Uncertainty Principles

by Alan P. Marks

Some boxes are better left unopened.
After receiving the news of her father’s death—a man she hasn’t seen or heard from in over 35 years, not since her mother fled with her following the mysterious disappearance of her older brother—a woman returns to the small Maine town where she lived as a child in a final effort to confront the tragic events of her past.

42 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2025

About the author

Alan P. Marks is a writer/educator based in Central Maine. His focus is primarily on horror, but he also dabbles in more mainstream/literary fiction, and his works have been published in places ranging from Sunspot Literary Journal, to anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, New England Horror Writers, Graveside Press, and more.

Since receiving his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Maine (longer ago than he likes to admit), Alan has been on faculty there, teaching writing and literature, including courses on vampires, monsters, and Stephen King to name a few. More recently, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine.

Reviews

[Jessica Kormos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alan creates gritty realism and blends it with realistic horror in a story that reminded me some ghosts are better left undisturbed.