Sugar Ceremony

By John Dodds

They buried the candyman, the child killer. Except that one child, Marianne, knew he wasn't really dead. Because the candyman was in her home, living with Marianne and her mother. Sugar Ceremony tackles the difficult and terrifying subject of child abuse and murder from the point of view of one child who becomes the potential victim of one such abuser.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Dodds
• Release date: Jan 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301004270

John Dodds

I write mainly crime, horror and fantasy fiction. My first novel, BONE MACHINES is now avaiable in a audio version on podiocast.com . My second novel, KALI’S KISS, is now doing the rounds of agents.I have had numerous short stories published. Three of them received honourable mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror anthology series (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling). One was published in the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday competition anthology, Shorts V(Polygon), several in the UK magazine, The Horror Express, and one in the anthology, Old Blood, New Souls. Recently, one of my Horror Express stories,Rapunzel’s Room, was published in audio format by Pseudopod, a US horror podcast magazine.Another of my short stories, Dr North’s Wound, was published in the anthology,Breaking Windows: A Fantastic Metropolis Sampler (Prime Books), prompting leading British author Michael Moorcock so say: “John Dodds is one of the most promising new writers I have read for some time. I highly recommend his work.”

Book preview

What others have said about John Dodds

"One of the most promising new writers I have read for some time.

I highly recommend his work."

– Michael Moorcock, commenting on Dr. North’s Wound.

With the possible exception of the (Dean R.) Koontz, The Anatomy of Seahorses by John Dodds is the finest story The Horror Express has to offer.

– Peter Tenant, Whispers of Wickedness.

A highly unusual, and profoundly unsettling tale.

– Alasdair Stuart, in his introduction to Rapunzel’s Room on the Pseudopod podcast.

An excellent story.

– Mystery Dawg, in his introduction to Crossing the Border on the Crimewav podcast.

Honourable mentions, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror

(ed. Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow)

Dr. North’s Wound

A Crow Among the Starlings

Rapunzel’s Room

SUGAR CEREMONY

By John Dodds

Blog:

http://bonemachines.wordpress.com

This story appears in the anthology, Dr. North’s Wound and Other Stories, by the same author. Sugar Ceremony was originally published in Judas E-Zine.

Published by Smashwords

© John Dodds 2013

Cover photograph © Nicola Miller

Nicola’s photography site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolainoa

Smashwords Edition, License Notes

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Print Version of Dr. North’s Wound and Other Stories

Available from: www.lulu.com.

John Dodds is the author of The Kendrick Chronicles novels: Bone Machines and