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Category Archives: Saturday Spotlight
Saturday Spotlight: “Tinsel” by John Boden, from Shock Totem: Holiday Tales of the Macabre and Twisted 2011
If you haven’t heard of the magazine, Shock Totem, go check it out. I’m on the fourth story in their latest edition, and every one has been worthy of my silly little series. The first story, by Mercedes Yardley, “Heartless,” … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: “Plastic” by J.L. Bryan
J.L. Bryan’s short story, “Plastic” is the first story in the newly released anthology The Gate 2: 13 Tales of Isolation and Despair. “Plastic” started the book off with a great post-apocalyptic story. The Cough has wiped out most of … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: Indie Rocker, Keith Vance and his album “Go Forward”
I’m doing a double Saturday Spotlight today, posting the other “‘Wool’ and ‘The Plagiarist’ by Hugh Howley” on the New Authors Fellowship blog to help fill in for one of our bloggers. My spotlight on Keith today is a little … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: SUMMER OF NIGHT by Dan Simmons
I first learned of Dan Simmons from his story “This Year’s Class Picture,” in the Living Dead anthology, and loved it so much I wrote a Saturday Spotlight about him and this story. One of the benefits of this blog … Continue reading
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Saturday Spotlight: “Home Delivery” by Stephen King
Okay, okay, I know, you’ve heard of this guy before. He’s not perfect, though, and I’ve heard people say different periods of his writing were better than others. In fact, I think he says so himself in his book, On … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: “Courage through Fear” by Ruby Standing Deer
Another five-star story from Evolved Publishing’s anthology Evolution: Volume One is “Courage through Fear” by Ruby Standing Deer. This story caught me off guard with my immediate fear and concern for the main character. This 21 year old girl grifting … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: “In the Deep Dark” by Justin Macumber
“In the Deep Dark” by Justin Macumber is the first story in the Abattoir Presents series. Abattoir is the Psychological Horror webzine of Flying Island Press headed up by Scott Roche. They have a few shorter stories up for free … Continue reading
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Saturday Spotlight: Chair by Martin Mundt
I picked up a habit of listening to short stories on my morning commute, but the risk in that is investing my time on a story without a payoff. I thought for this week, I’d share one story with definite … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: Jeffrey B. Burton’s “A Building This Size”
The inspiration for this week’s Saturday Spotlight comes from my favorite story so far in the Evolved Publishing anthology, Evolution: Volume One, Jeff Burton’s “A Building This Size.” Jeff’s story is a mystery built on clever dialogue that emphasizes the … Continue reading
Saturday Spotlight: Ed Kurtz, “Pearls.”
This Saturday Spotlight is cast on Ed Kurtz for his short story, “Pearls,” which is published in Dark Moon Digest: Issue 5. (Thanks to Rob Smales for sending me a copy as part of the Coffin Hop blog tour.) What … Continue reading