THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE And Other Words To Die For
From Award-Winning Author P.M. Raymond, comes THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE And Other Words To Die For
THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE and other words to die for is an interconnected Southern gothic noir journey from Reconstruction New Orleans to a present-day landscape of terror. Each story invests the reader in a setting and characters that traverse the fringes of the Louisiana swamps, the pool halls in New Orleans, and attics filled with boxes of cherished memories, each tale patinaed with desperation and death.
An exploration of greed, vengeance, and generational trauma in tales that center Louisiana and its rich history of the wicked, the haunted, and the unforgiven who refuse to rest.
EARLY PRAISE!
"P.M. Raymond is a bright new star in the world of speculative fiction. Not to be missed." — S.A. Cosby, author of BLACKTOP WASTELAND
“The imaginative stories in P.M. Raymond’s THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE And Other Words to Die For slip between Southern Gothic, thriller noir, and atmospheric horror with ease, bending reality till the familiar turns treacherous. Inside these pages lurk meddling ghosts, monstrous humans, and even a Santa gone wicked. Together, these tales guide the reader through a landscape of the strange, the cursed, and the beautifully unsettling.”-Andrew K. Clark, author of WHERE DARK THINGS GROW and WHERE DARK THINGS RISE
“Creepy, atmospheric, and jam-packed with unease, P.M. Raymond has expertly crafted worlds that made me uncomfortable in all the best ways. She had a fresh and unique voice that sings through characters and settings. These stories will haunt me for a very long time.” — Steph Nelson, author of MAKE NO MISTAKE
"THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE…is an incisive collection of Southern Gothic stories where inheritance and power often lead to violence. P.M. Raymond blends folklore, social horror and the supernatural, while exploring vengeance and the brutal cost of maintaining order. Justice is rare. Innocence does not always survive, and monsters rarely hide. Sharp and precise." — Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of CHILDREN OF CHICAGO