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MattF from Tokyo is reading Borges' Collected Fictions October 15, 2013 - 11:18pm

Some great cover art in here. That Chiral Mad 2 is particularly mesmerizing. Congratulations to all.

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Ben Freeman from Charlottesville, Virginia is reading everything I can October 16, 2013 - 12:40pm

Dark Markets is another good resource for dark fiction/horror anthology calls.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 16, 2013 - 2:58pm

^^good one, ben. forgot about that.

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Shannon Barber from Seattle is reading Paradoxia: A Predators Diary by Lydia Lunch October 16, 2013 - 4:03pm

I got invited to participate in a new feature at Literary Orphans curated by Anna March.  I still kind of dread submitting non fiction but this one was a pretty good experience. Here tis.

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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 October 18, 2013 - 7:15am

My review of Joe R. Lansdale's The Thicket is live at my blog. Please spread the word and read this book. Mucho thanks. 

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Americantypo from Philadelphia is reading The Bone Clocks October 19, 2013 - 7:49am

I feel like I haven't come to whore anything in awhile, so here are some announcements in case you don't know me through other social media (and if you'd like, follow me on twitter via americantypo, or wordpress via www.americantypo.wordpress.com).

Right now my story "Painted Nails" is live in the newest issue of Infernal Ink Magazine (http://www.amazon.com/Infernal-Magazine-issue-October-ebook/dp/B00FH4FGXA/ref=la_B008N21TJ8_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382193452&sr=1-4). You can also find all the other stuff I'm featured in on my amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/W.P.-Johnson/e/B008N21TJ8/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0). The Cipher Sisters anthology has a couple of other familar names you might have encountered here on the workshop.

Around November, you'll see a "One Night Stand" entry on the amazon page put out by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing for a story I wrote called "Cut In Half". Also I've had stories accepted to Kraken Press for their American Nightmare anthology, Dark House Press for Exegencies (edited by our own Richard Thomas), and a story for Pantheon maazine for their Aphrodite issue.

I just started a goodreads account too, which I put off for awhile. So come be my friend, see what I'm reading! I'll probably do a giveaway now again when I get some books in. Goodreads profile is: https://www.goodreads.com/americantypo

Alright, that's it I think. There are a handful of stories I should hear about soon so hopefully I can come back here again sooner than later to promote them. Glad to see everyone is doing well out there, especially those that have been beating the pavement for awhile. Hard work and patience pays off.

-Bill

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Devon Robbins from Utah is reading The Least Of My Scars by Stephen Graham Jones October 19, 2013 - 7:56am

Good to hear, man. No wonder you haven't been around. Doin' work. Congrats.

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bryanhowie from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING. October 19, 2013 - 8:56am

All of my novella, Hemlock, is up at Pantheon Magazine.  This is a long piece I workshopped here and put a lot of love into.

One: Original Sin
Two: Grace
Three: Hemlock
Four: Sinner
Five: Hard Prayer
Six: Green Eyes

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On October 19, 2013 - 12:22pm

Good stuff, Americantypo--congrats on that!

Loving the Hemlock series, Bryan.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 19, 2013 - 2:15pm

very cool, guys

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Vonnegut Check from Baltimore October 19, 2013 - 5:24pm

Right now my story "Painted Nails" is live in the newest issue of Infernal Ink Magazine (http://www.amazon.com/Infernal-Magazine-issue-October-ebook/dp/B00FH4FGX...). You can also find all the other stuff I'm featured in on my amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/W.P.-Johnson/e/B008N21TJ8/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0). The Cipher Sisters anthology has a couple of other familar names you might have encountered here on the workshop.

Around November, you'll see a "One Night Stand" entry on the amazon page put out by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing for a story I wrote called "Cut In Half". Also I've had stories accepted to Kraken Press for their American Nightmare anthology, Dark House Press for Exegencies (edited by our own Richard Thomas), and a story for Pantheon maazine for their Aphrodite issue.

That's rad, WP. Congratulations. 

Man, you've been busy.

 

 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 21, 2013 - 9:54am

It's been a while since I whored anything, but I can now announce that my collection of stories and verse, Submission Windows, is out today! Paperback and e-books, priced on the cheap. There are 26 tales in there (most suitable for bathroom-length reading), an appendix with notes, etc. A handful of them originated from WAR2 right here at LitReactor. Sharing excouraged. Thanks!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On October 21, 2013 - 10:47am

Congrats, Gordon! Bathroom length is greatly appreciated.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 21, 2013 - 11:47am

Just got notice that we have 3 copies of MEATY to give away. Whoever would like one, post up in the LR thread. Make sure you're going to read it and participate though! ;) First 3 people get a copy.

http://litreactor.com/discuss/november-13-book-club-selection-meaty-by-s...

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 24, 2013 - 7:41am

Fear the Reaper (Crystal Lake Publishing) is now out (print and ebook). My story "The Culling" is in here. Thrilled to share a spine with so many talented authors. Just in time for Halloween! Here's the opening line from my story:

"Danielle stands at the long mirror brushing her dirty blonde hair, tears running down her cheeks, as the rest of us sit at the table, the howling in the distance, my reassurances falling on deaf ears."

http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Reaper-Rena-Mason/dp/0992218217

Final TOC:
The Life of Death by Mark Sheldon
Stumps by Jeff Strand
Death Squared by Rena Mason
Rapid Eye Movement by Stephen Bacon
The Final Room by John Kenny
The Culling by Richard Thomas
Crow by Steve Lockley
Instructions on the Use of The M-57 Clacker by Lawrence Santoro
The Death Catcher by Robert S. Wilson
Cedo Looked like people by E.C. McMullen Jr.
Spectres by Taylor Grant
The Tubes by Jeremy C. Shipp
A Life in Five Objects by Ross Warren
Death Comes for us All by Eric S. Brown
The Last Resort by Sam Stone
At the ‘Pay Here, Please’ Table by Gary A. Braunbeck
Der Engel der Liebe by Dean M. Drinkel
The Frequency of Death by Marty Young
The Final Peace by Gary Fry
Do No Harm by Joe McKinney
Non-Returnable by Rick Hautala

Includes a poem by Adam Lowe and interior artwork by Will Jacques.
Introduction by: Gary McMahon
Cover artist: Ben Baldwin (www.benbaldwin.co.uk)
Editor: Joe Mynhardt

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On October 24, 2013 - 10:25am

Richard on fire! Congrats, sir.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 24, 2013 - 2:35pm

thanks. turned out to be one hell of a TOC. stoked. love that cover art, too.

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies October 24, 2013 - 8:08pm

BUSY DAY!

The new issue of Mayday Magazine has just gone live with my story "Flowers for Jessica" in it. Love, loss, death, slick glossy sex in the woods, a flower bud for a heart...the usual. Thanks to Okla Elliott and Raul Clement for the support. An interview with George Saunders, fiction by Michael Czyzniejewski, and so much more, too much to list.

http://www.maydaymagazine.com/

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MattF from Tokyo is reading Borges' Collected Fictions October 25, 2013 - 2:59am

Good stuff! Love that Mayday cover as well.

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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes October 25, 2013 - 4:12am

I just wanted to pop in to congratulate everyone. This is really cool and quite inspirational. 

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 25, 2013 - 11:15pm

I wrote this piece on The Exorcist to get pumped for Halloween: http://revoltdaily.org/the-sow-is-mine-40-years-of-the-exorcist/

PLUS there is 5 days worth of cool Halloween themed articles and horror stories on RD, with even more Halloween goodness to follow Mon-Thurs. I have some amazing horror flash from authors we know and love, and a few articles I'm REALLY excited to share with the world. So, yeah! Stay tuned. 

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Fritz October 26, 2013 - 9:27am

Good stuff everyone! - keep at it.

as per finding submission places: duotrope has kept me busier than I have time. And the facebook groups are always throwing more things out. Look and you will find.

Best of luck everybody.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters November 1, 2013 - 1:15pm
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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters November 4, 2013 - 8:12am

I wrote some flash fiction and Counterexample Poetics was nice enough to publish it. 

Go read! 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt November 4, 2013 - 9:38am

Nice one, Jessica. Definitely packed an emotional punch. 

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin November 4, 2013 - 10:08am

Congrats Avery, really nice. I've never fainted, loved the way you described it as opposed to panic attacks. Kind of beautiful. The difference between castles and palaces could almost be a metaphor for people, I think.

And yeah, I love an emotional gut punch.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On November 4, 2013 - 11:57am

Love this one, Jess. The setting's the thing here. Makes it more epic.

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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes November 4, 2013 - 12:06pm

Great story. Love the description of the panic and her choices. 

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Michael J. Riser from CA, TX, Japan, back to CA is reading The Tyrant - Michael Cisco, The Devil Takes You Home - Gabino Iglesias November 5, 2013 - 8:45am

Man, Richard, those covers are absolutely fantastic. You should wrangle them folks in for Dark House. I love that and the Chiral Mad 2 cover to the point where I sincerely wish they were posters.

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig November 5, 2013 - 10:58am

Seriously though, Jessica... WOW. I know I already told you how much I loved that flash, but I figured I'd say it here for everyone else to see...

I've just started writing for a music site called Sound Convictions and my first piece went up today. It's about how I got into underground music as a kid and how you can support local/independent bands and venues... I think it'd be cool to hear from musicians who've been there, done that, on what I missed or got wrong. I can only speak from my own limited experience, after all. Anyway, here it is: http://www.soundconvictions.com/blog/bid/323657/How-to-get-into-a-local-music-scene-without-playing-music

 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 5, 2013 - 1:32pm

@MJR - yeah i saw that Michael Baile had posters for the Chiral Mad 2 for some book fairs / conferences and i kind of want a print. i could just stare at it. not many covers deserve to be framed, right?

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PatrickWhitehurst November 5, 2013 - 4:35pm

New to LitReactor and was drawn to the whoring thread right off the bat...

My first mystery Monterey Noir, featuring a homeless man and his pack of dogs who live under Old Fisherman's Whard on California's central coast, is now available from Deerstalker Editions!

 

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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 8, 2013 - 12:06pm

Solarcide Is Back!

We took a nice, long month off in October to celebrate Halloween properly, and also to celebrate our newest release, “Flash Me! The Sinthology”—which by the way is now available in paperback here.

We kick off November with a nice guest feature from author Eric Del Carlo, titled “Footsteps of the Dragon.”

Other stories of his have appeared in Asimov’s, Shimmer, and more recently, the new Splatterlands anthology from Grey Matter Press.

Footsteps of the Dragon,” his latest, is live at Solarcide right here.

We hope everyone had a safe and swell enough Halloween—and Thank You All for the continued support—2014 is just around the corner, will be Year Three for Solarcide…

                                                      

 

 

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA November 9, 2013 - 6:35pm

I'm the new artist for AXE COP. I'll be drawing, inking and coloring a huge ongoing weekly story written by my two nieces, ages 5 and 9. If you're not familiar with Axe Cop, it's a webcomic about a cop with an axe, written by a kid. It's got a TV show on Fox and it's wildly awesome.

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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes November 9, 2013 - 6:59pm

That looks awesome! Cool, Tom. 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt November 9, 2013 - 9:39pm

That does look wildly awesome. Just read the first five. 

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Gordon B. White from Seattle November 9, 2013 - 11:20pm

Normally I would feel a little bad about tooting my own horn (at least in public), but this is the "Official Whoring Thread" after all . . .

My flash fiction piece "The Rising Son" won the first prize over at Cease, Cow's Hallow/Hallowed Flash Fiction Contest.  http://ceasecows.com/2013/11/09/the-rising-son-by-gordon-white/  While deeply thrilled to have won, the real claim to fame is that Stephen Graham Jones was the guest judge for the finalists, so now he has officially read 1/12th as many of my stories as I have of his.

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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes November 10, 2013 - 7:06am

Excellent story, Gordon! Congratulations. 

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore November 10, 2013 - 8:12am

Yes, I read and retweeted that the other day. Nice job, and congrats!

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories November 10, 2013 - 9:06am

It's a great story--nice job, Gordon!

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland November 10, 2013 - 11:17am

@Tom. Axe Cop is the awesomest!!! Congrats. Great work!!!

@Gordon, Great story. Congrats on the win.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On November 10, 2013 - 12:25pm

Great story, Gordon.

 

Tom, that's awesome--congrats!

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Michael J. Riser from CA, TX, Japan, back to CA is reading The Tyrant - Michael Cisco, The Devil Takes You Home - Gabino Iglesias November 10, 2013 - 2:54pm

That's fantastic, Tom! Big Axe Cop fan, awesome to see you getting to jump in with both feet. I had no idea. Been out of the loop as far as like ... sort of everything lately.

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Renfield from Hell is reading 20th Century Ghosts November 10, 2013 - 3:15pm

You are now my hero, Tom.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA November 10, 2013 - 4:57pm

Thanks y'all! I'm excited. I hope it opens up a few opportunities.

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles November 11, 2013 - 1:24pm
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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes November 11, 2013 - 5:32pm

Excellent story, Eddie. I also quite liked the last one you posted about. 

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Eddie McNamara from NYC is reading High as the Horse's Bridles November 12, 2013 - 4:42am

Grazie Whammer

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies November 14, 2013 - 11:49pm

In case you missed the FULL TOC for Chiral Mad 2, here it is:

01 - The Right Thing (400) - Jack Ketchum
02 - Flowers Blooming in the Season of Atrophy (2500) - Max Booth III
03 - The Counselor (2600) - Mort Castle
04 - Mnemonicide (5200) - James Chambers
05 - Approaching Lavender (4900) - Lucy Snyder
06 - Empathy (3100) - John Skipp
07 - Another Man's Bones (1700) - Mason Bundschuh
08 - Interference (3200) - Andrew Hook
09 - Tight Partners (5200) - Gene O'Neill
10 - Picture-in-Picture (3400) - Dustin Lavalley
11 - Indian Summer (3700) - Philip Perron
12 - Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity (12300) - David Morrell
13 - The Tended Field of Eido Yamata (3400) - Jonny M. Kelley
14 - In the Eyes of the Beholder (1300) - Ann K. Boyer
15 - The Chute (5400) - Gary McMahon
16 - Versions (4400) - Erinn Kemper
17 - Playing with Fire (2400) - Richard Thomas
18 - The Word (15000) - Ramsey Campbell
19 - Scavenging (5000) - Kevin Lucia
20 - Whitechapel (4800) - El G Grande
21 - A Guide to Etiquette and Comportment for the Sisters of Henley House (3800) - Emily Cataneo
22 - Blood Women (5300) - Usman Tanveer Malik
23 - Dear Boy (3400) - John Biggs
24 - When I Was (2500) - Tom Monteleone
25 - Welcome Home, All You Uninvited (5500) - Erik T. Johnson
26 - The Geminis (4600) - John Palisano
27 - Passing Affliction (4500) - Patrick O'Neill
28 - The Great Pity (9000) - Gary A. Braunbeck

Thanks to Michael Bailey and Written Backwards. This is going to be...wait for it...legendary. Honored. Stoked.

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Wendy Hammer from Indiana is reading One Night in Sixes November 15, 2013 - 7:08am

What a great looking collection. Congratulations!