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Selma. , The United States

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Crime, Thriller, Fiction

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Kate Chopin, Flannery O'Connor, Shirley Jackson, Cormac McCarthy, Step ...more

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I am lucky...flash and shorts published with Flash Fiction Offensive, Thrill Kills and Chaos, Revolt Daily, Yellow Mama and more. I have stories in several Static Movement and Thirteen O'Clock anthologies. My first two novellas are now available through All Due Respect Books. The guys at ADR are the best. I live in Virginia with my husband and two kids. ...more

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Hey, I grew up in a Kitt 8X35 mobile home in trailer camps in Colorado and Northern California and I borrow people liberally from my own past. You seem to capture the "white trash" mentality perfectly in some of your characters, particularly Percy in "Route 12." Are these very true to life characters based in part on people you knew growing up or do you come up with them right off the top of your head?

Marietta Miles Hey William! Definitely from memory. I grew up in Louisiana, Alabama and Virginia. The south has her share of trailer parks. No doubt. Plus I was a mi…moreHey William! Definitely from memory. I grew up in Louisiana, Alabama and Virginia. The south has her share of trailer parks. No doubt. Plus I was a military brat. Lots of interesting characters to pull from. I might mix and match characteristics, sort of a redneck stew. These kooky types were all over.
We knew a guy named Little Rusty. He was a bull rider and he only ate hush puppies. He lived in a trailer right next to the base. He and the enlisted were all buddies. He was always getting arrested for sneaking into the officer's pool and swimming naked. That guy could fill a book. It feels like my mind is filled with those crazy folks.
Thank you for reading me. I appreciate your time and words. I loved Hangman's Dozen. Reminded me of Joe Lansdale shorts. Great stuff.(less)

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Average rating: 4.49 · 114 ratings · 20 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Route 12 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alien by Dorothy Davies (Editor), Nathan J.D.L. Rowark, Matthew Wilson 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	May 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Dreams by Dorothy Davies (Editor), Neil Leckman (Goodreads Author), Naomi Clark 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Face Death by Dorothy Davies (Editor), Neil Leckman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Brian Barnett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Storm 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Pig by Ron W. Koppelberger Jr. (Goodreads Author), Konstantine Paradias (Goodreads Author), Ken L. Jones 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greasepaint & .45s by Ryan Sayles (Goodreads Author), Patricia Abbott, J.L. Abramo (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring Fever by Dorothy Davies (Editor), Marija Elektra Rodriguez (Contributor), Bella Kentuky (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Marietta Miles’s short stories and flash can be found in Thrills, Kills and Chaos, Flash Fiction Offensive, Yellow Mama, Hardboiled Wonderland and Revolt Daily. Her stories have been included in anthologies available through Static Movement Publishing, Out of the Gutter, and Horrified Press. She is rotating host for Noir on the Radio, Dames in the Dark. Her first book, Route 12, was released Febru Read more of this blog post »

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Without A Doubt (The Carol Childs Mysteries, #3)

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