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November 21, 2022

New Title and Series Announcement – MAMA BIRD and the CHAPMAN CHAPBOOKS

Today we’re excited to announce not only a new title, but the launch of a new series!

Mama Bird” is the dark and unsettling tale of a young picky eater and the mother willing to do anything to feed her child.

It is also the first issue of the Chapman Chapbooks series. Each issue in this series features a complete, standalone short story by author Clay McLeod Chapman.

The first 100 copies of each Chapman Chapbooks issue are hand-signed and numbered by the author.

Mama Bird - Clay McLeod Chapman

Future issues of the Chapman Chapbooks will be released in Spring 2023 (#2) and Fall 2023 (#3).

Chapman Chapbooks are available exclusively from our shop!

“Mama Bird” was originally published in Nothing Untoward: Stories from “The Pumpkin Pie Show” (Applause Books), which is “…one of the darkest collections of short stories since H.P. Lovecraft.” – The Abstract

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