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Burnt Tongues is Being Re-released!

Burnt Tongues is going to be re-released with Turner Publishing, on August 25th. Very excited to share the new cover with you. Always a pleasure working with Chuck Palahniuk and Dennis Widmyer. This is an edgy, transgressive anthology that came out of The Cult workshops back in the day. (It was nominated for the Bram […]

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Burnt Tongues Out of Print, Copies for Sale

As you may or may not know, Medallion Press went bankrupt. I bought the last 15 cases of Burnt Tongues, the anthology I edited with Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke, Survivor) and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes, Pet Sematary). So it’s now out of print. I’m going to be selling signed copies for $10 + $3 […]

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Day Eleven: Medallion Donates Books!

Day Eleven: Over $21,000! And, Medallion Donates Books! Medallion Press has generously donated TWENTY sets of books, including Burnt Tongues (transgressive anthology), which I edited with Chuck Palahniuk and Dennis Widmyer; Knuckleduster (military thriller) by Andrew Post; Suckerpunch (MMA thriller) by Jeremy Brown, and The Devils That Have Come to Stay (an acid Western) by […]

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Hanging with Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh

Had such a great time at the Chuck Palahniuk reading last night in Naperville. Got to hang out with Chuck and Irvine Welsh, two of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, so very generous and supportive. The lit up balls really show you what a crazy night it was, Chuck giving away so many cool […]

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Book Covers: Work Edited and/or Published by Richard Thomas

I wanted to start a list of the beautiful book covers that I’ve either edited or published or both. I hope you enjoy the art and if you want more information, I’ve included links to Amazon, for those books that are already on the website. They are in reverse chronological order. UPDATED: July, 2016 Scratch […]

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Burnt Tongues (Medallion Press) Table of Contents Released

We can finally announce the full table of contents for Burnt Tongues (Medallion Press) a collection of transgressive short stories edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer and myself. Out in 2014. Introduction by Chuck Palahniuk Live This Down by Neil Krolicki Charlie by Chris Lewis Carter Paper by Gayle Towell Mating Calls by Tony Liebhard […]

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Medallion Press buys Burnt Tongues, edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas, and Dennis Widmyer

Burnt Tongues, a collection of transgressive short stories, has been years in the making. Back when I was just a reader, plowing through 100+ stories a month for over a year, I wondered if it would ever happen. I have to give thanks to the hard work of Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Widmyer, and so many […]

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New Column – Storyville up at Litreactor.com

Litreactor.com has launched, and man is this site taking off. It’s an offshoot of The Cult, taking all of the publishing, craft, and literature conversations as well as workshops, classes, lectures, reviews and columns away from what was essentially the Chuck Palahniuk fan club, and moving it all to a new base. I’m thrilled that […]

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