2026 Writer’s Digest Winner!
My flash fiction piece, “Manifest Destiny,” was awarded Honorable Mention in the Genre Short Story category of the 95th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition!! There were over 3,300 submissions, spanning 40 countries! Publish location and date still TBA, but I will be reading the winning piece Sept 30th at Pet Shop’s Post Script open mic…
New Short Story on Amazon Nov 1st!
Available as an ePub on Nov 1st and in paperback Nov 15th! “Philip the Specter and the Tentacle Monster” is a short story that follows Philip, a beer-drinking ghost who has comfortably haunted an abandoned house for years, until a well-meaning couple moves in with a cursed mirror that unleashes something far worse than any…
A Campy Night of Saucy Whodunnit
Murder at Camp Murdercamp, a Summer Camp-Themed Murder Mystery Punk Show An idea transformed into a night of campy-good fun, Murder at Camp Murdercamp was an immersive one-day-only experience demanding audience participation while making light of both grizzly murders and summers long gone. Organized by Dom DiMaria as an end-of-Summer celebration and musical showcase, it…
What’s With the Neighbors Feature
Listen now to “I Should’ve Known” in episode 63 of What’s With the Neighbors
Two Flash Fiction pieces featured on the NoSleep Podcast Suddenly Shocking bonus episode
Check out my flash fiction pieces, “My Husband Has a Bad Habit of Leaving the Door Unlocked” and “Gaslighted” featured on the NoSleep Podcast, Season 15! The Season Pass bonus episodes are only available with the full Season Pass, not for individual sale.
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Jess Charle (pronounced Shar-lay) is an award winning horror author, with work appearing in the Columbia Journal, Daughters of Darkness, the NoSleep podcast, creepypasta.com, and more. She has self-published two collections of short stories: Lost in a Nightmare and Dark Tidings.
Jess has worked in film and audio, enjoys knitting, drumming, and disturbing her friends and neighbors.
Prone to nightmares and dark thoughts, she tries to make everyone’s world a little more frightening.
I wouldn’t trust her if I were you…
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