“There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand.”
~Mary Shelley
Author, Frankenstein
Release update
Things Are as They Should Be and Other Words To Die For
Tthe cover artwork for THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE and Other Words To Die For is here!
Pitched as Blood Simple meets Eve’s Bayou with a dash of Skelton Key, this interconnected short story collection blends psychological horror with the ambiguous morality of crime noir.
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Release date is April 21, 2026!
Competition Update!
Killer Shorts Screenplay competition
P.M. Raymond has placed two works in Season 7 of the Killer Shorts Screenplay Competition. Short story, “Rent Party” was a Semifinalist along with 1 Page script, “A Pretty Smile”.
Coming in 2026!
New short stories and non-fiction work !
NON-FICTION ARTICLES coming soon:
(Mar/Apr 2026) WRITER’S DIGEST: “3 Project Management Principles to Pace Yourself Through Your Next Writing Conference”
Killer Shorts Film Review
Other Stories
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Writer's Digest (Jan/Feb 2026)
Navigating a critique group while keeping your mental health intact
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Writer's Digest (Sept/Oct 2025)
Crafting an Interconnected World One Short Story at a Time
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The Most Dangerous Games
Double Dutch Dare
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Malice, Matrimony, & Murder
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The Entitled Life and Untimely Death of King Booker
Dark Yonder, Issue 1
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Rent Party
Punk Noir Magazine
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Illicit Motions
Unnerving Books
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The John Hughes Guide to High School Girl Transformations
Pyre Magazine
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The Day The Music Died
Rock, Roll, and Ruin: A Triangle Sisters in Crime Anthology
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Adventures in Babysitting
The Furious Gazelle
2022 Halloween Contest Finalist -
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Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Sept/Oct 2025)
Rage Ritual
Reviews
Splendid. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more of your work!
~Hannibel Lecter
From “Backward and Forwards”,
Flash Fiction Magazine
Ooh. Love this. Playing with language, psyche. And the twist, right at the end. Well crafted.
~Paulene B.
From “Backward and Forwards”,
Flash Fiction Magazine
Events
Stay tuned!
*Image courtesy of Louis Maistros from Old Arabi Lighthouse reading
The Author
P.M. Raymond is an award-winning author and aspiring screenwriter living on the East Coast with 27 cookbooks and an imaginary dog named Walter.
