About Frances

Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.

Frances has a Master in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and works as a program specialist during the day.

Frances’ Reviews

Gila!

Gila!

Monster Mayhem Author: Les Simons In the beautiful world of giant, oversized monsters run amok through unprepared humanity, the 1959 ...
Salvation Day

Salvation Day

“The world not as it is, but as it is meant to be.” Author: Kali Wallace The House of Wisdom is ...
Open Bar

Open Bar

Sexual Abuse, Politics, and Justice Author: Dan Schorr Mountain Hill University has long been a bastion of education and sports, so ...
Dead in Long Beach, California

Dead in Long Beach, California

“All humans would eventually try anything to feel more than nothing.” Author: Venita Blackburn I came to Dead in Long Beach, ...
Victorian Psycho

Victorian Psycho

“I wonder if this blackness isn't in fact the real world, and the true blindfold is that other world of ...
Piglet

Piglet

"To say something, to do something, to feel something, would be to self-destruct." Author: Lottie Hazell Piglet finally has it all ...
Woman In the Polar Night, A

Woman In the Polar Night, A

"You must live through the long night, the storms, and the destruction of human pride." Author: Christiane Ritter I was excited ...
Stolen Tongues

Stolen Tongues

"If you speak long enough into the void, someone is bound to start listening." Author: Felix Blackwell Faye and Felix are ...
Too Good To Be True

Too Good To Be True

"The irony in unbearable things is that they actually are bearable." Author: Carola Lovering You’ve heard the old saying – if ...
Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, The

Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, The

“Light is only possible through dialogue between cultures, not through rejection of one or the other.” Author: James McBride Set in ...
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

“This isn't a war. It never was a war, any more than there's war between man and ants.” Author: H.G. Wells ...
Captive in Iran

Captive in Iran

"Whatever God has planned is what will happen." Authors: Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh are ...
Bad Tourists

Bad Tourists

Bad Tourists, Bad Logic, Bad Story Author: Caro Carver Three friends, bonded by collective loss and trauma, take a fancy trip ...
Sorceress Comes to Call, A

Sorceress Comes to Call, A

"This was like... fear at first sight." Author: T. Kingfisher Cordelia is lonely and scared. In her mother’s house, she is ...
What Does It Feel Like

What Does It Feel Like

“Fate’s the boss. And there are no teasers. All we can do is wait and see what happens.” Author: Sophie Kinsella ...
Revenant-X

Revenant-X

Space Zombies, Lost Love, and Secrets Author: David Wellington Disillusioned agent Alexandra Petrova and barely sane Doctor Zheng, alongside the sardonic ...
Such Good People

Such Good People

When Justice Fails Author: Amy Blumenfeld Being at the wrong place at the wrong time can cost you everything. That’s what ...
Nimona

Nimona

"I'm the villain. What do you suppose that says about you?" Author: ND Stevenson Lord Ballister Blackheart is labeled a villain, ...
Mating Season, The

Mating Season, The

“You can't press your suit and another fellow's trousers simultaneously.” Author: P.G. Wodehouse Bertie Wooster is in another rather sticky situation ...
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

"You can convince anybody of anything if you just push it at them all of the time." Author: Vincent Bugliosi After ...