Posted by Cybil on October 16, 2017

Every writer has an origin story. It's that nexus of chance and passion, where some event or experience in the past set the wheels in motion that led them to where they are today. For me that moment occurred in the fifth grade, when I was given a book of weird and unusual tales.Those stories—call them legends or folklore or whatever else you want—had a sort of supernatural power. They pulled me in by being so bizarre and unlikely that I simply couldn't look away.Even today, decades removed from grade school, I haven't lost that enthusiasm. And while I've made a career out of researching and retelling dark historical events and the people at the center of them, it's the stories on the edge of possibility that still keep me coming back for more.