Pen Name:
Bailey Burck
Genres:
Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
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Bio
Bailey Burck grew up in Minnesota, where long, dark winters encouraged excessive reading. She studied Physics, met all the Sci-Fi and fantasy nerds a girl could wish for, and got a PhD in a topic too obscure to mention. Her thesis advisor once thwacked her on the head with a copy of Strunk & White while claiming colorful metaphors had no place in scientific papers. She’s been a closet fiction writer ever since, and still uses that same dog-eared copy of S&W.
She now lives in New Mexico, which is a nice warm place, but sadly not as many UFO or chupacabra sightings as one might hope. She’s still waiting to see one. Meanwhile, she drinks a lot of tea and craft beer. Her blog reviewing local bars (the divier the better) can be found at AbqBarDiver.com
Bailey writes speculative shorts and occasional humorous essays, and is working on her first novel.
Short Story Anthologies
Title: The Horror Zine Magazine Summer 2024 Anthology
Published: 2024
“Ghost in the Brew”
Since 2009, The Horror Zine has published exceptional horror fiction by emerging talent and today’s leading authors. Editor Jeani Rector selects only the most inventive and captivating tales for each issue. In addition to short fiction, The Horror Zine features amazing poetry and artwork. Now The Horror Zine brings the dark delights from the ezine into print.
Available for Sale
Title: Ramblings & Reflections: Winning Words of SouthWest Writers 2021 Contest
Publisher: SouthWest Writers / 2021
“Gray Boy” ♦ 3rd Place, Fantasy/Futuristic/Science Fiction
Inside Ramblings & Reflections you’ll encounter aliens, foreign lands, post-apocalyptic environments, supernatural beings, paeans to nature, tributes to the lost, calls to action, wry humor, mysteries to ponder and histories to marvel at. The authors of this volume ably demonstrate the largesse of storytelling’s landscape, exploring the gamut of literature’s functions. They emote, exhort, evoke, inform, implore, explore, explain, entertain and exorcise. They have engaged in all the best pursuits, which—in the end—are really just one: to look within in order to see more fully without. We hope you, too, will be transported and transformed on the journeys they curate.
Available for Sale
Title: Lost Echoes Found: An Anthology of Speculations and Memories
Published: 2019
“Change Your Life”
“Cleanup”
Stories that will make you laugh or cry or cringe—or wonder. This Anthology of Speculations and Memories includes poetry, memoir, and stories for all ages, ranging from science fiction and fantasy to thriller, from horror to ghost stories. You’ll find an alien who looks like a giant grasshopper, a pirate story, an imaginary friend who’s real—and scary—a canine ghost, and a true feel-good story about Parisians.