Cecilia Kennedy
The Short List:
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Short Story Collections (Bold type leads to the publisher site.)​
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Twenty-Four-Hour Shift: Dark Tales from on and off the Clock. DarkWinter Press, 2023.
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The Places We Haunt. Potter's Grove Publishers, 2020. Reprinted by Baxter House Press, DarkWinter Press imprint, 2024.
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Sampling of Stories Published in Literary Magazines (Click on the bold type to read the stories.)​​
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"Photo Shoot with Possessed Bunnies." (in The Other Folk: Articles, Essays, Stories & Poems in Media & Life)​​
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"Devil's Urn." (in Free Flash Fiction)
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"Field Notes for an Umbrella" (in Meadowlark Review, University of Wyoming)
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"Particles" (Nominated for Pushcart Prize & Best Small Fictions Awards in Vast Chasm Literary Magazine)
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Books Edited (Bold type leads to the site for each book.)​
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But the Wicked Shall Perish by Catori Sarmiento, Running Wild Press, 2025.
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God is a Tequila Worm by Tim Rousseau, Running Wild Press, 2024.
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The Harvest by Diego Rauda, Running Wild Press, 2024.
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Shadowland by Phillip Hampton, Running Wild Press, 2023.
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Detached by Alisa Burris, Running Wild Press, 2022.
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Morlocks in the Basement by Carolyn Colburn, Running Wild Press, 2022.
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Delirium's Muse by Michaël Wertenberg, Running Wild Press, 2022.
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Editorial Reviewer for Writing Manuals & Collections (Name Appears in Credits)​
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Bedford/St. Martin: Holly Bauer, Food Matters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader, 2nd ed., 2017.
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Rise B. Axelrod, Charles R. Cooper, and Alison M. Warriner, Reading Critically, Writing Well, 10th ed., 2014.
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W.W. Norton: Richard Bullock, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Weinberg, The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook, 4th ed., 2016.
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Cengage: John Mauk and John Metz, Inventing Arguments, 2nd ed., 2009 and 3rd ed., 2013.
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McGraw Hill: Rebecca Moore Howard Writing Matters, 1st ed., 2009; 2nd ed., 2012; and 3rd ed., 2016.
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Academic Works​
Textbook:
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Sitios: A Community-Inspired Approach to Spanish, 1st ed., Kendall Hunt, 2012. (Ksenia Bonch Reeves, co-author).
Click here for a link to the back cover copy blurb.
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Academic Articles:
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“Relationship of the Bride and Bereaved: A Trilogy for Contemporary Performance of Works by Gil Vicente and Lucas Fernández.” Hispanófila, no. 144, 2005, pp. 1-16. (Cheryl Folkins McGinniss and Charlotte Walters McGinniss, co-authors).
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“Legitimando lo imaginado: dimensiones ocultas de las leyendas de San Ginés de Pedro de Rivadeneira, S. J. (1599) y de lo fingido verdadero de Lope de Vega.” El texto puesto en escena, edited by Bárbara Mujica and Anita K. Stoll, Tamesis, 2000, pp. 104-112.
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Long List of Select Published & Anthologized Stories:
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Select Short Stories in literary Magazines​​
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"What You Need to Know When the HOA Turns Susan Into a Slushee Machine." Expat Literary Journal, April 25, 2025.
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"The Day They Put a Dead Shark in the Water at Town Point Beach." The Molotov Cocktail, March 28, 2025.
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"Postcard from the Patio Bar." Chewers by Masticadores, March 28, 2025.
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"Hand Over Hand." Suddenly, and Without Warning, March 2, 2025.
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"Bones to Pick." Rusty Truck, Nov. 13, 2024.
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"Things I Remember When I Found a Lizard in Jane's Hair in High School." miniMAG, issue 115, September 13, 2024, p.
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"Funeral Planning." Yuzu Press, issue 5, August 6, 2023.
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"To Hold Water." Bulb Culture Collective, reprint, May 9, 2023.
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"Regurgitation." Bright Flash Literary Review, January 3, 2023.
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"The Secret Life of Dance Shoes." Roi Fainéant, May 15, 2022.
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"Guitar Girl." Idle Ink, May 1, 2021.
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Select Short Stories in the Horror/Speculative Fiction Genre
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"Family Photo." Short Beasts , April 2, 2025.
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"About Your Possessed Fuzzball Robotic Pet." Expat Press, Jan. 15, 2025.
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"Second Skin." DarkWinter Literary Magazine, Jan. 2, 2025.
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"Commencement Day." Dumbo Press, Dec. 20, 2024.
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"Vintage Vows." Tiny Frights, vol 3, no 2, Oct. 31, 2024.
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"Final Girl Wannabe." Tiny Frights, vol. 3, no. 2, Oct. 31, 2024.
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"Zombie Synchronized Swimming FAQs." The Spotlong Review, Oct. 18, 2024.
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"Marcy Stevens Sends a Stool Sample." Underbelly Press, August 16, 2024.
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"Kiss the Phrogger." Suddenly and Without Warning, June 21, 2024.
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"The Weekend Shift." 365 Tomorrows, January 13, 2024.
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"Corporate Announcement Regarding the Monster in the Stairwell." Witcraft Literary Magazine, January 11, 2024.
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"The Mothman's Bride." Roi Fainéant, December 26, 2023.
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"Bottled." Cutleaf Journal, September 28, 2023.
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"Gravity." The Amazine, July 21, 2023.
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"Home Repairs." Twin Bird Review, issue 1.1, June 6, 2023.
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"Sunset Point." Jake Magazine, March 9, 2023.
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"Lengthy Footnote Covering Unusual Disturbances at the Township Council Meeting, County Ledger Entry No. 205599428a." Jake Magazine, June 30, 2022.
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"Re-Sourceful." Pyre, April 14, 2022.
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"Neighborhood Starfish Collector." Bombfire Literary Magazine, January 29, 2022.
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"Underground Tour." A Thin Slice of Anxiety, December 14, 2021.
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"Muzak." Tiny Molecules, issue 9, June 21, 2021.
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"Lake 22." Goat's Milk Magazine, Issue 6, February 1 2021, pp. 4-12.
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"The Wind Up Key." Defenestrationism, Defenestrationism.net, 2020, Jan. 26.
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"The Barracuda in the Pool." Flash Fiction Magazine, Aug. 5, 2019.
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"On the Downbeat." Maudlin House Literary Magazine, Nov 25, 2018.
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"Teacher Training Video." Scars Publications, June 1, 2018.
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"Molecular Bonds." Theme of Absence: An Online Magazine of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction, edited by Jason Bougger, March 9, 2018.
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"Hello." Theme of Absence: An Online Magazine of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction, edited by Jason Bougger, April 7, 2017.
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Select Creative Nonfiction Pieces/Articles​​
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"WiHM 2023: Women Writers Shaping the Future of Horror." Horror Tree, March 17, 2023.
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"Halloween Haunts: Halloween Memories in the Basement." Horror Writers Association (blog), 2021, October 8.
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"Academia: The Board Game." Rejection Letters, April 23, 2021.
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"Surviving the Underpants Recession of 2016." HeadStuff, June 4, 2018.
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Select Anthologized Stories in the Horror/Speculative Fiction Genre
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"Soul Grinder." Don't Break the Oath, edited by Jill Girardi and Janine Pipe, Kandisha Press, October 31, 2021.
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"The Globe." Blood and Bone: An Anthology of Body Horror by Women and Non-Binary Writers, edited by A. R. Ward, Ghost Orchid Press, September 22, 2021. pp. 147-151.
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"Double the Sugar." Best of 2020: Potato Soup Journal, edited by Julie Howard and Chandra Mayer, June 2021.
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"The Cake Box." Atomic Flyswatter Vol. 1, edited by Todd Crawford and Maureen Crowley, December 2020, pp. 17-20.
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"The Guacamole and Frosé Party." Atomic Flyswatter Vol. 1, edited by Todd Crawford and Maureen Crowley, December 2020, pp. 21-24.
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