Born of Dirt & Dust: Flash & Short Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798270083182)

This award-winning book is emotionally charged with vivid stories that feel prickly and real. Experience speculative fiction that bends fantasy, sci-fi, and horror--"gritty, quick hits of fiction that will stick to your bones and invade your thoughts long after the last page is turned."

"A dark bouquet of narratives that often focus on women pushed to emotional extremes." -- Kirkus Reviews

"The writing in Born of Dirt & Dust is outstanding, and Coloman knows how to turn a phrase and pack a punch with it ... a must-have collection." -- Kristine Hall, Discovery by Reedsy

"Renee Coloman drops me into intimate, first-person rooms where love is feral, hope is conditional, and the aftertaste is usually smoke ... Born of Dirt & Dust is a small book of big hauntings, each story a matchstrike in the dark." -- Literary Titan

Read what a few editors said about featured stories in this collection:

"Congratulations! Your story, I'll Make It Easy, has been accepted for Issue 9 of Lavina Press!"

"We would be delighted to accept Flypaper & Pickle Jars for publication. This was a strange, sad, and yet somehow hopeful piece and we really enjoyed it. We think our readers will too." Elou Carroll, editor of Crow & Cross Keys

"Thank you for sending us Abby's Lockbox. We love it and would like to publish it in the next issue of Literary Hatchet."

"Congratulations! Your story has been accepted for publication in Bright Flash Literary Review. Thanks for sending us a great piece."

Author: Renee Coloman
ISBN-13: 9798270083182
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2025
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.46d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026