Before her writing career took off, she worked at a soap store. She is currently the writer in residence at the university of Pennsylvania. Her influences as a writer are include Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson and Angela Carter.
Eight stories. Eight women (and plenty more). Eight experiments in genre and form that each explore modern horrors. Carmen Maria Machado's debut short story collection is filled with weird fiction and intimate nightmares, making it a fitting entry for Spooktober 2021.