Critically acclaimed, "The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" tells a backwoods spook story driven by longing, loss and unescapable doom.
ÒDemory catches the atmosphere of the old murder ballads perfectly here. ItÕs a world where everyone takes it for granted that terrible things happen to the innocent, and where the only possible reaction to that news is a stoical shrug. The taleÕs chilling effect comes not from set-piece shocks, but rather from a sense of quiet, creeping unease that crawls a little deeper beneath your skin with every careful sentence.Ó
- Paul Slade, PlanetSlade.com
Locus Recommended Short Story - 2012
Honorable Mention - Year's Best Horror, Vol. 5