Out of 260 total poems and stories, that's amazing. I'm humbled and thrilled, really glad to see it get some recognition.
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadDecember 4, 2011 - 8:32pm
See? That's just awesome -that's kicking ass right there. Congratulations. Well deserved and well earned.
Fylh
from from from is reading is from is reading is reading is reading reading is readingDecember 5, 2011 - 3:43pm
We've made the original version of our single, The Binding, available for free download along with the bigass dubstep remix of it.
.
December 5, 2011 - 3:50pm
Thats a badass cover. I'll have to download it when I have a device other than my broken car stereo to listen to it on.
Class Facilitator
ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigDecember 5, 2011 - 4:13pm
Phil, I am finally in a place quiet enough to take a good listen to new music---I fucking love the sound of Paris and the Hiltons. I am definitely going to spread this.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.December 5, 2011 - 8:52pm
I like that Souls Out Of Erebus track. That's a good tune.
Some of your stuff had a bit of a KMFDM/Tim Skold type vibe to it, Phil, which can't be a bad thing.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.December 6, 2011 - 7:22am
Thunderdome released the schedule for their Christmas/holiday season of stories. I'll copy over what they posted about it here.
We're in the thick of the holiday season, and while the surface of the world is painted with bright lights and pretty colors, what lies beneath is something much darker. You'll get plenty of candy canes and gumdrops everywhere else. Consider us the cold, dark sorbet to cleanse the holiday palate. Here's the month to come!
Monday, December 5th - Burning in the Light of the Lord by Chris Deal
Monday, December 12th - My Father's Eye by Beau Johnson
Wednesday, December 14th - Home is Where the Heart Dies by Alissa Fehlbaum
Monday, December 19th - Silent Night by Katheryn Soverane
Wednesday, December 21st - Space Stompers by Martin Garrity
Wednesday, December 28th - Termnial by Daniel Donche
So that's pretty cool. Chris Deal's story is up there already. 21st for mine, which is a nice little Xmas present for me.
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December 6, 2011 - 7:51am
Congrats Martin. And to the other writers in that list :D
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesDecember 6, 2011 - 11:50am
My psychic vampire story will be in a Dark Moon Books anthology out later this year. C. W. LaSart, Ken Cain, and many other fantastic authors. Yes, I did write a vampire story! But my twist is that they feed off of negative energy, energivores. Paperback print and Kindle.
Nice round-up, Laurance. You're right in that these proposals alone don't feel like much to get concerned about (relatively speaking), but when combined they are quite powerful, indeed.
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazDecember 17, 2011 - 3:43pm
@Laurance,
I couldn't agree more. Freedom of Speech is the cornerstone of everything this country stands for.
One would hope that we as a country have learned from the McCarthy era and that blacklisting along the lines that your article discusses would be a thing of the past.
That it would be a 'travesty' if this cocktail of potent bills were to pass is a gross understatement. Not only would it wreak havoc on the fluid flow of information that the internet provides, it would, as you said, compromise one of the U.S. Constitutions most valuable tenets.
Thanks for the enlightening read.
If the article suddenly disappears I will assume that these bills passed.
Laramore Black
from Joplin, Missouri is reading Mario Kart 8December 18, 2011 - 8:16am
Thanks for the words guys, I will definitely someday be convicted of thought crimes!
Nathan
from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah ReadDecember 18, 2011 - 11:47am
We have a big announcement from Solarcide on this fine Sunday—We’re featuring a great new guest story from Rebecca Jones-Howe, and very proud to be doing so.
Ms. Jones-Howe is an extraordinary talent in the department of sexual tension and strained relationships within families.
Her story at Solarcide is “Distance From Daddy,” and you can read that now right here.
"Transmogrify" is now available in the anthology Dark Moon Presents: Vampires. Perfect for Xmas, right?! Thrilled to be in here with C.W. LaSart, Kenneth W. Cain and many other talented authors.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesDecember 20, 2011 - 12:58pm
Wow, busy day. My story "Farmland" is in the newly released anthology Stories from a Holiday Heart from DWB Publishing. Don't worry, I'm never sappy. With Eden Baylee, Kellyann Zuzolo, Taylor Grant, William Kenower, and R. Jeffreys.
Hetch Litman
from Somewhere in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest is reading The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor December 20, 2011 - 1:11pm
@Katherine I just finished watching Midnight in Paris and then saw your avatar. Love it.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.December 23, 2011 - 1:47pm
My Christmas short story, Space Stompers, is now live over at Thunderdome.
It’s a lighthearted tale of a man who rediscovers his passion for the holiday after dramatic events in a shopping mall. It’s part of Thunderdome’s ‘Holiday Disasters’ collection.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.December 23, 2011 - 6:05pm
@ Richard
I finally read that one the other day. Had it on my phone for a while, on the kindle app, and somehow I'd forgotten I downloaded it.
Anyway, the other day I was killing time at work and I found it again. I reckon that right there is one of your best man, really enjoyed it.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesDecember 23, 2011 - 6:49pm
Thanks so much. It's one of my favorites too. When Murky Depths took it, but could only do 5000 words, I was happy, but not content. I decided to self-publish the full version (about 6800 words) on Amazon and Smashwords, just to get it out there (with the blessing of MD). Glad you dug it. I don't write a LOT of female POV, but this was one that I thought might have worked out okay. Appreciate the support as always, brother.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesJanuary 1, 2012 - 5:03pm
My story "Misty" is now live up at ManArchy. Cool new site with a Playboy kind of vibe, plenty of sex, drugs, rock n roll. Oh, and fiction!
jl85
from originally East Tennessee now Southern California is reading everything I canJanuary 1, 2012 - 6:30pm
Richard,
Great piece man, really enjoyed it! Hope to see you post some more stuff soon.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesJanuary 2, 2012 - 9:38am
thanks, josef. if you want some more of my writing you can always head to my blog. i really like "Twenty Reasons to Leave and One to Stay" (Pushcart nomination) at Metazen, as well as the story "Splintered" at PANK and the contest winner at ChiZine, "Maker of Flight."
jl85
from originally East Tennessee now Southern California is reading everything I canJanuary 2, 2012 - 6:18pm
Awesome man I'll be checking that out very soon!
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.January 2, 2012 - 9:41pm
Martin is going to be publishing my story, "Wordgasm" on Solarcide this month! yay!
jl85
from originally East Tennessee now Southern California is reading everything I canJanuary 2, 2012 - 10:58pm
Congrats man! I hope to join that elite group someday!!
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.January 3, 2012 - 1:54am
Okay, I decided to get a wordpress account. I will be posting anthology news, random poems/thought schisms and short story fragments on there for amusement. Feel free to visit and comment anytime.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesJanuary 3, 2012 - 10:15am
My story "The Handyman" is now live in the debut issue of Conjectural Figments. Also in here, the extremely talented Simon West-Bulford and Craig Wallwork. The layout and design is really good.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesJanuary 4, 2012 - 9:05am
^thanks, brother. made my day.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.January 6, 2012 - 10:22am
As previously hinted at, our first special guest story of the brand new year is live today, courtesy of our Litreactor buddy, Daniel Gonzales (aliensoul).
Wordgasm is a tale that blurs the line between literature and mental illness. Anybody that has ever taken pen to paper can sympathise. It could happen to us all.
You can also 'like' and follow Solarcide at our brand new Facebook page, here.
Many thanks, people, for all the support in 2011. T'was a good year. We hope 2012 is going to be even better!
Profunda Saint-...
from Calgary, AB is reading Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy SeriesJanuary 7, 2012 - 9:34am
I know this isn't writing related, but wince we're whoring, I'm featured on this charity girly calendar, the profits go to breast cancer research here in Calgary, and I'm trying to sell off what's left... so if any of you like pretty girls, I can hook you up, they're just $15.00 CAD, and I can mail em out.
I know it's a long shot, but I'd like to see these things do well!
Preview:
Fylh
from from from is reading is from is reading is reading is reading reading is readingJanuary 7, 2012 - 9:42am
Oh look.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.January 7, 2012 - 9:51am
Fuck yeah, Phil! - very cool.
So what's left to sort out there then? Do you have the magic release date yet?
Fylh
from from from is reading is from is reading is reading is reading reading is readingJanuary 7, 2012 - 9:53am
In theory, late May — but I'm going to try to rush them.
Jay.SJ
from London is reading Warmed and BoundJanuary 7, 2012 - 10:03am
Might have to get a signed one, phil.
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.January 7, 2012 - 10:46am
I was thinking that. Not often a book comes out from a Litreactor/Cult buddy that lives in the UK.
I want Phil!!! Gimme gimme gimme.
Brandon
from KCMO is reading Made to BreakJanuary 7, 2012 - 2:23pm
Phil, you're sending me a fucking signed copy. You know this, right?
Or just bring it by in April.
Richard
from St. Louis is reading various anthologiesJanuary 7, 2012 - 6:08pm
congrats phil, looks great. and that calendar, nice!
wickedvoodoo
from Mansfield, England is reading stuff.January 8, 2012 - 8:15am
Our first guest interview of 2012 goes live today, and I think our guest hardly requires an introduction around these parts.
Craig Clevenger joins us for a chat about the projects he has been involved with since Dermaphoria, and gives us a little low-down on his new novel-in-progress.
We're obviously stoked to have him onboard. You can see the interview here.
I'm honored to get my FOURTH Pushcart Prize nomination of the year from Metazen for my story "Twenty Reasons to Stay and One to Leave."
http://www.metazen.ca/?p=9026
Out of 260 total poems and stories, that's amazing. I'm humbled and thrilled, really glad to see it get some recognition.
See? That's just awesome -that's kicking ass right there. Congratulations. Well deserved and well earned.
We've made the original version of our single, The Binding, available for free download along with the bigass dubstep remix of it.
Thats a badass cover. I'll have to download it when I have a device other than my broken car stereo to listen to it on.
Phil, I am finally in a place quiet enough to take a good listen to new music---I fucking love the sound of Paris and the Hiltons. I am definitely going to spread this.
I like that Souls Out Of Erebus track. That's a good tune.
Some of your stuff had a bit of a KMFDM/Tim Skold type vibe to it, Phil, which can't be a bad thing.
Thunderdome released the schedule for their Christmas/holiday season of stories. I'll copy over what they posted about it here.
So that's pretty cool. Chris Deal's story is up there already. 21st for mine, which is a nice little Xmas present for me.
Congrats Martin. And to the other writers in that list :D
My psychic vampire story will be in a Dark Moon Books anthology out later this year. C. W. LaSart, Ken Cain, and many other fantastic authors. Yes, I did write a vampire story! But my twist is that they feed off of negative energy, energivores. Paperback print and Kindle.
http://www.darkmoonbooks.com
I just sent them a flash fiction story.
^for the Slices of Flesh anthology? if so, i hope you get in, i already heard that i'm in. going to be a cool anthology.
Our latest guest story went live today - a real funny story called 'Child' by David Bobis (Davesaddy on here).
David hails from Australia - it's great to feature a guest writer from that part of the world.
This one will make you chuckle - you can check it out here.
My review of Men Undressed (OV Books) is live at Bookslut.
Authors: Aimee Bender, Aimee Parkison, Alicia Erian, Allison Amend, A.M. Homes, Christine Zilka, Cris Mazza, Diane Williams, Elizabeth Benedict, Elizabeth Searle, Gina Frangello, Jennifer Egan, Jonis Agee, Kim Addonizio, Kristin Thiel, Lidia Yuknavitch, Nava Renek, Rachel Resnick, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Sheri Joseph, Su Avasthi, Susan Minot, Susan Solomon, Suzanne Hudson, Tawni O’Dell, Vanessa Carlisle, Vicki Hendricks, and Wanda Coleman. Introduction by Steve Almond.
http://www.bookslut.com/fiction/2011_12_018429.php
Hell yes!
@Martin; Congrats.
@Danny, good luck man.
My article
http://www.fantasy-matters.com/2011/12/fantasy-in-year-2012.html
FANTASY IN THE YEAR 2012 is up at Fantasy Matters. Just some rambling ideas and thoughts. Hope you enjoy it.
I just made my first post on this website I was invited to write on, if you will check it out and let me know what you think I would appreciate it.
http://freedomactivists.org/top-stories/ndaa-sopa-pipa-and-executive-ord...
Nice round-up, Laurance. You're right in that these proposals alone don't feel like much to get concerned about (relatively speaking), but when combined they are quite powerful, indeed.
@Laurance,
I couldn't agree more. Freedom of Speech is the cornerstone of everything this country stands for.
One would hope that we as a country have learned from the McCarthy era and that blacklisting along the lines that your article discusses would be a thing of the past.
That it would be a 'travesty' if this cocktail of potent bills were to pass is a gross understatement. Not only would it wreak havoc on the fluid flow of information that the internet provides, it would, as you said, compromise one of the U.S. Constitutions most valuable tenets.
Thanks for the enlightening read.
If the article suddenly disappears I will assume that these bills passed.
Thanks for the words guys, I will definitely someday be convicted of thought crimes!
We have a big announcement from Solarcide on this fine Sunday—We’re featuring a great new guest story from Rebecca Jones-Howe, and very proud to be doing so.
Ms. Jones-Howe is an extraordinary talent in the department of sexual tension and strained relationships within families.
Her story at Solarcide is “Distance From Daddy,” and you can read that now right here.
http://thundadome.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=150:silent-night&Itemid=56
First post here, so many forums to keep with. Looks like this joint is jumpin.
Fuck yes. Rock on Rebecca!
@Katheryn: Hi. You look like you are from the twenties (last century not this one.)
@Chester Pane
Thank you?
The 20th Century boasts many attributes.
My vampire story
http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/dark_moon_presents_vampires.htm
"Transmogrify" is now available in the anthology Dark Moon Presents: Vampires. Perfect for Xmas, right?! Thrilled to be in here with C.W. LaSart, Kenneth W. Cain and many other talented authors.
https://www.createspace.com/3753299
Wow, busy day. My story "Farmland" is in the newly released anthology Stories from a Holiday Heart from DWB Publishing. Don't worry, I'm never sappy. With Eden Baylee, Kellyann Zuzolo, Taylor Grant, William Kenower, and R. Jeffreys.
@Katherine I just finished watching Midnight in Paris and then saw your avatar. Love it.
My Christmas short story, Space Stompers, is now live over at Thunderdome.
It’s a lighthearted tale of a man who rediscovers his passion for the holiday after dramatic events in a shopping mall. It’s part of Thunderdome’s ‘Holiday Disasters’ collection.
You can read it here.
There’s a bunch of stories up there for this collection already, some great reading.
As my way of saying THANK YOU and HAPPY HOLIDAYS I'm giving away my neo-noir short story "Victimized."
Use code MW94J until 12/26. Originally published in Murky Depths #15 as a much shorter version.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/51495
@ Richard
I finally read that one the other day. Had it on my phone for a while, on the kindle app, and somehow I'd forgotten I downloaded it.
Anyway, the other day I was killing time at work and I found it again. I reckon that right there is one of your best man, really enjoyed it.
Thanks so much. It's one of my favorites too. When Murky Depths took it, but could only do 5000 words, I was happy, but not content. I decided to self-publish the full version (about 6800 words) on Amazon and Smashwords, just to get it out there (with the blessing of MD). Glad you dug it. I don't write a LOT of female POV, but this was one that I thought might have worked out okay. Appreciate the support as always, brother.
My story "Misty" is now live up at ManArchy. Cool new site with a Playboy kind of vibe, plenty of sex, drugs, rock n roll. Oh, and fiction!
http://manarchymag.com/core/2011/12/misty-by-richard-thomas/
Richard,
Great piece man, really enjoyed it! Hope to see you post some more stuff soon.
thanks, josef. if you want some more of my writing you can always head to my blog. i really like "Twenty Reasons to Leave and One to Stay" (Pushcart nomination) at Metazen, as well as the story "Splintered" at PANK and the contest winner at ChiZine, "Maker of Flight."
http://whatdoesnotkillme.com/category/short-stories-online/
Awesome man I'll be checking that out very soon!
Martin is going to be publishing my story, "Wordgasm" on Solarcide this month! yay!
Congrats man! I hope to join that elite group someday!!
Okay, I decided to get a wordpress account. I will be posting anthology news, random poems/thought schisms and short story fragments on there for amusement. Feel free to visit and comment anytime.
I just have one post up so far but more to come!
vertigoschism77.wordpress.com
My story "The Handyman" is now live in the debut issue of Conjectural Figments. Also in here, the extremely talented Simon West-Bulford and Craig Wallwork. The layout and design is really good.
http://www.issuu.com/conjecturalfigments/docs/conjecturalfigments_feb_2012
Richard, you're my new favorite. I've written a couple a articles in relation to the original I posted here as well.
http://freedomactivists.org/top-stories/ndaa-becomes-law-pentagon-set-to...
http://freedomactivists.org/top-stories/the-return-of-sopa-federal-judge...
^thanks, brother. made my day.
As previously hinted at, our first special guest story of the brand new year is live today, courtesy of our Litreactor buddy, Daniel Gonzales (aliensoul).
Wordgasm is a tale that blurs the line between literature and mental illness. Anybody that has ever taken pen to paper can sympathise. It could happen to us all.
You can find the story over here.
You can also 'like' and follow Solarcide at our brand new Facebook page, here.
Many thanks, people, for all the support in 2011. T'was a good year. We hope 2012 is going to be even better!
I know this isn't writing related, but wince we're whoring, I'm featured on this charity girly calendar, the profits go to breast cancer research here in Calgary, and I'm trying to sell off what's left... so if any of you like pretty girls, I can hook you up, they're just $15.00 CAD, and I can mail em out.
I know it's a long shot, but I'd like to see these things do well!
Preview:
Oh look.
Fuck yeah, Phil! - very cool.
So what's left to sort out there then? Do you have the magic release date yet?
In theory, late May — but I'm going to try to rush them.
Might have to get a signed one, phil.
I was thinking that. Not often a book comes out from a Litreactor/Cult buddy that lives in the UK.
I want Phil!!! Gimme gimme gimme.
Phil, you're sending me a fucking signed copy. You know this, right?
Or just bring it by in April.
congrats phil, looks great. and that calendar, nice!
Our first guest interview of 2012 goes live today, and I think our guest hardly requires an introduction around these parts.
Craig Clevenger joins us for a chat about the projects he has been involved with since Dermaphoria, and gives us a little low-down on his new novel-in-progress.
We're obviously stoked to have him onboard. You can see the interview here.