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D.J Qualls as a morally confused human stain cleaner in the movie adaptation of Stranger Will?

December 5, 2012

Am I the Next Big Thing? Up-front honesty: no, I'm not the Next Big Thing. However, I have been asked by Richard Thomas to be a part of this blog Q&A thing called The Next Big Thing. I'd explain what The Next Big Thing blog Q&A is, but really, little explanation is needed. I was asked the following questions, and in turn, I will ask the following questions of a new group of writers (listed below the responses). On to the self-indulgence. What is the working title of your next book? Technically, it’s Stranger Will, due out January 16th 2013, but that’s a re-release of a novel. As for unpublished work, I’m working on two: The Synapse and The Bettors; I promise neither title will stay, as they both follow an unfulfilled [definite article] [vague noun] pattern that should probably be reserved only for terrible magazine rack thrillers. Where did the idea come…

Apocellypsis, a Short Horror Story, is now at ManArchy Mag

October 29, 2012

I don't write horror. At least, I don't think I do. But sometimes, something I write gets called horror. I guess it makes sense. So, sometimes people come to me asking to write a horror story for them. Such was the case with ManArchy Magazine (though I do write a column for them, so I suppose it was less a testament to my horror chops and perhaps more to ManArchy's inclusivity). Head over to ManArchy Magazine now to read my short, short, short story, Apocellypsis. Not enticed enough? What if I told you that the title is a mash-up of apocalypse and ellipsis? How's that treat you, grammar nerd?

Look mom, I made the cover of Noir at the Bar 2

October 1, 2012

Back for another round of booze, blood and bad taste, Noir at the Bar continues its assault on the literate world. Contributors include: Jedidiah Ayres, Frank Bill, Jane Bradley, Sonia L. Coney, Hilary Davidson, Les Edgerton, Nate Flexer, Matthew C. Funk, Jesus Angel Garcia, Glenn Gray, Kevin Lynn Helmick, Gordon Highland, John Hornor Jacobs, David James Keaton, Tim Lane, Erik Lundy, Jason Makansi, Matthew McBride, Jon McGoran, Cortright McMeel, Aaron Michael Morales, Scott Phillips, Robert J. Randisi & Christine Matthews, John Rector, Caleb J. Ross, Duane Swierczynski, Mark W. Tiedemann, Fred Venturini, Benjamin Whitmer and Nic Young You will definitely need to order this collection. Available (exclusively, I think) via Subterranean Books (online and in person), based in St. Louis, Missouri. The store is amazing. Help the indie bookstores, order a copy now! Click here to order Noir at the Bar 2

1-25-2013. More content. Fewer typos. One less creepy old man on the cover.

September 20, 2012

Expect it here, at Perfect Edge Books

Noir at the Bar vol.2 is available and sexy

September 14, 2012

Noir at the Bar, vol. 2, with my story "The Lipidopterist" (read at a Noir at the Bar event at Meshuggah Cafe in St. Louis MO on February 28, 2012) Many thanks to Jedidiah Ayres and Scott Phillips for putting this together. Featuring stories by (in alphabetical order): Jedidiah Ayres, Frank Bill, Jane Bradley, Sonia L. Coney, Hilary Davidson, Les Edgerton, Nate Flexer, Matthew C. Funk, Jesus Angel Garcia, Glenn Gray, Kevin Lynn Helmick, Gordon Highland, John Hornor Jacobs, David James Keaton, Tim Lane, Erik Lundy, Jason Makansi, Matthew McBride, Jon McGoran, Cortright McMeel, Aaron Michael Morales, Scott Phillips, Robert J. Randisi & Christine Matthews, John Rector, Caleb J. Ross, Duane Swierczynski, Mark W. Tiedemann, Fred Venturini, Benjamin Whitmer and Nic Young.

I read my story Petty Injuries at The Next Best Book Blog.

August 27, 2012

Ever wanted to hear my very first published short story, Petty Injuries, read out loud by me? No? Well then don’t head over to TNBBC’s The Next Best Book Blog today. I have to admit, without sounding full of myself I hope, that this story still works damn well, even though I wrote it in 2006. I’m still very, very proud of it. That’s something that I’ve always had as a goal for myself, that if I have my name attached to something, I would forever be proud of it. Click to listen to me read Petty Injuries. Let it work on you. Use it as ambiance to your daily minutea.

Stranger Will to see a new life with a new publisher

July 23, 2012

Many people have been asking me if Stranger Will is to be reprinted following the news of it's current/previous publisher closing down. The short answer is yes, Stranger Will is to see a new life. The longer answer--to the assumed question of "when?"--is that I'm not 100% sure. I do know who the publisher will be, and I do have a pretty good idea of when it will be published, but I'm a bit of a superstitious geek when it comes to revealing good news. Suffice it to say that the novel should come back even better and bigger than every before, toting extra materials not seen in any of the previous printings.