Pieces of Midnight

I'm absolutely delighted to announce that my next collection, Pieces of Midnight, will be published by Ash Tree Press.

The book will consist of 17 supernatural stories, some new and some original, with each tale using traditional techniques of the weird tale to hopefully examine modern themes and concerns. This book has been five years in the making, and I can't wait to see it unleashed on an unsuspecting readership.

Update:

Here's the table of contents (in alphabetical order - final running order TBA):

• A RUSTLE OF PAPER (previously unpublished)
• ALL THE LONELY PLACES (previously unpublished)
• A SHADE OF YELLOW
• BEFORE SHE LEAVES (previously unpublished)
• BLACK GLASS
• BROKENBACK IDLE
• BRUTAL SPIRITS
• LOVING ANGELS
• MEG O' GREEN WEEDS
• MY AUTUMN HANDS (previously unpublished)
• MY GRANDFATHER'S GHOSTS
• PAINT IT BLACK (previously unpublished novelette)
• ROAD FLOWERS (previously unpublished)
• SLAP
• SAFETY DANCE (previously unpublished novelette)
• THE KNOCKING
• THE SAND KING

Punch-Drunk

Issue 11 of Bare Bone is out now from Raw Dog Screaming Press, and features my story Punch-Drunk.

Mixed Blessing

So I just handed in the manuscript of Hungry Hearts to my editor, and I feel well...a bit weird.

It's great to hand over a 94,500 MS so that the editing process can begin, but I'm already missing the world I created and the characters I put in it. I miss Rick and Sally, and even crazy Daryl - a man I most certainly would not want to meet in real life. I even miss my dead folk, and that's a bit scary.

I'm proud of what I've achieved with the novel. It's a full-tilt pulp zombie story, but can also be read as an allegory for adultery and the emotional turmoil it brings. I've sweated blood on this thing, but all that hard work paid off today when I hit "send" and handed over my terrible mutant baby.

Reviews

My story in Black Static 10, The Chair, seems to have made something of an impact. Here are a couple of very postive reviews:

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