short fiction: "night soliloquy"
The Library of the Dead is now live on Amazon.
The anthology contains my story "Night Soliloquy" alongside new fiction by Yvonne Navarro, Mary SanGiovanni, Brian Keene, Roberta Lannes, Kealan Patrick Burke, Chris Marrs, Jesus F. Gonzalez, Weston Ochse, Lucy A. Snyder, Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Rena Mason, Michael McBride, Erinn Kemper, Gene O'Neill, and Gary A. Braunbeck, with illustrations by Glenn Denny Gak, an introduction/novelette by Norman Partridge, and an interlinking story by "The Librarian," aka Michael Bailey, to guide you throughout.
These are just some of the illustrations done by Gak.
See all of them, including photos of the book and the real library of the dead in Oakland California, here.
See all of them, including photos of the book and the real library of the dead in Oakland California, here.
...and here is the artwork GAK did for my story, "Night Soliloquy."
Everyone, meet Fern.
As soon as is humanly possibly, this artwork will be hanging above my writing desk. I am in love.
Everyone, meet Fern.
As soon as is humanly possibly, this artwork will be hanging above my writing desk. I am in love.
Read more about The Library of the Dead on my blog.
poetry: "estuary"
Shroud 16 is live on Amazon. The Spring Issue features "Estuary," my poem about a death which has haunted me for
almost eighteen years. Tim Deal of Shroud Publishing will
later compile the work from it into a print omnibus edition.
Here's an excerpt from a great review up already for the issue. If you enjoy reading on your Kindle, consider taking a look at this stellar mag.
“Another absolutely awesome offering from the folks at Shroud! You just won't find such a diverse, eclectic, though-provoking, cerebral, guttural—and, yeah, grizzly, unnerving and downright terrifying collection of work anywhere else...The art, reviews, fiction and nonfiction blend seamlessly into a nightmarish and truly memorable experience. Shroud consistently gathers only the very best of established and new writers and artists, with a keen eye towards work that will stick with you, keep you awake at night...keep you glancing in the dark corners...”
Check it out for $2.99. It's worth it.
Here's an excerpt from a great review up already for the issue. If you enjoy reading on your Kindle, consider taking a look at this stellar mag.
“Another absolutely awesome offering from the folks at Shroud! You just won't find such a diverse, eclectic, though-provoking, cerebral, guttural—and, yeah, grizzly, unnerving and downright terrifying collection of work anywhere else...The art, reviews, fiction and nonfiction blend seamlessly into a nightmarish and truly memorable experience. Shroud consistently gathers only the very best of established and new writers and artists, with a keen eye towards work that will stick with you, keep you awake at night...keep you glancing in the dark corners...”
Check it out for $2.99. It's worth it.
review: "mourning is the new black: stephanie wytovich's mourning jewelry"
I'm super excited for this Issue of Shroud Magazine to be released. You can read my review of Mourning Jewelry, Stephanie Wytovich's second poetry collection, which is on the Preliminary Ballot of the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. The Issue also features one of my favorite poems from Mourning Jewelry, "Vines are in Her Wardrobe."
The cover art is courtesy of GAK, who you can read an interview with inside, as well.
Thanks to Shroud editor Tim Deal for yet another amazing issue of one of the best speculative fiction, fantasy, and dark fiction magazines on the market today.
Buy Shroud Issue 15 here for just $2.99.
poetry: "allhallowtide (to the faithless departed)"
RIDICULOUSLY excited to grace the pages of this stellar mag! And for such a special issue, no less. I was invited to submit a piece for the Halloween issue and came up with "Allhallowtide (To the Faithless Departed)", an experimental poem Ken Wood was kind enough to toil over formatting for print.
Here is the full Table of Contents, which can also be found on the Shock Totem website here.
* Halloween On, by John Boden and Bracken MacLeod
* Night in the Forest of Loneliness, by David G. Blake
* Kore, by John Langan (Holiday Recollection)
* Out of Field Theory, by Kevin Lucia
* Tricks and Treats, by Rose Blackthorn
* Witches and the March of Dimes, and Mike Warnke, by Babs Boden (Holiday Recollection)
* Howdy Doody Time, by Kriscinda Lee Everitt
* When I Scared Myself Out of Halloween, by Jeremy Wagner (Holiday Recollection)
* Untitled, by Barry Lee Dejasu
* The Mansion, by Lee Thomas (Holiday Recollection)
* Allhallowtide (To the Faithless Departed), by Sydney Leigh (Poetry)
* Flay Bells Ring, or How the Horror Filmmaker Stole Christmas, by Mike Lombardo (Holiday Recollection)
* The Candle Eaters, by K. Allen Wood
* Howling Through the Keyhole (Author Notes)
Here is the full Table of Contents, which can also be found on the Shock Totem website here.
* Halloween On, by John Boden and Bracken MacLeod
* Night in the Forest of Loneliness, by David G. Blake
* Kore, by John Langan (Holiday Recollection)
* Out of Field Theory, by Kevin Lucia
* Tricks and Treats, by Rose Blackthorn
* Witches and the March of Dimes, and Mike Warnke, by Babs Boden (Holiday Recollection)
* Howdy Doody Time, by Kriscinda Lee Everitt
* When I Scared Myself Out of Halloween, by Jeremy Wagner (Holiday Recollection)
* Untitled, by Barry Lee Dejasu
* The Mansion, by Lee Thomas (Holiday Recollection)
* Allhallowtide (To the Faithless Departed), by Sydney Leigh (Poetry)
* Flay Bells Ring, or How the Horror Filmmaker Stole Christmas, by Mike Lombardo (Holiday Recollection)
* The Candle Eaters, by K. Allen Wood
* Howling Through the Keyhole (Author Notes)
short fiction: "baby's breath"
BUGS: TALES THAT SLITHER, CREEP AND CRAWL from Great Old Ones Publishing
Edited by prolific novelist, screenwriter, and editor Gregory L. Norris, this anthology features my short fiction "Baby's Breath" alongside work from some of my favorite writers in the genre . . .
. . . and a Foreword by Simon Rumley.
Release date: Halloween, 2014
They're here.
Buy the paperback on Createspace.
Links for Amazon:
Paperback
Kindle Edition
Links for Barnes and Noble to follow.
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"fear takes root"
micro-fiction inspired by a recurring nightmare I had as a child "house of a thousand copses" Quick Shivers from the Dailynightmare.com Paperback |
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The Wicked Library Halloween Special III was yet another badass podcast hosted by the one and only Nelson Pyles, with toothy art from Miss Maddie Holliday Von Stark.
My story "Magnum Opus" teams up with great pieces from Paul Anderson, Jessica McHugh, Joseph Matulich, and Lindsey Goddard.
Check it out!
Halloween Special III Podcast
THE WICKED LIBRARY
Links: Episode 503 The Wicked Library on Facebook TheWickedLibrary.com Recent Episodes |
"transference"
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short fiction (as shawna l. bernard):
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dark verse:
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"where the horror happens"See just how many pictures Holden photo bombs
during my interview with Sanitarium Magazine, out now in Issue 25. Available at: Pocketmags Amazon US Amazon UK 
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Firbolg Publishing's
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Featuring:
Norman Partridge H.P. Lovecraft Edgar Allan Poe Lawrence Santoro Gertrude Atherton Gene O’Neill Nathaniel Hawthorne M.R. James John Grover H.F. Arnold Mary Shelley Giovanni Boccaccio Eric J. Guignard Michael Meeske Sydney Leigh B.E. Scully Gary Braunbeck K. Trap Jones T. Fox Dunham Joshua Skye Kenneth Cain Gregory Norris Rose Blackthorn Julianne Snow Blaze McRob Tais Teng Die Booth Kevin Wetmore Mark Patrick Lynch This anthology was launched at the 2014 World Horror Convention in Portland, Oregon with Norman Partridge, Rose Blackthorn, B.E. Scully, Dr. Alex Scully, Eric J. Guignard, and artist Malcolm McClinton.
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Villipede Publications’ first horror and dark speculative fiction anthology will tenderly caress your amygdalae and viciously twist your imagination. With fifteen short stories and four poems from both established and upcoming authors, this haunting collection will force readers to reevaluate their thoughts on what darkness really is: something we’re all born of yet perpetually trying to flee; a malevolent force that desires our servitude or destruction–or something that simply wishes to lock us in its cold, scaly, fathomless grip. Or perhaps, even, it’s an asylum for our jittery minds and confused hearts–a place of solace where humans may patiently inspect their primal natures and desires…a place where the barriers between monster and man begin to shift and break down.
The authors’ origins span the breadth of the globe: the UK, Greece, Australia, Sweden, the US–and their stories are just as diverse. While the styles and subject matter of the stories may differ greatly, what is consistent is the dedication each author has harnessed to create unique fiction and scenarios of bewitching caliber.
Holding Darkness Ad Infinitum in your trembling hands, you may find yourself faced with a simple ultimatum: Do you turn around and embrace the darkness of your own free will…or will it embrace you first?
The authors’ origins span the breadth of the globe: the UK, Greece, Australia, Sweden, the US–and their stories are just as diverse. While the styles and subject matter of the stories may differ greatly, what is consistent is the dedication each author has harnessed to create unique fiction and scenarios of bewitching caliber.
Holding Darkness Ad Infinitum in your trembling hands, you may find yourself faced with a simple ultimatum: Do you turn around and embrace the darkness of your own free will…or will it embrace you first?
Available in beautiful trade paperback and on Kindle . . .
Buy it here.
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Cover Art by Wednesday Wolf
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poetry: "the spider box" "woodland serenade" "flesh, blood, and bones" Available in print and Kindle editions here. You can also read these on THE HORROR ZINE online here. |
THE DEMONIC VISIONS 50 HORROR TALES SERIES
Edited by Chris Robertson
Book One — September, 2013
"Corpus Delectable"
Artwork by: Steve Wenta and Grant Cross Designs
Available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle Edition...Buy it here.
Also available on Smashwords.
Book Two — December, 2013
"Magnum Opus"
Artwork by: Steve Wenta and Grant Cross Designs
Available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle Edition...Buy it here.
Also available on Smashwords.
Book Three — March, 2014
"Canis Familiaris"
Cover art: Grant Cross
Available in paperback and digital version on Amazon...Buy it here.
Also available on Smashwords.
Book Four — July, 2014
"Lust For Life"
Cover Art: Grant Cross
Available in paperback and digital versions on...
Amazon
Smashwords