I’m so excited about this! The new issue of The Dark Magazine features my story, “Necksnapper.” You can read it here or listen to a really great audio version. The Dark publishes some of the best authors currently working in horror and weird fiction. Stories from The Dark regularly appear in best-of-the-year collections. I’m super …
My new book is out today from Lazy Fascist Press. It’s called Nails, and I have never been so scared to share my writing with you. Here is the cover by Matthew Revert: I’m not going to lie. This book is rough. It is not positive. There is no happy ending. Not in these pages …
My instinct tends to be to ask for the grossest, most outrageous cover possible. When Sick Pack was first released a couple years ago, however, the publisher, cover artist and I decided to go in a more subtle direction. The ever-reliable Matthew Revert delivered a beautiful cover. I loved it, and so did the team …
I have a new story up at Every Day Fiction. It’s called “Drowner,” and it’s probably a bit different from what you’re used to seeing from me. It’s also free and a quick read, so I encourage you to visit Every Day Fiction to check it out. Please rate the story and drop a comment …
This is it. This is THE BIG WEIRD WEEK – a week of sales, giveaways, cover reveals and more! To kick things off, I’m revealing the new official MP Johnson logo, designed by the great Bill Hauser: This will be used for stickers, maybe T-shirts and more! What Is The Big Weird Week? So what …
If you’re a book nerd, you are probably familiar with LitReactor. It’s one of the biggest and best sites out there for readers and writers of all genres. So it goes without saying that I was super honored when they contacted me about doing an interview. They asked some intense, thoughtful questions about coming out, …
For those of you who don’t know, I recently came out as a trans lady. I changed my name to Emma, although I’m keeping MP Johnson as my pen name, and I moved to Chicago. Anyway, this has all been a long time coming, but in the process I’ve been writing a lot about what’s …
