Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesSeptember 12, 2012 - 10:07am
that's awesome, this is going to be an epic collection. i submitted, but the only story i had ready wasn't quite the right vibe. congrats, this is a really great lineup. way to go.
NikKorpon
from Baltimore is reading Book and books and books andSeptember 12, 2012 - 11:03am
Way to go, Hector. That cover is pretty amazing. I'm humbled as well to be in there with all those great writers.
Too:
My first collection, BAR SCARS, is available through Snubnose Press. I'm super stoked to be counted among such great writers over there, including our own Craig Wallwork and Richard Thomas. I'm also secretly hoping to get sued by Natty Boh for my cover, a la Pat Wensink, but we'll see.
SYNOPSIS
Double-crosses gone wrong, underage lovers with overprotective brothers, fathers searching for their dead daughters. No one in Bar Scars gets away clean. In Korpon’s Baltimore, whiskey is thicker than blood and the most important question is where to hide the body. It doesn’t matter that these are the normal people you see every day, because whether they’re from a broken bottle of beer or the jagged edge of broken dreams, these scars will always shine through.
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreSeptember 12, 2012 - 1:15pm
Hey, Nik, is there a ToC anywhere about that collection? Is there much crossover with the Baltimore Stories ones?
Shit, never mind, you can "look inside" the Kindle.
NikKorpon
from Baltimore is reading Book and books and books andSeptember 12, 2012 - 4:13pm
Nah, none of them are in Balto Stories. That one was just something I did with the stories I didn't want to put in Bar Scars. All of the stories in the collection have been published before, but a lot of them were three-four years ago in places that either don't exist anymore or have gone out of print.
ArlaneEnalra
from Texas is reading Right now I'm editing . . ..September 13, 2012 - 6:02pm
This is something I wrote a while back. The first novel I've gone through the whole write, edit, edit, edit, and edit again sequence with.
Synopsis:
A strange drunkard with a bottle that wouldn't spill tricked him into looking for "somewhere in the middle of nowhere". At the bottom of a flaming pit he found something that gave him the power to do almost anything but took away his name. Now he is the Nameless, a man removed from reality, forgotten even before he is known and hunted by something that wants him dead.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesSeptember 14, 2012 - 12:44pm
I have a story, "Ten Steps" up at The Dying Goose. It originally ran as part of the ChiZine relaunch for Chiaroscuro.
Americantypo
from Philadelphia is reading The Bone ClocksSeptember 14, 2012 - 12:53pm
New blog post where I do stand up comedy, bomb horrifically, and post the audio results. Also, I sold a story to One Buck Horror! So I'll keep you all updated on when that goes live.
I'll be publishing an electronic collection of several postcyberpunk short stories to Kindle, etc., in the near future using the above cover image.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.September 15, 2012 - 6:33pm
Lots of great stuff. Hey Richard - I remember that one.
The Shotgun Honey antho looks sweet too. I really like that site, and will be keeping an eye out for the book.
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreSeptember 17, 2012 - 6:41am
New interview with me up at OW III (formerly Outsider Writers), conducted by the luminous Pela Via. Some good, detailed stuff in there I think you readers and writers would like.
Speaking of, if you've read Flashover but haven't posted up your thoughts at Amazon, I would really appreciate that. Only takes a few minutes. I don't care about ratings (just be honest); the quantity is what's helpful for its site visibility.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesSeptember 17, 2012 - 6:50am
My debut collection of short stories, Herniated Roots (Snubnose Press) is now out on the Kindle. There are sixteen stories in this book, several that aren't available anywhere else, a few that are only in print, and it includes two stories that were nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Only $3! Enjoy. And thanks for your continued support.
DESCRIPTION:
A tremor of desperation runs through Herniated Roots, the debut story collection from acclaimed short story writer Richard Thomas. Herniated Roots is filled with desperate characters that could be someone you know in these hard times: sexy pool hustlers, husband and wife teams, spurned lovers. In these stories you'll read about a payoff with counterfeit bills and things that may or may not be happening. Thomas' fiction will grab you hard and leave you wanting more.
PRAISE:
“Richard Thomas’s stories are filled with a kind of dark magic shot through with danger. These are beautiful roses loaded with thorns. Take hold of them at your own risk and reward—be prepared for the most exquisite, ecstatic kind of pain.”
—Amber Sparks, MAY WE SHED THESE HUMAN BODIES
“Richard Thomas writes from the inglorious depths of human experience. Each sentence, blooming like a bruise, articulates the unspeakable truth of our own disappointment. In Herniated Roots, an aggressive collection of modern fables and cautionary tales, Thomas delivers the kind of prose that leaves you bloody on the inside. This is the kind of book that demands a second reading long before your ribs begin to heal.”
—Daniel Casebeer, PEAR NOIR
“Richard Thomas writes seductively mordant prose. His powerful short stories are noir fables for the twenty-first century—gracefully controlled yet executed with a lethal precision. Precious few writers can provide a vital anatomy of the inner self. Thomas does so masterfully, presenting the darkest slices of the human soul.”
—Darren Richard Carlaw, STEPAWAY MAGAZINE
“Richard Thomas can make his readers feel what he wants them to feel. He distills life into the moments that charge us, and he works them into honest and gripping prose, with visuals that invariably leave a mark.”
—Pela Via, WARMED AND BOUND
“An outstanding short story writer who consistently nails the bull’s-eye.”
—David Cranmer, BEAT TO A PULP
“Herniated Roots by Richard Thomas demonstrates a masterly use of tension. Real page-turning fiction that never resorts to cliché or stereotype.”
—Doug Johnstone, HIT AND RUN
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Unzipped
Your Enemies Will Devour You
A Bird in the Hand
Released
Herniated Roots
Seeing Red
Gateway
Say Yes to Pleasure
Terrapin Station
Daybreak
Three Mistakes
Descent
The Jenny Store
Tinkering With the Moon
Kiss Off
Dyer
Alex Kane
from west-central Illinois is reading Dark OrbitSeptember 17, 2012 - 9:42pm
Just started writing a new series of blog posts called Soggy Coffee Cakes, on the craft and business of writing fiction for publication, over at my author website, alexkanefiction.com. So far I've got three essays live: one on writing workshops, in which I pimp LitReactor as one of the best options online; a fairly in-depth Duotrope primer; and one called "Submit Your Shit," on the submission process and cover letter etiquette. Check 'em out. I think they'll prove useful to anyone just starting out on the road toward publication, as they gather a lot of key information into compact, comprehensive overviews of the process. Based on two and a half years or so of constant work in the short fiction arena, yielding both a handful of successes and a couple embarrassing missteps, it should serve as a refreshing dose of equal parts honesty and cautionary tale, as well.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland September 17, 2012 - 10:40pm
My first workshop submission and my first Beyond Thunderdome battle. Check it out. Be sure to read my opponents. SeanoftheDead's also. His should be up shortly. Thanks all. I'm supper excited and anxious. Don't be afraid to rip it apart.
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadSeptember 18, 2012 - 11:27am
New Interview And Story up at Solarcide.
JANDEN HALE—Author of the New Dark Sci-Fi series, Everwind, and founder of ManArchy Magazine gives us an in-depth look into The Everwind Universe and the multi-media promotion and marketing involved. The author also divulges the latest on future projects, including the graphic novel adaptation of Phil Jourdan’s novel, Klondike.
But that’s not all. Mr. Hale gives Solarcide an Exclusive/New Short Story from The Everwind Universe, titled “Gift of the Rook.”
Fans of dark tales, sci-fi, and cool fiction can check out the interview here, and the new story "Gift of the Rook" righthere.
Mess_Jess
from Sydney, Australia, living in Toronto, Canada is reading Perfect by Rachael JoyceSeptember 18, 2012 - 11:27am
Jonathan, I'm hoping I can review your story this week. I've got a stupidly busy week on, and then I'm off to Montreal on Friday for the weekend... but fingers crossed! I've been a bit silent/absent on the forums, but I'm eagerly awaiting the battle with you and Sean.
Jonathan Riley
from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland September 18, 2012 - 11:51am
Thanks Jess. Do what you can. No sweat if you are too busy. Have a safe trip
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.September 18, 2012 - 2:57pm
Say, that Solarcide site looks pretty cool.
;-)
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesSeptember 19, 2012 - 12:58pm
New Storyville column is now up, all about writing narrative hooks. Hope it helps!
Bob Pastorella
from Groves, Texas is reading murder books trying to stay hip, I'm thinking of you, and you're out there so Say your prayers, Say your prayers, Say your prayers September 20, 2012 - 12:57pm
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadSeptember 23, 2012 - 10:33pm
Solarcide is expanding and doing a Free Book Giveaway that includes the chance to win Signed Copies of Flashover by Gordon Highland, and Transubstantiate by Richard Thomas. All you have to do to enter is "Like" Solarcide on Facebook if you haven't already, and you can do that here.
Otherwise, our Exclusive/New Everwind Story from author Janden Hale is getting some deserved attention, which can be read here, and our interview with the Everwind author is also doing great for the site, bringing in some heavy traffic and feedback as far as comments go.
All Good Stuff!!
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadSeptember 23, 2012 - 11:19am
In other news, Third Eye Games has announced that they will be giving Camp Myth #1: Phoenix Watching the official RPG treatment!
Congratulations to Camp Myth creator and author Chris Lewis Carter!
Camp Myth #1 also includes "Snakes and Campers," which features the character I created named Natious The Cyclopean Sharpshooter!
And Pick Up Camp Myth #1 if you haven't just yet. Now's the perfect time as it's On Sale for Only $9.99 in Paperback, and $2.99 on Kindle at Amazon here!!
Fritz
September 23, 2012 - 3:52pm
this is a little premature - but I got an in print anthology coming up that I expect each and every one of you to buy...
Hector Acosta
from Dallas is reading FletchSeptember 23, 2012 - 7:36pm
JukePop Serials went live this weekend, so my stories(and Baer's) are up on to be read and voted on. It doesn't look like there's a limit of stories you can vote on, so no need to pick your favorite child.
I also ended up receiving the very cool news that they would go with both of the stories I originally submitted instead of just one. Anyways, here's the link to my stuff there:
Laramore Black
from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8September 26, 2012 - 12:57pm
I have a new poetry bit live on Solarcide and I'll be back with a ThunderDome publication on the third.
Oh, and I'm still alive. That's an accomplishment all its own.
Gordon Highland
from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher MooreSeptember 27, 2012 - 5:18pm
Nice job, Laurance, both on writing and breathing.
I might've mentioned this here already, but Noir at the Bar Vol. 2 is out now, on the shelves at St. Louis's Subterranean Books and in their e-store. A killer lineup of shorts including myself, Caleb J Ross, Duane Swierczynski, John Rector, Benjamin Whitmer, Fred Venturini, Frank Bill, Jed Ayres, David James Keaton, John Hornor Jacobs, Jesus Angel Garcia, Scott Phillips, Hilary Davidson, Jane Bradley, Les Edgerton, Matthew C. Funk, Kevin Lynn Helmick, Nic Young, and a dozen others.
Mess_Jess
from Sydney, Australia, living in Toronto, Canada is reading Perfect by Rachael JoyceSeptember 27, 2012 - 5:53pm
Hector, I just had a look at JukePop Serials, pretty damn cool idea. I voted for your chapter and added it to my list. Nice work!
Bob Pastorella
from Groves, Texas is reading murder books trying to stay hip, I'm thinking of you, and you're out there so Say your prayers, Say your prayers, Say your prayers September 28, 2012 - 8:20am
manda lynn
from Ohio is reading Of Love and Other Demons (again)October 2, 2012 - 9:17am
Kealan Patrick Burke is at Curiouser and Curiouser this week, and he's agreed to do some follow-up Q&A in the comments section if any of you are so inclined :) as a self-professed KPB stalker i can't ask them all myself - click on over:
manda lynn
from Ohio is reading Of Love and Other Demons (again)October 2, 2012 - 9:17am
Kealan Patrick Burke is at Curiouser and Curiouser this week, and he's agreed to do some follow-up Q&A in the comments section if any of you are so inclined :) as a self-professed KPB stalker i can't ask them all myself - click on over:
bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING.October 5, 2012 - 9:45am
Averydoll's awesome short story Perfectly Natural is up at Solarcide. Go read it. This is one of my favorite stories to come out of the writer's workshop.
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersOctober 5, 2012 - 9:50am
Oh hey, thanks. I appreciate that. It's probably my favorite thing I've written.
Americantypo
from Philadelphia is reading The Bone ClocksOctober 6, 2012 - 8:51am
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.October 6, 2012 - 9:32am
Cheers for posting the Solarcide links, folks! In addition to the links above, we also ran a story from another good friend of ours, Madame Renee Pickup. A Lady On The Streets indeed!
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.October 6, 2012 - 9:41am
And don't sleep on that link that Bill posted! Pulp Modern is a good publication, I am currently reading it and well, it's definitely worth three dollars. No doubt about it. Bill's story is great, and there's a cracking story in there by a writer named Amy Bloom.
Once I'm done, Bill, I will post a review I promise. Also, we need to talk soon about that give-away idea here.
Nikki Guerlain
from Portlandia
October 6, 2012 - 8:11pm
been out of the loop but congratz to everyone! :-)
rmatthewsimmons
from Salt Lake City, UT is reading I just put down 'A Game of Thrones' after 6 chapters....Couldn't do it.October 6, 2012 - 8:35pm
I don't know if this falls into official and vague definition of this lengthy thread, but I met with an 'editor' of sorts yesterday to discuss the finer points of my novel. I did feel like a whore though, waiting as he read through a few chapters; the sound of each page cracking as he snapped it down onto the table before turning to the next.
Feedback was that it 'calming to read' and 'had good flow.' He left me with a couple of minor adjustments to make to the Prologue and First Chapter and we're meeting again Monday to continue on. It's nothing major as this is part of the Community College writing program that has an office at the City Library for non-students to get mentoring and help from Professors. But it's a start as I begin the tedious process of polishing 50 thousand words.
Bob Pastorella
from Groves, Texas is reading murder books trying to stay hip, I'm thinking of you, and you're out there so Say your prayers, Say your prayers, Say your prayers October 7, 2012 - 9:24pm
Going to have a story in this. I'm really happy how the story came out, and it stars a character that I'm hoping to return to.
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadOctober 9, 2012 - 4:47pm
A New Story of mine is now appearing in ManArchy Magazine—one of my favorite magazines—so this one’s exciting for me. Story’s called “My Dinner With Daniel Coletti,” and it's a change of pace for me. More comedy than anything, and you can check that out right here.
Thanks to all who read it. You should check out The Magazine regardless—there’s no short supply of other great stuff going on over there. ManArchy brings the goods.
that's awesome, this is going to be an epic collection. i submitted, but the only story i had ready wasn't quite the right vibe. congrats, this is a really great lineup. way to go.
Way to go, Hector. That cover is pretty amazing. I'm humbled as well to be in there with all those great writers.
Too:
My first collection, BAR SCARS, is available through Snubnose Press. I'm super stoked to be counted among such great writers over there, including our own Craig Wallwork and Richard Thomas. I'm also secretly hoping to get sued by Natty Boh for my cover, a la Pat Wensink, but we'll see.
SYNOPSIS
Double-crosses gone wrong, underage lovers with overprotective brothers, fathers searching for their dead daughters. No one in Bar Scars gets away clean. In Korpon’s Baltimore, whiskey is thicker than blood and the most important question is where to hide the body. It doesn’t matter that these are the normal people you see every day, because whether they’re from a broken bottle of beer or the jagged edge of broken dreams, these scars will always shine through.
Hey, Nik, is there a ToC anywhere about that collection? Is there much crossover with the Baltimore Stories ones?
Shit, never mind, you can "look inside" the Kindle.
Nah, none of them are in Balto Stories. That one was just something I did with the stories I didn't want to put in Bar Scars. All of the stories in the collection have been published before, but a lot of them were three-four years ago in places that either don't exist anymore or have gone out of print.
This is something I wrote a while back. The first novel I've gone through the whole write, edit, edit, edit, and edit again sequence with.
Synopsis:
A strange drunkard with a bottle that wouldn't spill tricked him into looking for "somewhere in the middle of nowhere". At the bottom of a flaming pit he found something that gave him the power to do almost anything but took away his name. Now he is the Nameless, a man removed from reality, forgotten even before he is known and hunted by something that wants him dead.
I have a story, "Ten Steps" up at The Dying Goose. It originally ran as part of the ChiZine relaunch for Chiaroscuro.
http://thedyinggoose.com/short-stories/ten-steps-by-richard-thomas/
New blog post where I do stand up comedy, bomb horrifically, and post the audio results. Also, I sold a story to One Buck Horror! So I'll keep you all updated on when that goes live.
https://americantypo.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/standing-up-to-die/
Just "reprinted" my short story "In the Arms of Lachiga" over at my new blog, alexkanefiction.com: http://alexkanefiction.com/in-the-arms-of-lachiga/
I'll be publishing an electronic collection of several postcyberpunk short stories to Kindle, etc., in the near future using the above cover image.
Lots of great stuff. Hey Richard - I remember that one.
The Shotgun Honey antho looks sweet too. I really like that site, and will be keeping an eye out for the book.
New interview with me up at OW III (formerly Outsider Writers), conducted by the luminous Pela Via. Some good, detailed stuff in there I think you readers and writers would like.
Speaking of, if you've read Flashover but haven't posted up your thoughts at Amazon, I would really appreciate that. Only takes a few minutes. I don't care about ratings (just be honest); the quantity is what's helpful for its site visibility.
My debut collection of short stories, Herniated Roots (Snubnose Press) is now out on the Kindle. There are sixteen stories in this book, several that aren't available anywhere else, a few that are only in print, and it includes two stories that were nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Only $3! Enjoy. And thanks for your continued support.
DESCRIPTION:
A tremor of desperation runs through Herniated Roots, the debut story collection from acclaimed short story writer Richard Thomas. Herniated Roots is filled with desperate characters that could be someone you know in these hard times: sexy pool hustlers, husband and wife teams, spurned lovers. In these stories you'll read about a payoff with counterfeit bills and things that may or may not be happening. Thomas' fiction will grab you hard and leave you wanting more.
PRAISE:
“Richard Thomas’s stories are filled with a kind of dark magic shot through with danger. These are beautiful roses loaded with thorns. Take hold of them at your own risk and reward—be prepared for the most exquisite, ecstatic kind of pain.”
—Amber Sparks, MAY WE SHED THESE HUMAN BODIES
“Richard Thomas writes from the inglorious depths of human experience. Each sentence, blooming like a bruise, articulates the unspeakable truth of our own disappointment. In Herniated Roots, an aggressive collection of modern fables and cautionary tales, Thomas delivers the kind of prose that leaves you bloody on the inside. This is the kind of book that demands a second reading long before your ribs begin to heal.”
—Daniel Casebeer, PEAR NOIR
“Richard Thomas writes seductively mordant prose. His powerful short stories are noir fables for the twenty-first century—gracefully controlled yet executed with a lethal precision. Precious few writers can provide a vital anatomy of the inner self. Thomas does so masterfully, presenting the darkest slices of the human soul.”
—Darren Richard Carlaw, STEPAWAY MAGAZINE
“Richard Thomas can make his readers feel what he wants them to feel. He distills life into the moments that charge us, and he works them into honest and gripping prose, with visuals that invariably leave a mark.”
—Pela Via, WARMED AND BOUND
“An outstanding short story writer who consistently nails the bull’s-eye.”
—David Cranmer, BEAT TO A PULP
“Herniated Roots by Richard Thomas demonstrates a masterly use of tension. Real page-turning fiction that never resorts to cliché or stereotype.”
—Doug Johnstone, HIT AND RUN
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Unzipped
Your Enemies Will Devour You
A Bird in the Hand
Released
Herniated Roots
Seeing Red
Gateway
Say Yes to Pleasure
Terrapin Station
Daybreak
Three Mistakes
Descent
The Jenny Store
Tinkering With the Moon
Kiss Off
Dyer
http://www.amazon.com/Herniated-Roots-ebook/dp/B009AHRWXC
Just started writing a new series of blog posts called Soggy Coffee Cakes, on the craft and business of writing fiction for publication, over at my author website, alexkanefiction.com. So far I've got three essays live: one on writing workshops, in which I pimp LitReactor as one of the best options online; a fairly in-depth Duotrope primer; and one called "Submit Your Shit," on the submission process and cover letter etiquette. Check 'em out. I think they'll prove useful to anyone just starting out on the road toward publication, as they gather a lot of key information into compact, comprehensive overviews of the process. Based on two and a half years or so of constant work in the short fiction arena, yielding both a handful of successes and a couple embarrassing missteps, it should serve as a refreshing dose of equal parts honesty and cautionary tale, as well.
http://litreactor.com/workshop/sub/beyond-thunderdome-seanofthedead-vs-jonathanriley-rd1
My first workshop submission and my first Beyond Thunderdome battle. Check it out. Be sure to read my opponents. SeanoftheDead's also. His should be up shortly. Thanks all. I'm supper excited and anxious. Don't be afraid to rip it apart.
New Interview And Story up at Solarcide.
JANDEN HALE—Author of the New Dark Sci-Fi series, Everwind, and founder of ManArchy Magazine gives us an in-depth look into The Everwind Universe and the multi-media promotion and marketing involved. The author also divulges the latest on future projects, including the graphic novel adaptation of Phil Jourdan’s novel, Klondike.
But that’s not all. Mr. Hale gives Solarcide an Exclusive/New Short Story from The Everwind Universe, titled “Gift of the Rook.”
Fans of dark tales, sci-fi, and cool fiction can check out the interview here, and the new story "Gift of the Rook" right here.
Jonathan, I'm hoping I can review your story this week. I've got a stupidly busy week on, and then I'm off to Montreal on Friday for the weekend... but fingers crossed! I've been a bit silent/absent on the forums, but I'm eagerly awaiting the battle with you and Sean.
Thanks Jess. Do what you can. No sweat if you are too busy. Have a safe trip
Say, that Solarcide site looks pretty cool.
;-)
New Storyville column is now up, all about writing narrative hooks. Hope it helps!
http://litreactor.com/columns/storyville-narrative-hooks
My review of The Cabin In The Woods is alive at Obscuradrome.
Solarcide is expanding and doing a Free Book Giveaway that includes the chance to win Signed Copies of Flashover by Gordon Highland, and Transubstantiate by Richard Thomas. All you have to do to enter is "Like" Solarcide on Facebook if you haven't already, and you can do that here.
Otherwise, our Exclusive/New Everwind Story from author Janden Hale is getting some deserved attention, which can be read here, and our interview with the Everwind author is also doing great for the site, bringing in some heavy traffic and feedback as far as comments go.
All Good Stuff!!
In other news, Third Eye Games has announced that they will be giving Camp Myth #1: Phoenix Watching the official RPG treatment!
Congratulations to Camp Myth creator and author Chris Lewis Carter!
Camp Myth #1 also includes "Snakes and Campers," which features the character I created named Natious The Cyclopean Sharpshooter!
Learn more about him and Camp Myth here.
And Pick Up Camp Myth #1 if you haven't just yet. Now's the perfect time as it's On Sale for Only $9.99 in Paperback, and $2.99 on Kindle at Amazon here!!
this is a little premature - but I got an in print anthology coming up that I expect each and every one of you to buy...
sirens call publishing
Carnage: After the End - volume 2
http://www.sirenscallpublications.com/upcoming_releases.htm
I will remind you once this bad boy is out.
And thank you in advance - :)
JukePop Serials went live this weekend, so my stories(and Baer's) are up on to be read and voted on. It doesn't look like there's a limit of stories you can vote on, so no need to pick your favorite child.
I also ended up receiving the very cool news that they would go with both of the stories I originally submitted instead of just one. Anyways, here's the link to my stuff there:
http://www.jukepopserials.com/home/read/107
Even if you don't dig my stories, play around with the site. I was pleasantly surprised with it.
I have a cool little story in this one!
http://www.amazon.com/Writings-On-Wall-Seven-Archons/dp/0988314606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348540805&sr=8-1&keywords=writings+on+the+wall+seven+archons
New column. THE WORD. 100 Bullets, Libraries, Aeon Flux, Ramen Noodles, and Daughters. Check it out.
http://manarchymag.com/core/2012/09/the-word-100-bullets-libraries-aeon-...
I have a new poetry bit live on Solarcide and I'll be back with a ThunderDome publication on the third.
Oh, and I'm still alive. That's an accomplishment all its own.
Nice job, Laurance, both on writing and breathing.
I might've mentioned this here already, but Noir at the Bar Vol. 2 is out now, on the shelves at St. Louis's Subterranean Books and in their e-store. A killer lineup of shorts including myself, Caleb J Ross, Duane Swierczynski, John Rector, Benjamin Whitmer, Fred Venturini, Frank Bill, Jed Ayres, David James Keaton, John Hornor Jacobs, Jesus Angel Garcia, Scott Phillips, Hilary Davidson, Jane Bradley, Les Edgerton, Matthew C. Funk, Kevin Lynn Helmick, Nic Young, and a dozen others.
Hector, I just had a look at JukePop Serials, pretty damn cool idea. I voted for your chapter and added it to my list. Nice work!
HorrorDrome has arrived, only at Obscuradrome. New article about creating Villains we love to hate.
Nik Korpon reviews my collection, Herniated Roots over at his blog: http://wp.me/pprz1-99
And I review his over at my blog. Check them out! http://whatdoesnotkillme.com/2012/10...rscars_korpon/
Kealan Patrick Burke is at Curiouser and Curiouser this week, and he's agreed to do some follow-up Q&A in the comments section if any of you are so inclined :) as a self-professed KPB stalker i can't ask them all myself - click on over:
http://curiousinterviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/kealan-patrick-burke/
Kealan Patrick Burke is at Curiouser and Curiouser this week, and he's agreed to do some follow-up Q&A in the comments section if any of you are so inclined :) as a self-professed KPB stalker i can't ask them all myself - click on over:
http://curiousinterviews.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/kealan-patrick-burke/
Recent ThunderDome poem publications:
Flesh Made World
Shadowplay
Hope you like something!
I have a story up I wrote in the Jack Ketchum intensive at Solarcide as a part of the Books and Booze "Story Party" with Averydoll and Sparrowstark.
It is titled The Tooth Fairy.
I dissect my contest winning story "Maker of Flight" in my latest Storyville column.
http://litreactor.com/columns/storyville-story-dissection-maker-of-flight
Averydoll's awesome short story Perfectly Natural is up at Solarcide. Go read it. This is one of my favorite stories to come out of the writer's workshop.
Oh hey, thanks. I appreciate that. It's probably my favorite thing I've written.
Pulp Modern III is now available as a kindle download for just 3 dollars. Please support this magazine if you can. It's a really great collection and I fear that if it doesn't do well the editor may not go through with putting together Pulp Modern IV, and that would be a shame. If you do download it and enjoy it, please leave a review of it at amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Pulp-Modern-III-ebook/dp/B009CFYW7G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1349538327&sr=1-1&keywords=Pulp+Modern
Cheers for posting the Solarcide links, folks! In addition to the links above, we also ran a story from another good friend of ours, Madame Renee Pickup. A Lady On The Streets indeed!
And don't sleep on that link that Bill posted! Pulp Modern is a good publication, I am currently reading it and well, it's definitely worth three dollars. No doubt about it. Bill's story is great, and there's a cracking story in there by a writer named Amy Bloom.
Once I'm done, Bill, I will post a review I promise. Also, we need to talk soon about that give-away idea here.
been out of the loop but congratz to everyone! :-)
I don't know if this falls into official and vague definition of this lengthy thread, but I met with an 'editor' of sorts yesterday to discuss the finer points of my novel. I did feel like a whore though, waiting as he read through a few chapters; the sound of each page cracking as he snapped it down onto the table before turning to the next.
Feedback was that it 'calming to read' and 'had good flow.' He left me with a couple of minor adjustments to make to the Prologue and First Chapter and we're meeting again Monday to continue on. It's nothing major as this is part of the Community College writing program that has an office at the City Library for non-students to get mentoring and help from Professors. But it's a start as I begin the tedious process of polishing 50 thousand words.
http://www.greteltrilogy.com
My article covering Horror Comics is alive at Manarchy. Please check it out, and make sure you click the 'Like' button at the end. Thanks.
Bob Pastorella and I battle it out, King vs. Koontz. Head on over and chime in. We each pick our favorite five by each author.
http://bobpastorella.com/2012/10/08/the-master-of-horror-vs-the-sultan-o...
My absurdist story, Answers, went live on ThunderDome today. Made a nice nineteenth birthday present, to say the least.
My review of May We Shed These Human Bodies by Amber Sparks is now live at The Nervous Breakdown
http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/rthomas/2012/10/review-of-may-we-shed...
Powerful collection, surreal and touching.
i won't have anything on here until at least a year :)
http://kalaity.com/2012/10/08/coming-soon-weird-noir/
Going to have a story in this. I'm really happy how the story came out, and it stars a character that I'm hoping to return to.
A New Story of mine is now appearing in ManArchy Magazine—one of my favorite magazines—so this one’s exciting for me. Story’s called “My Dinner With Daniel Coletti,” and it's a change of pace for me. More comedy than anything, and you can check that out right here.
Thanks to all who read it. You should check out The Magazine regardless—there’s no short supply of other great stuff going on over there. ManArchy brings the goods.