Dipping a toe into all forms of media, Kelsey Christine McConnell received her bachelor’s degree in Film and Television Production from San Diego State University and her MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU. She got her start in the online editorial world by reviewing and analyzing the social impact of comic books. While an avid reader and writer in her downtime, she’s also a big movie buff and proud dog mom. She gets all of her best ideas from her sleep paralysis demon. Find her debut short story "A Greed of Flesh" in the erotic horror anthology Les Petites Morts from Ghost Orchid Press.
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