2014 Spring-Summer Publications

There’s a lot happening on the publishing front in April, May, June and July. It’s funny, the same thing happened last year after a dry spell – four publications in four months, then another dry spell.

Lovecraft eZine "King in Yellow" special issue, April 2014
Lovecraft eZine “King in Yellow” special issue, April 2014

Last week saw the publication of the April Lovecraft eZine, a special King in Yellow issue guest edited by noted Chambers-obsessed madman, Joseph S. Pulver Sr. This issue includes my long story “No Mask to Conceal Her Voice. Not only is the eZine be free to read online, but you can also order a print copy if you prefer. The Kindle ebook version is available on Amazon. Publisher Mike Davis gave me a print copy at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, and it looks fantastic.

Here’s Nick Gucker’s knockout illustration from my story:

"No Mask to Conceal Her Voice" illustration by Nick Gucker for Lovecraft eZine
“No Mask to Conceal Her Voice” illustration by Nick Gucker for Lovecraft eZine

April should also see the paperback publication of Mighty in Sorrow, the Current 93 tribute anthology edited by Jordan Krall. The Kindle ebook version of this is already available here, but of course many readers prefer a tangible paper copy. I’ve previously blogged about the Table of Contents here — there are some great writers in this book (Pulver, Mills, Cushing, Lockhart, Satyamurthy, tc.), and I’m proud to have my short piece “May Dawn Redeem What Night Destroys” included. The cover:

Mighty in Sorrow, a Current 93 tribute anthology
Mighty in Sorrow, a Current 93 tribute anthology

Soon I will have some more information, and maybe a pre-order link, for a limited edition chapbook of my novella, “Far From Streets.” This is a dark and strange story of a marriage, a cabin in the forest, the way time sometimes slips away from us. I think of it as a cross between “The Willows,” the classic story by Algernon Blackwood, and Antichrist, the recent film by director Lars von Trier.

I’ll hold off on sharing the cover for now until the publisher is ready, but here’s a little hint.

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Last, but by no means least, is Children of Old Leech, a tribute anthology dedicated to the fiction of Laird Barron, and published by Word Horde. It’s a great thrill to be part of this project, rubbing shoulders with some of weird & horror fictions’s greatest names. My story is called “Firedancing.”

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You can preorder Children of Old Leech and receive the hardcover along with an ebook version. Here’s that link again because you just know you wanna grab this book! Lastly, the Children of Old Leech ad card from Word Horde listing the authors included.

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That’s quite a bit of stuff coming, and I hope to have even more to announce soon.

Mighty in Sorrow Table of Contents

Here’s the official table of contents, straight from Editor Jordan Krall:

MIGHTY IN SORROW – A tribute to David Tibet and Current 93

Table of Contents

Andrew Liles – Foreword
Nikki Guerlain – SMOKE WINDING THROUGH PETRICHOR
Michael Griffin – MAY DAWN REDEEM WHAT NIGHT DESTROYS
Ross E. Lockhart – A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS
Daniel Mills – WHISTLER’S GORE
Nicole Cushing – THE SUFFERING CLOWN
Josh Myers – AIRWAVES BURST TO BLISSFUL
Edward Morris – LULLABY
Ian Delacroix – THE MAN OF THE CROSSES
Jon R. Meyers – ALL IN A ROW
Kent Gowran – THROUGH OUR MASTER’S BLOOD WE SING
Michael Allen Rose – THE PUPPET OF GRUDGES
Neal Alan Spurlock – ANYWAY PEOPLE DIE
D.P. Watt – MALICE AND MAJESTY
Bob Freeman – MOURN NOT THE SLEEPLESS CHILDREN
Andrew Wayne Adams – ADAM CATMAN
Jayaprakash Satyamurthy – ‘there comes a midnighthour…’
James Champagne – THE WITHERING ECHO
Robert M. Price – THE INMOST DARKNESS
Joseph Pulver Sr. – when the twilighttwilight of nihil.nihil chimes…
Dustin Reade – CHRIST BEGAT THE PERVERSIONS
Michael Göttert – SHADOWS AND ABYSS
Dinah Prim – THE INVOCATION OF NODDY
Chris Kelso – NIGHTMARE FOR THE IRON YOUTH
Thomas Ligotti – IN A FOREIGN TOWN, IN A FOREIGN LAND
Hyacinthe L. Raven – OR ALONE

Story Acceptance: May Dawn Redeem What Night Destroys

I seem to be on a pretty good roll lately. Just received word my story “May Dawn Redeem What Night Destroys” has been accepted for inclusion in MIGHTY IN SORROW, a fiction anthology tribute to the amazing band Current 93.

This is very exciting! I love the band, and had all kinds of fun creating something to fit the theme. Can’t wait to appear in the same pages as some great experimental & weird fiction writers. My thanks to editor Jordan Krall.