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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.