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J.W. Donley is an author, editor, book designer, and publisher living in the Pacific Northwest where the Cascade Mountains meet the Salish Sea. JW is the owner of Dark Forest Press LLC through which he helps to share others’ weird and wonderful works with the world. He is the editor of Scattered: A Dark Forest Press Zine as well as a co-editor for the regional journal HamLit. JW is the author of Cats of the Pacific Northwest and 100 Unusual Prompts for Writers of Horror, Weird, and Bizarro Fiction. His short stories have appeared in anthologies from Dim Shores, HOWL Society Press, PIT, Chuckanut Editions, and on Creepy: a Horror Podcast.
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Books by J.W. Donley · 3 books
Cats of the Pacific Northwest
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"Thanks to Donley, I'll have to look at my cats with a raised eyebrow from now on. Cats of the Pacific Northwest is unnerving and has visuals that will creep up your brain stem in the dead of night." —Shane Hawk, author of Anoka "This dark, contemporary fairy tale weaves together Hansel and Gretel, The Blair Witch Project, and Get Out, and to create an unsettling, moving, and haunting story." —Richard Thomas, author of Disintegration, and Breaker (Thriller nominee) David, an unsure young man, is trying to figure out how to be a "man" in the modern age. Well, at least what his girlfriend, Emma, expects of him. When she suggests a backpacking trip out on the Olympic Penninsula, he jumps at the opportunity to demonstrate his worth. But, once they get out into the wilderness, they are quickly lost. Now they are out of food and beginning to starve, when a strange couple of cats cross their path.
- Released November 2026
The Pigeon Lied
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Rob, a lowly scrub in the Seattle Hell-adjacent criminal underground, wants a hat. Not just any hat, but a hat that will give him notariety. BUt Robber Rob gets more than he bargained for after making a deal with a demon possessed pigeon.
- Released November 2026
100 Unusual Prompts for Writers of Horror, Weird, and Bizarro Fiction
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With contributions from John Langan, Carlton Mellick III, Shane Hawk, and many more. Do you write fiction that tends to be a bit more 'out there' than most? Do most writing prompt books just seem to be not for you? Well, you are in luck! Here is a book of 100 writing prompts for us writers of "other" fiction, be it horror, Weird, or Bizarro. Can't think of something to write? Just flip to a page at random, and you will find all the inspiration you need.
- Released November 2026
