Coffin Bell

Dear Readers,

I’m tingly all over from the news that one of my latest horror short stories will be published this Halloween in Volume 6 Issue 4 of Coffin Bell. This spine-tingling journal of dark literature is a favorite of mine, and so I’m honored beyond words that Editor-In-Chief Tamara Burros Gisanti has selected my suspenseful tale to include in her holiday edition. More on this later, but for now, a bit of mood setting poetry and music.

Happy fall!

Listen in 
for the slight tinkling.
The itch 
on the inside of the elbow,
the deed 
pronounced dead, 
the shame 
buried six feet deep
was just unwell 
and sleeping.
Listen in
for its return,
the coffin bell.

Cover Art: Victorian safety coffin from the book Premature Burial and how it May be Prevented: With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation (1905).

Alex Ebert “Truth”

21 responses to “Coffin Bell”

Melissa Lemay

Yay! Wonderful news!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Melissa. Every time I realize something I created is getting published there’s this moment of shock. It’s the best sort of surprise.
  
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johnlmalone

hey K: congratulations: that’s terrific; that’s my fear — I should never have read Poe’s ‘The Premature Burial’ or watched 2010’s ‘Buried’ ‘ me, I’m getting cremated !!!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, John. I’m no friend of tight spaces, and I agree with you that cremation is much more humane for all involved.
  
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Michele Lee

Congratulations, K! I feel your excitement. 👏🏻 Love a good spine-tingling tale!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you so much, Michele. I was so excited to find a home for this story. It was a bit of a misfit and didn’t fit in a few other places.
  
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  1. Michele Lee
    
    May take longer to find it, but even misfits deserve a home. 😁
    
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  2. K.F. Hartless
    
    Agreed! Cheers to the misfits. 💜😀
    
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  3. Michele Lee
    
    I will toast to that, yes! 😁
    
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Tom

That’s fantastic news! 😀 It’s always a pleasant shock after long weeks of waiting – glad you managed to get it published!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Tom. 💜 I have to admit that I did a little victory dance when I read the email. It feels so good to have found a home for a story.
  
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Ingrid

Congratulations, K! Love the poem too 🖤

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you kindly, Ingrid. I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem. I’ll take it as a good sign that you might enjoy the story as well. 💜
  
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beth

congrats to you!

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Beth. It was a great boost to my writing ego to have this story be selected for publication.😀
  
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ghostmmnc

I’ve heard of those coffin bells. Guess it was a good idea back in those days. I like your poem!
Congratulations on getting your work published! 🙂

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K.F. Hartless

Thank you so much. 💜The coffin bell is an intriguing idea, and it definitely caught my attention as a title of the publication when I was searching for the right place for a story that pushes limits. I wonder how many people rang there way back to life?

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1. ghostmmnc
  
  I don’t know, but can you imagine the horror! 🙂
  
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Nicole Smith

I like creepy! Congratulations! I am so excited for you.

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1. K.F. Hartless
  
  Thank you, Nicole, I appreciate your support.💜
  
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Mytalkativemind 💭

Wonderful.

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