{"id":5733,"date":"2021-09-02T11:41:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2021-09-02T11:41:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:41:56","slug":"story-release-in-token-and-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/02\/story-release-in-token-and-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Release: In Token and Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Handmade-Horror-Stories-M-M-MacLeod\/dp\/1777781604\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Handmade Horror Stories<\/a>? My latest story, <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/in-token-and-pledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Token and Pledge<\/a>, is out today in paperback &amp; ebook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1150\" data-attachment-id=\"5734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/02\/story-release-in-token-and-pledge\/handmade-horror-_-3d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d.png\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1150\" 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=\"Handmade Horror _ 3d\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d.png\" alt=\"Handmade Horror Stories book cover\" class=\"wp-image-5734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d.png 1500w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d-600x460.png 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/Handmade-Horror-_-3d-200x153.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ABOUT HANDMADE HORROR STORIES<\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories featuring artists, crafters, DIYers, and more. The writers in this anthology came up with creative takes on the theme. There are twenty-one stories in this book, including several flash fiction pieces. Some are horror-light, some are more devious and dark. There is even a touch of the gross-out, and a hint of humour in certain tales found here. From quiet horrors to chilling nightmares these tales give new meaning to being creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An anthology of short horror stories by the following authors: Michelle Tang, M.C. St. John, Ali Seay, C.M. 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