Sugar Ceremony
By John Dodds
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They buried the candyman, the child killer. Except that one child, Marianne, knew he wasn't really dead. Because the candyman was in her home, living with Marianne and her mother. Sugar Ceremony tackles the difficult and terrifying subject of child abuse and murder from the point of view of one child who becomes the potential victim of one such abuser.
John Dodds
I write mainly crime, horror and fantasy fiction. My first novel, BONE MACHINES is now avaiable in a audio version on podiocast.com . My second novel, KALI’S KISS, is now doing the rounds of agents.I have had numerous short stories published. Three of them received honourable mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror anthology series (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling). One was published in the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday competition anthology, Shorts V(Polygon), several in the UK magazine, The Horror Express, and one in the anthology, Old Blood, New Souls. Recently, one of my Horror Express stories,Rapunzel’s Room, was published in audio format by Pseudopod, a US horror podcast magazine.Another of my short stories, Dr North’s Wound, was published in the anthology,Breaking Windows: A Fantastic Metropolis Sampler (Prime Books), prompting leading British author Michael Moorcock so say: “John Dodds is one of the most promising new writers I have read for some time. I highly recommend his work.”
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What others have said about John Dodds
"One of the most promising new writers I have read for some time.
I highly recommend his work."
– Michael Moorcock, commenting on Dr. North’s Wound.
With the possible exception of the (Dean R.) Koontz, The Anatomy of Seahorses by John Dodds is the finest story The Horror Express has to offer.
– Peter Tenant, Whispers of Wickedness.
A highly unusual, and profoundly unsettling tale.
– Alasdair Stuart, in his introduction to Rapunzel’s Room on the Pseudopod podcast.
An excellent story.
– Mystery Dawg, in his introduction to Crossing the Border on the Crimewav podcast.
Honourable mentions, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror
(ed. Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow)
Dr. North’s Wound
A Crow Among the Starlings
Rapunzel’s Room
SUGAR CEREMONY
By John Dodds
Blog:
http://bonemachines.wordpress.com
This story appears in the anthology, Dr. North’s Wound and Other Stories, by the same author. Sugar Ceremony was originally published in Judas E-Zine.
Published by Smashwords
© John Dodds 2013
Cover photograph © Nicola Miller
Nicola’s photography site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolainoa
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John Dodds is the author of The Kendrick Chronicles novels: Bone Machines and