{"id":4966,"date":"2019-09-16T11:17:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2019-09-16T11:29:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:29:38","slug":"recognition-for-the-culling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition for The Culling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the coolest things that can happen to you as a horror writer is to get noticed by <a href=\"https:\/\/ellendatlow.com\/\">Ellen Datlow<\/a>. Ellen has been editing books for over 35 years. When she likes something, it\u2019s a thrill to both new and established authors alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Every year, Ellen puts together her<strong> Best Horror of the Year<\/strong> anthology. Only a select few stories make it into the book. BUT Ellen also compiles an honorable mentions list. To have your story noticed in any way, shape or form by Ellen is <strong>an incredible honor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I was pleasantly surprised (okay\u2026<strong>I WAS OVER THE MOON<\/strong>) to discover my story, <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-culling\/\">The Culling<\/a>, made it onto her <a href=\"https:\/\/ellendatlow.com\/2019\/09\/15\/full-recommended-list-for-2019-best-horror-of-the-year-volume-eleven-part-3\/\">recommended list<\/a> for <strong>Best Horror of the Year Vol. 11<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"4967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/best-horror-11-cover-final_-1-683x1024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683&amp;#215;1024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> I set a bunch of <strong>goals<\/strong> at the beginning of the year. When I submitted my story to her to be considered for the anthology, I told myself even just making the recommended reading list would be an incredible feat &#8211; and I did it &#8211; and I\u2019m <strong>so pumped about it<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Not gonna lie, I was a little intimidated to send my story to her. But I also <strong>LOVE<\/strong> this story and my main goal was to have as many people read it as possible. If I can gain a few new readers, I will be genuinely satisfied, and if anything else, this gives me the boost I needed to continue pushing myself (after a few rough weeks where I felt I was floundering).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Never give up on your dreams<\/strong>, people! And<strong> never be afraid to shout about your accomplishments<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never give up on your dreams, people! And never be afraid to shout about your accomplishments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[498,426],"class_list":["post-4966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-celebrate","tag-the-culling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Recognition for The Culling - MaryRajotte.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recognition for The Culling - MaryRajotte.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Never give up on your dreams, people! And never be afraid to shout about your accomplishments.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MaryRajotte.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maryrajotte\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-16T15:17:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-16T15:29:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mary\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mary\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/38e89cfcbaef29fc7e8e84a7098e0ab5\"},\"headline\":\"Recognition for The Culling\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-16T15:17:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-16T15:29:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\"},\"wordCount\":267,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fe1f68e8267a518ed108f51f97942e5\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"celebrate\",\"The Culling\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\",\"name\":\"Recognition for The Culling - MaryRajotte.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-16T15:17:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-16T15:29:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg\",\"width\":683,\"height\":1024},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Recognition for The Culling\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"MaryRajotte.com\",\"description\":\"Nightmarish Tales\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fe1f68e8267a518ed108f51f97942e5\"},\"alternateName\":\"Mary Rajotte\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fe1f68e8267a518ed108f51f97942e5\",\"name\":\"Mary\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/cropped-MaryRajotte.com_logo_2025-scaled-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/cropped-MaryRajotte.com_logo_2025-scaled-1.png\",\"width\":2558,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Mary\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.maryrajotte.com\/blog\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maryrajotte\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maryrajotte\",\"https:\/\/ca.pinterest.com\/maryrajotte\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/38e89cfcbaef29fc7e8e84a7098e0ab5\",\"name\":\"Mary\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23184fb41b197599de050e66278654868cb7a5f7a6ea0a5db61f38b8407b769c?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23184fb41b197599de050e66278654868cb7a5f7a6ea0a5db61f38b8407b769c?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mary\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.maryrajotte.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Recognition for The Culling - MaryRajotte.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Recognition for The Culling - MaryRajotte.com","og_description":"Never give up on your dreams, people! And never be afraid to shout about your accomplishments.","og_url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/","og_site_name":"MaryRajotte.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maryrajotte","article_published_time":"2019-09-16T15:17:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-09-16T15:29:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":683,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mary","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mary","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/"},"author":{"name":"Mary","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/38e89cfcbaef29fc7e8e84a7098e0ab5"},"headline":"Recognition for The Culling","datePublished":"2019-09-16T15:17:44+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-16T15:29:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/"},"wordCount":267,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fe1f68e8267a518ed108f51f97942e5"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg","keywords":["celebrate","The Culling"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/","url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/","name":"Recognition for The Culling - MaryRajotte.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg","datePublished":"2019-09-16T15:17:44+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-16T15:29:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg","width":683,"height":1024},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/recognition-for-the-culling\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Recognition for The Culling"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/","name":"MaryRajotte.com","description":"Nightmarish Tales","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fe1f68e8267a518ed108f51f97942e5"},"alternateName":"Mary Rajotte","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0fe1f68e8267a518ed108f51f97942e5","name":"Mary","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/cropped-MaryRajotte.com_logo_2025-scaled-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/cropped-MaryRajotte.com_logo_2025-scaled-1.png","width":2558,"height":696,"caption":"Mary"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.maryrajotte.com\/blog","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maryrajotte","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maryrajotte","https:\/\/ca.pinterest.com\/maryrajotte\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/38e89cfcbaef29fc7e8e84a7098e0ab5","name":"Mary","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23184fb41b197599de050e66278654868cb7a5f7a6ea0a5db61f38b8407b769c?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23184fb41b197599de050e66278654868cb7a5f7a6ea0a5db61f38b8407b769c?s=96&r=g","caption":"Mary"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.maryrajotte.com"],"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Best-Horror-11-COVER.FINAL_-1-683x1024.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5102,"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/12\/patron-perk-the-culling\/","url_meta":{"origin":4966,"position":0},"title":"Patron Perk: The Culling","author":"Mary","date":"March 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my favorite stories I've ever written, The Culling, is now available to all my supporters on Patreon! \u00a0 ABOUT THE CULLING After years of estrangement, Gemma\u2019s brothers come home to visit Mama on her death bed. When the overbearing boys start throwing their weight around, Gemma bites her\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Books&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/category\/books-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/The-Culling.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/The-Culling.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/The-Culling.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/The-Culling.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/The-Culling.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/The-Culling.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4629,"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/15\/new-release-the-culling\/","url_meta":{"origin":4966,"position":1},"title":"New Release: The Culling","author":"Mary","date":"August 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"All the details you need to know about The Culling and upcoming story bonus content!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;On Writing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"On Writing","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/category\/on-writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4652,"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/breeding-ground-the-culling\/","url_meta":{"origin":4966,"position":2},"title":"Breeding Ground: The Culling","author":"Mary","date":"August 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"What started as a tale about sibling rivalry soon took a chilling turn. Wondering how a seemingly innocent video of a chattering starling inspired my story? Read this behind-the-scenes look at The Culling. Are you brave enough to read The Culling? Pick up a copy of Black Buttons Vol. 3:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Inklings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Inklings","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/category\/inklings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/starling.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/starling.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/starling.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/starling.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4398,"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/16\/beware-of-the-culling\/","url_meta":{"origin":4966,"position":3},"title":"Beware of The Culling","author":"Mary","date":"May 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A bit of info on my new story coming out this fall","rel":"","context":"In &quot;On Writing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"On Writing","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/category\/on-writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3_workingtitle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3_workingtitle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3_workingtitle.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3_workingtitle.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/bbv3_workingtitle.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4668,"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/30\/first-lines-the-culling\/","url_meta":{"origin":4966,"position":4},"title":"First Lines: The Culling","author":"Mary","date":"August 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Find out how I came up with the opening to The Culling","rel":"","context":"In &quot;On Writing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"On Writing","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/category\/on-writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/theculling_teaser.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/theculling_teaser.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/theculling_teaser.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/theculling_teaser.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5157,"url":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/22\/husks-now-available\/","url_meta":{"origin":4966,"position":5},"title":"HUSKS now available","author":"Mary","date":"April 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"If you haven\u2019t had a chance to read my story, HUSKS, you can now get a copy by becoming one of my patrons! Originally available in Group Hex Vol. 2 from the Great Lakes Horror Company, I have now made it available in ebook form as a PDF, epub or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;On Writing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"On Writing","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/category\/on-writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Husks.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Husks.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Husks.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Husks.png?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Husks.png?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Husks.png?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauXzR-1i6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4970,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966\/revisions\/4970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}