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

  • Cusp of Heaven

    Written By

    Blair

    Thomas once explained string theory to me.  I understood it only superficially: each sentence made sense in and of itself, but bore no relationship to… more ›

  • Do the Crawfish Know How Cold It Is?

    Written By

    Meghan Snatchko

    The second time I almost killed my brother in front of my godfather it was on a warm Wisconsin day in August 1994.  At least… more ›

  • Ashore

    Written By

    Jeremy C.

    Rememberingthe day the ship finallycame into port.Wicked cold –so windy too, that morning –needed an overcoat, a scarf.The only clouds in the blueblue sky thewispy,… more ›

  • Hummingbird

    Written By

    Holly T

         Holding Mom’s frigid, clenched hand, I sang the lyrics of “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from The Phantom of the Opera as she sat… more ›

  • The Price of Eggs (Sheila’s Saga, Pt. 1)

    Written By

    dangelsaj

    Sheila stood in line with the rest of the parents, awaiting the bell that would signal the start of the long Easter weekend.  While a… more ›

  • Excerpted from Signs and Wonders

    Written By

    Susan I

    Linda studied the toppled fountain on the ground in front of her. Its concrete pedestal crumbled, and its small cistern broken, allowing it to meld… more ›

  • In Lieu of Trust, Please Send Martinis

    Written By

    john a

    This note was inevitable, as is my outcome. Turns out your mother wasn’t just paranoid. She never had proof, but she always knew. Heed her… more ›

  • Letting Go

    Written By

    GeneL

    How would you like to give up your son for someone else to raise for 26 months? Especially during his teen years? “I would not,”… more ›

  • Kingdom of Isolation

    Written By

    Dianne F

    We are in the bathtub again. We can hear him screaming threats and slamming our belongings against the walls, but he leaves us alone. He… more ›

  • Love Undefined

    Written By

    J.Sydney Brown

    I want to be right and live my life Christ like… No more excuses I gotta get right… How do you describe the depth of… more ›