Angela's Short Stories
Current Project
Among Sinners
In the wake of the Scarcity—after the grids failed and life returned to the rhythm of the harvest—the Vyrell vineyard stands in a Northern California valley where mercy and survival meet.
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About Angela Merlo
I write for readers who are tired of sanitized stories.
My work lives in the space between darkness and redemption—gothic, psychological, and often touched by the supernatural. I’m interested in what happens when people confront what’s broken in themselves and in the world—and whether grace can still reach them there.
I grew up on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Fear Street, Night World, and The Vampire Diaries, and later found deeper influence in writers like Flannery O'Connor, C. S. Lewis, J. K. Rowling, and Sharon Shinn.
I’m a Christian—but I don’t believe faith requires pretending darkness isn’t real. My stories don’t avoid it. They move through it.
If you’re looking for fiction that is honest about the shadows but still reaches for meaning, depth, and hope—you’re in the right place.