Spring is just around the corner. The flowers are starting to push up and bloom, the sun is staying out longer, the weather will start to warm soon. But don’t worry. Jersey Devil Press has one last blast of cold, eerie darkness for you before your winter ends. We’re talking book-burning, war, zombies . .Continue reading “The Jersey Devil wants to burn your books and eat your brains”
Category Archives: fiction
Friends and family reading Box Cutters
Here I am at AWP, with new photos of people at the conference picking up copies of Box Cutters, and I’m still getting photos from family and friends with the chapbook, too! This is so exciting, gang, that I had to go ahead and share these new photos with you. And more (clearer) photos ofContinue reading “Friends and family reading Box Cutters”
People (and miniature people) reading Box Cutters
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any photos of people reading Box Cutters, but I have a few cool new photos. And then there’s my brother’s photo. Way way back, my great-grandfather (“Daddy Bill”) handcrafted an exact replica of his home as a dollhouse for his granddaughter — my mother. It was a stunningContinue reading “People (and miniature people) reading Box Cutters”
Hagridden (and practically every other indie novel this year) gets some early love
Author and editor Michael Seidlinger has been engaged in a hell of a project this year. For the past couple of months, he’s been gathering a list of pretty much every indie book coming out this year. And it’s a hell of a list, including news of forthcoming books by Jacob M. Appel, David S. Atkinson, Ryan W.Continue reading “Hagridden (and practically every other indie novel this year) gets some early love”
The Jersey Devil has a special present for Mom and Dad
Folks, here’s the situation: the founding father and Grand Poobah of Jersey Devil Press, Eirik Gumeny, needs new lungs. Here’s the good news: Eirik’s on the shortlist for a transplant, and he’s within spitting distance of the hospital where they’ll do it once the lungs arrive. And his wife/JDP’s associate editor, Monica Rodriguez, is withContinue reading “The Jersey Devil has a special present for Mom and Dad”
New publication — in the Revenge of the Scammed Anthology!
I’ve been hyping this off an on, but I have new news about it: The Revenge of the Scammed Anthology, a benefit book to help out writer Edward J Rathke, will now include a new story by me, written just for this project! So if you haven’t donated to the campaign yet, head over thereContinue reading “New publication — in the Revenge of the Scammed Anthology!”
The Revenge of the Scammed
A while back, a fellow writer, Edward J. Rathke, got ripped off. Long story short: a guy hired him to write a book, wrote a fraudulent check, and wound up scamming Rathke out of his entire savings. So we in the writing community are banding together to help Rathke out — and get revenge on theContinue reading “The Revenge of the Scammed”
The Jersey Devil likes all the best music, even at our age
This month’s issue of Jersey Devil Press is all kinds of milestone-ish. Not only is it the first issue of 2014, it’s also the 50th issue. Fifty! It’s rare enough that any literary magazine makes it that far, but for a weird little online magazine that loves dick jokes and aliens that live on humanContinue reading “The Jersey Devil likes all the best music, even at our age”
People reading — and writing about — Box Cutters
One last post this year of photos from readers. But I’m adding a bonus here: some snippets of reviews people have been posting on Goodreads and Amazon and Powell’s! Like some other friends/readers, Crystal decided to take my book on a little road trip. “Well-written short fiction that travels well and lends itself to funContinue reading “People reading — and writing about — Box Cutters“
2013: the year of all the awesome I could ever want
I’ve been looking over 2013 and thinking about my writing work, and folks, this has been one hell of a year. It started in the very first weeks of January, when I received — almost back-to-back — an offer from sunnyoutside press to publish my first book, Box Cutters, and an Oregon Literary Fellowship. BothContinue reading “2013: the year of all the awesome I could ever want”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 