Rebecca is afraid of the dark and hates being alone, but that is how she finds herself in the beginning of Jeff Strand's new novella Faint of Heart. When her husband Gary takes off on a camping trip in the Alaskan wilderness with some buddies, it leaves Rebecca all by her lonesome to deal with …
Category: horror
Over the Pond We Go!
Well, the 2012 Invasion has left the states and landed on the shores of the UK. Crowded Quaratine Press has accepted my story "For Our Sins: A Fable" for their Ten Silver Bullets anthology coming soon. The book will be available in the US, UK, and other places around the world. I would like to …
The Reflecting Pool
Looking down at the still water, I pull out a penny from my worn and tattered jeans. Glancing down at the copper piece I close my eyes, make a wish, and flip it into the still glass-like pool. The coin plunges through the surface and sinks to the bottom while the serene water above forms …
2012 Invasion Is Underway!
Last year, it took until May to sell my first story of the year. Hell, it was the first story I sold...period. I'm happy that this year is starting off quicker, five months quicker. Today on the KnightWatch Press Facebook page, they announced the table of contents for their upcoming Blue, Grey, and Scarlet anthology …
Wow, I’m An Award Winner?
I would like to thank Rose. This evening I was given the Liebster Blog Award. It is a German term for 'dearest' and is given to up-and-coming bloggers. If you would like to check out Rose's blog you can click here and drop by. I hear someone in the crowd shouting, "Speech, speech, speech!" So I …
Updates and Who I Endorse In 2012
First off, I have made some more tweaks to the page and you can now view the Facebook section on the sidebar. That is for the page I set up for just the writing gig, so if you haven't already, go and 'Like It' so I can feel better about myself. There are author links in the …
Happy New Year and the Best Books of 2011
First off faithful readers, Happy New Year! Things are already looking up for 2012 (except for my book buying ban for part of the year). I hope everyone has a good year and we don't die on December 21st like the crazies think we are. I will prepare myself and consume mass quantities of rum …
The Year That Was 2011
Well, this is it. Here we are at the end of 2011 and it was one hell of a year. When the year first started, I had just finished out 2010 with a fun reading at Mo*Con IV and a few rejection slips from editors. That was pretty much my writing career till 2011. Considering …
Daily Frights Now Avalible and a Rant
Welcome! I am pleased to announce that Pill Hill Press's Daily Frights 2012: Leap Year Edition is now for sale. I have two tales haunting its pages, "Monster" and "Dr. Forsythe's Cure". Once again, both are 500 word flash fiction stories. "Monster" was an idea that had been floating around in my head for a …
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Whatever (Buy A Book)!
Like I said in the title, what ever it is you celebrate... have a happy one! To make all your family's dreams come true this holiday season, give the gift of books. What? Do I know of any good ones? Why yes I do! As you can see to the left...Daily Flash 2012 from Pill Hill …
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