Rachel Savage
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Rachel Savage
@rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social
Mountain Mama | Writer | Music Lover | Appalachian Always

My stories tend to lean toward the Southern and strange. Work in Wallstrait, Uncharted and Dog Throat Journal. Forthcoming in Door Is A Jar.
Gods’ Rift

The Handmaid’s Tale x The Walking Dead but it’s a horror fantasy romance with dragons.

#UnhingedPit #F #H #A #WIP #SPEC #SeriesPotential
November 13, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Hey! My favorite description I’ve found is from The Indianapolis Public Library (See attached photo).
A lot of work by writers like S. A. Cosby, Cormac McCarthy, Donald Ray Pollock, David Joy, Ron Rash, and Larry Brown are wonderful examples of Grit Lit too.
November 12, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Thank you!
The Indianapolis Public Library shared my favorite explanation of it:
November 12, 2024 at 3:40 PM
W:
“Mommy look at the picture I drew you!”

Me: “I love it! Can you tell me about it?”

W: “Well, this is a cat witch named Prissy and she’s going into the dark woods to see her mommy and these are the ghosts following her. They’re not very nice.”

Like mother, like daughter. 🤣

#horrorwriting
November 12, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Looking forward to getting connected to more folks in the writing community.

A bit about me:
🍃 I write horror and grit lit primarily.
🍃 Currently working on my first novel.
🍃 I live in North Carolina, rooted in Appalachia.
🍃 I’m a Mama. 💚
🍃 Good music and good words make me ache.
#amwriting
November 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM