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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin October 28, 2014 - 4:00am

Richard, that's awesome! Congrats :)

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 28, 2014 - 3:03pm

thanks, guys. i'm really thrilled. i've been struggling to find a full-time teaching job the last few years, and i'm hoping this might open a few doors for me. should be a lot of fun. and a lot of really amazing authors will be teaching there, too. will be fun to hang with them, i think!

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JeffreyGrantBarr from Oregon is reading https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/10268733-jeff-barr?shelf=currently-reading October 31, 2014 - 9:50am

My debut novel, THE SKUNGE, is on sale at Amazon for the Halloween weekend. It's $2.99 for a Kindle version.

Also, you can read it for free with Kindle Unlimited.

Happy Halloween!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P10JDLQ

www.theskunge.com

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. October 31, 2014 - 10:03am

Congrats, Jeffrey!!! :D 

I am here to announce that I, too, have a novel out today! And it's been ages since I whored out anything here, so here goes!

I have this little zombie series, see? It's sort of light - more Warm Bodies than World War Z, but there's plenty of blood and guts and a lot of nasty little characters. The first two have been out as ebooks for a while, but the final one, called Jenna's War, just released today! It's only $1.99 on Amazon for a limited time (incidentally, you can get the paperback of the series opener on sale, as well, and the second ebook is also on sale - amazing, that, isn't it??). I'd love for you to check out the series, but if you only buy one, check out Jenna's War. It's the culmination of four years of hard work and learning, it can stand on its own, and I want you to love it!! Dammit! :)

http://www.amazon.com/Jennas-War-America-Leah-Rhyne-ebook/dp/B00P2K6LLA

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Matt A. October 31, 2014 - 11:34am

My first horror story, "Take the Flay Train" (originally in Pantheon's Ares volume) has been featured at Revolt Daily as part of thier Halloween series.

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles November 1, 2014 - 6:23am

New Thuglit is out. I have a story in it, and the LitReactor Arrest Us winner is in it too. Buy one for yourself and one for your mother. http://www.amazon.com/THUGLIT-Issue-Fourteen-Scott-Sanders-ebook/dp/B00P3IHPV6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414847271&sr=8-2&keywords=thuglit+14

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 3, 2014 - 10:04am
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Dan J. Fiore from Pittsburgh is reading too many things at once November 3, 2014 - 11:34am

^^^

What Eddie said.

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. November 3, 2014 - 11:43am

My short story "Barely Human" is up on Cultured Vultures!

http://culturedvultures.com/barely-human/

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KarenRunge from South Africa is reading Blindness November 4, 2014 - 8:34pm

My story Good Help is out now in Shock Totem #9!

I also have a story in Simon Dewar's anthology, Suspended in Dusk. The anthology is getting great reviews on Amazon, and my story Hope is Here has made it into some favourable mentions!

Super happy.

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Liam Hogan from Earth is reading Hugo Nominations November 5, 2014 - 7:28am

Anyone who has stories they'd like to find a home for, you might look at https://quarterreads.com/ - they take short stories (up to 2000 words), vet them lightly (they want GOOD stories, but as many as they can get their hands on) and then let the public download them for a quarter each, most of which (eventually) goes to the author. I've got one of mine on there : The Ties That Bind . Early days, but an interesting experiment.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 5, 2014 - 3:15pm

In addition to my speaking at the Oklahoma City Writer's Federation, and teaching at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival next summer, I'll be flying to Transylvania to teach a week of horror workshops! Essentially, in the shadow of Bram Stoker's Dracula castle! Picture of the hotel/castle below. End of July, early August. 

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MattF from Tokyo is reading Borges' Collected Fictions November 5, 2014 - 9:49pm

Now that's a sweet gig! Where did you learn about it? Did you apply, or did they contact you? Looks like a lot of fun.

Congratulations all...

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 6, 2014 - 2:22pm

it's such a weird story. when i posted up about teaching at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in 2015, a woman asked if i'd ever come to Europe. i said, "Yeah, right. SURE. Send me an email." and she did. turns out she's a big fan of my writing and Dark House Press and we got to talking. i had to ask a TON of questions, get some references, etc., figure out compensation, and in the end, it's probably one of the coolest things i've ever been invited to do! stoked to head over there. 

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies November 6, 2014 - 2:57pm

It's a trap!

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Andrez Bergen from Melbourne, Australia + Tokyo, Japan is reading 'The Spirit' by Will Eisner November 7, 2014 - 12:27am

Hey, mates!

Just a quickie here — I'm doing one of those dreaded Kickstarter things through North American publisher Under Belly Comics, basically to publish the first 12 issues of my monthly comic book BULLET GAL as a glossy 300+ page trade paperback.

Yep, one of those things Batman and Captain America usually hang out in.

This is basically a loving homage to hardboiled noir, detective stories, Dada, sci-fi and pulp fiction produced in the first half of the 20th century... with a bonus cover painting by Niagara Detroit, and a video clip to—er—die for.

If you're vaguely curious, you can check out more info here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/underbelly/bullet-gal

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 11, 2014 - 10:53am

I'm teaching my Short Story Mechanics class again at LitReactor in January. 25 slots. Sold out the last two times. Hope you can make it! It's a lot of fun, an intense week, but you'll get a finished 1,200-word story, and hopefully, a new perspective on structure. Only $99. WHAT A DEAL!

http://litreactor.com/classes/short-story-mechanics-with-richard-thomas

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Greg LC from London but living in Mallorca, Spain is reading Tree of Smoke November 14, 2014 - 8:55am

Just dropping in to say I've had my first story published - 'The Sea of Trees' is up at Fiction on the Web. I wrote it in Chuck's class a couple of months ago. I'm totally stoked so a big thanks goes out to my Litreactor classmates for helping me whip it into shape.

http://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2014/11/the-sea-of-trees-by-greg-leader...

Greg

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters November 14, 2014 - 3:02pm

Having a new writing contest over on Lit Demon to finish out the year! 

Welcome to The War on Christmas!

This short story contest begins November 26th. Prompts will be delivered and you will have until December 10th to write a short story – not to exceed 2500 words. The stories will be read by your friendly neighborhood Lit Demon Administration with the top selections handed off to our guest judge, David James Keaton, for final decision.

The entry fee is $10.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three stories as chosen by our judge.

First Prize $75

Second Prize $50

Third Prize $25

Not to mention, the winning story will be featured on the site in our new Winning Fiction section!

 

David James Keaton's work has appeared in over 50 publications, including Grift, Chicago Quarterly Review, Thuglit, PANK, and Noir at the Bar II. His contribution to Plots With Guns #10 was named a Notable Story of 2010 by storySouth's Million Writers Award, and he won a 2012 Spinetingler Award for the Best Short Story on the Web. His first collection, FISH BITES COP! Stories to Bash Authorities, was named the 2013 Short Story Collection of the Year by This Is Horror and was a finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award. He has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and is the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Flywheel Magazine. His first novel, The Last Projector (Broken River Books), was released on Halloween of this year.

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. November 15, 2014 - 7:42am

My interview with renowned photographer Mike Belleme!

http://culturedvultures.com/qa-mike-belleme/

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TheScrivener from Seattle is reading short stories November 15, 2014 - 10:11am

Congrats Greg.  I like the parts where you zoom out and do the sort of newsbroadcaster thing---which then eventually zooms back in.  Strong work.  

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books November 15, 2014 - 12:38pm

Hey Folks!

It's been busy the past couple of months, but wanted to pop in and announce that one of my short stories, 'Tourists', is currently being made into a short film!

More details over at my blog.

The piece originally appeared over at Revolt Daily.

Crazy excited about this and other bits I've got coming this winter. SO MUCH WHORING.

Keep kicking ass, peoples.

-Angel

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles November 17, 2014 - 8:13pm

Nice one Greg and Angel. You talented sons of bitches. 

That Chuck class was worth it. 2 of my 4 in-class stories have been revised and accepted for publication. 

 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore November 18, 2014 - 3:39pm

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. November 20, 2014 - 12:47pm

My interview with Joe Lansdale!

http://culturedvultures.com/qa-joe-r-landsdale/

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 20, 2014 - 1:48pm

nice work, dakota!

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. November 20, 2014 - 2:04pm

Thanks Richard! 

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Nathan from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah Read November 20, 2014 - 7:08pm

Cool updates on a couple of Solarcide’s favorites—authors Andrez Bergen and Sara Dobie Bauer:

 

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Nathan from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah Read November 20, 2014 - 7:13pm

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Dean Blake from Australia is reading generationend.com November 22, 2014 - 3:55am

My latest blog post about hosteses, love, and money: http://generationend.com/love-and-money-story/

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Andrez Bergen from Melbourne, Australia + Tokyo, Japan is reading 'The Spirit' by Will Eisner November 26, 2014 - 1:28am

Nathan, you rock. Simple as that. ;)

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Jay.SJ from London is reading Warmed and Bound November 26, 2014 - 12:09pm
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Nathan Scalia from Kansas is reading so many things November 30, 2014 - 2:29pm

Hey all, last chance to get into the November spotlight column. Tell me what you've done. Besides committing gluttony, I mean.

http://litreactor.com/contact/community

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L.W. Flouisa from Tennessee is reading More Murakami November 30, 2014 - 7:55pm

I guess it will come out at some point or later. I got a flash story in this published:

http://www.amazon.com/Ghostly-Echoes-Spooky-Tales-Around/dp/1502377365/r...

If that link is to long, I could edit and trim it.

I've been hesitant for a long time, as promotion has always been this weird thing for me. I think I might go on the search for more kidlit anthologies.^^

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Dan J. Fiore from Pittsburgh is reading too many things at once December 3, 2014 - 1:45pm

Got a new story up at Revolt Daily. It's a short one called, "Sugar." Check it out!

http://revoltdaily.org/sugar-dan-j-fiore/

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Linton Robinson from Nowhere. I'm an expat and army brat is reading A computer scren December 3, 2014 - 11:36pm

The eBook I just put up is mostly about whores, actually.  It's SO nice there's a thread for it.

http://www.amazon.com/Tijuana-Nocturnes-Linton-Robinson-ebook/dp/B00QI992EC

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books December 12, 2014 - 9:54am

Hey folks, I've got a new story up at Shotgun Honey today called, 'Whole Hog'. Check it out here.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin December 12, 2014 - 10:20am

Congrats, Angel. Fun little story :)

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies December 13, 2014 - 10:46am

DISINTEGRATION COVER REVEAL ON MONDAY!

Also, this:

I'll be teaching TWO classes at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival. The complete schedule of workshops will be updated in January. If you would like a copy of the 2015 print catalogue, send them your name and postal address at iswfestival@uiowa.edu. These will go out in mid-February. I'll be teaching a week-long class on DARK FICTION and a weekend class on SHORT STORY MECHANICS. Hope to see you there!

http://www.iowasummerwritingfestival.org/node/550

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Nathan from Louisiana (South of New Orleans) is reading Re-reading The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste, The Bone Weaver's Orchard by Sarah Read December 14, 2014 - 5:20pm

The upcoming 2nd printing of State of Horror: Louisiana was announced this last week, in addition to Volume 2, which will feature my story “Dog Killer.”

Proud to have made the cut—My featured story placed among the Top 5 Winners and Finalists of the Writer’s Digest 8th Annual Popular Fiction Awards for the Crime category.

Good stuff if you like crime and horror.

More news to come…

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin December 15, 2014 - 2:54am

Congrats, Richard. My god your life sounds busy! :)

Congrats, Nathan, that's really cool :)

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies December 15, 2014 - 4:39pm

thanks, voodoo

COVER REVEAL for DISINTEGRATION:

JUNE 2, 2015

In a brilliantly stylish breakthrough thriller for fans of Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho and Will Christopher Baer’s Kiss Me, Judas, here is the compelling tale of a man who has lost it all—and is now navigating a crooked, harrowing path to redemption.

Once a suburban husband and father, now the man has lost all sense of time. He retains only a few keepsakes of his former life: a handmade dining room table, an armoire and dresser from the bedroom, and a tape of the last message his wife ever left on their answering machine. These are memories of a man who no longer exists. Booze and an affair with a beautiful woman provide little relief, with the only meaning left in his life comes from his assignments. An envelope slipped under the door of his apartment with the name and address of an unpunished evildoer. The unspoken directive to kill. And every time he does, he marks the occasion with a memento: a tattoo. He has a lot of tattoos.

But into this unchanging existence seep unsettling questions. How much of what he feels and sees can he trust? How much is a lie designed to control him? He will risk his own life—and the lives of everyone around him—to find out.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin December 16, 2014 - 3:12am

^very cool, looking forward to reading it :)

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Greg LC from London but living in Mallorca, Spain is reading Tree of Smoke December 18, 2014 - 5:16am

Congrats Angel! Great story.

I've just had my second story from Chuck's class published, at The Flash Fiction Offensive/Out of the Gutter. It's 'Dial A For Anthrax' and you can read it here:

http://www.outofthegutteronline.com/2014/12/dial-for-anthrax.html

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin December 19, 2014 - 11:08am

Congrats, Greg, I remember that story :)

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James P Hassell December 22, 2014 - 8:12am

The culmination of a dead end job, a disappointed mother, and undiagnosed mental issues lead to a major depressive episode and a suicide attempt. This was the lowest point of Dustin’s young life. But when he acts upon his darker impulses new, unexpected people pop up in his world. He meets Cody, a possible hallucination who has a knack for never being wrong who has taken it upon himself to try to help Dustin navigate his life. And Sarah, who could be the love of his life after his premature death and resuscitation.

Can Dustin work through his issues and overcome the path God has asked him to travel? Or will Dustin find out the hard way that things can always get worse? Travel with him as he struggles to find happiness in a world that is constantly knocking him down.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R2MRKP2

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/502862


James P Hassell's debut with the Faith Series is a chilling look into the modern world, religion, mental health, family, and relationships. He makes a smashing entry that pulls absolutely no punches in this dark comedy filled with heart wrench decisions and razor sharp writing that will leave you begging for more.

If you are a fan of the minimalist style and satire of Chuck Palahniuk and the gritty pulp of Victor Gischler you'll love the world James P Hassell creates.

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Angel Colón from The Bronx now living in New Jersey is reading A Big Ol' Pile of Books January 1, 2015 - 10:54am

Happy New Year, folks. Celebrate by checking out the newest Thuglit with my story, 'Bear Mountain' and the second Arrest Us winner, Liam Sweeny's, 'The Wrong Hammer'.

                   

Good stuff here, folks.

Buy it HERE.

Bonus: Litreactor's own, Rob Hart, has a preview of his debut novel, 'New Yorked' in this issue.

Seriously, it's a frigging steal for a $1.99.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin January 2, 2015 - 1:52am

Congrats, Angel :)

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Jonathon Dawe January 2, 2015 - 1:33pm

First time whoring for me, so... here goes:

Just published a book on Amazon/kindle. I promise it's at least a little bit entertaining.

http://www.amazon.com/Lotus-Bear-Jonathon-Dawe-ebook/dp/B00REY075I/ref=s...

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Jack Campbell Jr. from Lawrence, KS is reading American Rust by Phillipp Meyer January 2, 2015 - 2:14pm

eFiction Magazine has one of my oldest short stories "Take It Home" in its latest issue. The story changed a lot over the last decade as I changed and I am happy to be rid of it, so to speak. :p

http://www.fictionmagazines.com/shop/efiction-issues/efiction-vol-05-no-09/