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Writer's Block: And Other Stories
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781998331437
Publisher: Stark Publishing
Published: Oct 13 2026
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
WHEN THE MUSE BITES BACK
A supernatural short story collection that skewers creativity, ambition, and the ghosts we can't escape.
A muse who cackles at your misery. A corporate machine that steals your soul for profit. A haunted cutting board that demands blood for inspiration. In Writer's Block, Kimberly Foottit delivers a collection of darkly funny, supernatural tales that skewer the agony and absurdity of creativity, ambition, and the ghosts-literal and figurative-that haunt us all.
From a data clerk whose illegal soul-cloning unleashes a violent alter ego, to a bestselling author whose family legacy is written in blood, to a psychic investigator facing a building full of restless spirits, each story in this collection twists the familiar into something uncanny. Whether it's a lonely actress befriending a vengeful ghost, a hearse driver granting a prom queen's final wish, or a toymaker bargaining with the Devil, Foottit's characters are driven by longing, regret, and the desperate need to create-or destroy.
With wit as sharp as a ritual blade, Writer's Block explores the price of inspiration and the bargains we strike with our own demons. For anyone who's ever stared down a blank page or felt haunted by the stories they can't escape, these tales offer a wickedly entertaining answer to what happens when the muse bites back.
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