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Poetry Publishers That Do Not Charge Reading Fees Because reading fees suck.

Just a note on older posts …

Most of the articles I did for businesses and metal bands on the now-defunct online radio I worked for vanished when the scamming fuckers that ran the site started pulling crap. I moved what I could here. So, in case anyone is wondering, those were initially done for other sites. About 80 percent of the …

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AWRW Book Review: Wicked Witches @NEHorror #WickedWitches #Horror #BookReview

New England has a rich, dark history with the supernatural. From this region many writers of dark fiction have fueled their stories. One chapter in history has been the stuff of legends and nightma… Source: AWRW Book Review: Wicked Witches @NEHorror #WickedWitches #BookReview

ABODE

I am super stoked to announce that Bloodshot Books will release my horror novel, Abode, in 2017. We will be debuting this at Necon, to be specific. More to come!

The Ariadne Project: Who Is Ariadne?

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I heard you, Dionysos. 

Ariadne_and_DioSo, as I begin to delve into the idea of Ariadne as a goddess, equal in stature to Dionysos, I know that I will have to dig deep and be exhaustive. Before I even begin, I know that the source material that exists on Ariadne is a mess. I know that I may be embarking on what could wind up being years, rather than days or weeks, of intensive research.

There are three different version of why Ariadne isn’t with Theseus, at least two different versions of what her relationship with Dionysos is like, and a half dozen versions of how or why she died.

The story we all think of, naturally, is Ariadne with her golden string, helping Theseus escape from the labyrinth and the Minotaur because she was in love with him. She sails away with him, and then he leaves her on an…

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Her Scales Shine Like Music — Tor.com

“Her Scales Shine Like Music” by Rajnar Vajra is a moving science fiction novelette about an encounter and budding relationship between two aliens, one human, who are the only living creatures occupying a planet in deep space. The human is assigned to guard a valuable find, while his colleagues leave, to file a report with… via …

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TOC For Wicked Witches (New England Horror Writers Anthology)

Stoked to be a part of this! This witch-themed antho will be released in Salem, Mass., Halloween weekend. Wicked Witches - ToC - (Random Order) Rob Smales - Moving House Morgan Sylvia - To Dance the Witch's Circle Again John M. McIlveen - In Agatha Craggin's Defense James A. Moore - Home Again Morven Westfield …

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TOC for Twice Upon An Apocalypse

From the twisted minds that brought you Once Upon An Apocalypse, Scott Goudsward and Rachel Kenley are proud to present the final TOC for Twice Upon an Apocalypse coming 2017 from Joe Mynhardt and Crystal Lake Publishing. 21 Tales of Lovecraftian horrors mashed with the fairy tales that your parents used to read before bedtime. …

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Matthew M. Bartlett on Rangel, Independent Publishing, and the Horror/Weird Renaissance

Matthew M. Bartlett’s debut short story collection, Gateways to Abomination, was a critical success, drawing praise from some of the top names in the underground horror and weird literature field. … Source: Matthew M. Bartlett on Rangel, Independent Publishing, and the Horror/Weird Renaissance