She lingers like smoke
Our protagonist returns to her mother’s house for a visit. Every time she enters the basement, she glimpses another woman leaving—through the wall.
Published in Moonflowers and Nightshade: an Anthology of Sapphic Horror (2022), edited by Samantha Kolesnik.
Inspired by the time I visited my parents’ house and got trapped indoors for seven days by wildfire smoke. Plus perfume and makeup ads from the 1980s.
In the lush forest nothing dies
A college student goes camping. Her dead best friend gets FOMO.
Published in On Spec issue 121 (2022), Brittle Star issue 47 (2020), and Unfeared: A Podcast of Ghost Stories Written by Women (2022).
Inspired by the coastal rainforest and too-intense high school friendships.
Kat Siddle 