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Jack Campbell Jr. from Lawrence, KS is reading American Rust by Phillipp Meyer August 19, 2013 - 2:27pm

Yeah, I assume it is a rejection when I open the email. Then, I get all giddy if I get accepted.

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore August 19, 2013 - 2:34pm

While I understand the reality that 85% of my subs are gonna get rejected, I still believe too much in the power of positive thinking, so I always first visualize it as an acceptance. It's not much of a letdown, just because of the quantity of experience. They've gotten easier to take over time as my confidence has grown and I know it's rarely the writing, but the fit or the space.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 19, 2013 - 5:37pm

well, what Gordon says is actually pretty smart. when i say that i expect the rejection, i mean i'm always prepared for it. funny. i just had this moment, a few days ago, where i saw the response from Cemetery Dance in my email box and i thought, "oh well, here's the 252 day rejection," and i caught myself, and said, NO, don't think like that, there's always a chance. so i opened with more of a "please say yes" instead of "no way they say yes." so i was seriously floored when it said we want your story. i actually IMAGINED the words DO NOT in front of want for a second. i do believe in picturing good things happening.

good advice, G•Man

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Covewriter from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & Sons August 19, 2013 - 6:03pm

I always think I will get in, and  I never do! Still staying positive.  I know I have some decent things that Wil work for someone. Congratz Richard. possitive is the only way to go. it's hard though, sometimes. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 20, 2013 - 8:15pm

Well, shut my mouth, I have a story on the long "honorable mentions" list for The Best Horror of the Year anthology edited by Ellen Datlow. It's for my story "Fireflies" that was in Polluto. That's a first.

http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/408437.html

Keeping my fingers crossed that I may still make the final cut for some other story, since I know she's seen Staring Into the Abyss. Maybe "Victimized" (one of my favorites) or "Twenty Reasons to Stay and One to Leave" since it's so weird, the format. I also know she's read my story "Flowers for Jessica" in Weird Fiction Review.

Dare to dream, yeah? Wish me luck.

I hope you all are sending in your work to her, as well as Paula Guran's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror AND Best American Mystery Stories. Y'all can write, dammit. SUBMIT!

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Covewriter from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & Sons August 20, 2013 - 8:36pm

Congratz and good luck! 

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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 August 21, 2013 - 6:17am
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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 21, 2013 - 8:29am

thanks, cove. 

nice job, bob, you are a Giger expert. love his work.

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jyh from VA is reading whatever he feels like August 21, 2013 - 10:37am

I'm doing a story of as-yet undetermined length released as a serial on a Wordpress site. Others have suely done similar things, but that's true of everybody (right?), so check it out, leave comments, start a crusade to get me a book deal, etc.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories August 21, 2013 - 1:41pm

I just saw this list linked from a blog post and scrolled right for your name, Richard. Then hopped over here to shout congrats at you. CONGRATS!!! :)

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 21, 2013 - 2:45pm

HA. Thanks, Sarah. That's so cool of you. It was so awesome to see my name on there for once. They don't send you an email when you're an "honorable mention" it's just random FB or Twitter news that got to me. I hope this is just the beginning of good things with Ellen. At least I'm on her radar now, which is so great.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 24, 2013 - 8:25am

Stoked to be in here with so many talented authors.

FROM SHOTGUN: Be sure to pick up this book on September 10th. 25 tales of crime from Patti Nase Abbott, Hector Acosta, Erik Arneson, Cheri Ause, Trey R. Barker, Eric Beetner, Terence Butler, Joe Clifford, Garnett Elliott, Rob W. Hart, Andy Henion, John Kenyon, Nick Kolakowski, Ed Kurtz, Frank Larnerd, Chris Leek, Mike Loniewski, Bracken MacLeod, Julia Madeleine, Brian Panowich, Terry Rietta, Rie Sheridan Rose, Ryan Sayles, Richard Thomas, and John Weagly.

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bryanhowie from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING. August 24, 2013 - 10:17am

The first two parts of Hemlock are up at Pantheon Magazine.  This was a pretty hard story for me to write and took a lot out of me.  It was helped a lot by the workshop here.  Hope you guys like it.  More parts to follow.

Original Sin

Grace

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 26, 2013 - 8:50am

In case you guys missed this one.

If you're ooking for a class on the senses, try SENSORY PERCEPTION! Check out this really cool opportunity with Damien Angelica Walters and Ennis Drake. I'm publishing a story by Damien in the upcoming THE NEW BLACK at Dark House Press, she's amazing. I mean look at this bio: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, Interzone, Fireside, Daily Science Fiction, Apex Magazine, Shimmer, and Shock Totem. These are elite publications. Class starts Aug 29, so sign up today.

http://litreactor.com/classes/sensory-perception-with-damien-walters-gri...

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 26, 2013 - 12:00pm

Congrats Richard.

Bryan: I really dug that story as a work in progress, should it should be awesome to see it in its polished state. Look forward to reading. Congrats.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 26, 2013 - 12:01pm

Just got a pulpy-noir piece accepted in next month's Death Throes. Details to come...

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig August 27, 2013 - 1:09pm

Howie-- I gotta make time to read that. Matt's doing fine work over at Pantheon and I've yet to be disappointed in anything he's published over there.
 

Congrats, Dino!

I have some whorey kind of news... I came on as managing editor at Revolt Daily earlier this summer and after a complicated chain of events, I'm now editor in chief. I'm really happy about what we've put out so far this summer and can't wait for some of the things I've got cooking to go up...

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin August 29, 2013 - 2:05am

Congrats Howie

Congrats Dino

Renee ~ that is so cool, Congrats

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland August 29, 2013 - 4:59pm

Ditto

<<<---what Em said.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters August 30, 2013 - 8:37am

I'm doing a series here on the site about...YOU GUYS! 

Check out the first post HERE.

Every couple of weeks I'm going to feature a different member of the community so check it out and show love for your fellow LitReactors. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 30, 2013 - 4:08pm

I'm thrilled to announce the signing of Stephen Graham Jones. Dark House Press (where I'm Editor-in-Chief) will be publishing his fifth short story collection, AFTER THE PEOPLE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF, a fantastic compilation of dark fiction, in late 2014. This collection will feature some recently recognized stories, a few obscure titles, and even a little original fiction. Stephen is known best for writing horror, but excels in a wide variety of genres, including neo-noir, fantasy, science fiction, and crime—all with a literary bent. He has 17 novels and collections out (or forthcoming) including All the Beautiful Sinners, Ledfeather, and Demon Theory. He is constantly nominated for awards, in the various “best of” anthologies, and one of the most prolific and impactful authors writing today. His stories have appeared in Black Warrior Review, Cemetery Dance, Gulf Coast, Hobart, Juked, Weird Tales, and hundreds of other elite publications. Stephen will also have a story, “Father, Son, Holy Rabbit” in our first anthology, THE NEW BLACK, out in early 2014. We are honored to have him at Dark House Press.

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin August 31, 2013 - 1:21am

Awesome news Richard :)

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 31, 2013 - 1:54pm

thanks, em.

Also there is this:

Laird Barron is going to be writing a foreword for THE NEW BLACK. He's an award-winning author of dark fiction. Occulation, The Imago Sequence, and The Croning, are some of his titles.

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Barron
Blog: http://lairdbarron.wordpress.com/

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h. l. nelson from Austin, TX is reading Carlos Castaneda August 31, 2013 - 3:40pm

Ok, so I'm gonna jump on the whoring bandwagon. :)

Check out my site! http://www.hlnelson.com I've gotten around 40 acceptances in the last year from lit mags like PANK, Hobart, Bartleby Snopes, Metazen, Red Fez, etc.

THEN go submit something to my own lit mag: http://www.ceasecows.com. We're running a contest that Stephen Graham Jones is guest judging! Submit to that, too. Basically, just submit to everything, always. :)

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig August 31, 2013 - 3:53pm

I just found out about Cease, Cows a couple weeks ago, thanks to Sean Leonard having a story in there-- really cool mag!

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore August 31, 2013 - 3:58pm

Heya, Heather, I didn't know you were on LitReactor.… A belated welcome to you, and 'grats on all your pimpage up there!

Good to see the judging's anonymous, as I'm sure SGJ would totally favorite me otherwise. (He's not reading this post, right?) Must figure out something to toss in the cauldron for that one, to dominate the submissives.

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h. l. nelson from Austin, TX is reading Carlos Castaneda August 31, 2013 - 4:18pm

Renee, thanks for that! :) We LOVED Leonard's piece, hehe.

Gordon, yes! I haven't been on in a long time and wasn't terribly active, but I've been looking for more non-Facebook writerly hangouts, so I jumped on here again and Fictionaut.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland August 31, 2013 - 5:05pm

I too discovered Cease, Cows when Leonard was published there and I'm a fan of flash-fiction so I've been working on things to send your way. Now with this contest, I'll definitely be writing some new stuff to send in. Even if I don't win it will be nice to contribute to such a cool zine. 

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h. l. nelson from Austin, TX is reading Carlos Castaneda August 31, 2013 - 5:27pm

Jonathan, super awesome! I'm glad so many cool, talented peeps are considering us. :)

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h. l. nelson from Austin, TX is reading Carlos Castaneda August 31, 2013 - 8:03pm

We opened the contest two hours early!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 31, 2013 - 8:58pm

The wheels are already turning...

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h. l. nelson from Austin, TX is reading Carlos Castaneda September 1, 2013 - 6:07am

Excellent. :)

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On September 1, 2013 - 12:57pm

And now for a little whoring of my own: shuffle on over to Death Throes for a tender little ditty from yours truly called "Leather" that went up today.  

 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On September 1, 2013 - 12:59pm
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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories September 1, 2013 - 1:59pm

Nice job, Dino. The direct link didn't work, but it's easy to find from their homepage. I liked all of it, but the phrase "coercion if you please" just cracked me up. Great read, thanks for posting it!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On September 1, 2013 - 3:38pm

Thanks Sarah. In fact, the story was inspired by that phrase that I heard someone say in a dream once. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies September 10, 2013 - 8:43am

OUT TODAY! Stoked to have my story "Trinity" in Reloaded: Both Barrels—Volume 2. SO many talented authors in here: SHOTGUN HONEY, the premier crime and noir flash fiction website, is locked and RELOADED with 25 new stories by some of the best authors in the world. Featuring work from Patti Abbott, Hector Acosta, Erik Arneson, Cheri Ause, Trey R. Barker, Eric Beetner, Terence Butler, Joe Clifford, Garnett Elliott, Rob W. Hart, Andy Henion, John Kenyon, Nick Kolakowski, Ed Kurtz, Frank Larnerd, Chris Leek, Mike Loniewski, Bracken MacLeod, Julia Madeleine, Brian Panowich, Terry Rietta, Rie Sheridan Rose, Ryan Sayles, Richard Thomas and John Weagly.

http://www.amazon.com/Reloaded-Both-Barrels-Volume-2/dp/0615875513

This was a WAR2 losing entry.

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bryanhowie from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING. September 10, 2013 - 9:45am

I love that cover. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies September 10, 2013 - 11:23am

i like the back, too

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Covewriter from Nashville, Tennessee is reading & Sons September 10, 2013 - 10:23pm

Awesome  Richard! You are getting so much published. 

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EdVaughn from Louisville, Ky is reading a whole bunch of different stuff September 11, 2013 - 11:56am

That cover is really Mike Mignola-ish. I love it. Can't wait to pick this up. The first one was excellent.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies September 11, 2013 - 12:13pm

sometimes it all hits at once, cove! :-) but thanks.

yeah, totally has a Mignola vibe, right Ed? 

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SConley from Texas is reading Coin Locker Babies September 11, 2013 - 12:36pm

I had a story accepted for their site not too long ago, it'll be up next week.

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Shannon Barber from Seattle is reading Paradoxia: A Predators Diary by Lydia Lunch September 11, 2013 - 4:05pm

My first whoring post. I hope I'm wearing the right boots. 

The Sinthology Flash Anthology from Solarcide is out and mine is the first story in it. If you like it nasty and weird you should buy this. I just finished reading my contributor copy and the whole thing is pretty freaking good.

And this went up a while ago but I just got the nicest note about it so go read it and it's free.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland September 11, 2013 - 5:21pm

Ditto what Shannon said. If you like flash and you like getting your hands/pants/dress dirty, there are many great up-and-comers featured in this naughty antho. Plus I got a tiny tale in there as well. Also, it will be available at amazon in a week. Be sure to pick up a copy.
 

FlashMe:TheSinthologyBySolarcide

Here's a list of the talented contributors(many you will recognize as fellow LitReactors)

Shannon Barber
Jenean McBrearty
Jason Metz
David Macpherson
Jonathan Todd Riley
Bill Tucker
P. R. O'Leary
Jessica Taylor
Sean Leonard
Alex S. Johnson
Bryan Howie
Devin Orman
Lance Manion
Kevlin Henney
Rebecca Jones-Howe
Joshua D. Moyes
Dino Parenti
Jason Wayne Allen
Jeff Barr
Emily Slaney
Joel Page
Jay Slayton-Joslin
Terasa Skultety
Bruce Harris
Dakota Taylor
J.A. O'Neill

 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On September 11, 2013 - 8:47pm

Appreciate the shout-out to all of us, Jon. Honored to be included in this company.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies September 11, 2013 - 9:56pm

congrats, all. that's a lot of sinning going on. :-)

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bryanhowie from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING. September 12, 2013 - 8:49am

Up at Amazon.  Flash Me!

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies September 12, 2013 - 10:53am

My story "Divining" is up at Revolt Daily. Sometimes no matter how many alarm bells go off, we continue to open that door, anway. In this case, her name was Heather.

Thanks, Renee for the support.

Artwork by Janden Daniel Hale.

http://revoltdaily.org/divining-richard-thomas/

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies September 12, 2013 - 9:30pm

Here's one of those late night emails I love to get. Chiral Mad 2—I'm IN! Thrilled to join Jack Ketchum, Ramsey Campbell, Mort Castle, Max Booth III (fellow LitReactionary), Gene O'Neill, Gary MacMahon, Erik T. Johnson,  Andrew Hook, David Morrell, and many others.

Out later this year. http://blog.nettirw.com/2013/08/27/chiral-mad-2-contents-part-1/

Expect wolves, fireflies, waking up in a field, lost love, a hut on a hill—you know, the usual. Honored, humbled, and stoked.