{"id":4445,"date":"2018-06-15T13:24:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T17:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=4445"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:49:09","slug":"like-flies-to-honey","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/like-flies-to-honey\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Flies To Honey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"378\" data-attachment-id=\"3980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3980\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shroudcover_2016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"250,378\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shroudcover_2016\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shroudcover_2016.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shroudcover_2016.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/shroudcover_2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3980\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Shroud 8<\/strong> from\u00a0<strong>Shroud Publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0May 2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Tim Deal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cover art &amp; woodcut illustrations:<\/strong> Danny Evarts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>LIKE FLIES TO HONEY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the day of the annual Honey Ball, newcomer Robert Blythe spends his day rubbing elbows with the cream of the crop. But that does not necessarily safeguard him from being judged by the company he keeps.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns4445_2529ee-8c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns4445_2529ee-8c .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns4445_2529ee-8c\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn4445_4b2f43-b4.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn4445_4b2f43-b4 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shroud-Quarterly-Journal-Dark-Fiction\/dp\/0981989489\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17I7I0NRS0CUG&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.I7Yr3JtxXGPQcNpH8WMUTY-bV-_tVP_NJN7wT_bLuFs1s6UriBprDy4T_pEB31BcEGUBANtTSNQYRmI0a3CMkjhOtib9M0TzryV8lYS-X6S_ujoBnPk3AILbD6PtRzaSKzU4Qc6IpzaJcLl2WLImgcHqFf1LK5uEnq1w-v7-AZCJtiW2uDrrx2sBqr8JFx-8rfK5kQXMvJOuw4gI8J4vYZJ0WKmr9dIYk77GLLR2Rss.V_oBBXPohJWCPyAGDxrbgaD-m7BFX-WdHW7_fLOtDwQ&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;qid=1712337897&#038;s=books&#038;sprefix=shroud%208,stripbooks-intl-ship,134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A thrilling collection of horror, suspense, bizarro, and dark fantasy from some of the most respected and talented writers in their genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With Bram Stoker Award winner, Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Kevin Lucia, Gemma Files, Derek M. Fox, Nathaniel Lambert, Belinda Frisch, Craig D.B. Patton, Jeff Edwards, Richard D. Findlay, Mary Rajotte, Glen R. Krisch, Joe Nazare, Norman L. Rubenstein, Lawrence Vernon, Ginger Nielsen, and Tim Deal. Interviews with Joe Morey, David Conyers, Joe Schrieber and Lisa Mannetti. Beautiful cover and woodcut embellishments by Danny Evarts!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em><br>The Wilsons pulled back the white sheet. For a moment, there was no sound at all. Then the low rumbling of stomachs and the distinct smacking of lips could be heard as the crowd stared up at the stage.<\/em><br><em><br>Robert turned. Two rectangular glass cases had been revealed. The larger one sat empty, while the other was filled with honey. Or at least that was what it looked like upon first glance.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"612\" data-attachment-id=\"2676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/works\/like-flies-to-honey\/likeflies_woodcut\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut.png\" data-orig-size=\"557,612\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"likeflies_woodcut\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Artwork by Danny Evarts&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut.png 557w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut-364x400.png 364w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut-134x148.png 134w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut-28x31.png 28w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut-34x38.png 34w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/likeflies_woodcut-195x215.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artwork by Danny Evarts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READER REVIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>In the past few years, Shroud has become one of the semi-pro magazines of note for horror writers. With a quick glance at #8, it&#8217;s easy to see why. The production value is top notch, the fiction chilling with enough variety to satisfy hungry readers, and plenty of columns, including a regular entry by Brain Keene. One of my favorite pieces from #8, &#8220;Like Flies to Honey&#8221; calls to mind the best of Shirley Jackson. The author, Toronto native Mary Rajotte, sets the story at an annual gathering in a seemingly bucolic town, hypnotizing the reader with the normalcy of it all before striking a terrifying chord in the story&#8217;s final pages. The writing is crisp, well-paced, and quite addictive, and the characters painfully believable.<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1U9VRVGCF4A6I\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0981989489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2013 Aaron Polson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-rating-star\" style=\"text-align:left\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\"><p><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2b50<\/span><\/p><span style=\"display: none;\" itemprop=\"worstRating\" content=\"0.5\"><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" ><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" ><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" ><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"display: none;\" itemprop=\"bestRating\" content=\"5\"><span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path class=\"\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"currentColor\" d=\"M12,17.3l6.2,3.7l-1.6-7L22,9.2l-7.2-0.6L12,2L9.2,8.6L2,9.2L7.5,14l-1.6,7L12,17.3z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span><\/span><span itemprop=\"ratingValue\" class=\"screen-reader-text\" content=\"5\">Rating: 5 out of 5.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Rajotte takes us to a simple meeting of the richest of the rich\u2014without the cameras, when no one but them are around. We easily slide into the protagonist and this opulent world because he\u2019s not one of them; he\u2019s just like you and I. Sublime in its approach\u2014reminiscent of the early works of J.G. Ballard\u2014Like Flies To Honey evokes every emotion that makes horror what it is today. And just when you think the author won\u2019t go there\u2026 Rajotte eviscerates the 1% and exposes a side far darker than our imaginations dare to venture.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RA4QOH3CCVD2F\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00KXC2XBO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2013 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Rajotte takes us to a simple meeting of the richest of the rich\u2014without the cameras, when no one but them are around. We easily slide into the protagonist and this opulent world because he\u2019s not one of them; he\u2019s just like you and I.  Sublime in its approach\u2014reminiscent of the early works of J.G. Ballard\u2014Like Flies To Honey evokes every emotion that makes horror what it is today. 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