Cedrick May Publishes Weird Fiction
Dr. Cedrick May’s short story, “Ambush and Blood for a Hoodoo Cowboy,” recently appeared in the seventh volume of the annual horror anthology Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, which a reviewer for The Houston Press cites as “one of the most prestigious series of literature anthologies based in Texas.” The reviewer goes on to praise May’s story, noting that “none [of the stories] tackles the disconnect between the popular Texas myth and historical reality better.”
May has also been profiled in the Cleburne Times Review, which describes May’s story as a “tense, action-packed slice of horror, western, African American lineage and above all Texas flavor that deftly weaves such disparate genres into a satisfying whole.” In the profile, May notes that he found life-changing inspiration from reading Frank Herbert’s novel Dune. (Jack Schaefer’s western Shane was another influential text in his literary formative years.) His short story features Marshall Daniel Freeman, born a slave and now a lawman and draws upon the history of newly freed slaves and black cowboys in Texas. May is now working on a novel-length treatment of the Hoodoo Cowboy.
You can check out Dr. May’s profile here: Cleburne Times Review.