Each winter at The Ordering, the ribbons were handed out. Every girl who had entered her thirteenth year was ordered to attend. “Mother, I’m frightened,” said Anja. “Hush,” said her mother. “Of course you are. I was frightened too.” “But you are so very pretty, and I am not.” Her mother slipped behind her daughter’s…Continue Reading “The Witch’s Garden”
Author: Heather Herrman
Heather Herrman’s debut novel, Consumption, is available through Random House/Hydra. Her short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous publications including Cemetery Dance, Dark Markets Anthology: Volume 10, Writer's Resist, The South Carolina Review, and Snake Nation Review. Her work has received support from The Prague Writer's Program and The Nebraska Arts Council. She holds an MFA in fiction from New Mexico State University and is an Active Member in the Horror Writers Association. You can find out more about her work at www.heatherherrman.com.