Crescendo of Darkness Edited by Jeremiah Donaldson “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” -Victor Hugo My short story “Become the Music” has been selected to appear in the upcoming Crescendo of Darkness anthology. Music can change hearts, minds, and lives. It can also destroy. Can […]
Tina Connolly does a fantastic job reading my humorous flash fiction piece “Immeasurable” on her Parsec winning Toasted Cake podcast. If you have 10 minutes to spare, give it a listen to episode 167 on the Toasted Cake site. Tina Connolly is the author of the Ironskin trilogy from Tor Books, and the Seriously Wicked […]
My guest stint on the HorrorAddicts.net podcast continues, and it’s the funniest episode yet. Way funnier than other horror podcasts, I’m sure. Season 12, episode 140 continues the Next Great Horror Writer contest, where 13 contestants (alas, one has fallen by the wayside) compete in writing challenges. The horror hostess, Emerian Rich, and I not […]
Much to my own surprise, I’ve been appearing on the HorrorAddicts.net podcast as a judge of the ongoing Next Great Horror Writer contest. This season on HorrorAddicts.net fourteen up and coming horror writers are competing for a book deal and various other prizes. In a reality contest worthy of Mark Burnett, the contestants are producing […]
Among my several in-progress novels, I occasionally remember to send a rare short story out into the world. One arrives this month in Clockwork Wonderland, an anthology inspired by the theme of Alice in Wonderland and clocks. Every author had a different take. Mine was a loopy and dark kids playground of ideas. Here’s an […]
Join horror authors Emerian Rich, Michele Roger, Heather Roulo, Crystal Connor, the host of Psychology in Seattle podcast’s Dr. Kirk Honda, actress/director Abe Eke, anthropologist and author Conrad Wesley Clough and author Joe Teeples for an evening of light appetizers, fancy soft drinks, robust conversation, trivia and prizes in a round table discussion of how and if our bedtime stories still […]
I’m pleased to announce that my sci-fi/zombie Plague Master series will be released through HorrorAddicts.net Press. A new edition of the first book, Plague Master: Sanctuary Dome is available on Amazon.com. The content is completely unchanged, though the book is a more squat and fat than the old print version. HorrorAddicts is excited about my books, […]
Hi! This is Sparklyjemz, the teenage fan of Plague Master: Sanctuary Dome giving you my view on the characters by making SIMS characters that looks like and have traits like in the book. I couldn’t find a favorite quote this time, but I did change into some zombie-fighting gear! This may have something to do with his […]
Hi Fans, Friends, and New Readers, I hope you’re looking for something quick to read. Check out the long anticipated release of my mournful fantasy flash fiction “I Am Your Heartbeat” from Evil Girlfriend Media (EGM). Evil Girlfriend Media will be moving away from publishing their EGM Shorts series. The editor, Jennifer Brozek explains in […]
This week the weekly science journal Nature published my short story along with a column about the inspiration for the story and a lovely piece of art. “Robot Burial” is a touching story about a man in the somber position of having to dispose of his robot. It is in the Nature Futures column for January 26, 2016. […]
