Ward Cary Parker’s short fiction has appeared in Indy Men’s Magazine, Twilight Showcase, Harpur Palate and several other publications.  His story in the HWA anthology Bell, Book & Beyond received an honorable mention in the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror. He has most recently published fiction in the anthologies Corpse Blossoms and Florida Horror: Dark Tales from the Sunshine State. He lives in Florida with his wife and works for an advertising agency where he writes stuff even more disturbing than his fiction. To learn more about his day job, click here.
 
The town of Eden, Florida, featured in The Guardian of Eden (and briefly mentioned in Monster Boy), did once exist at the turn of the 20th Century, though its name has faded from the maps. The former pineapple plantation turned cottage community set there does exist and Ward once lived there.

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