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Author: Rachel Sandell

Rachel Sandell is a writer and editor from Washington State, where rainy days necessitate long books, hot chocolate, and plenty of magic. Though she specializes in speculative fiction and harbors a love for the dark and enchanting, she also dabbles in poetry and is the archive project coordinator for Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is an MFA graduate from the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her short stories have appeared in SORTES magazine, Night Picnic Press, and Leading Edge magazine.
A golden door knocker in the shape of a lion.
My Writing

“I feel the knocking in my head—”

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 Rachel Sandell

A poem featuring the man who killed me in my dream.

Purple Tomte Press's homepage, including the logo: a sketch of a wizard/gnome surrounded by lilacs.
BREAKING NEWS!, Ramblings, Writers' Resource

I Founded an Online Literary Journal: Purple Tomte Press

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 Rachel Sandell

At long last, the surprise I've been working on for well over a year. Submit to Purple Tomte Press!

A flowerbed of roses in the shade.
My Writing

“Roses in the redness”

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Rachel Sandell

A poem trying to express the things that don't make sense and the things that make too much sense.

Janet Burroway's craft book, Writing Fiction, and the 67th issue of Nightmare Magazine over a backdrop of a dark stairway.
Ramblings, Tips and Tricks

In Defense of Second-Person POV

July 1, 2025June 21, 2025 Rachel Sandell

The most underrated POV.

A woman stands among a crowd of blurry people.
Ramblings, Tips and Tricks

The People Watching Game: An Eavesdropper’s Guide to Finding Stories in the Wild

June 24, 2025June 21, 2025 Rachel Sandell

Feeling nosy? Maybe that's not a bad thing!

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