Mary Lamphere
DeKalb, IL
Blog:
MaryFranSays
Short Story Publications:
Nothing, Rockford Review, winner of the Editor's Choice Award
The Power of Suggestion, A Quiet and Peaceful Place
The Bride to Beat, The Front Porch Review,
Otis, The Write City Magazine
Novels, as yet unpublished:
A Stranger's Child, a contemporary continuation of the story of Pandora's Box.
NA (new adult) Coming of age tale, first of a series.
The First Ghost, a young woman suffers a seizure which results in the accidental death of a wealthy young man and wakes to find she's keeping company with his unhappy and cruel ghost. NA Paranormal
Novellas, as yet unpublished:
Pocket Money, four friends reunite after college and fall into the familiar competitive dynamic of their youth, resulting in a deadly game of oneupsmanship. Thriller
Jahaml Goes to Hell, a delicious tale of retribution. Horror
Short Story Compilation:
Foe Be Us, six short stories relaying the realness of phobias, including Otis. Horror
Self-published Artist Book:
The Why: A Parable, hand pulled paper, carbon transferred text, Japanese stab binding
Mary Lamphere is an artist, crafter, designer and writer. She enjoys writing short stories and novels.
As an artist, she works with mixed media-- applying visual and tactile manipulations to telling a story and has “self-published” in the form of handmade artist books.
She is a founding member of the professional writers group In Print, an affiliate of the Chicago Writers Association, and leader of The Prompt Club.