Pauline Yates is an award-winning horror and science fiction author from Australia. Her work spans novels, novellas, short fiction, and poetry, often exploring themes including memory, identity, and the uncanny. Her interest in the sinister possibilities of genetic manipulation inspired the multi-award-winning novel, Memories Don’t Lie. Her titles include Shattered (Aurealis Award winner), The Connections We Keep (Indies Today Award winner), and the outback horror, Dream Job. She shares her writing space with an elderly cat determined to break the record for the world’s oldest feline and a dog who is terrified of the cat. She loves writing at midnight, when her muse is the most volatile, and taking photos of the sunrise—if she wakes up in time. Visit paulineyates dot com or find her on socials @midnightmuser1.