Wonderland Book Award Final Ballot

The Wonderland Book Award final ballot was announced today:

BEST NOVEL

"House of Houses" by Kevin L. Donihe
"Zerostrata" by Andersen Prunty
"My Landlady the Lobotomist" by Eckhard Gerdes
"Help! A Bear is Eating Me!" by Mykle Hansen
"The Egg Man" by Carlton Mellick III


BEST COLLECTION

"Squid Pulp Blues" by Jordan Krall
"Sheep and Wolves" by Jeremy C. Shipp
"The Overwhelming Urge" by Andersen Prunty
"Laredo" by Tony Rauch
"Rampaging Fuckers of Everything on the Crazy Shitting Planet of the Vomit Atmosphere" by Mykle Hansen

And here's a picture of some buffalo!

The Grand Canyon Is My Enemy

Until my massive 6000 page travel epic is posted I would like to ask you this: Why are we spending trillions of dollars to fight terror in other countries when the most offensive terrorist is right here in our midst?



That's right. It's the "Grand" Canyon. Every year the "Grand" Canyon is responsible for over 3,000 civilian deaths. It's time to fill it in. We have a lot of trash and a really big hole in the ground. I can't think of a more clear cut case of symbiosis. Not only do people fall in, it reaches into people's homes at night and sucks them in like the massive vortex it is. Knowing the "Grand" Canyon exists, I cannot fear terrorism, the weird nuke wielding guy in North Korea, swine flu or anything else.

Fill it in. Please.

11 States in 4 Days

I'll try and have a write up of our cross-country trek and the Stoker Weekend soon. In the meantime, here's a picture of me riding a jackalope.

Market Adjustment Shipping

Market Adjustment and Other Tales of Avarice begins shipping this week. If you missed your chance to order a copy during the pre-order period, the Horror Mall has a few copies left: CLICK HERE

Pictures of Market Adjustment and Other Tales of Avarice

Here are some advance photos of Market Adjustment and Other Tales of Avarice. It should be shipping early next week!




Here are some advance photos of Market Adjustment and Other Tales of Avarice. It should be shipping early next week!

The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction on Amazon

The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction is now available on Amazon. Edited by Jeff Burk, it contains my long story, "The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island," along with stories by Jordan Krall, Jeremy C. Shipp, Michael James Gibbs, Garrett Cook, and many others.

Interview for BizarroCentral.com

I was recently interviewed by Ash Lomen for Bizarro Central. Check it out!

Stoker Weekend 2009

I will be attending the Stoker Weekend in Los Angeles June 12-14. I will be giving a reading on Friday at 1:30 after F. Paul Wilson. That's not intimidating at all.

The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction

Details regarding the very first issue of The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction are now available HERE. This issue contains my long short story, "The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island," as well as more fiction, reviews, and graphic renderings by Bruce Taylor, Michael James Gibbs, Jordan Krall, Jeremy C. Shipp, Garrett Cook, Jeremy Kemp, Andrew Goldfarb, Jeff Burk, Mykle Hansen, and Bradley Sands.

Today I Threw My Office Away

I decided I do not need an office. A desk and chair made writing feel like work. Very liberating. I would have set them on fire but someone else probably has a use for them.