Poem Accepted for Publication

A new speculative poem, "Allure of the Western Sky," has been accepted for publication by the poetry journal Spectral Realms. The magazine is edited by S.T. Joshi and published by Hippocampus Press. The poem is expected to appear in the Summer 2021 issue, which comes out in July.

Newly Released Book of Failed Poems

My latest chapbook, A SACRIFICE TO KILOOLOOGUNG, has just been published in a pillar of smoke from my trusty wood-burning stove. It is not available in stores, at readings, or online. It is a very limited edition of zero copies.

Please join me in celebration of this new release as it dissipates into the winter sky forever! The next time you have a fire of your own, think of what might have been, and thank humble Kilooloogung* that its contents will never be known.

The end of a career? A new beginning? Time will tell.

* Kilooloogung is a small god of the hearth, and the lord of arising smoke.

Appearance in New Documentary

In other news, I can be seen speaking briefly in The Last Wolf, the long-awaited documentary about fantasy and horror writer Karl Edward Wagner. My appearance is near the end.

The film is currently available to rent or buy at Vimeo. An official DVD release is forthcoming.

Thank you to Directors Brandon D. Lunsford and Brian M. McKnight for including me in their wonderful film!

Pine Hollow Poet of the Year 2020

 Thank you to Bruce Swanson for the honor.

THE HUNCHBACK'S CAPTIVE AND OTHERS (2019)

STORIES AND POEMS OF THE DARKLY FANTASTIC

CONTENTS

Sketch by Sketch

Faerystruck Down
What We Know of Goddesses
Strings
The Girl with the Crooked Spine
Misery of He Who is Outside the Realm of Man
Time to Grow Up Where There's No Time at All
Belch
Charon Falls into the Styx
The Hunchback's Captive
The Politician's New Heart
Post-Funeral Mission to Mars
Intimate Universes
Penumbra
The Unfortunate Heartbreak of Faritook the Earwig
Red Icicles
Ghoul of the Enamel
Deal Down at the Hospital
The Tramp Clown's Secret
Not for Mortal Eyes
The Blackout Killer
Making Amends
Spiral of Flies
The Dark Island

Publication History

Acknowledgments

About the Author/About the Cover Artist

Getting Older

That meeting...

Praise the good things in life...

Book Reviewed in Black Petals Horror/Science Fiction Magazine

Anne Stickel, Editor of Black Petals Magazine, has published an insightful review of "The Hunchback's Captive and Others" in the Spring 2020 issue. Read it by clicking here.

Book Reviewed in Space & Time Magazine

Poetry Editor Linda D. Addison has written a short, lovely review of "The Hunchback's Captive and Others" for the current issue of Space & Time Magazine (Spring 2020).