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If you've got a taste for shorter fiction, here are a few items that might be of interest. New items are added as they become available, but there are also older pieces in publications that have stood the test of time. If it's available for purchase, the title will also be a link. In most cases you can click on the small bookcover and see a bigger version in another window. What follows is only a sampling of Yvonne Navarro's shorteer works. Check the Bibliography for the full list of published pieces. Thanks for coming by.


xxxxx Peel Back the Skin, edited by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson, published by Grey Matter Press. Includes Yvonne's story, "Superheated." (June 2016)

Available in June 2016.

Nightland Quarterly Nightland Quarterly Vol 3, Japanese magazine. Includes a reprint of Yvonne's story, "Return." (November 2015)

Available Here (Japanese).

The Horror Zine The Horror Zine, edited by Jeani Rector. Includes a reprint of Yvonne's "Pawnstory" (November 2015)

Available for FREE Here!.

Library of the Dead Library of the Dead, edited by Michael Bailey, published by Written Backwards. Includes Yvonne's story, "Those Who Shall Never be Named." (April, 2015)

Available Here.

Final Impact Simon, a prelude story in the Final Impact universe. Included as a bonus in the ebook edition of FINAL IMPACT published by Crossroad Press. February, 2015

Available Here.

V-Wars: Blood and Fire V-Wars: Blood and Fire, edited by Jonathan Maberry and published by IDW Publishing. Includes Yvonne's "The Enemy Within." (November 2014

Available Here.

LampLight Vol 3 Issue 1 LampLight Magazine, Vol. 3, Issue 1. Includes Yvonne's story, "Drive-In Destiny." (September 2014)

Available Here.

Rocketeer: Jet-Pack Adventures Rocketeer: Jet-Pack Adventures, edited by Jeff Conner and Tom Waltz, published by IDW Publshing. Includes Yvonne's "The Red, White and Grey." (September, 2014)

Available Here.

Shadow Masters Shadow Masters: An Anthology from The Horror Zine, edited by Jeani Rector and published by Imajin Books. Includes Yvonne's "Holodomor Girl." (May, 2013)

Available Here.

Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women, edited by Marie O'Regan, published by Running Press. Includes Yvonne's story, "Return." (January 2013)

Available Here.

Zombies v. Robots: Women on War Zombies v. Robots: Women on War, edited by Jeff Connor and published by IDW. Includes Yvonne's story, "Advanced Directive." (December 2013)

Available Here.

Dark Fusions: Where Monsters Lurk! Dark Fusions: Where Monsters Lurk!, edited by Lois H. Gresh and published by PS Publishing. Includes Yvonne's story, "Faceless." (November 2013)

Available Here.

V-Wars V-Wars, edited by Jonathan Maberry and published by IDW Publishing. Includes Yvonne's story, "Epiphany." (July 2012)

Available Here.

The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One The Haunted Mansion Project: Year One, edited by E. S. Magill and published by Damnation Books. Includes Yvonne's "Depictions." (March 2012)

Available Here.

Shocklines: Fresh Voices in Terror Shocklines: Fresh Voices in Terror, edited by Richard Chizmar and Matt Schwartz and published by Cemetery Dance. Includes Yvonne's story, "The Only Thing." (December 2010)

Not yet published.

Lighthouse Hauntings Lighthouse Hauntings. 12 original tales of the supernatural, edited by Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg, with an introduction by John Helfers. Von's story in this anthology is called "A Beacon Shall I Shine." (September 2002)

Available Here.

Visitants Visitants.. Swooping in from both heaven and hell, the new generation of angels portrayed in Visitants is youthful, immortal and powerful. These ultimate bad beings, capable of both immense destruction and heavenly acts, will captivate fans of this new paranormal fiction phenomenon. Yvonne's story is "Plague Angel." (November 2010) The Dead That Walk The Dead That Walk. Bringing together the greatest zombie authors--Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Clive Barker, Harlan Ellison, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, Joe Hill and many others--The Dead That Walk offers terrifying tales of dread that will drag you screaming into a nightmare world where death does not mean the end, and those who survive are next on the menu. Yvonne's story is "For the Good of All." (November 2009)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3. Meet a few more of the earlier Slayers, this time in much more detail, with stories running upward of 10,000 words each. Von's story in this one is called "Dark of the Moon." (November 2003)

Here's more info. Buy it Here.

Hellbound Hearts Hellbound Hearts. Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart (adapted into the film Hellraiser), unleashed a new mythology of horror brilliantly conceived and born of the darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world -- the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites -- in this collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound Heart. Yvonne's story is "Only the Blind Survive." (September 2009)
Angel: The Longest Night Angel: The Longest Night. From dusk until dawn... December 21, the longest night of the year. Follow our gang hour by hour, evil by evil, from twilight to daylight as they fight to keep the forces of evil at bay... even when black magick has a head start... Yvonne has two stories in here, "Generous Presence" and "Icicle Memories." (November 2002)

Buy it Here.

Hot Blood XI Hot Blood XI: Fatal Attractions. Discover what happens in the dark, where secret fantasies and sensual abandon take a dangerous turn... Von's poignant story in this anthology is called "Share My Strength." (August 2000) Detailed info available at the Hot Blood site!

Dark Terrors 6 Dark Terrors 6, edited by Stephen Jones and David Sutton. Von's dark and macabre story in the 6th edition of this well-known collection is "Mother Personified." (October 2002)

Available Here.

Horrible Beginnings Horrible Beginnings. Von's contribution to this is her very first published story, called "Surprise Fall." (March 2003)

Available Here.

Graven Images Graven Images, edited by the esteemed Nancy Kilpatrick and Thomas S. Roche. 15 Tales of Magic and Myth. Yvonne's story is called "Ascension." Virtual Horn Toot: In May, 2001, this story won First Place in the Short Story Category of the IWPA's Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. (October 2000)

Available Here.

Buffy: How I Survived My Summer Vacation How I Survived My Summer Vacation, the very first Buffy the Vampire Slayer anthology. Yvonne's 11,300 word story is called "Uncle Dead and the Fourth of July." (August 2000)

Here's full Info on the book.

Buy it Here.

Skull Full of Spurs Skull Full of Spurs. This beautiful and extensive anthology originally published by Dark Highway Press is now out of print. Yvonne's story is "Divine Justice" and was called by one reviewer the "best story in the anthology." Other fine contributors included Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Rick Hautala, Robert Devereaux and others. Virtual Horn Toot: In May, 2001, this story won Second Place in the Short Story Category of the IWPA's Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. (May 2000)

Buy it Here.

Extremes Extremes, Fantasy and Horror from the Ends of the Earth, features Yvonne's story "Santa Alma" (with two accompanying photos and an audio introduction), plus fiction from P.D. Cacek, Steve Beai, Janet Berliner, Don D'Ammassa, George Guthridge, David Niall Wilson and others. A spectacular CD anthology. Virtual Horn Toot: In May, 2001, this story won Third Place in the Short Story Category of the IWPA's Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. (April 2000)
Palace Corbie Finale Palace Corbie Finale, edited by Wayne Edwards. The final volume of this long-running anthology includes Chapter 7 from DeadTimes as well as work by Caitlin Kiernan, Douglas Clegg and others. (Spring 1999) Palace Corbie Best The Best of Palace Corbie, edited by Wayne Edwards. Published by Stone Dragon Press, this collection contains the editor's favorite picks from this long-running anthology series. Includes "Seastruck" by Yvonne as well as work by Steve Resnic Tem, Lucy Taylor, Bentley Little and others. (Late 1999)

May be available Here.

Dark Whispers Dark Whispers, published by Hard Shell Word Factory, is an on-disk anthology edited by Ivan S. Graves. Includes "Dad Brings a Deader Home" by Yvonne. (September 1998)

Available Here.

Horrors: 365 Scary Stories Horrors: 365 Scary Stories, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg and Robert Weinberg. Published by Barnes and Noble, this great anthology contains 365 short-short stories -- 750 words each -- suitable to read one per day for a whole year. Includes four stories by Yvonne: "Rosner's Hat," "Trigger Moment," the blackly funny "Sherri Goes to the Office," and "Finding Destiny." (Late 1998)

Still available Here.

Dancing with the Dark Dancing with the Dark, edited by Stephen Jones. Published in both the UK and the US, this is an anthology of true-life supernatural experiences by well-known authors. Yvonne's eerie experience is told in "The House on Chadwell Drive." (August 1997/UK -- August 1999/US)

May be available Here.

Terminal Frights Terminal Frights. Yvonne's story is "Four Famines Ago," which received an Honorable Mention in the 11th Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (1998), ed. by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling) and was reprinted in Best New Horror, Vol. 9. Nine stories from this anthology were put on Ellen Datlow's recommended reading list. (November, 1997)

Still available Here.

Best New Horror #9 Best New Horror, Vol. 9, edited by Stephen Jones. This anthology contains Yvonne's story "Four Famines Ago," as well as fine work from the likes of David Schow, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis, Etchison, Caitlin Kiernan, Pat Cadigan, Brian Hodge, and others. (November 1998/UK, February 1999/US)

Order It/UK.

Hellboy Hellboy: Odd Jobs. A fun anthology edited by Christopher Golden and illustration by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Yvonne has the lead story in the book, "Medusa's Revenge."

Here's full Info on the Book. Still available Here.

Palace Corbie #7 Palace Corbie #7, edited by Wayne Edwards. Among work by a number of fine authors, it includes Chapter 6 from DeadTimes. (March 1997)

May be available Here.

Hear the Fear Hear the Fear, an audio anthology edited by Marthayn Pelegrimas, et al. Don't be put off by the rather hideous cover -- it includes Yvonne's heart-wrenching story "Each Day is a Century" read by Cynthia Harris (of the television show "Mad About You". (July, 1997)

May be available Here.

Darkside Darkside: Horror for the Next Millennium, edited by John Pelan. Yvonne's story, "The Stranger Who Sits Beside Me," is about a woman who gradually supplants a man's wife in his life. Ed Bryant of Locus called it "...another paean to family bliss." (May 1996)

May be available Here.

Palace Corbie #6 Palace Corbie #6, edited by Wayne Edwards. Among work from other fine authors, it includes Chapter 3 from DeadTimes. (December 1995)
100 Little Vampires 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories, edited by Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz and Martin H. Greenberg and published by Barnes & Noble Books. Includes two of Yvonne's stories: "The Best Years of My Life" and "Folds of the Faithful." (Fall 1995)

Might be available Here.

Tales of the Slayer, Vol. I Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. I. The first anthology chronicling the stories of some of those who came before Buffy Summers. Yvonne has two stories in this volume, "die Blutgrafin" and "And White Splits the Night." (October 2001)

Here's full Info on the book. Buy it Here.

Selling Venus Selling Venus, edited by Cecilia Tan. Published by Circlet Press, 9/95. Includes Yvonne's very popular story "Touch Me," a blackly humorous look at the inside of the pornography film industry.

Still available Here.

Palace Corbie #5 Palace Corbie #5, edited by Wayne Edwards. Among work by other fine authors, it includes Yvonne's story "Seastruck." (December 1994)
Psychos Robert Bloch's Psychos, edited by Robert Bloch. A Horror Writers of America thriller anthology edited by master of suspense, Robert Bloch. Among stories by other fine authors, it includes Yvonne's story, "Lifeline." (November 1997)

Still available Here.

Children of Cthlulu Children of Cthlulu, edited by John Pelan. A great anthology with stories about this timeless horror. Von's story is called "Meet Me on the Other Side." (November 2001)

Still available Here.

Freaks, Geeks and Sideshow Floozies Freaks, Geeks and Sideshow Floozies, edited by Tina Jens. Von's story is this strange collection is a retelling of a tale that originally appeared in another anthology. This version is called "Do You Dream?" (April 2002)

Available Here.

Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women, edited by Stephen Jones. Von's story is this great vampire anthology is called "One Among Millions." (November 2001)

Still available Here.





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