My debut in erotic horror!

As a horror writer, I like to challenge myself to write in the other subgenres of horror. I have had stories published in paranormal horror, YA horror, and my novelette Home for the Holidays is extreme horror.

 

And now I have been published in erotic horror! Well, published as in, my story was included in a podcast.

 

I NEVER thought that I would have a story read on a podcast. As a Deaf writer, I always felt that podcasts were off limits for me. I have checked out many podcasts, and while some had closed-captioning and/or transcripts, many did not. So I figured that this was not something I could pursue as a writer.

 

Well, Crystal Baynam proved me wrong!

 

One day, in the author group chat which I am in, Crystal threw out an invitation for writers to donate a story to her brand new podcast, The Midnight Manuscripts. I was interested in participating because I wanted to explore the option of having my story read on a podcast. Yes, I NOW thought this was a possibility for this Deaf writer who cannot listen to podcasts just like all the hearing people can. So I donated a story and Crystal accepted it. Yay!

 

And this particular story is erotic horror! That is the reason why I submitted it. I didn’t think I could find a home for this story anywhere else, and since Crystal’s publishing company is open to erotic horror, I selected it to submit.

 

My story, “Love Slave,” was read on The Midnight Manuscripts podcast on February 21, 2025. And the best part? There are closed captions included! YAY!!

 

And! There is also a transcript!

 

A TRANSCRIPT!! ON A PODCAST!!

 

Double yay!!

 

This is so exciting. It’s my first erotic horror story and my first podcast publication credit! How neat!

 

Thank you to Crystal Baynam of Baynam Books Press for creating this podcast and accepting my story. And thank you to Onyx Brightwing for reading my story on the podcast.

 

You can check it out at this link.

(Warning: This story contains mature content.)

 

Well, now that I have had a story featured on a podcast, it looks like I will no longer exclude calls for stories from other podcasts! But I think I will check them out first to make sure they offer closed captions and/or a transcript.