https://www.michaelrookwrites.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-08-08 https://www.michaelrookwrites.com/blog/second-appearance-on-creepy-podcast monthly 0.5 2026-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e99c29ec84ecc45a94fa12f/dcafca43-6912-484f-9720-09d84c17bcde/IMG_5187.jpg Blog - Second Appearance on CREEPY Podcast - “One Headlight” is now available as an exclusive for Patreon subscribers of the Creepy podcast. It’s the July 20, 2026 feature. In the story, a mourning forty-something decides she must solve a mystery that’s been haunting her for years, one involving a vanished friend, an ex-lover, and an urban legend about train tracks. You can listen to a teaser on Creepy’s Patreon page. It cuts off at just the right moment. :) Many thanks to Creepy for narrating another one of my stories. (“The South Florida Technique” appeared in March 2025.) I’m grateful. Last Girls’ Club deserves a shout-out, too. They published “One Headlight” for the first time in September 2023, and I’ll always be thankful for that. Per Variety, Creepy was just acquired by Be Afraid Media. That should bring their collection of the internet’s best creepypastas and urban legends to a larger audience. Last Girls’ Club was recently featured by Simon & Schuster as one of their top 36 femme forward zines. Very cool. If you want to hear/read/support more horror stories like “One Headlight,” Creepy and Last Girls’ Club have many options to subscribe. 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