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P.L. McMillan is a writer whose works have been known to cause rifts in time and space itself…

Well, not quite. But writing often makes her feel that powerful.

P.L. McMillan is a Canadian expat living in the States, after having taught English for three years in Asia. With a passion for cosmic horror and sci-fi horror, P.L. McMillan sees every shadow as an entryway to a deeper look into the black heart of the world, meant to be discovered and explored. Infatuated with the works of Shirley Jackson, H.P. Lovecraft, and Ridley Scott, her dream is to create stories of adventure, of chills, of heartbreak, and thrills.

Her short fiction has appeared in a variety of anthologies and magazines such as Cosmic Horror Monthly, Strange Lands Short Stories, ...more

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	Howls from the Dark Ages by P.L. McMillan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Solomon Forse (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Buehlman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.68 avg rating — 1,382 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Howls From Hell by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author), M. David Clarkson, Amanda Nevada DeMel 3.66 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sisters of the Crimson Vine 4.09 avg rating — 264 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Remains When The Stars Burn Out 4.12 avg rating — 252 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AHH! That's What I Call Horror: An Anthology of '90s Horror by Chelsea Pumpkins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), S.E. Denton, Bridget D. Brave (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Howls From the Wreckage: An Anthology of Disaster Horror by Christopher O'Halloran (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nick Cutter (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confirmed Sightings: A Triple Cryptid Creature Feature by P.L. McMillan (Goodreads Author), Bridget D. Brave (Goodreads Author), Ryan Marie Ketterer (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkness Beyond The Stars: An Anthology of Space Horror by P.L. McMillan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Patrick Barb (Goodreads Author), Bridget D. Brave (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes in the Dark 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CHM Magazine #37 July 2023 by P.L. McMillan (Goodreads Author), Jo Kaplan (Goodreads Author), Robert Guffey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Spooky Challenge - Day 7

It’s the final day of my annual writing challenge and the last day of the MileHi Con so I am exhausted!

Hopefully you, dear reader, had a lovely weekend! Without further ado, mainly because I am so tired, the next prompt is:

A Brando Sando magic system that fucks…
In space.

From Patrick Barb

SpaceBorn - The Mistening

The purple-eyed orphan, who was wary of the universe but definitely fated to change it

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“We were left alone to starve. It was through our Mother Superior's sacrifice and the grace of our God that we survived that first winter, that we continue to survive. By what entitlement do these priests feel to come here and command us?”
― P.L. McMillan, Sisters of the Crimson Vine

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“Tomorrow, I am to die having never once glimpsed the color of the sky.”
― P.L. McMillan, Howls from the Dark Ages: An Anthology of Medieval Horror

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