Stories that freak you out

By: Renata Gonzales

Written to displease the masses and to devour the regular

A woman with red hair and a pink tank top sitting inside a car, leaning against the passenger seat, with a view of trees and houses outside the window.

About the Author

Renata is the recipient of the Lena Todd Award (2025) for her CNF piece ‘Chasing Graveyards’. She has been published in several lit mags including: Scribendi, Conceptions Southwest, and Blue Mesa Review. She has also been featured in Spectra gallery for her collage work.

She writes poetry, creative nonfiction, and very, very short fiction when she’s feeling crazy.

Born and raised in the desert of New Mexico, Renata appreciates things like electric pink Cholla cacti blooms, tacky pin-up polkadot attire, and cowboys on the run…

from herself, of course.

Who is she?
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Wanna Read My Work?

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Vintage illustration of a man in a suit holding a drink and a woman in a red dress with a pleated skirt, standing next to a table with a framed quote by W.C. Fields. The quote reads: 'Fell in love with a beautiful blonde once. Drove me to drink. And I never had the decency to thank her.'

What I’ve Been Reading

Look Here

Read on for revelations

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Write to me!

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