Award Eligibility Post for 2024
The year’s not yet over, but it’s that time when writers begin posting about their award-eligible work. This year I had four short stories published. I would be honored if you took a look at any of them. “The Cold Inside” (dark fantasy, 4300 words) in Metaphorosis . March 2024. A story about a ghost who knocks on a door. A story about grief and guilt, set among the woods and water of northern Michigan. Featured in writer K.C. Mead-Brewer’s weekly newsletter (March 6, 2024): “Vanessa Fogg’s prose always braids tight with poetry, and her tale “ The Cold Inside ” is no different; a life may be a story, but a ghost is always a poem.” Featured in Maria Haskin’s March 2024 Short Fiction Roundup : “A hauntingly beautiful and chilling (in more ways than one) story about grief and loss. . . a delicate and profound unspooling of emotions, love, regret, and loneliness.” “The Red Queen’s Heart” (fantasy, 2294 words) in L