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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On April 7, 2014 - 6:55pm

Thanks all. And congrats on Hell to Pay, Doug.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies April 8, 2014 - 8:46am

Dark House Press is thrilled to announce that we are going to be publishing a short story collection by Rebecca Jones-Howe in 2015. The collection, entitled VILE MEN, is dark, seductive, powerful, touching and told with a voice that lulls you into submission with elegant, enlightened prose. Rebecca has had work published, or is forthcoming, in PANK, Punchnel's, Pantheon Magazine, Out of the Gutter Online, Pulp Modern, and Pulp Metal Magazine as well as both of our anthologies, The New Black and Exigencies. She was also the winner of the 2012 WAR writing competition at LitReactor. Welcome her to the family—she’s an emerging voice that you’ll be hearing a lot from in the near future.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt April 8, 2014 - 9:24am

That's very cool. 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On April 8, 2014 - 9:34am

So buying that. Congrats, Becks. This is no surprise.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin April 8, 2014 - 1:56pm

Woooo congrats Bek, been looking forward to your book of stories for a while now :) 

 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore April 8, 2014 - 2:43pm

RJ-H is ruling the DHP. This is excellent news.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies April 8, 2014 - 6:22pm

ALSO, the Burnt Tongues anthology just sold it's second foreign rights to Titan UK. The first is in Germany. Very exciting.

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Matt A. April 9, 2014 - 6:17pm

"Zero Sum Game," my first crime story, which was recently heavily reviewed in the workshop, was accepted by Plan B Magazine. Thanks to all who read it and the great feedback I received.

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 10, 2014 - 5:10am

Congrats, Doug!

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig April 10, 2014 - 10:49am

I am super stoked about Rebecca's collection!!!! And Burnt Tongues, of course.

Doug - congrats!

I have another article out. This one is over at Sound Convictions, a music site I recently started writing for. The article is titled LILY ALLEN HAS A BAGGY PUSSY and it's probably not what you think it is - I'm writing a series that should last (about) 10 weeks on women in music that aren't the typical pop princesses. Anyway, it's short and fun and has a couple videos you can watch if you're up for it. Check it out and let me know what you think! Next week's article will feature a female rapper I've been following recently.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On April 10, 2014 - 11:15am

Congrats, Doug! Nice one.

Renee: on my reading list this weekend for sure.

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore April 10, 2014 - 11:45am

God, I hate autotune when used as an effect. In Lily's case it was satire, though. Can't say I cared for the song, but the lyrics were funny and certainly poignant. And good for you, Renee, getting another column! It's hard out here for a bitch. And for pimps, to a lesser extent.

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles April 10, 2014 - 12:21pm

Thanks to Jonathan and the Revolt Daily crew, I have a story up today. Read it, then write me love letters.

http://revoltdaily.org/mister-white-eddie-mcnamara/

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories April 10, 2014 - 1:07pm

You lot are officially publishing faster than I can read, at this point. Which makes me quite happy. Congrats, everyone!

Super excited to read your book, Bek!

Doug, you're on a roll!

Eddie--Just read yours. Lot of dark packed into a small story. Nice job!

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies April 10, 2014 - 4:43pm

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS, today at The Guardian...

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/10/chuck-palahniuk-coedit-tran...

Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk to co-edit transgressive fiction anthology

From zombie whores to 'disturbing scenes of masturbation', Burnt Tongues will feature stories on taboo subjects by students of Palahniuk's online writing programme

head over for the full article...

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles April 11, 2014 - 6:32am

Thanks for checking it out SRead. It started as a prompt. I took a stale trope and monkeywrenched it. 

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 11, 2014 - 8:14am

Eddie, nice work. Really enjoyed the story and the swerve.

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles April 11, 2014 - 11:35am

Thanks Angel.

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 11, 2014 - 12:58pm

Anytime, man. Fan of the piece you had in ThugLit too.

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ravenkult from Sweden is reading The Keeper April 12, 2014 - 6:40am

Hey peeps,

I'm doing a Kickstarter for a horror and dark fantasy magazine called Aghast. First issue will feature new, original stories by Jonathan Maberry, Jeff Strand, Gemma Files, Megan Arkenberg and Tim Waggoner. We're still taking stories for issue #1, pay is 1c/word.

Kickstarter is here.

 

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres April 12, 2014 - 3:11pm

If anyone here is looking for something good to read, check out what your former defender, Avery of the dead, has put together. An amazing, and amazingly sad, story now featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Menacing Hedge.

Go here now to read it: http://www.menacinghedge.com/spring2014/entry-leonard.php

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig April 12, 2014 - 4:00pm

Hooray!

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore April 12, 2014 - 5:05pm

Congrats on those publications! I dig Menacing Hedge very much, and will read soon. Speaking of the Hedge, a year or so ago, their fiction editor Craig Wallwork recorded himself reading one of his stories that ended up in that Hank Bukowski drunks anthology. He sent it my way, I cleaned it up a bit and scored it with some sleazy organ improvisations (errrr, you know what I mean …). That story is now live on SoundCloud. 

In another coincidence—must be Bukowski media day or something—the other night after a few drinks, Caleb J Ross talked me into participating in a dirty little Bukowski game for his YouTube channel. It's funny and gross.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies April 14, 2014 - 9:32am

I'm the guest editor at SmokeLong Quarterly this week, so send your writing over! I don't know how I'm going to pick ONE STORY. Honored to be a part of this fantastic publication.

http://smokelong.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/this-weeks-reader-richard-thomas/

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin April 14, 2014 - 1:35pm

@Sean ~ please send congrats over to Jessica. I remember reading that story (well probably an earlier version of that story) a long time ago in the workshop. Beautiful sorrow. Glad it found a home.

@Gordon ~ that's pretty cool.

@Richard ~ Awesome, will see if I have anything floating around to send you.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters April 15, 2014 - 2:26pm

Thank you guys so much (and Sean for being my little whore ;) ) 

I'm very proud of this story.

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig April 15, 2014 - 4:53pm

I'm going to be so disappointed if your first novel isn't dedicated "To Sean, for being my little whore."

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated April 16, 2014 - 1:47am

Wait, her first novel didn't already come out with that dedication?  Trying to match that up to someone in real life isn't why she married him?  Last time I listen to Utah gossip.

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt April 17, 2014 - 4:19pm

Thought I'd whore Pantheon Magazine a bit. We're paying semi-pro rates for original fiction and poetry starting with our January 2015 issue (Theme: TBD). Submissions will open June 1, 2014 and close when filled.

It's been a great year and a half, and I'm grateful to be able to raise the rates. So send us your best stuff. There's a longer, more detailed version of this on the newsfeed on the site HERE

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 21, 2014 - 6:53am

My story, "Getting the Word Back Out", is finally live over at Shotgun Honey. It's an old school style slice of pulp with guns, furnaces and a burlap sack! - good times for everyone!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On April 21, 2014 - 10:21am

Ouch! You're a viscious bastard, Angel, but I like it. Great job there.

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 21, 2014 - 5:43pm

Thanks, Dino. Means a lot to hear that from you.

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TheScrivener from Seattle is reading short stories April 22, 2014 - 7:37am

Only in writer world is being called a viscious bastard a compliment.  hehe.  

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 22, 2014 - 7:45am

Seriously, if he'd said, "Oh wow, Angel - you're a flower-sniffing teddy bear." I'd be all up in arms.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On April 22, 2014 - 10:09am

If I called you that, I would voluntarilly crouch in a fetal position on the ground so you can kick away,

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles April 23, 2014 - 12:04pm

Nice one Angel. Heartwarming and uplifting.

 

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 23, 2014 - 12:06pm

HOW DARE YOU!

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TheScrivener from Seattle is reading short stories April 23, 2014 - 8:10pm

Angel, what if I said this is how your story made me feel?  (sorry, could not find one missing an eye, just a heart...)

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 24, 2014 - 2:54am

That works. The bear's fluffiness is unnerving, but it works.

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 24, 2014 - 3:14am

Speaking of the terror feels, it seems my blood pact with C'Thun is working out nicely.

Very proud (and surprised as hell) to have two more stories out in the wild.

"43% Burnt" is available over at Out of the Gutter's Flash Fiction Offensive. I put this together during Clevenger's class. If you haven't taken it, CHANGE THAT. Seriously, new class is coming on May 22nd and it is worth every penny. If I hadn't taken Suzy's class I would have signed up for a second round.

My other story, "Tourists", is up over at Revolt Daily. Excited that this one finally found a home. Especially at a place where so many writers I enjoy and admire have work posted.

Anyway...yeah. I'm on a tear. Need to step it up before I get lazy.

 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On April 24, 2014 - 7:11pm

Dug the story, Angel, especially the line, "Guy put a shotgun in his mouth and hit erase." Nice.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin April 24, 2014 - 11:56pm

Angel you're killing it :) 

Very cool.

Congrats!

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 25, 2014 - 3:28am

Thanks, folks. It's been a very nice week.

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Xander Davis from Downtown Tycho, The Moon is reading Casino Royale / Tomorrow Now April 26, 2014 - 8:17am

THE CLOUD WAKES

Just published my futurist-oriented speculative editorial on if the Internet, as a whole, is already somewhat... alive.  Should make for some nice, light reading to go with our hangovers this morning.

http://author.xanderdavis.com/the-cloud-wakes/

Hope you enjoy.  Established this sub-portfolio on my site today as a place to build up examples of editorials, short fiction, and chapters for ongoing work there over time, to hopefully lead to next steps.  Give it a Like or a RT if you please. :)

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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes April 26, 2014 - 9:40am

Spent some time binge reading these great stories--Angel, Eddie, Avery--good stuff, all. 

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books April 26, 2014 - 9:50am

Thanks, Wendy!

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Shannon Barber from Seattle is reading Paradoxia: A Predators Diary by Lydia Lunch April 28, 2014 - 5:35pm

Damn you guys. I go hide in a writing hole for a little while and look what you all have been doing. I'm here for it. 

I have a wee interview up for a reading series I took part in a couple of years ago http://unchastereaders.com/wp/?page_id=7

 

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books May 1, 2014 - 11:43am

I ain't done with the whoring just yet.

I've got three projects incoming and can FINALLy talk about this one. My first short story in print, that folks need to pay for, "Dinner Rush", is in the new issue of Thuglit. I'm honestly friggin' flabbergasted to be in this lineup. This makes both stories I worked on in Clevenger's class officially out and about.

I'd recommend signing up for the May 22nd session - SERIOUSLY.

Now for a pretty cover/link.

      

The details:

THE BEST DAMN CRIME FICTION MAGAZINE IS BACK with eight new tales of literary mayhem.

SOUNDING by Matthew McBride
BLACK PEARLS by Jessica Adams
DINNER RUSH by Angel Luis Colón
A BOTTLE OF SCOTCH AND A SHARP BUCK KNIFE by Scott Grand
A PLEA BARGAIN TO PURGATORY by Kenneth Levine
LARRY'S PROPOSAL by Michael Cebula
OFRENDA by J. David Gonzalez
192 OVER 110 by Max Sheridan

It's a less than a dollar for Kindle and print version is coming soon for a bargain.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin May 1, 2014 - 1:23pm

Congrats (again!!) Angel. Awesome stuff.

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MattF from Tokyo is reading Borges' Collected Fictions May 1, 2014 - 2:49pm

Good stuff Angel. Congratulations all.