unbutton your skin for “The Quiltmaker” (here’s how)

/ November 2nd, 2011 / No Comments »

I’m pleased to announce that Erzebet Yellowboy Carr of Papaveria Press plans next year to create a limited (18-copy) special edition of “The Quiltmaker,” my novella that’s a direct sequel to my Nebula Award-nominated horror storyThe Button Bin.”

And she’ll be working with my wife Anita to create these handbound volumes. This is really exciting … the last time Erzebet and Anita colluded, the result was the “Honey Corset,” created from the pages of Amal El-Mohtar’s The Honey Month for the author to wear.


The Honey Corset, side view

In that instance, a book got repurposed for wearing. In this instance … the books will wear you.

Here’s what Anita has in mind: she needs 18 people to send her fabric that matches their skin tone as exactly as possible. If you have a distinguishing birthmark, tattoo or other visual feature that marks your skin as distinctly yours, she’d like photos. She’ll recreate said mark on the fabric and use it to create the buttoned-together “Quiltmaker” book covers for Papaveria.

If you’re twisted enough to want in on this (and surely you must be if you’ve read this far) contact Anita at anita[dot]d[dot]allen[at]gmail[dot]com (replace bracketed words with corresponding characters) to get the finer details.

Reading three short stories tonight at Studio Roanoke

/ October 29th, 2011 / No Comments »

Tonight I’m going to read three brief short stories as part of a Studio Roanoke event called “The Big Idea.”

I adore how they’ve billed me:

Featuring Death Newman, Chris Shepard, Illusions by Nelson Oliver, and creepiness from Mike Allen!

Sat. Oct. 29th, 8PM, $5.00 at the door

Yes, I’ll be performing in The Purple Hat.

My story “Her Acres of Pastoral Playground” from Cthulhu’s Reign now up at StarShipSofa

/ October 27th, 2011 / No Comments »

As well as some delightfully pulpy artwork. Cthulhu fhtagn!

The podcast also contains an interview with me afterward, full of awkward pauses, strange skips, and giggle fits. I reveal, among other things, that the inspiration for “Her Acres of Pastoral Playground” owes more to John Carpenter’s “The Thing” than H.P. Lovecraft, and Tony Smith praises me for making use of sound effects without screwing up the recording. He’s an expert, so I consider that high praise.

Mythic Delirium 25 preview, part 5

/ October 18th, 2011 / No Comments »

Don Eaves & Terrence Mollendor came up with this illustration for Darrell Schweitzer’s poem “Alien Graffiti.”

Illustration by Don Eaves and Terrence Mollendor

A Mythic Delirium announcement

/ October 16th, 2011 / No Comments »

As of today everyone who submitted poetry to be considered for Mythic Delirium 26 should have gotten a reply of some kind from me. If you haven’t, please send me a query.

An interview with me at StarShipSofa

/ October 13th, 2011 / No Comments »

The latest StarShipSofa podcast contains an interview with me that’s intended as a teaser for my upcoming audio adaptation of my horror tale “Her Acres of Pastoral Playground,” which will run Halloween week. I hope you find it as fun as I did! (Click to listen.)

C.S.E. Cooney’s “Braiding the Ghosts” from Clockwork Phoenix 3 now at Podcastle

/ October 11th, 2011 / No Comments »

A Cooney in the wild.


I’m pleased to report today that Claire aka C.S.E. Cooney’s popular novelette “Braiding the Ghosts” from Clockwork Phoenix 3 has been made available today for your listening pleasure as a “Giant Episode” at Podcastle. Go, click, listen, enjoy!

Places where I lurk

/ October 6th, 2011 / No Comments »

JoSelle Vanderhooft’s anthology Steam Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories, which contains my novelette “Sleepless, Burning Life,” is now available in e-book Nook format at Barnes & Noble. (It was already available in Kindle format on Amazon.)

Fantastique Unfettered Issue 3, which contains a lengthy interview with me about poetry, fiction, editing, personal stuff, the works, is now available at Amazon.com. (It was already available at Barnes & Noble.)

Mythic Delirium 25 preview, part 4 (w/ cover art)

/ October 1st, 2011 / No Comments »

Tim Mullins’ cover art for Mythic Delirium 25.

Cover by Tim Mullins

And here’s another illustration by Paula Friedlander, that nestles between Melissa Frederick’s poem “Venus Crossing the Sun” and Mari Ness’ poem “Raven Singing.”

Mythic Delirium 25 preview, part 3

/ September 30th, 2011 / No Comments »

Daniel Trout’s moody illustration for Florence Major’s poem “Joseph Carey Merrick.”

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