Zo Grimmwood

Joined October 2021

19 stories

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Hi! I'm Zo, a Black American, dark fiction writer in Southern California. I narrate and produce my own audio stories.

I have been in the anthology Blood in the Rain 3, published by JitterPress and in Gypsum Sound Tales’s Colp Magazine.

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You Don't Know What "Woke" Is. Content Warning.
Being woke is a Black experience. I can tell you right now, half of you don't know what woke is (and part of it may not be your fault.)
By Zo Grimmwoodabout a year ago in Humans
Secret of The Stars
I saw him again. I went out by the shore to see Jesse standing in the sand, gazing up at the dark sky. The wind blew right off the ocean, cold enough to make my nose ache with every breath. But I went to Jesse and stood beside him. He wasn’t any particular kind of guy. Just average. Not tall, not short, nor ugly or cute. He even had brown hair and brown eyes. The kind of guy you’d miss in a crowd.
By Zo Grimmwood4 years ago in Fiction
The Island of Feathers
The ship was left to anchor at sea while a small rowing boat headed to shore. It slid into the glittering sand, coming to a halt. Only three occupied this vessel, two of them Human.
By Zo Grimmwood4 years ago in Fiction
There’s Something in This Swamp
Something slithers in the night. You flash your light on it, only to see two glowing orbs staring silently back at you. “Shouldn’t be out here,” Jeg says, “Bayou ain’t safe.”
By Zo Grimmwood4 years ago in Horror
From The Grave
There is a way to give back life to the dead. In my pain, I had discovered and learned of witchcraft. I took up necromancy. Amidst the mockery and shame, I studied magick—to right what was wrong. And now the night had come for me to finally act.
By Zo Grimmwood4 years ago in Filthy
Unibrown Girl
Michael was the most popular boy in middle school. He was tall with dark, curly hair and greenish eyes. All the girls liked him, including me. I kicked myself for it, but he was boyishly handsome. And me? I was the kid dressed in all black, constantly snacking and hiding away from all the other students.
By Zo Grimmwood4 years ago in Confessions
Repressions
“I’ve been restless lately,” I said. Dr. Walker looked up from his notepad. His grey eyes peeked over the rim of his silver frames.
By Zo Grimmwood4 years ago in Horror

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Secret of The Stars

The Island of Feathers

There’s Something in This Swamp

From The Grave

Unibrown Girl

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