Teaser Tuesday 10/20/2015: “Helen of Sparta”
So this week I’m reading Helen of Sparta, a historical novel by Amalia Carosella that tells the story of Helen of Troy when she was just plain Helen.
So this week I’m reading Helen of Sparta, a historical novel by Amalia Carosella that tells the story of Helen of Troy when she was just plain Helen.
So this week I’m reading Pale Queen Rising, by A.R. Kahler, in which an assassin from Faerie (who, despite being from Faerie, is not actually of Faerie) is charged by Queen Mab with finding out who is skimming off the top of her harvest of Dream. Which is, apparently, a little bit like skimming meth … Continue reading Teaser Tuesday 10/6/2015: “Pale Queen Rising”
So this week I’m reading Devil’s Lair, by David Wisehart, in which William of Ockham — yes, that William of Ockham — goes in search of the Holy Grail. And how does one find the Holy Grail? By retracing the steps of the narrator of Dante’s Inferno, of course!
So this week I’m reading No Sleep Till Brooklyn No Hope For Gomez! by Graham Parke. This is the humorous story of one Gomez Porter, a subject in an experimental drug trial who begins to have strange experiences that he documents on his blog. Hmm, strange experiences documented on a blog? That sounds familiar …
Or at least, one 6×9 glossy book cover and one 6×9 matte book cover, neither with circles or arrows.
No random rejections, reviews, or scans of early childhood scribblings this week — it’s the last day of my vacation! But rather than let Sunday go home empty-handed from Scribblings, here’s a randomly selected short story from the unpublished archives. Any resemblance to Night at the Museum is purely coincidental, as this story predates it … Continue reading Short Story: The Patter of Little Feet
Earlier, I wrote a brief story about how I got into the horror field; now, as promised, is the story of how I got out.
In the comments for my “Pinch Bobby ‘Til He Bleeds” post, Almostgotit asked how I got into writing horror and why I got out. Like many things in life, I just sort of stumbled into it, but getting out again was a little more complicated.
In addition to a number of short stories, I have published eight novels and appeared in two anthologies. You can view and (if you would be so kind) purchase any of them by clicking on the covers. FATHER’S BOOKS “That was my doll when I was little,” Beth said. “Can I see her?” Janice looked … Continue reading Books & Anthologies