In the Place Beyond the Carport, by Rebecca Greenes Gearhart

Prose, prose poetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

The story of a haunting carport at the bottom of a lake is told through a catalogue of phobias. The characters in this story, including the dog and the teenagers and the thing that lives beyond the carport, are connected by their homes on the water and the net of fog that keeps them from leaving. Each entry chips away at the mystery, all while exposing readers to new fears they can try out in their own lives. In the Place Beyond the Carport is a weird little tale that will leave you weary of mushrooms, fingers, trees, rain, cows, and more.

Rebecca Greenes Gearhart lives near Lake Michigan and writes stories populated by sentient mold, bottomless ponds, industrial decay, and lots of warm beers. Her fiction can be found in journals like The New Monuments and Gulf Stream. Rebecca’s chapbook Elkhart was published by Tabloid Press and recognized on Dennis Cooper’s Favorite Fiction list.