P.M. Raymond is a principal consultant living on the East Coast with 27 cookbooks and an imaginary dog named Walter. As a native of New Orleans, mystical undertones are the roux in her crime and horror writing. Her main writing goal is to bring Black characters to life that preserve their humanity and dignity. Most days you can find P.M. enjoying a café au lait and indulging in the short story mastery of Shirley Jackson, M.R. James, and Joe Hill, the mesmerizing storytelling of Tananarive Due, and the manga mastery of Junji Ito. Her work has appeared in Dark Fire Fiction,  Pyre Magazine, Kings River Life Magazine, The Furious Gazelle, Dark Yonder, and Flash Fiction Magazine. She also appeared in Rock, Roll, and Ruin: A Triangle Sisters in Crime Anthology from Down & Out Books.