Wood Shed Writers

How Deep the Sharpened Blade: A Pulp Collection from the Wood Shed Writers
In this dark fiction anthology, eight authors explore what happens when coincidence becomes conspiracy, legacies turn to curses, and love sharpens into something deadly. Something has already begun, and the characters are just now catching up.
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The Wood Shed Writers are a collective of writers from many professions and generations, united by a shared passion for creative expression. Based in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, they’ve gathered weekly for years to share their work, offer feedback, and build a space rooted in trust, craft, and laughter.

What began as a private circle of storytelling has grown into something more: a long-held dream to bring their voices to the public. Thus, The Wood Shed Writers publication was born.

Wood Shed Writers, Greater Pittsburgh Area | est. 2024

  • A Kairos Moment

    Written By

    Blair

    I was seven and on an errand for my Nana. I left the house in its usual bedlam, my brother and two sisters watching morning… more ›

  • Forgotten Space

    Written By

    Dianne F

    I don’t know what to expect when I walk into the courthouse carrying the emergency PFA and police documents. The elevator sign on the first… more ›

  • Elder

    Written By

    GeneL

    It was a long stretch, maybe too long, when his instructor said it was time.  “Time for what?” he asked.  “Time for you to start… more ›

  • Exhibit P

    Written By

    john a

    Following the arraignment, preliminary hearings, discoveries, two hung juries, and one hostile confrontation between the defendant and a state’s witness during a press conference, the… more ›

  • Mary and John

    Written By

    DoloresStephens

    Mary and John were happily married for 22 years. At least John was happy. Mary was not as sure. Oh, the day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month living… more ›

  • A Bonded Pair

    Written By

    Meghan Snatchko

    The two friends look up at the cold, blue sky marred by fractal branches of the surrounding birch trees. The tan bark is hanging and… more ›

  • Flailing Into the Night 

    Written By

    Holly T

    “Whatever you do, don’t Google it!” The vet warned me with serious, penetrating eyes.  “Ok. Why not?” I asked, my heart doing manic back flips… more ›

  • Rambler

    Written By

    GeneL

    Every year my dad took me and my mother on our traditional summer vacation. This year would be different. We would be going in our… more ›

  • 1965

    Written By

    GeneL

    It was the first day of the 7th grade in 1965 and everything was amplified. The high school held two thousand students. The hallways exploded… more ›

  • Cusp of Heaven Pt. 2

    Written By

    Blair

    Part One can be read here. Thomas again. There was only one place that interested me as a place of small “r” rest:  a cemetery… more ›