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Spring 2025 Appearances

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Spring has sprung and with it a bunch of dates where you can catch me.

Branford Book Festival
• Saturday, May 10, 12–3pm
• Come find me and dozens of other authors signing books in lovely downtown Branford. The Thimble Islands off Branford’s coast is the setting for my new book, The Island of Small Misfortunes.

Why Horror? Panel
• Thursday, May 22, 6pm at the Bridgeport Public Library
• The New England chapter of the Horror Writers Association will be discussing the appeal of our favorite spooky books and why we like to read and write them.

Westport Barnes & Noble
• Saturday, June 7, 2pm
• I will be signing copies of The Island of Small Misfortunes.

StokerCon 2025
• June 12–15, at the Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
• I’m the Author Readings Coordinator for the con, so I’ll be there Wednesday through Sunday emceeing readings and attending panels. I will also be the moderator for the New England Gothic panel on Saturday morning at 9am.

More to come.

Where’s Jackson?

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Saturday, October 21 @ 11 AM: I’ll be on a panel with HWA CT co-conspirator John Opalenik asking, “Why Do Readers and Writers Choose to be Unsettled by Horror Writing?” It’s part of the Woodbury Public Library’s literary festival, A Confluence of Readers and Writers.

Saturday, October 21 in the PM: I’ll be at StoryFest 2023 at the Westport Public Library. StoryFest is Connecticut’s biggest literary festival, and I’ll be manning the table with my fellow HWA CT members selling and signing books.

Monday, October 30 @ 6 PM: I’m leading a Gothic fiction writing workshop titled “What We Write in the Shadows” at the Mystic and Noank Library. Participants will learn about the history of Gothic literature and leave the 90-minute workshop with a finished piece of flash fiction. Space is still available!

Saturday, November 4 @ 10 AM: I’ll be hustling books at the Norwalk Local Author Festival at the Norwalk Public Library. Come meet me and a bunch of other local authors and maybe pick up a book or three.

Saturday, December 9 @ 1–4 PM: I will be at Rule of 3 Brewing in East Hampton reading, signing books, and hanging out with other great authors. Grab a beer and a new book.

Write a Ghost Story With Me

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This October I’ll be leading a 90-minute workshop on gothic fiction at the Mystic and Noank Library in Mystic, Connecticut.

The gothic is the past returning to haunt us in the present. Yet like vampires and werewolves, gothic stories can assume different shapes and forms: Bram Stoker’s Dracula involves a supernatural evil unleashed in contemporary England, while the narrator of Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” is haunted simply by his own guilt. In this workshop, join author and freelance writer Jackson Kuhl for an evening investigating the dark art of gothic fiction writing. We’ll look at some examples of classic gothic literature to inspire us, then brainstorm ideas, sketch a brief outline, and craft a piece of gothic flash fiction to take home.

Interested in attending? You can register at the library’s website. There’s no charge but it’s expected to fill up fast.