Paige Ellery

From years in a special education classroom to writing about things that go bump in the night, my work has always been about reading the flinch before the smile. Discover why I’ve stopped trying to separate my ‘safe’ stories from my ‘scary’ ones.

The Moment Something Safe Becomes Something That Preys On You Why I Write Dark Stories Someone said something to me recently that I haven’t been able to shake. They were talking about my writing. They said: “You write about the moment trust turns into a trap.” This stopped me in my tracks. I still can’t…