I’m proud to be appearing in The Dark for a second straight issue. My story “Birds of Lancaster, Lairamore, Lovejoy” will be published in the February issue. This is a particularly noteworthy publication for me, as the story will be the first the world will see that is really not horror in any way. Its […]
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The November issue of The Dark is out, and leading off is my story “The Devil Under the Maison Blue.” Esteemed editor Ellen Datlow has recommended the story: You can read it here for free.
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Nightscript is a new annual journal of strange and inscrutable stories, and its debut volume has been out in the world about a month. Editor CM Muller has put a lot of love into this project, and it shows through the tangible beauty and the surprisingly symbiotic tone that resonates through the stories. So far […]
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I decided to let a month go by so that I could look back tearfully at my first NecronomiCon experience. Or, well, I’ve just been busy. Either way, in late August I descended upon Providence, RI, and three days later I was a changed writer. But bear with me a few moments while I work my way […]
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I’ll be in Providence RI tomorrow for the beginning of NecronomiCon, that great beacon for weird and horror. After having attended my first convention just this past May at the World Horror Convention (while sitting on two panels), it’s great to be able to venture north to NecronomiCon in the same year. I’ll be meeting […]
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Aickman’s Heirs, edited by Simon Strantzas, has been out in the world since late May, and I stand by my original prediction: It is very, very good, the kind of good that makes you wonder why there haven’t been a dozen Robert Aickman tributes before now. Fans of Reggie Oliver and Peter Straub will likewise […]
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I’ve sold a novelette to the great Paula Guran for her The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu: New Lovecraftian Fiction, due out next spring in the UK and US. The story’s an 11,000-word mini-beast called “I Do Not Count the Hours.” The table of contents is a wondrous thing, and I am beyond honored to share […]
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I was surprised enough when Simon Strantzas invited me to write a story for the Robert Aickman tribute anthology he is editing. Double that surprise: He’s agreed to take the story, and I’ve scratched an item off my bucket list. Aickman was such an unsung master. I won’t foam at the mouth about him here. […]
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As the title of this post so subtly hints, I’ve sold two new stories recently. Unlikely Story will be publishing “Bookends” in their annual Journal of Unlikely Entomology. It’s a story of grief and a paralyzing decision, costarring periodical cicadas. The issue will be out in November. I’m looking forward to the strange and interesting imaginings of […]
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Simon Strantzas recently tapped me to continue the “Writing Process Blog Tour” chain that’s currently trending online. He’s a sufficiently awesome and accomplished author to render me flattered that I was even on his radar. And since I update this site with a woeful infrequency, I accepted his homework assignment. What are you working on? […]
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