{"id":5969,"date":"2021-12-10T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=5969"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:53:59","slug":"what-the-dead-whisper-to-the-living","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/what-the-dead-whisper-to-the-living\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Dead Whisper To The Living"},"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=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"6027\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/what-the-dead-whisper-to-the-living\/brigidsgate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" 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=\"brigidsgate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-scaled.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales\" class=\"wp-image-6027\" style=\"width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/brigidsgate-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/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>FEATURED IN:<strong> A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/brigidsgatepress.com\/BGP\/\">Brigid&#8217;s Gate Press<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0January 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/woodroewriting.com\/\">Alex Woodroe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cover Art:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archwayportico.com\/\">Elizabeth Leggett<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>WHAT THE DEAD WHISPER TO THE LIVING<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houses aren&#8217;t the only things that are haunted. A tale about fading memories, liminal spaces and the things one man leaves behind so he won&#8217;t be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5969_3fb64b-58{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5969_3fb64b-58 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns5969_3fb64b-58\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5969_0ea105-0d.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5969_0ea105-0d 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\/gp\/product\/B09QHKS4GJ\" 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>Welcome to the Gothic realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Woodroe has passionately and carefully curated a powerful volume of gothic stories, written by an amazing and diverse group of contemporary writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the pages of \u201cA Quaint and Curious Collection of Gothic Tales,\u201d the reader will encounter stories of pain and suffering, ghosts, curses, unspoken secrets, greed, murder, and one of the creepiest collections of dolls ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come on in; enter the parlor, find a place by the fire, and experience the beautiful, dark, and occasionally heartbreaking stories told by the authors as they continue the Gothic tradition pioneered by the likes of Shelley, Radcliffe, Bront\u00eb and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helen Glynn Jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deana Lisenby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cindy O&#8217;Quinn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine McCarthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patricia Miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miriam H. Harrison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kasimma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexis DuBon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erica Ruppert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathleen Palm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Fitzgerald Healy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily J. Cohen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jen Mierisch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April Yates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evelyn Maguire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mo Moshery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica L\u00e9vai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Briana McGuckin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jolie Toomajan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lindsay King Miller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victoria Nations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Rajotte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S.H. Cooper<\/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>If what Samuel Winslow did was so bad, surely the voices of the dead would diminish. But they lingered around him in all their splendour, so he built them a place worthy of their shine.<\/em><br><em><br>Up in the attic, on an old curio shelf stretching from floor to ceiling in a room no bigger than a broom closet, Samuel keeps a shrine filled with bottles of all shapes and colors. He tries his best not to go up there too much, to prevent all that magic from fading too soon. But when the night stretches out like a lonely highway with nothing so much as a whisper for company, it fills him with an ache so lonesome he just needs to hear a voice to soothe him.<\/em><\/p><cite>\u00a9 MARY RAJOTTE<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/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>Like with most anthologies, the range and scope of the shorts on offer was wide, and the quality of the stories high \u2013 I was impressed with the editing, the polishing, the packaging. This is an anthology that is, very rightly, going to receive a lot of love.<\/em> <strong>What the Dead Whisper to the Living<\/strong> by Mary Rajotte, is a wonderful short, something almost reminiscent of Gaiman in its concept.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/4508329058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2013 Austrian S.<\/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><\/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=\"is-rating-unfilled\" 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=\"is-rating-unfilled\" 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=\"4\">Rating: 4 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>Each of the stories in the book has a distinct flavor. This was a diverse and interesting collection, and I had a difficult time choosing my favorites. I could have listed a handful more, but I decided to control myself. This book is a treasure trove of talent. One of my top 10 stories is \u201cWhat the Dead Whisper to the Living\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Rajotte<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/robinknabel.squarespace.com\/review-blog\/quaintandcurious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2013 Robin<\/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<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEATURED IN: A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales from Brigid&#8217;s Gate Press ABOUT\u00a0WHAT THE DEAD WHISPER TO THE LIVING Houses aren&#8217;t the only things that are haunted. A tale about fading memories, liminal spaces and the things one man leaves behind so he won&#8217;t be forgotten. 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