Best Horror Reading List

Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 by kat_richardson

I got a Mention!

I’m completely over the moon to discover my short story, “Peacock’s Purloined Monsters” from the Nevermore anthology (Falstaff books 2025) is on Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of 2025 reading list! Wheeeee! I mean, damn!

I was lucky enough to work beside Ellen at a Cascade Writer’s critique session several years ago. She’s one of the smartest, kindest people I’ve met in the business, and a legend in the Horror genre, so having one of my stories mentioned on her list is *chef’s kiss*. Thank you, Ellen

New Year, New Rates, and Upcoming Conventions

Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 by kat_richardson

Editing Up and Off We Go!

Hello, 2026 and a whole new year of writing and editing challenges. I know it’s been a while since I updated here, but I’m back! I’m also raising my editing and coaching rates to be more inline with current standards and demand; new rates will go into effect on January 15 of this year, so get your queries in right away!

Meanwhile, I’m already committed for Norwescon over Easter weekend (April 2-5) and Squatchcon April 9-12 in Port Angeles WA. Come and see me!

Jan 10, 2026

I got a Mention! I’m completely over the moon to discover my short story, “Peacock’s Purloined Monsters” from the Nevermore anthology (Falstaff books 2025) is on Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of 2025 reading list! Wheeeee! I mean, damn! I was lucky enough to work beside Ellen at a Cascade Writer’s critique session several years ago. […]

Jan 10, 2026

Editing Up and Off We Go! Hello, 2026 and a whole new year of writing and editing challenges. I know it’s been a while since I updated here, but I’m back! I’m also raising my editing and coaching rates to be more inline with current standards and demand; new rates will go into effect on […]

Nov 19, 2024

Time change for Saltwater Books event: Eee! I had the wrong time. This Saturday’s event with me and Tamara Kaye Sellman at Saltwater Bookshop in Kingston WA will start at 5 PM, not 3:30 PM as I had previously said. Still: a good time, a tasty bakery next door and plenty of writer shenanigans, I’m […]

Nov 18, 2024

Saltwater Bookshop, Kingston, WA This Saturday, November 23, at 3:30 pm I’m going to be reading, talking and signing books at Saltwater Bookshop in Kingston WA along with Tamara Kaye Sellman—another Kitsap area writer and the author of Cul de Sac Stories, which came out earlier this year from Aqueduct Press. Get details on my […]

Nov 15, 2024

Going to Read and Write: Today’s slang has a really long history in various forms. Although this particular formation is from the early part of the 20th Century, I’ve also encountered variations and similar allusions from Shakespeare onward and it’s probably got roots even earlier. Going/Gone to Read and Write: (v) going to/in jail. When […]