Hide From the Light is a 5,000-word short story set in modern-day Belarus during Maslenitsa. It contains elements from multiple fun horror genres such as psychological, supernatural, folk, and religious.
Tirzah M.M. Hawkins is an author of all things dark including horror, fantasy, and snippets of sci-fi. She began writing stories when she was ten years old after reading The Hobbit.
After watching too many horror movies at a young age, she has finally been able to sleep with her feet uncovered at night.
She lives with her husband and their many fur (and feathered) babies including at any given time, dogs, cats, horses, goats, pigs (that are loved on and then eaten), and chickens (which are only around for eggs).
Her favorite hobbies are reading, writing, researching, school (she's currently enrolled in her doctorate of natural medicine), singing, and listening to music.