Horror; released June 16th, 2023 from Brigid Gate Pressthe patient routine
Available from Amazon, Bookshop, and Books-A-Million
Cover: Elizabeth Leggett
“the patient routine is a merciless, anxiety-charged, possible-apocalypse, possible-zombie thriller, long narrative poem about the body in maddening conversation with itself. . . . What a torturously smart little book.”
— Joe Koch, author of Convulsive
“Filled with frantic death energy. Entrancing, gruesome, and heartening too.
— Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth
“Unlike anything I've ever read.”
— Nick Cutter, best-selling author of The Troop
Ashton is convinced they are dying. whether it be from cancer, heart disease, or a fungal infection,
they know something bad is always about to happen. after a night of health-related panic attacks, & urged by a voice in their head, Ashton decides to check in to the ER again but when another patient is brought in with an unknown ailment that puts the entire hospital on lockdown, Ashton may be trapped in their worst nightmare.
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2023 Minnesota Book Award Submission
— The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
2023 Bram Stoker Award in Poetry Preliminary Ballot
— Horror Writers Association