The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories

Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller.Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief,obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy inraw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrificscenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts chronicle acancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small childencounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxicrelationship reaches a terrifying resolution?Originally published under the title The Strange Thing We Becomeand Other Dark Tales, this is a beautifully crafted, devastating shortfiction collection from the Bram Stoker Awards® finalist and authorof Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and OtherMisfortunes.