New writer Rachel Baker bursts onto the scene with this collection of thirteen short stories about the twisted and fantastical. A suburban fever dream. An underworld property dispute. A blind date with an unexpected ending. A theme park performer who finds more than sweat and body odor when she dons her character costume. These and other horrors await you. Come for a tour through the strange mind of this captivating new author to see All the Dark and Pretty Things.

Rachel Baker is a queer, disabled writer who haunts the Pacific Northwest with her sister and their cats, Apollo and Artemis. Her work has been featured in several online publications and podcasts, and she was awarded an honorable mention in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. This is her first book.