Pulp Empire Gets Rucker and Tosh

Pulp Empire 4 will include Planetfall, an adventure story featuring Magnus Rucker and Delroy McIntosh, two spacefaring fortune hunters that you really should get to know.
This story should go up on their website sometime soon, so keep checking back for updates.

Do I Hear Calliope Music?

Bloody Carnival is now available. Step right up, step right up…it's a bloody good time! Rediscover carnivals, amusement parks, county fairs, the circus, rodeos and more in this gruesome tribute to the fun, fanfare and frivolity of festivals. Freak shows, rusted rides, demonic ringmistresses, demented clowns, melting beauty queens, flesh-eating fun-seekers, ghosts, gremlins and other terrors haunt the pages of this bloody collection of thirty-four short stories.Includes stories by the following authors: Darin Kennedy, Lee Pletzers, Chris Deal, Matt Kurtz, Eden Royce, Rob Rosen, Bruce Harris, Mindy MacKay, Stephanie Kincaid, David Greske, Stephanie L. Morrell, A.R. Norris, Tony Schaab, Marianne Halbert, Carnell, Frank Roger, Scott Taylor, Sylvia Spruck Wrigley, Scott Cole, Nicole Zoltack, Jack Horne, T.L. Perry, Shawn Cook, Jennifer Chambers, Jessica A. Weiss, Cherie Reich, Lorraine Horrell, Matthew S. Dent, Gregory L. Norris, Murphy Edwards, Kent Alyn, Robert Essig, Darren W Pearce & Neal Levin and Wayne Goodchild.
You can get yours from Amazon, but why do that when the limited edition hardcover is available at the Pill Hill Bookstore?
Especially when the link is right in front of you. (Go ahead, you know you want it.)
www.pillhillpress.com/books.html

Bon Jour, Emerainville

The diner has had a visit from the village of Emeraineville, France. Not exciting, you say? What's the big deal, you ask? The french have discovered how manifique my writing is.
Consider that the other claim to fame for the small village is that the mayor has banned the use of the burkini at the local public swimming pool. A decision I totally agree with. Not for any religious, political or philosophical reasons, mind you. Its only that I think the word burkini is stupid.
Merci, Emerainville-

I Am A Fictioneer

The venerated organization of scribblers known as the Fictioneers have accepted a new member into their stalwart ranks.
It's me.
Check out the society on their webpage:
http://web.mac.com/shadaa1/Fictioneers/Home.html

CLONES!

Pill Hill Press has released Patented DNA- A Catastrophic Clone Collection.
Thirty fictional short stories about the speculative consequences of human cloning. Includes stories by John Walters, Eric Dimbleby, Mark Souza, Diana Catt, Tony Schaab, Frank Roger, Miguel Lopez de Leon, Stephanie L. Morrell, Jonny Kelly, Glenn Lewis Gillette, Ross Baxter, Mark Taylor, Matt Nord, Jason Barney, Martin T. Ingham, Michael W. Garza, Kevin Bloomfield, William Wood, Marianne Halbert, Shane McKenzie, David C. Renfrow, Alethea Kontis, Rachel Bailey, Larry Lefkowitz, A.D. Spencer, Ellie Garratt, Shawn Cook, Scott Taylor, Ben Langdon & Matt Carter.
Click Here to Purchase From Amazon

Get Skive Now

The August issue of Skive Magazine is out. It's a vampire extravaganza, and includes some choice fiction from around the world, including a little something I did.
Here's where you get it-
http://budurl.com/SkiveVampires

Skive Magazine Ca$hes in on Twilight

Skive: Verb, Infinitive to skive, Third person singular skives, Simple past skived

To avoid one's assigned work or duty. To slack off.

Skive Magazine will publish an August 2010 edition. If you open that August 2010 edition and turn to an as yet to be determined page, you will find a short story. The title of the story will be Club for Exceptional Gentlemen and the author's name will be Scott Taylor.
This is not a Scott I am not. It is a Scott I am. (It's me.)

Monday Morning...Meh

An avatar every Monday, that's the promise. And Here is the delivery. I don't even know what to say, I half-assed it this week. (Your refund check is in the mail.)

By Mind or Metal is Up at Amazon

Static Movement's By Mind or Metal is finally available on Amazon.
This one has my story Perchance to Dream in it, which is one of my favorites. Will you like it? Well, you wont know unless you BUY THE BOOK.
(See what I did there? Subliminal.)
http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Metal-Fantasy-Anthology/dp/1617060291/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IUWTN4G733LBY&colid=107EFDPGPVQFV

Insert Lame Clone Pun Here

Patented DNA: A Catastrophic Clone Collection has accepted my short story, Passing the Torch. This is another Pill Hill project, so look for good things from this one.
The Table of Contents is packed with some excellent storytellers, including Matt Nord, Shawn Cook, William Wood, Martin Ingham, Eric Dimbleby, Shane McKenzie, Mark Souza, and many, many more.

What? Monday Again?

Time for a steaming hot cup of morning avatar. Here's one from the good old days when men wore tweed and coffee was coffee flavored.

A Scott Who I Am Not-

Until such time as name recognition kicks in, making Scott Taylor as easily recognizable
as Neil Gaiman or Stephen King, I have come to the conclusion that I had better clarify exactly which Scott Taylor I am. The least efficient way I can think of to do that is to disqualify all other Scott Taylors I run across.
So here's a Scott Taylor I am not.
I am not an Ex Navy Seal. (I was in the Army)
I do not shovel chicken poop. (I do pick up my dog's poop, though)
I did not lead a security mission that ensured the safety of U.S. citizens in Yemen during the Israel/Palestinian conflict in 2009. (Ummm...I got nothin')
So, while we are both ruggedly handsome ex-military dog lovers, this is a Scott who I am not.
My advice to this Scott Taylor would be to change your name now, or risk the embarrasment of being confused with the brilliant writer of the same name. (Me)
If you really must know more about the other Scott Taylor, go ahead and hit the link-
http://www.scotttaylorforcongress.com/

Here's What You've Been Waiting All Week For...

The Monday Morning Avatar! Kind of makes you wish you hadn't logged on at all, amirite?

This weeks avatar is brought to you from Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

Enjoy the week ahead.

Free Books! For Free!

Pill Hill Press is giving away books. Here's the deal- if you sign up for their bi-monthly e-newsletter, you are entered into a drawing for a free book once a month. And it don't cost nothin'!
Of course you will have to put up with fresh news of the greatest small press in the nation being delivered to your inbox twice a month. And then if you do win the drawing, you'll have the additional burden of reading all those terrific stories. On second thought, you shouldn't sign up at all.
So please, don't follow the link below, and don't enter to win-
www.pillhillpress.com/newsletter.html

Pow Pow POW!

Three Shortlisted Stories Rejected in Three Days...

Ouch, I'm gonna feel that one for awhile.

Monday Morning Avatar...

A weekly feature? What?
Talk about your production value. Evey week I will post a Monday moring avatar- until such time as I don't want to anymore.
See? Worth every penny you paid for it isn't it?
This week's avatar comes from-
http://www.southparkstudios.com/avatar/

Happy Birthday, George

On this day, June 25th, in 1903, George Orwell was born.
Check out the little red light next to your webcam. Is it still working?

Takin' Care of Business

I started a new story last night, here is the opening paragraph;

When the Pope sauntered out from the wings, smiling and waving, and then touched rings with Elvis Presley while Santa Claus and Superman looked on from the stage lined with dancing cheerleaders, it was more than Hank could stand. The audience erupted in wild applause, but they were a bunch of Barfs and lickfrogs, so he expected little else.

I can hardly wait to see where this thing goes from here...

Neil Gaiman is a Wise Man

Aside from writing stories so brilliant that they make me want to smash my keyboard, he also has opinions I can agree with.
Apparently, he thinks it is important that stories tell a story.
Hardly groundbraking, I know, but it had to be said.
Here's a link.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/jun/23/neil-gaiman-short-stories

Heeeeeres Haunted.

Laboriously cut and pasted from the Pill Hill Press release-

Press Release



Title: Haunted (An Anthology of the Supernatural)
Editor: Jessy Marie Roberts
ISBN: 978-1-61706-021-2
$16.99/Paperback/270 Pgs/9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Anthology-Supernatural-David-Tallerman/dp/1617060216/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277305283&sr=1-1
Publishing Date: 15 June 2010
Publisher: Pill Hill Press, 343 W 4th St., Chadron, NE 69337.
Contact: Jessy Marie Roberts (pillhillpress@gmail.com, www.pillhillpress.com)
Release Immediately


Haunted (An Anthology of the Supernatural)

42 short stories about haunted places. Indulge in this collection of supernatural tales written by the following talented authors: David Tallerman, Miguel Lopez de Leon, Matt Carter, Kelli Wilkins, Martin T. Ingham, Emma Kathryn, Mark Taylor, Gerald Costlow, Stephanie L. Morrell, Jack Horne, Sylvia Spruck Wrigley, Jason Barney, Rob Rosen, Jonathan Sweet, Tony Schaab, Jennifer Chambers, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Karin Becht, Ellie Garratt, Christine E. Shulze, George Wilhite, Mark Souza, Scott Taylor, Shane McKenzie, Ben Langhinrichs, Matt Nord, Chris Allinotte, William Wood, Benjamin Rogers, Shawn Cook, John McCuaig, Val Muller, Andrew Flynn, Brandon Blackburn, Miles Boothe, Debbie Phillips Smith, Will Morton, John Pennington, Ruth Imeson, Travis K. Weltman, Marianne Halbert & Rich Matruni

http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Anthology-Supernatural-David-Tallerman/dp/1617060216/

Static Movement Picks Up A Lame Goat?

Seems Lame Goat Press has gone by the boards...
The good news is that Static Movement has picked up the pending projects for the Goat and is going ahead with By Mind or Metal. (That's the cover art you were coveting.)
Judging by the Table of Contents, should be a good read.
More as it becomes available

Daily Flash Cover Art- Here it is...

Here's the cover art for Pill Hill's Daily Flash 2011. 365 days of high octane premium grade flash fiction, a story for every day of the year.

Two of my stories (Independence Day and First Do No Harm) are included, and judging by some of the names in the table of contents, this should be a nifty book.

I know what you're getting for Christmas.

Creaky Floorboards and Cobwebs...

Pill Hill Press has another anthology planned with one of my stories in it.
Haunted- its a great premise and the cover looks fantastic.
Stories from the first round of our shootout against Library of the Living Dead will be included, so should be an interesting read.
More info as it becomes available.

...and Hell Followed With Them.

Do you hear the thundering hoofbeats? It's the horsemen, and they are finally here. The Four Horsemen Anthology from Pill Hill Press is now available.
Here is the info that I painstakingly cut and pasted directly from the Pill Hill site.

A thrilling anthology of twenty-five short stories inspired by the themes of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Conquest, War, Famine and Death.
Authors in this volume include: Camille Alexa, Jason Toupence, Scott M. Sandridge, Megan R. Engelhardt, Alethea Kontis, Matthew Dent, Carla Joinson, Jessy Marie Roberts, Jonathan Shipley, Will Morton, Bill Ward, Christopher Heath, Alva J. Roberts, Jamie Eyberg, Laura Eno, Kat Heckenbach, Kelli A. Wilkins, AR Norris, John H. Dromey, Scott Taylor, Jacob Henry Orloff, Marie Croke, Marshall Payne, L.E. Erickson & Nye Joell Hardy.

So, go out and get your copy, don't wait to hear about it from your friends, it's available now in hardcover and paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/Four-Horsemen-Anthology-Conquest-Famine/dp/0984261044/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1

Sweet Dreams

Lame Goat Press has accepted Perchance to Dream. It will be in the By Mind or Metal anthology of fantasy.
Thanks to Chris Barhtolomew over at LGP.
Stay Tuned- lots coming up soon!

Pandora's Nightmare is Now Available

It's at Amazon. But it can be at your house. Just outside your front door. Waiting. In that innocent looking brown box. But once the box is opened- well, you're gonna have to buy the book to find out.
Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Pandoras-Nightmare-Horror-Unleashed-Anthology/dp/0984261079/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1269625231&sr=8-1

Beware the Pond Prince

Wicked East Press, a new publisher of speculative fiction helmed by Jessica Weiss, has accepted The Man from Lynnebrogan. It will appear in the upcoming Cup of Joe flash anthology. This story was my entry onto the first round of the shootout with Liguid Imagination. (I won my duel with this story) Tentative release date for this antho is Dec 2010, so stay tuned...

Pandora's Nightmare - Horror Unleashed: Coming March 2010

And here's the table of contents for this anthology. I've got to say, I am honored to share a cover with these talented people.

Table of Contents
So It Begins by D. Nathan Hilliard
Dark Vessel by Peter Charron
Anna's Jar of Hurts by JW Schnarr
The Mission of Nicodemus by George W. Morrow
One Morning, A Chest by Neil Coghlan
Hope in the Box by A. Lee Manton
Mouthwatering by Matt Becht
The Prometheus Method by J.R. Rodriguez
Hand, Heart, Blade by Scott Taylor
Pandora: Population XIII by Jacob Bayne
The Glass Forest and the Gilded Sky by Nye Joell Hardy
The Push-Key Box by Chris Bartholomew
Be Friendly Unto Me by Ruth Imeson
Peimetheus' Palace by Alva J. Roberts
Death and the Maiden by Emma Kathryn
Blood is the Rose of Mysterious Union by John "JAM" Arthur Miller
Pandora's Surprise by Bruce Memblatt
The Avon Lady by Eric W. Jepson
Night of the Blue Moon by Rebecca J. Vickery
The Shiny Wood Box by Jessy Marie Roberts
The Taking of Pandra by M Sullivan
Closing Time by Blake Casselman
Suggestion of Evil by Jay Raven
Reflections by Thomas M. Earnhart
The Final Bell by Laura Eno
The Last One by Belen Lopez
Entangler of Worlds by Jessica A. Weiss
And So It Ends by D. Nathan Hilliard

As soon as this epic hits the shelves, I will post a link, showing you where to obtain your very own. To keep. Forever.

(And you can read it, too)

Meet Rucker and Tosh

My short story, Bringing in the Big Rocks has been shortlisted. What does this mean to you? Maybe nothing. Then again, maybe, just maybe, when Pill Hill's Zero Gravity: Adventures in Deep Space becomes available, you will be able to read the exploits of Captain Magnus Rucker and his trusty sidekick Delroy McIntosh.
Stay tuned...

Independence Day is Coming...

Another flash story, Independence Day, will be in Daily Flash. That makes two if you're keeping score.

What's in the Box?

A hand, a heart, a blade. And my story, Hand, Heart, Blade will be in Pill Hill's upcoming Pandora's Nightmare: Horror Unleashed.

Stay tuned for details on availibility.

This Picture, Less Than a Thousand Words

What do you think of when you see this picture?
If you want to know what I think of, go on over to www.withpaintedwords.com/view_submission.php?sub_id=23
My flash fiction piece, Twilight's Last Gleaming is in their January edition. If you enjoy it, leave a comment and let me know.
If you hate it, don't bother.

The Doctor Will See You, Now

My flash piece First, Do No Harm has found a home. It will be the September second story in the upcoming Pill Hill Press anthology Daily Flash. This antho will be out in 2011, and features one under 500 word story for every day of the year.

More info as it becomes available.

There's Gonna be a Gunfight!

Strap on iron and get ready to slap leather. The desperados of the Liquid Imagination gang have gone too far. The peaceful, horror loving folk of the Pill Hill Press ranch have decided that this town ain't big enough for the both of us.
I am honored to be among the Magnificent Nine who will ride out with Sheriff Jessy to put this thing to rights.
For more info- hit the link-http://pillhillpress.lefora.com/2010/01/22/shootout-liquid-imagination-vs-pill-hill-press/

Cover for the Four Horsemen

Here is the cover for the Four Horsemen Anthology. I think you will agree that Andrew Dawe-Collins did an outstanding job. You will agree. Because I'm right.

Very soon you will be able to posess this item. Keep stopping by for more updates.

Pandora Wants to Show You Somethin'

This is some preliminary cover art for a new Pill Hill anthology. The theme didn't do much for me until I saw this image. Now I'm starting to think...
Here's the info on the Open Submission:

Pandora's Nightmare: Horror Unleashed
Edited by Jessica A. Weiss
Submission Deadline: 28 February 2010
Tentative Release Date: May 2010
Send Submissions To: pandora@pillhillpress.com

Send something in, they are alway looking for good fiction.

Update: The Four Horsemen

It appears that there will be some stories by other writers in this anthology.

Here's the official list from Pill Hill:

Final selections for The Four Horsemen Anthology have been made... all regrets & acceptances have been emailed to authors... we had a little trouble with emails being bounced back to us, so if you didn't receive a response, we apologize for the inconvenience. As you may notice, we selected SIX stories per category instead of FIVE -- we rec'd so many wonderful submissions, we had to accept a couple more. Plus, the Vikings won, so I was in a fantastic mood!Congratulations To (Posted in no particular order -- ToC to be posted at a later date):
Opening Story:
"A Pretty Lucky Day" by Camille Alexa
Conquest:
"The Chronicles of an Alien Invader" by Jason Toupence
"The God-King" by Scott M. Sandridge
"The Gunny" by Megan R. Englehardt
"Savage Planet" by Alethea Kontis
"Scorched Earth" by Matthew Dent
"Beware False Tribute" by Carla Joinson
War:
"Colorblind" by Jessy Marie Roberts
"Fire and Stone" by Jonathan Shipley
"The Battlefield" by Will Morton
"The Midnight Maiden" by Bill Ward
"Azieran: The Making of the Skullscron" by Christopher Heath
"Untitled" by Alva J. Roberts
Death:
"Fate's Hand in Mortal Affairs" by Jamie Eyberg
"Superstition" by Laura Eno
"Clay's Fire" by Kat Heckenbach
"The Ape" by Kelli A. Wilkins
"Judgment" by A.R. Norris
"Open Season" by John H. Dromey
Famine:
"Valley of the Ravens" by Scott Taylor
"The Onion Men" by Jacob Henry Orloff
"Bleeding Sky" by Marie Croke
"Borrowing Sugar" by Marshall Payne
"On a Black Horse" by L.E. Erickson
"Hot" by Nye Joell Hardy
Congratulations to all authors who have been accepted for publication -- this anthology boasted the most submissions we've ever received for any anthology (HUNDREDS of submissions). Thank you to everyone who submitted for considering Pill Hill Press and we truly hope you continue to submit your work to us in the future!
-Jessy Marie Roberts