Afro-Caribbean gothic fiction
Compe Anansi: Tales of Magic and Mystery
Folklore carried between tellings, and the small wonders that wait in shadow. Step into the author's library and read what the dark has kept.
From the writing
As Death wandered the narrow, carpet-shaded streets of the city, she chanced upon the bazaar and became transfixed by the marvels that lay before her. For Death's existence is often a grey one; of few joys, replete with the collection and contemplation of grim and sombre things.— Compe Anansi
The digital bookshelf
Volumes on the shelf, and tales still in the drafting
Published
The books
Each volume gathers the marvels and omens that Caribbean oral lore left behind. Browse the shelf to find the titles, read their opening pages, and choose a copy for your own collection.
In progress
Manuscripts and upcoming releases
New stories often begin with an image I cannot quite explain. Follow the drafts, the unfinished tales, and the releases still waiting in the dark, and be the first to hear when they surface.
The folklore and the gothic
Shadow, omen, and the memory that carries a tale
Folklore carries more than a plot from one telling to the next. I notice what changes, and what refuses to disappear. The ordinary can become strange if you look at it long enough, and the grim and sombre things hold their own quiet beauty.
Dispatches
Letters from the shadowed shelf
Receive new tales, essays, and reading dates as they surface from the dark. A quiet dispatch, sent only when a story is ready.