"Another winner, a thin volume that swings much more weight than at first apparent.... Dunn allows simple language to tell the story with few linguistic frills, but with a surprising depth of understanding."

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An excerpt from Pink Marble

None of us–me, my parents, Carrie nor Josh–could escape DeeDee’s constant presence. We heard her baby laughter in the halls, her tiny feet running up and down the stairs. In the middle of the night, she visited us, wanting to play. The only way to quiet her was to give in and do what she wanted, so we took turns keeping her entertained. The effort slowly ate away at us, leaving little energy for anything else.

I became afraid to sleep alone, afraid of the dark, afraid of DeeDee’s face staring at me from across the bed, though she was always smiling. I would wake and find her sitting on my coverlet with her stuffed animals and dolls, laughing, the front of her dress–the one Grandma had embroidered for her, that Mama still kept on her dresser–covered in fresh, red blood.

Dawn Dunn's short fiction has appeared in over a dozen magazines and anthologies. Her first short story collection, A Walk on the Dark Side, was published in 1998. Her stories have received several honorable mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. She has also written articles and worked as a photographer for genre trade magazines. She has taught fiction classes and conducted writer’s workshops at national conferences. She divides her time between Denver, CO, and Fort Wayne, IN.