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

  • THE SPILLWAY Pt. 2

    Written By

    Blair

    Part Two (Part One Linked Here.) Jimmy went on. He told me about lining up for beatings administered by their grandfather – for disobedience, for… more ›

  • THE SPILLWAY

    Written By

    Blair

    Part One My scout, a local investigator who had gone ahead of me into the breech, warned me that I must never stop for any… more ›

  • Tricke or Treate Royale

    Written By

    john a

    “That must be them. Four of them, yes, but now they’re just sitting in their car.” Quint  whispered out the corner of his mouth, fixated… more ›

  • LASTING

    Written By

    Blair

    Rose of Sharon budsWindblown and scatteredAt the peak of their beauty,Delicate veined andDying.As children we oftenCaught bees inside themPinched open flowersClosed with pollenLaden bees their… more ›

  • STANDING

    Written By

    Blair

    She stands insideThe doorwayArms outstretchedBack aching to archOne stepAnotherShe standsWithin the doorwayHer hands against the frameArms flexedAnticipates the birdWhose outstretched wingsPush back the skyAnd allow… more ›

  • FLYING HOME

    Written By

    Blair

    Hollow boned necks crane.Beaks preen, wings stretch, talons clench,Knees flex backward.They do not fly.Squirrels chatter a glottal warning:The sky is full of monsters.They must wait… more ›

  • A List of Things that Look Like Bones When You Are Walking in the Forest Alone

    Written By

    Meghan Snatchko

    Queen Anne’s Lace.  Grown in odd groups. Five, seven-never two.The clumps and the spaces between.The Voids separate and merge together with the wind  to form… more ›

  • Hot Pillows and Cold Potatoes

    Written By

    Meghan Snatchko

    Over the hills and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go.“Hey Fred, look out at the hills along the side of the road and… more ›

  • PROLOGUE

    Written By

    Blair

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  • Shimmer

    Written By

    Jeremy C.

    Have you ever had one of those days when you woke up in a noir? When you woke up to see a tattooed hunter stalking… more ›