Writer of dark speculative & crime fiction. Editor at @RHP_Press

Louisville, KY
Joined January 2010
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The 9th Annual Team Evie Holiday Book Drive launches today! While in treatment at CHLA, my daughter looked forward to the Literally Healing book cart that would stop by her room every day. The drive aims to keep new books flowing to kids who really could use the escape.
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Happy Birthday to Bernie Wrightson, the man whose dynamic art made me a fan of horror comics. crimereads.com/bernie-wright…
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Giveaway!
Giving away FIVE physical copies of the debut novel from @fringebooks: Hail Holy Queens, a pulpy gothic horror by @ChrisMcGinley12! To be considered, drop your favorite hauntingly fun meme here any time this week. Will select by Halloween eve. More on HHQ: amazon.com/dp/B0H1QRFBDZ More on Fringe Press (which is OPEN to queries!): fringepublishers.com #Horror #Halloween #HorrorNovel
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New Wind & Root today from one of our favorites, @MarchingFourth Katy Goforth is the author of Anchored and Traveling Alone. She was born and raised in South Carolina and lives with her spouse and two pups, Finn and Betty Anne. reckonreview.com
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"Dylanologists can be slightly unreasonable about minutiae. If I got a name or date wrong, they would know, and more so, they would tell me." 📌ICYMI, @paranoid_style talked all things Dylan w/ Steven Jenkins, director of the Bob Dylan Center southwestreview.com/volume-1…
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In 1973 I was 10 years old when director Sidney Lumet and cinematographer Arthur J. Ornitz shot this scene from Serpico on 150th St & Amsterdam. Only two blocks from where I lived, this was the first film I saw made in my city, but it wouldn't be the last. substack.com/@michaelagonzal…
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THE WAY YOU SAY MY NAME by ME Proctor (pub. by @shotgunhoney 10/13/26) Read a review by @FullyBookedInKY: bestthrillerbooks.com/teresa…
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The Wacky Packy Kid a @CrimeReads essay by Michael Gonzales crimereads.com/wacky-package…
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Some amazing news! My story “We Are Sorry For Your Suffering,” the December 2025 issue of One Story, is a “Distinguished Story” in the just-out Best American Short Stories anthology (2026), edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen! Thanks to all involved! Honored to be listed here!
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WE ARE SO PROUD of these folks and their work. Check out our nominations at: reckonreview.com/award-nomin…
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Oct 23, 1986: 40 years ago, artist Keith Haring completed a 300-meter long mural on the east side of the Berlin Wall. #80s By that evening, large portions of the work were masked with thick grey paint, covering the message of hope and unity.
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WHERE THE BONES LIE scored a Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel at Bouchercon last night! Thanks to @DaturaBooks, Private Eye Writers of America (PWA), and, of course, all the readers who've picked up the book this year! #amwriting
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There's something fitting about ending SIDE B with @NathanBorn2010 's.” It brings the series full circle to what Zevon did so well: finding the absurdity, dark humor & danger in people whose worlds are coming apart. michaeldowning3.substack.com…
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goodreads.com/giveaway/enter… enter for a chance to win a copy of RANSOM BURNING on @goodreads 📚
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When darkness stirs, the brave rise . . . Step into TALES FROM THE CURSED EDGE—a fantasy anthology where six unforgettable stories plunge you into realms of magic, monsters, and myth. From cursed fast-food shifts to paladins staring down cosmic dread, each tale slices thro...
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Crazy stoked about this one!
Many many many thanks to Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) for the review and the read!!!!!! 🙏 🐺 ❄️ #HailHolyQueens a.co/d/07Ph2Hnh
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