So Deep in Shadow: Short Stories by Markus McDowell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A new collection of unique short stories from Markus McDowell

cover of So Deep in Shadow: Short Stories by Markus McDowell

This second collection of short stories by Markus McDowell continues his fascination with loss, grief, chaos, and the human reaction to it—good and bad. Do you see yourself in these stories? What would you do in these situation?

Includes a special Christmas story. Audiobook coming soon.

A collection of short stories about the extremes we often find ourselves in—sometimes of our own making. Each story uses the adverb “so” in its title, emphasizing the extreme function of the following adjectives (tired, snowy, long, alive, dense, rude…). McDowell uses fantasy, literary fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction genres to capture his explorations of the human experience.

“So Dense” — An unusually dense fog—and a blind woman who seems to know more than climate scientists.

“So Snowy” — Santa? Is that you?

“So Humane” — The ‘louison’ was invented by the French as a humane method of execution…who went first?

“So Quiet” — What if you came back from vacation unable to speak to certain people?

…and six more unusual and engaging stories by Markus McDowell.
From the publisher.

Preorder now! Available December 13, 2022.

Audiobook version coming soon

About

Dr. Markus McDowell writes multigenre fiction and nonfiction, travel reviews, edits books for other authors, and ghostwrites for nonauthors. He has taught at colleges and universities in the US and Europe and spoken at conferences and retreats around the world. He lives on a 40′ motoryacht in Southern California and travels half the time. When he is not writing or editing, he enjoys exploring, kayaking, hiking, reading, drinking Scottish whisky, and smoking Cuban cigars. He shares a birthday with his favorite author, Ernest Hemingway.