J. M. J. Brewer

J. M. J. Brewer (he/him) is a staunch supporter of nature conservation. You can find more of his fiction at jmjbrewer.com.

Read Brewer’s short story “Saint Jackal” in Horrific Scribes March 2026.

Description: When nomads Ana and Matty meet Jackal, a fellow vagabond obsessed with old airplanes, they find themselves on the hunt for the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane Jackal swears was in the sky during several assassinations. Roaming the interstate in Jackal’s RV, they are forced to contend with Jackal’s increasingly erratic behavior and, eventually, make a discovery even stranger than they could have imagined.