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micro press based in ON, Canada. Founder: @lenemacleod.bsky.social Home of: @frostzonestories.bsky.social Ghost to Ghost to Ghost, Frost Bites, Frost Zone Zine (archive),Handmade Horror Stories https://bio.link/frostzonepress
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 1d
Spooky season is upon us, what better time to read a new anthology of ghost stories? Ghost to Ghost to Ghost features flash fiction and short stories by Canadian authors.
eBook is on pre-order, and paperback is available now on Amz - with more options to follow

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paperback book, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: cover has title in large type (red and white) then smaller, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada,a tiny blue-hued translucent maple leaf, then edited by M.M. MacLeod. Behind wording is a dark-toned translucent maple leaf behind which is a winter scene of ice-covered trees. Surrounding the book are small maple and other leaves, and a few small river stones.
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 1h
Four more days...submissions open this Saturday 👀
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 9d
Submissions open soon! Oct18-Nov01. Stories 1200-4k, read anonymously so please remove identifying info from story and file name. See details in the submission guidelines on website.

#litmag #shortstories #quiethorror #darkfiction
image: top FROST ZONE in white, below this S T O R I E S in an oval shape with light green background, below that - Submissions open October 18 - November 01 for 2026 books 3&4. Bottom: four book covers displayed left to right: Frost Zone Stories Book 1, next black cover with words BOOK 3 spring 2026, then Black cover with BOOK 4 autumn 2026, last Frost Zone Stories Book 2.
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proud to be the opening act <3 one week away from all of you being able to read this one all about my incredible mother
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 6d
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost will be here Oct 21 🍁👻
The opening story, "The Crack in Everything" by Nadia Steven Rysing - tells about a quiet encounter with a ghost...
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pre-order:
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Red border, faint image of trees on white background, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost book cover on the left (Title in red and white on top of a translucent, dark-toned maple leaf, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada). Text on right: Nadia Steven Rysing "The Crack in Everything" I do not trust what I cannot see...It was here, by this disheveled garden bed that she saw a ghost. Release Date Oct 21, 2025.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 1d
Spooky season is upon us, what better time to read a new anthology of ghost stories? Ghost to Ghost to Ghost features flash fiction and short stories by Canadian authors.
eBook is on pre-order, and paperback is available now on Amz - with more options to follow

books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
paperback book, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: cover has title in large type (red and white) then smaller, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada,a tiny blue-hued translucent maple leaf, then edited by M.M. MacLeod. Behind wording is a dark-toned translucent maple leaf behind which is a winter scene of ice-covered trees. Surrounding the book are small maple and other leaves, and a few small river stones.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 2d
We've spotlighted many from the lovely gathering of Canadian authors - more to come!
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This long-weekend & until Oct19 the PAPERBACK of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost is a special price of $9.99 on Amz . ca. while we wait for it to be avail. elsewhere.
Officially releases Oct21
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Red border, white background. Cover of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology (Large type of title over a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, atop a scene of ice-covered bare winter trees). Above cover: Ghost to Ghost to GHost, an anthology of haunting tales from Canada. To the right of cover image: available in eBook (pre-order) and paperback. Beneath cover: link to order, same as in the post.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 2d
Visit a cozy diner in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario one stormy November night in "The Lake That Never Gives Up Her Dead" by C.J. Frederick.
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost, an anthology of haunting tales from Canada.

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Red border on white with faint image of bare trees background. Left side: Ghost to Ghost to Ghost cover, title on top of a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are ice-covered winter trees. On the right: C.J. Frederick "The Lake That Never Gives Up Her Dead" The front door jangled its annoyed warning, opening up enough to allow the chilly night to intrude. A gust of Northern Ontario's frigid air fresh off the nearby lake swirled inside, causing a shiver to travel down Annette's spine. Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of haunting tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 2d
There is a ghost, no doubt, but who was she?
Read "Jenny Walsh" by Nathan Poole Shannon in Ghost to Ghost to Ghost.

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Red border on white with faint image of bare trees background. Left side: Ghost to Ghost to Ghost cover, title on top of a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are ice-covered winter trees. On the right: Nathan Poole Shannon "Jenny Walsh" There is a ghost here. I've seen her... She moves without sound and as she does, her image flickers and jitters like she is a projection... Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of haunting tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 3d
My story ❤️ 🐟

And... the lake in question
A northern Ontario lake. There is a blue sky with white clouds above a pale blue-grey lake with grass in foreground and dense trees in back.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 3d
An employee is scouting a Northern Ontario lake for minerals when she has a ghostly encounter of a strange kind...
Read about it in "The Fish of Cart Lake" by Monique Cuillerier. @moniqueac.bsky.social

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Red border on white with faint image of bare trees background. Left side: Ghost to Ghost to Ghost cover, title on top of a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are ice-covered winter trees. On the right: Monique Cuillerier "The Fish of Cart Lake" The ground was rocky Canadian Shield and the trees spread out enough that she could see glimpses of the water ahead...Perhaps it was a trick of the light but she thought she could see movement in the water. Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of haunting tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 3d
In "Haunting Heart" by Ali MacWha a young woman starts a new life away from home, but someone tags along.
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost...releasing Oct21.

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Ghost to Ghost to Ghost book cover on the left: the title over a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are winter-bare ice-covered trees. To the right: Ali MacWha "Haunting Heart" My heart beats faster every time I think of her. Her. My Ghost. She doesn't look like a ghost. Although, I don't know what I was expecting. Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025. This is all atop a background of white with a faint image of ice-coated leafless trees, and surrounded by a red border.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 4d
A woman inherits a mystical café and has doubts about taking on the business in "Charlatan" by KT Wagner.
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost, release date, Oct 21.

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Red border on white with faint image of bare trees background. Left side: Ghost to Ghost to Ghost cover, title on top of a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are ice-covered winter trees. On the right: KT Wagner "Charlatan" Boxes of incense and candles lined the shelves, exactly where I'd placed them. Nan's Ouija board poked out from the bottom shelf. Underneath lay her three antique planchettes. Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of haunting tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 4d
If you make a dark deal, you'd better be ready for the consequences...read "Recycling is Bad for the Soul' by Natasha Smith in Ghost to Ghost to Ghost, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada.

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Ghost to Ghost to Ghost book cover on the left: the title over a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are winter-bare ice-covered trees. To the right: Natasha Smith "Recycling is Bad for the Soul" He didn't see anyone. Maybe he had screwed up the time? But ehn he spotted a hooded figure sitting on the bench as though the darkness itself had given birth to it...Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025. This is all atop a background of white with a faint image of leafless trees, and surrounded by a red border.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 5d
On a cross-Canada family road trip, Louisa decides to find her
own adventure... read "Empty Horizon" by Kristal Stittle @kristalstittle.bsky.social
in Ghost to Ghost to Ghost, an anthology of haunting tales from Canada.
Release date Oct 21
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Red border on white with faint image of bare trees background. Left side: Ghost to Ghost to Ghost cover, title on top of a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are ice-covered winter trees. On the right: Kristal Stittle "Empty Horizon" She'd never been in a cornfield before and decided it would be a better experience than staring at that bison monstrosity... Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of haunting tales from Canada Release date: Oct 21, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 5d
Read "An Old House in the Neighbourhood" by Rosalind Goldsmith to see who might live in the crumbling house...
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost will be here Oct 21.
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Red border on white with faint image of bare trees background. Left side: Ghost to Ghost to Ghost cover, title on top of a translucent dark-toned maple leaf, behind which are ice-covered winter trees. On the right: Rosalind Goldsmith "An Old House in the Neighbourhood" The stone walls were crumbling, the roof was caved in in one place... Neighbours called it the Haunted House. We decided to take a look... Ghost to Ghost to Ghost an anthology of haunting tales from Canada. Release date: Oct 21, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 6d
In "Hunger on Ice" by Nissa Harlow, an ice cream truck is parked near a memorial for a recently departed...

Ghost to Ghost to Ghost coming Oct 21.

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Red border, faint image of trees on white background, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost book cover on the left (Title in red and white on top of a translucent, dark-toned maple leaf, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada). Text on right: Nissa Harlow "Hunger on Ice". I'm so hungry it hurts. The ice cream truck idles, blasting its clarion call across the park, all the way to the beach... Release date Oct 21, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 6d
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost will be here Oct 21 🍁👻
The opening story, "The Crack in Everything" by Nadia Steven Rysing - tells about a quiet encounter with a ghost...
@a-tendency.bsky.social

pre-order:
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
Red border, faint image of trees on white background, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost book cover on the left (Title in red and white on top of a translucent, dark-toned maple leaf, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada). Text on right: Nadia Steven Rysing "The Crack in Everything" I do not trust what I cannot see...It was here, by this disheveled garden bed that she saw a ghost. Release Date Oct 21, 2025.
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · 8d
So excited for people to read my northern Ontario ghost/climate horror story in Ghost to Ghost to Ghost! You can pre-order the ebook now 👇
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 14d
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost will be here Oct 21 🍁
This anthology features 19 stories by authors who live in Canada.
Pre-order link for eBook (more retailers will be added)
Paperback to be available close to the same date.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL

#Canlit #anthology #ghoststories #shortstories
The cover of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost is centred on a Canadian Flag Red banner. The cover has a translucent maple leaf in dark tones over a grey toned background of ice-coated winter trees. Large title text: Top GHOST (in same red), middle: To Ghost To (in white), below that is GHOST in red. Smaller type: an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada followed by a small maple leaf in icy white and blue tones. Below in smaller type: Edited by M.M. MacLeod. To the left a small logo FZ.
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 9d
Submissions open soon! Oct18-Nov01. Stories 1200-4k, read anonymously so please remove identifying info from story and file name. See details in the submission guidelines on website.

#litmag #shortstories #quiethorror #darkfiction
image: top FROST ZONE in white, below this S T O R I E S in an oval shape with light green background, below that - Submissions open October 18 - November 01 for 2026 books 3&4. Bottom: four book covers displayed left to right: Frost Zone Stories Book 1, next black cover with words BOOK 3 spring 2026, then Black cover with BOOK 4 autumn 2026, last Frost Zone Stories Book 2.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 14d
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost will be here Oct 21 🍁
This anthology features 19 stories by authors who live in Canada.
Pre-order link for eBook (more retailers will be added)
Paperback to be available close to the same date.
books2read.com/u/3GkdOL

#Canlit #anthology #ghoststories #shortstories
The cover of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost is centred on a Canadian Flag Red banner. The cover has a translucent maple leaf in dark tones over a grey toned background of ice-coated winter trees. Large title text: Top GHOST (in same red), middle: To Ghost To (in white), below that is GHOST in red. Smaller type: an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada followed by a small maple leaf in icy white and blue tones. Below in smaller type: Edited by M.M. MacLeod. To the left a small logo FZ.
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 14d
September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day. Today we honour the survivors of residential schools and remember those who did not survive. Always we listen to the truth from indigenous peoples: First Nations, Métis, Inuit.
white background with orange at bottom, design in orange and white is a circle with a winding path, a narwhal, eagle, and flower representing First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. Line drawing symbols on lower right: three circles and inside an eagle head, narwhal, and flower.
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 29d
The 2025 issues: book 1 & book 2 side by side. Twenty-one authors of short stories in total.
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress
Digest-sized paperback books of Frost Zone Stories 1 & 2. Book 1 on the left, pale blue with a distressed purple French door - an author name on each window pane: Elizabeth Guilt, Katie Marie, Stephen McQuiggan, Odin Meadows, Micah Castle, Lena Ng, Marc Ruvolo, Kristal Stittle, Amelia Gorman, James Owens. A skeleton hand reaches from behind the door, a zombie squirrel in lower left looks up at door, vines down each side of cover. BOOK 2: an abstract canopy of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like B&W section in the centre above a path, a skeletal figure wearing a raggedy black dress points to the path. Each cover has the title at the top, white type in black banner Frost Zone , below this STORIES in an oval shape. The author names for book 2 are on the back of the paperback (down the side of cover on the eBook version): Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, MIchael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D.THomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, Maureen O'Leary
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Monique AC @moniqueac.bsky.social · Sep 9
Story coming from me in late autumn in the Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology ❤️ (actually 👻, I guess)
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · Aug 29
Happy Long Weekend to all who have one 🎉
Labour Day means Autumn is coming...
and that means Frost Zone Stories 2 will be here soon. There is still time to pre-order!
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The cover of Frost Zone Stories 2 book: a skeletal figure points down a path in the woods below an abstract canopy of maple leaves. Ghost to Ghost to Ghost (Authors are not listed in final TOC order._ Settle in for a chilling read with stories by: Nadia Steven Rysing, Kristal Stittle, Nissa Harlow, Natasha Smith, Anthony Michael Murphy, KT Wagner, Robert Dawson, Ali MacWha, Rosalind Goldsmith, Lene MacLeod, C.J. Frederick, Landon K. Mar, Nathan Poole Shannon, Monique Cuillerier, E.B. Gula, Erin Brandt Filliter, Dana Gricken, Alison, McBain, EC Dorgan
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · Sep 8
Now available, Frost Zone Stories, book 2.
Happy publication day to the authors of these eleven frosty tales. 🖤🥶
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Cover of Frost Zone Stories, book 2: Background is an abstract design of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like section in the middle being black and white, beneath is a path. A skeletal figure with long purple and black hair, wearing a raggedy black dress, points a bony finger toward the path. Title is in banner at the top: Frost Zone Stories, small type above this: Book 2 on the left and Autumn, 2025 on the right.
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · Sep 5
Closing the TOC for book 2 - which will be available in 4 days - is @maureenow.bsky.social Maureen O'Leary's chilling tale "The New Winter" - something is roaming the neighbourhood...
#litmag #quiethorror #shortstories
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Frost Zone Stories 2 cover on the left: purple and green canopy of maple leaves/b&w in the centre, under which is a path. A skeletal figure in black raggedy dress points down the path, Frost Zone stories banner at the top. To the Right: ...She cursed the neighbourhood tomcat that must have marked her car in the night, and she figured the defroster was making the print seem bigger than a man's hand... "The New Winter" by Maureen O'Leary Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn 2025
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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · Sep 3
A woman inherits a small house by the ocean, and she is visited by a stranger in "Eustacia and the Shadow" by Ann Wuehler.
Frost Zone Stories, book 2 will soon be here.
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Frost Zone Stories book 2 cover on the left, to the right text reads: ...Of course, she did not leave any instructions on dealing with the other inhabitants of Sprite House..."Eustacia and the Shadow" by Ann Wuehler Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn, 2025
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Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · Aug 29
2/2 ... anthology coming out in late Autumn - Ghost to Ghost to Ghost features short stories and flash fiction by authors in Canada.
Pre-order info. will be shared in Sept. see photo for authors included.
Submissions for Frost Zone Stories books 3 & 4 will also open this autumn - stay tuned.
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