Reading from Clean Freak April 11, 2013

On April 11, I'll be reading from my forthcoming debut novel, Clean Freak, as part of Art X Detroit. =|= MOSAIC PRODUCTIONS, in association with the DETROIT MERCANTILE CO. is proud to present WORK 2013, contemporary art from Taurus Burns Sean M Davis Frank Montesonti Matt O’Brien Mary Rousseaux Matthew J Sadler Robert Sestok Sioux … Continue reading Reading from Clean Freak April 11, 2013

Just sign an X and then call yourself whatever the hell you want.

An interesting post came up on my Facebook feed the other day. The author challenged the right of people who don't write for their main source of income to call themselves writers. As an argument, the author stated that they spent as much time, if not more, gardening, but didn't identify themselves as a gardener. … Continue reading Just sign an X and then call yourself whatever the hell you want.

Best of Dark Eclipse and more!

On Thursday, Dark Moon Books released its first ever Best of Dark Eclipse anthologizing the best stories, flash fiction, poetry and articles from over a year and a half of Dark Eclipse, DMB's monthly e-magazine. I'm in there twice: a flash fiction story, "I Dare You," about four boys, a dead body, and some wasps; … Continue reading Best of Dark Eclipse and more!

Some thoughts about writing horror in the face of real-world horrors

Within moments, all forms of media exploded with the story. Your regularly scheduled programming was interrupted, headlines in gigantic fonts dominated the internet, and social media was awash in the usual condolences. Right on cue, a knee-jerk reaction had people talking about stricter gun control, which provoked a vehement response from the other side which, … Continue reading Some thoughts about writing horror in the face of real-world horrors

30-Day Challenge, Among Other Things

First off, allow me to apologize for not posting here for awhile. After my last post, it was my resolution to post something once a month, and then February hit. For such a short month, it was frantic. And lately, all my good ideas have been going to my column, "From the Chimerical Dark," published … Continue reading 30-Day Challenge, Among Other Things

2011: A Year in Review

Since we’re all going to die in less than twelve months, I thought now was the perfect time to take a moment to reflect on everything I did in 2011. Beginning a writing career can be frustrating, so here were the good things that happened in between rejection letters. I found out about Fangoria’s Weird … Continue reading 2011: A Year in Review