“Released” is now live at Outsider Writers Collective

Released

My troublesome child “Released” is now live at Outsider Writers Collective.

“Released”

FROM THE EDITOR:
“Released” by Richard Thomas
by Pela Via

“I lie on the soft floor, arms numb, darkness wrapping around me like a tight jacket.”

This story gives a good taste of Richard’s longer work—it’s concentrated, dense and visual, and it’s eerily smart. There are layers to his stories, something to gratify and disturb every part of one’s brain. Masterful insanity in prose that charms, I’d fear him if he wasn’t so goddamn likable.

“Transmogrify” in Living Dead Press collection, Eternal Night: A Vampire Anthology

"Transmogrify" in Eternal Night

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER
If you buy it at ROTTEN LEAVES they get a few cents

So Eternal Night is starting to leak out, the news of the impending release. Here is a quick summation from the site:

Available Now!

Eternal Night: A Vampire Anthology

Edited by Anthony Giangregorio

Blood, fangs, darkness and terror…these are the calling cards of the vampire mythos.

Inside this tome are stories that embrace vampire history but seek to introduce a new literary spin on this longstanding fictional monster. Follow a dark journey through cigarette-smoking creatures hunted by rogue angels, vampires that feed off of thoughts instead of blood, immortals presenting the fantastic in a local rock band, to a legendary monster on the far reaches of town.

Forget what you know about vampires; this anthology will destroy historical mythos and embrace incredible new twists on this celebrated, fictional character.

Welcome to a world of the undead, welcome to the world of Eternal Night.

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I can’t remember ALL of the people that are in the collection, but here are some of the names I know, a great collection of writers.

Richard Thomas
Christopher Dwyer
Nik Korpon
Caleb J. Ross
Axel Taiari
Chris Deal
Simon West-Bulford
Edward J. Rathke
and many more

My story “Transmogrify” is one of my all-time favorites, so I’m thrilled to have it in here. It’s the aforementioned story about people feeding off of thought and emotion. I’ve read most everything in here and can honestly say it is some fantastic writing. I’ll post up the news when it goes live, which should be soon.

“Stephen King Ate My Brain” now live at Oprah Read This

"Stephen King Ate My Brain"

So some friends of mine, Caleb J. Ross and Nathan Tyree has this idea to do a collection of stories with an author’s name in the title. Mine is about Stephen King. I hope you enjoy it.

Peace,
Richard

“Condemned” is now live at Cherry Bleeds

"Condemned"

I’m in some good company over at Cherry Bleeds. Caleb published a story here last March and Tony DuShane has interviewed some fantastic authors as part of his Drinks with Tony radio show – Miranda July, William T. Vollman, Chuck Palahniuk, Mark Z. Danielewski, etc.

I hope you enjoy the story.

Peace,
Richard

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Colored Chalk #10 – Ten Commandments

"Honor"

I hope you enjoy my story, Honor in this issue of CC, #10. I’m very happy to see Axel, Eddy, Colin and Simon in here too. Great work on the layout Mike. Thanks Jason for all of your hard work, special thanks to all of the other editors and designers, and all of the talented writers who contributed. You know who you are.

I’m proud to say that I am the only writer to be in every issue to date, editing and designing #6 and #9. We’ve really grown into quite a great little rag and I hope that 2010 is even better.

Peace,
Richard

“Everything is Beautiful” is now LIVE at Troubadour21

Everything is Beautiful

Everything is Beautiful

So my strange little story “Everything is Beautiful” is up now at Troubadour 21. Enjoy. We might turn this into a series.

Peace,
Richard

“Interview” at Troubadour 21

Interview

"Interview"

My short story “Interview” is now live at Troubadour 21. It’s a dark little tale that has three unique voices. I hope you enjoy it.

Peace,
Richard

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The Oddville Press – Volume 1, Issue 4

Your Enemies Will Devour You

"Your Enemies Will Devour You"

My story “Your Enemies Will Devour You” is now live at The Oddville Press. I hope you enjoy it.

Peace,
Richard

Colored Chalk #8 – Broken Clocks

Happy to say that my very short story “Paying Up” is now live at Colored Chalk. Not only does CC now allow you to download a printable PDF as usual, but also a copy in single pages just for reading, and a link to this great place called http://www.issuu.com, where you can flip the pages and read it like a book, even full screen, I think.

Colored Chalk #8 - Paying Up

Colored Chalk #8 - "Paying Up"

Other authors I know and am a fan of include Nik Korpon, Justin Holt, Dr. Stephen Graham Jones (my hero), Fenton Grant, Chris Deal, and a great guy I met at AWP Chicago, Tait McKenzie Johnson.

Hope you enjoy this issue, and my story.

3:AM Magazine – “A Bird in the Hand”

My story is now live, hope you dig it. A bit of humor, albeit dark of course, but a bit of a break from the usual dark matter.

A Bird in the Hand

"A Bird in the Hand"

Peace,
Richard