Acclaimed author and Bram Stoker finalist John F.D. Taff joins The Bad Signal to discuss his Long Division short story “Yard Signs.” He also gives us a preview of his upcoming Bad Hand releases, two novella collections, respectively titled The End in All Beginnings and All the Stars Die, and speaks about the art of writing short fiction, a skill he has honed over a decades-long career.

You can follow John on Bluesky to keep up with all of his work @jfdt.bsky.social.

Long Division and other Bad Hand titles, including both of Taff’s upcoming collections, can be found at badhandbooks.com.

The Bad Signal is co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. Original music provided by Billy and Danny Yost.