Mercedes M. Yardley is a dark fantasist who wears poisonous flowers in her hair. She is the author of Beautiful Sorrows, Apocalyptic Montessa, Pretty Little Dead Girls, Nameless, and Love Is a Crematorium. She won the Bram Stoker Award for Little Dead Red and was nominated for her short story “Loving You Darkly” and her Arterial Bloom anthology. You can find her at mercedesmyardley.com.