+2.png)
!["Treats" by Robert Stahl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620158052565-GTPIWHFSXCZN76FIA2W8/Robert+Stahl.jpeg)
!["The Ground Shook" by Roni Stinger](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1652675808688-X4IFDOZYC6XSO0EYC61G/Roni_Stinger4MP.jpeg)
!["Some Habits Are Hard to Break" by Brenda Clark Thomas](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdaef783560c3129cdacf28/1620666537991-H95I6IR7K8BU6A6O367V/Brenda+Thomas.jpg)