12 for 12

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For each of the next 12 months (including this month) T Allen Press will publish a short story via Kindle. All come from my short story collection For After Midnight. The 332 page Trade Paperback, eBook or Audio Book editions can still be purchased on Amazon. If you’ve never read any of my stuff, but always wanted to, you’ll soon be able for only .99 cents each month. Below is the cover of the first Kindle release, followed by the full release schedule. Note: a few releases will contain more than one story, since the lengths are fairly short.

“Gnomus” & “The 7th House” – September 2012 (coming next week)

“The Halloween Hero” – October

“Spare Rib Soup” – November

“Liquid Courage” – December

“Urban Monsoon”, “Cake Batter” & “Future Hall-of-Famer” – January 2013

“In the Woods” – February (Update: This short story will not be released, as it’s the Prologue & Epilogue to my novel, Deep Dark Woods, coming early 2013)

“Jacob’s Mind” – March

“Rebirth: The Rise of Pharaoh Masika” – April

“One Brew Too Many?” – May

“The Ringmaster” – June

“Hunger” & “Thirst” – July

“All in the Line of Duty” – August

A Yearly Ritual

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I first became a published writer, an author, back in the Fall of 2008. Below is a quick and dirty count of what I’ve had published since that crude beginning.

3 novellas

1 short story collection

1 novelette

11 short stories

2 anthologies (as editor)

2 audio books

1 short film (based on my short story)

2 imprints (ran as managing editor)

2 columns (hosted)

15 reviews (written Sept 08 – Dec 09)

24 interviews (as interviewee)

Coming in the next 12 months: 1 feature-length film (based on an unpublished novella), 2 audio books, 2 anthologies (as editor), 2 novellas and 1 novel.

Writing for only 4 years now, that’s not bad. At least I don’t think so.

Why do I mention all this, you ask? Because Today is my 35th birthday. That’s right, you can feel free to send me gifts if you’re so inclined. Not up to buying something? No? Instead, how about You get something on this special day. Would a Free Kindle download be sufficient? If so, click on one (or all) of the below titles and get some macabre goodness.

Bartender, Please (short story)

Two Men, A Rat, And A Lady (novelette)

Grave Intentions (novella)

What else does the future hold for my writing? I suppose only time will tell. Until then, I hope you enjoy the above titles, and as always, thank you for your continued support.

Audio Books — On Sale!

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From Today through Sunday, September 2, ACX is cutting the price on my two audio books — For After Midnight and The Fields.

Details:

  • Narrated by Randy Capes
  • Length:7 hrs and 23 mins
  • Release Date:03-07-12

Table of Contents

In The Woods
Urban Monsoon
Gnomus
The 7th House
Hunger
Rebirth: The Rise of Pharaoh Masika
Web Blog
Spare Rib Soup
Cake Batter
Future Hall-of-Famer
The Ringmaster
Thirst
The Halloween Hero
The Legend of Johnston’s Creek
Liquid Courage
Jacob’s Mind
One Brew Too Many?
All in the Line of Duty (bonus novelette)

Buy the audio book edition of For After Midnight here for only $5.95. You can still purchase the Trade Paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.

Details:

  • Narrated by Randy Capes
  • Length:2 hrs and 16 mins
  • Release Date:06-06-12

Synopsis

Billy Fletcher learned to farm the family’s tobacco fields–and beat slaves–by the hands of his father. Now, his father is dead, the slaves have long since been freed, and the once-lush fields are dying. Salvation by the name of Abraham knocks on the farmhouse door, bringing wild ideas. He can help Billy Save the plantation and return the fields to their former glory… by raising his father’s slaves from the dead.
 
Can the resurrected slaves breathe life back into the Fletcher farm? Having brought the slaves back from graves that his father sent them, can Billy be the kind master his father wasn’t? Is keeping the farm worth denying the men the freedom they earned with death?

Billy’s conscience holds the key to those mysteries, but not the biggest one: what does Abraham really want from the former slave owner’s son?
 
Welcome to The Fields.

Buy the audio book edition of The Fields here for only $6.95. You can still purchase the Trade Paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.

Relics & Remains

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You might remember me posting a few years ago about editing an anthology entitled, Relics & Remains. After dozens of emails, talking with various publishers and basically never thinking this incredibly awesome anthology would dig itself out of its grave, I’m pleased to announce Relics & Remains has been picked up by E-Volve Books (Naked Snake Press). Below are the almost, long-forgotten details.

Table of Contents

Good For What Ails Ya by Mike Oliveri 

Many Faces by Wrath James White 

Centuries of Torment by Adam P. Lewis 

The Black Diamond by Michael Laimo 

Caroline’s Playhouse by Dean Harrison 

The Painter by Deborah LeBlanc 

Rachel Alhazred’s Tablet by Steven L. Shrewsbury 

Adrift by Dora Machado 

Monkey Paw 2.0 by Tim Deal 

Pickin’ & Grinin’ by Thomas A. Erb 

Whispers at the End of Creation by Maurice Broaddus 

Nailed by John Everson 

“Chomp” A Cautionary Tale by Jeff Strand

Synopsis

People have always been fascinated about the past. Some even going to great lengths to uncover what’s taken place long ago. But sometimes when people venture into locations that aren’t suitable for the living, bad things can happen. 

That’s when these self-proclaimed explorers start to unearth strange looking, ancient artifacts and the cursed remains of the once-living. 

They think they’re going to be rich and famous. 

But, that might just be the furthest from the truth. 

To them, taking that risk is what it’s all about…until things start to go wrong. 

So, for those of you into ‘finding’ strange things, here’s some words of advice… 

Proceed with caution when digging up someone else’s Relics & Remains.

Relics & Remains will be released around Halloween 2012 in Trade Paperback and eBook.

Vacation 2012: The Beach, Crab Porn and a Monster

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View from our balcony at Ft. Myers Beach, FL
View from side balcony
My fiance Sheryl and me
A nice photo of some palm trees
This little guy greeted us upon our arrival
Some Horseshoe Crabs doing it
Unidentified creature close to where I was lounging on the beach
Heading back to reality (unfortunately)

Dead Souls by Michael Laimo

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On his 18th birthday, Johnny Petrie learns he was adopted when he inherits a farm in Maine, abandoned for the 18 years since his natural family died at the hands of his father, the local preacher. Eager for a new life, he leaves home to start over in his new dwelling. However, as he digs into his past, he soon uncovers the horrifying details of his father’s questionable teachings. In a frightening revelation, he also learns that his return has revived decades-old forces trapped in the home and sets in motion a heart-stopping finale to a ritual that already claimed the lives of his family.

Order the first release from Odium Media on Amazon.