Another publication!

Readers:

I'm extremely pleased to announce that my short story, Bad Samaritan, has been chosen to appear in Issue 27 of Liquid Imagination!

Issue 27 will be published at the end of the month [November] -- I'll post more information when it is available.

Stay tuned for additional updates...

Halloween 2015

Dear Readers:

Halloween has long been one of my favorite holidays of the year.  Hope that yours is a scream!

Make sure to read a scary book or watch a scary movie to commemorate the most frightening day of the year...

 

Creepy Campfire Quarterly

Quick message / acknowledgement on the CCQ Facebook page...

Looking forward to seeing this collection in print in April 2016!

Tales Told in the Dark Issue #6 cover art

 Readers:

I've just been informed by Brides of Chaos, the publishers of the Tales Told in the Dark anthology series, that issue #6 will be avaiable for purchase in both Kindle and hardcopy version on September 30th--just in time for Halloween.

This double sized issue will feature my short story, Still Born.

The cover art for the issue my story appears in is shown to the left. 

To pre-order your copy, click HERE.

Issue #6 has a great lineup, with some very creative authors.  Here's how this collection is described on Amazon.com:


Uncut and double-sized, the sixth 9Tales Told in the dark is packed full of terror, mayhem, and gore.
FEATURING:

  Deathstaller by Shawn P. Madison
  Witchskin by Rik Hunik
  Tunnel Vision by Samuel Brower
  Sculptor Man, Sculpt Me Something Awful by Alex Živko-Clark
  God of Blood by Chris Capps
  Dinner Call by Daniel J. Kirk
  Mold by George Strasburg
  It Even Casts Shadows by Douglas Kolacki
  Cold Fire by Thomas Canfield
  An End for Some by Jason Lairamore
  Still Born by Ryan Neil Falcone
  Social Studies by Tim McDaniel
  Treasure by Kenneth O’Brien
  Sacrifices by Jim Lee
  My Queen, My Queen by Christine Ruggiano
  Spider House by Bill Pace
  Rain & Iron by Benjamin Sperduto
  Snow Man By Thomas Anderson

WARNING: Content is targeted toward a mature adult audience, all others move along and enjoy the comfort of your nightlight.

Readers:

I'm pleased to announce that my short story, Unsafe, has been accepted to appear in the second volume of the Creepy Campfire Quarterly second anthology series, brought to market by EMP Publishing. 

Unsafe is a story about a five year old girl whose abusive daily home life pales in comparison to the torment she 's subjected to nightly by the terrifying supernatural entity haunting her closet.

This anthology will be published on April 20, 2016.  Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to publication!

Have a great weekend!

Literary Hatchet issue #12--featuring my short story, "Irreconcilable Differences," is available online

Issue #12 of PearTree Press's journal of the macabre, Literary Hatchet, has just been published!

Issue #12 features my flash fiction story, Irreconcilable Differences-- a story about a couple with a dissolving marriage having their last ditch attempt at reconciliation interrupted by an interloping mugger.

A PDF of this issue can be downloaded for free by clicking HERE.

A print copy of this issue can be purchased for $14.00 at CreateSpace after August 18, 2015.

I'll have more publication news to pass along later this week, so stay tuned...

Enjoy!

On a roll!

Anyone who's ever attempted the arduous process of trying to get something they've written published understands what a time consuming, tedious, fraught with rejection process it can be.

For those of you who aren't familiar, imagine all of the creative and editorial effort that goes into writing something that you work on until you get it just right, and then spending time researching markets that are a good fit for your work, and then sending it out and having to wait weeks [or months] for a response.  Regardless of quality, the vast majority of responses will invariably be rejections -- and once you get a rejection, you have to go back to the beginning of the process and start the entire cycle over again.

So with that backdrop in mind, I'm pleased to pass along that I'm three-for-three this week in terms of hearing back from prospective publishers!

My story, "Still Born," will appear in this summer's edition of Told in the Dark, published by 9Tales. I'll pass along more information about how to obtain a copy closer to the publication date.

Given how frustrating--and SLOW--it often is trying to get your work into print as described above, it is a gratifying turn of events to have a week like this, and have three original stories accepted by paying markets.  Nice way to kick of a holiday weekend!

Happy Memorial Day, everyone!


  

The Hot Streak Continues!

Double Boom!!

I just got notification that my story, "Irreconcilable Differences," has  been selected to appear in the August 2015 issue of Literary Hatchet, a journal dedicated to dark fiction that is published by Pear Tree Press.

This is a short story that I've had on the back burner for quite some time.  I plucked it out of moth balls a few weeks ago, and revamped the story significantly before sending it out for prospective publication.  I'm pleased that it found a home with LH--a journal that I enjoy reading.

I'll keep readers posted about the journal's availability closer to the publication date, but in the meantime--here are a few very cool cover designs from past issues of Literary Hatchet, submitted for your enjoyment!


       

BOOM!!!

Readers, I'm pleased to announce that my short story, "Ride Like the Wind," has been accepted to appear in an upcoming issue of Stupefying Stories, published by Rampant Loon Media.

This publication is particularly exciting for me [1] because I love this story, and [2] because Stupefying Stories is published / edited by one of my all time favorite authors, the iconic Bruce Bethke.

This is my top publication credit to date--and a great "home" for this particular story.  I'd personally like to thank both Mr. Bethke and the folks from Stupefying Stories for their consideration of this manuscript.

I've got lots of other stories out there in the publication queue, so stay tuned for future updates!

Happy spring!

It’s been a LONG time since I’ve posted a blog update, largely because I didn’t have any news to report.  Following the birth of our second daughter last summer, I took a bit of an extended hiatus from writing.  Between that and a career change, I simply didn’t have the capacity to devote the required time, effort, attention, and creativity needed to write.

But the ember burned the entire time, even when I wasn’t actively writing.  So I’m pleased to report that I’ve been back at it for the past several weeks—working both on new projects, and also revising several previously completed [but unpublished] stories.

I’m also excited to report that I’ve recently put the finishing touches on a collaborative project co-authored with my friend, and fellow author, Sean Wark.  We spent more than three years on this novelette, from conception through idea generation, and later writing / editing.  I’m VERY excited about this manuscript's potential, and where it might get placed!

The next step is to get some stories submitted for publication.  I’m ready to pull the pin on the grenade, lob a few stories out there, and see what happens.

Boom!