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CLOWN'S BALLOONS in Bourbon Penn

  • Sep 6, 2023
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I forgot to post about this last month when it came out, but I am very proud to announce that I have yet another publication in Bourbon Penn! When I was first starting to submit stories in 2017, BP was one of my white whales. I feel so honored and lucky, and honestly, it doesn't even feel real, that I now have THREE stories in this weird, amazing, wonderful magazine. My eternal gratitude to Erik Secker for giving my bizarre little stories a home.


"Clown's Balloons" is no exception. It is weird and spooky, and "unclassifiable," as the Shimmer guidelines used to say. But if you like creepy clowns, office politics, and ice cream scoops, you'll love this tale!


Check it out here.

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