Ineluctable modality of the visible. #dogsbody #tattoo #jamesjoyce
States of Terror
This holiday season, give the gift of horror. San Diego writers Keith McCleary and Matt Lewis have collaborated on a terrifying new premise for a horror series called States of Terror: a journal of thrills and chills that explores the famous and not-so-famous monsters from each state in the union. Here’s the jacket copy:
At the intersection of Cryptozoology and folklore, the legendary local monster finds its place in the American landscape: feared and desired, hunters and hunted, unbelievable but believed. In this collection of new fiction, 18 writers and 23 artists have dragged these beasts from the relative safety of remote rural hollows and fetid swamps, re-imagining their mythologies for the 21st century. They believe. And so will you.
My story is called “Flesh Air” is tells the story of The Bunnyman who prowls a mythical village called Galaxy in southwestern Virginia. States of Terror is available now and makes a great gift for the creeps in your life. Put a little horror in your ho-ho-ho…
Best of 2014
ENTROPY Magazine has named Forest of Fortune to their list of Best Fiction Books of 2014. It’s an honor to be on the list with so many great books, including a few that I’ve reviewed: Edouard Leve’s Works and Lindsay Hunter’s Ugly Girls. Many thanks to ENTROPY’s editors and contributors for putting this list together.
Pain train coming… (at Ace of Hearts Tattoo)
I need to write a think piece on high-traffic carpet patterns. (at Aqua Caliente Casino)
You know you’re in a classy casino when there’s a bear behind the wheel. (at Aqua Caliente Casino)
Desert palms in Palm Desert (at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa)
This was my dream job when I was four years old. Hell, it still is. #San Diego
Veteran Writers in Oceanside
On Saturday, December 6, I’ll have the honor of sharing the stage with veteran writers from the San Diego community at the Oceanside Library. It’s part of So Say We All’s Veteran Writers program and the event will be taped by KPBS. Check out the Facebook invite for details.
I’ve always been drawn to stories of crime and mystery, but lately I’ve been reading more books shelved in those categories. Beware Beware by L.A. writer Steph Cha is a classic mystery inspired by Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe with a feminist twist.
Much like her fictional forebear, Philip Marlowe, Song drinks heavily, smokes like a chimney and calls Los Angeles home. Unlike Raymond Chandler’s famous private investigator, Song is young, female and Korean-American. In other words, she’s not like Marlowe at all.
I don’t want to say too much more than what’s in the review, but I will say this: the ending really flattened me. I don’t read a lot of series fiction, but I’m definitely looking forward to Juniper Song’s next adventure.
