bent awkward inside the cargo net
our hot sweat slickens our bony
frenzy of knuckles and nails
as the cold giant immerses us
steeping our screams in his tea
Archive for April, 2004:
Decoction of Man
Twisted Prompts for Sicko Writers
+ Describe a heart attack in first person viewpoint…one that occurs while the character is driving.
+ Write as if under duress.
+ The moon is full, but for some reason a lycanthrope is having enormous difficulties transforming. Dramatize.
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If you publish something instigated by this department, let me know and I’ll mention it here! Or if you’re bold (and willing to forfeit electronic rights), post your response to a prompt at the new Goreletter weblog by clicking on the word “comments” below.
Seeing Things
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For your next movie night, rent:
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Shortlisted for the Stoker
Great news this morning.
I just learned that this newsletter, The Goreletter, is now a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Alternate Forms. My poetry collection — Gorelets: Unpleasant Poems — is also on the final ballot for the Stoker Award in poetry.
I’m speechless right now, but very honored that my fellow pro horror writers deemed these titles worthy. Thanks, HWA! And thanks to all of you reading this for your support over the years. Keep reading.
[Collectors take note: There may be a few signed/lettered editions of Gorelets left in the Fairwood Press coffers or at shocklines.com...better act quickly]
An Ounce of Brains
My short-short, “An Ounce of Brains” — which is about exactly that — is the cover story at The Dream People webzine, as part of their special “all flash fiction” issue.
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