Short Stories – Print Category
BEHOLD!: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders wins Bram Stoker Award!
Posted on March 4, 2018 Leave a Comment
So excited to announce that BEHOLD!: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders (Crystal Lake Publishing) has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology. Doug Murano was an excellent editor, always a pleasure to work with him. My story “Hiraeth” was really out there, and Doug worked with me on it, and even accepted the EDGIER version, […]
Two Honorable Mentions for Best Horror of the Year
Posted on October 13, 2017 1 Comment
Thrilled that my stories, “Repent” (in Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories) and “The Offering on the Hill” (in Chiral Mad 3) were both honorable mentions / long-listed for Best Horror of the Year. Both anthologies were also nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. Wow, what an honor, thrilled. Thank you Michael Bailey, Doug Murano, and D Alexander […]
Art Reveal for “Hiraeth” in Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders.
Posted on June 18, 2017 Leave a Comment
Art reveal! Luke Spooner interprets my story “Hiraeth,” a tale about the wondrous power of the stories we tell ourselves. Love this interior art, such emotion and symbolism, which, when you read the story you’ll totally understand. Always a huge fan of Luke’s work. Fun fact: The word “hiraeth” is defined as a yearning or […]
“Battle Not with Monsters” accepted by Cemetery Dance
Posted on June 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
Big news! Thrilled to announce that my short story, “Battle Not with Monsters” has been accepted by Cemetery Dance magazine, and will be out with them in 2018. This will be my second story in the magazine (I was in Issue #72 alongside Stephen King last year), my third with them in general (“Stillness” in […]
Signature Sheets for Chiral Mad 3!
Posted on May 15, 2017 Leave a Comment
My very first signature sheet! In great company here—Chiral Mad 3. With Paul Michael Anderson, Mort Castle, Jack Ketchum, Meghan Arcuri, Emily B. Cataneo, Jessica May Lin, Hal Bodner, Richard Chizmar, Josh Malerman, Max Booth III, Scott Edelman, Gene O’Neill, Gary A. Braunbeck, Eric J. Guignard, Jason V. Brock, Erinn L. Kemper, Damien Angelica Walters, […]
My Story, “Hiraeth” will be in BEHOLD! Oddities, Curiosities, and Undefinable Wonders
Posted on May 6, 2017 Leave a Comment
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be a part of Behold: Oddities, Curiosities, and Undefinable Wonders. My story “Hiraeth,” will be in this exciting anthology (I’ve seen the full TOC). It’s a story about pain, hope, suffering, and the stories we tell ourselves, the layers of reality that exist around us. Hope you dig it. […]
2016 Awards Eligibility Post for Richard Thomas
Posted on December 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
So, I had quite a few things come out this year, and they are all eligible for award consideration. Cat Rambo was encouraging authors to do this, so here I go! (HWA for sure, as well as SFWA, etc.) The short stories were for pro pay, so those markets are definitely eligible. If you are […]
Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories is OUT!
Posted on June 23, 2016 3 Comments
Last year I only wrote four short stories, one of which, “Repent,” made it into this amazing anthology, Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward. This is the second anthology I’ve been in with these guys, the first being Shadows Over Main Street. Oh yeah, Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman? […]
Interior art reveal for my story, “Repent” in Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories
Posted on May 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
Interior art reveal: Artist Luke Spooner deftly captures the creeping dread and inevitable doom that propel my short story, “Repent.” Luke always manages to find the tension and heart of my work, thrilled that he once again is attached to my writing. He’s amazing, and will be a huge part of Gamut, too. Description: Awe […]
Tribulations, My Third Collection, Is Out Today!
Posted on April 15, 2016 Leave a Comment
Thrilled that Tribulations, my third short story collection is finally out. Special thanks to Joe Mynhardt and Crystal Lake Publishing for all of their support and hard work. Thank you Stephen Graham Jones for the wonderful introduction, and Kristi DeMeester and Adam Cesare for the excellent blurbs, as well as Ben Baldwin and Luke Spooner […]
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