James Best

James Best is a lifelong reader and writer whose work ranges from highbrow literary fiction to internet fan fiction. An autistic anarchist, he authors stories that explore the strange and the transgressive, play with genre tropes and above all entertain. He lives in rural Kentucky with his family and has called many places home. When he’s not writing, he’s listening to podcasts, devouring audiobooks, or attempting to impersonate a high-functioning adult. Some of the places you can find his work are Saros Speculative Fiction, Ink Nest Poetry, and the forthcoming volume of Eggplant Emoji. His short story “Haint Seen Nothin’” placed in the top three of the Echoes of Appalachia Creative Writing Contest and will be featured on an upcoming episode of the ALPHANUMERIC podcast. Find him on Bluesky at @jmbest.bsky.social. 

Read Best’s short story “Dead or Alive” in Horrific Scribes.

Description: In the back country of the Mexican desert, two gringo outlaws on the run from a bank heist encounter an otherworldly horror.