Even at my most pragmatic, the melodramatic fact remains that I only get one day like this in my life. My first book, full of things I made up, has been released. The paperback and e-book are now available on Amazon. Pre-orders have shipped or dropped into Kindles. I am proud of this book, and […]
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My debut collection, Greener Pastures, is available to pre-order in three places: Shock Totem Publications’ web store and the US Kindle and UK Kindle stores on Amazon. The book collects eight previously published stories and three that are exclusive to the collection. The gorgeous wraparound cover from Michael Bukowski still kills me every time I look at […]
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My latest publication once again comes courtesy of The Dark–“Birds of Lancaster, Lairamore, Lovejoy” leads off their wonderful February issue. This story is a slight departure for me, as it features no overt or direct horror elements or intentions. Just the chance convergence of two very different people who have something surprising to share. And, […]
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A week after I learned that my story “The Devil Under the Maison Blue” had been selected for inclusion in The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2016, the story got more big love: Year’s Best Weird Fiction will also reprint it in their forthcoming third volume. “The Devil Under the Maison Blue” originally appeared […]
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I am thrilled to share that editor Paula Guran has selected my story “The Devil Under the Maison Blue” (originally published in The Dark #10) for her wonderful best-of anthology, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, to be published this year. Check out the impressive table of contents. This is my first appearance in […]
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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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Welcome to the online home of author Michael Wehunt. Here you’ll find my latest news, announcements, and musings. My fiction tends to the darker end of the spectrum, but the only true constant is a love of the literary, words strung in a line, be it the beauty of regular old life or old things that shouldn’t be scratching at the inside of the closet door. These differences really aren’t that different. Enjoy.
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Michael Wehunt 