Melissa Crandall
Nonfiction, Memoir, Fabulist Fiction & Poetry
People Say the Nicest Things
“Melissa Crandall re-imagines the fairytale form with a crystallized darkness that is both chilling and illuminating.” — N.M. Kelby, The Constant Act of being a Writer; Murder at the Bad Girls’ Bar and Grill
“… particularly skilled at creating suspense …” — Janelle Elyse Kihlstrom, Editor, “Melusine or Women in the 21st Century”
“Crandall has a beautiful and chilling way with words.” — Bibliophilic Book Blog
“…well-written, well-presented, and blissfully original.” — John Valeri, Hartford Books Examiner
A Bit About Me
In the wake of the past couple of years, it’s difficult to know what to write here. When the pandemic lock-down first took place, I was a week post-launch of ELEPHANT SPEAK: A Devoted Keeper’s Life Among the Herd (Ooligan Press, March 2020). What…
The Words
ELEPHANT SPEAK: A Devoted Keeper’s Life Among the Herd Ooligan Press, March 2020 “You can MAKE an elephant do one of two things: run away or kill you. But you can GET an elephant to do a number of amazing things.” ELEPHANT SPEAK offers…
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