Illustration by Brennan St. Martin 2026
Nothing’s Sacred
This drabble (meaning it is exactly 100 words) was originally published in 2023 by Black Hare Press and was featured in their anthology of creepy Christmas drabbles entitled Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho.
Original illustration by Brennan St. Martin 2026
Liturgy for the Feast of the First Regurgitation
This piece of micro-fiction originally appeared in the 2024 Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest/Anthology for the Weird Christmas Podcastin both written and audio formats. The prompt was to write a story in 350 words or less about a fake alien holiday. It was written in the form of a call-and-response liturgical service.
WARNING: May induce spiritual vomiting
Illustration by Brennan St. Martin 2026
Drenched
Cardigan’s filthiest story (thus far) appeared in J. Manfred Weichsel’s 2025 anthology entitled Jungle Scandals, a call-back to pulpy, over-the-top jungle adventures from back in the day.
When an eccentric, billionaire porn mogul sends a born-again performer to locate the missing journals of an infamous sex pirate in the heart of the Bornean jungle, well . . . things get messy.
WARNING: This story contains extremely NSFW content
Original accompanying art by Brennan St. Martin 2025
The Black Lyre
This tale first appeared as part of the Summer Solstice 2025 Issue for Eternal Haunted Summer, a blog dedicated to all things pagan and mythological. The theme of this issue was music so Cardigan chose to write about a cursed instrument (a bold choice), and though it is not based on any Greek myths in particular, it was heavily inspired by them.
Think of it as if an ancient Greek tragedy hooked up with a modern disaster movie.
From the Mouths of Snakes
What would someone be like if they actually behaved and thought like the God of the Old Testament? In this story, we meet a savage, backwoods cult leader named Jim Adiney whose ferocious jealousy leads to unfathomable bloodshed.
*Originally published in 2019 by HellBound Books for their anthology of religious horror stories entitled Blood & Blasphemy.
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Illustration by Brennan St. Martin 2026
The Desiccation of Saint Elephine
Cardigan’s first poem will be featured in The Quiet Children: An Exhibition of Dolls, Stories, & Art curated and produced by photographer Heather Renne of Inky Jane Studios.
Illustration by Brennan St. Martin 2026
OutSourcing
This story is a real nail-biter.
Check it out in the upcoming anthology by Agita Publishing entitled Side Hustle: Horror Stories for Late Capitalism. You can grab a copy on March 16, 2027 or pre-order now!