Interview for "Stuttering Is Cool" podcast

I was recently interviewed by Daniel Rossi for his Stuttering Is Cool podcast. We discuss writing, stuttering and an interesting dilemma about reading stories for audiences. Check it out!

Examiner article mentioning All Kinds Of Things Kill!

While we're awaiting the impending release of Lakewood Memorial (See below for some sneak peaks), here is an awesome article about horror podiobooks. Written by Mike of the great Cadaver Lab Podcast, the article mentions All Kinds Of Things Kill as an example. Many thanks to Mike and the Examiner for the plug!

Lakewood Memorial Sneak Peak: Synopsis!

Here is the synopsis as it will appear on the back of the book:

"The Whole World Is Dead"

The small town of Lakewood has been overrun by the walking dead. In a single night, the world descends into a madness of biting teeth and a sickness that kills but does not kill. Caught at the center of it is Angie Land, young single mother and nurse's aide at Lakewood Memorial Hospital. Her and a handful of others are lucky enough to survive the initial assault, but how long will they last?

And more importantly to Angie, how long will her kids - waiting for her at home - survive?

Lakewood Memorial Sneak Peak: Cover Art!

I have it on good authority (ie, the publisher) that my zombie novel Lakewood Memorial will be out very soon. While you're waiting, here is a mock-up of the cover:

Zombology

Anthology from Library Of The Living Dead Press.
Available here.

Here's an excerpt from the official description by LOLD mastermind Dr. Pus:

"An incredible collecton of crawling cadavers, relentless rotting revenents, uncompromising undead, strange as hell shamblers, zealous zombies and any other type of living dead you could imagine. 21 stories to give you necrotizing nightmares

From "Library of the Living Dead Press" we give you "ZOMBOLOGY".

Take a breath between each story .... you'll need it to scream!!

Undead love to you all,
Dr. Pus
Library of the Living Dead Press "

Includes:

"Suzy Polenski's Panties" ~ D. L. Snell
"The Fear Monger Calls it a Night" ~ Eric S. Brown
"April's Ministrations" ~ Robert R. Best
"Rule Hard, Or Die Free" ~ Tel Williams
"Clockwork"~ David Dunwoody
"Unnatural Selection ~ John Grover
"Stop Requested" ~ Rhiannon Frater
"Every Rose" ~ Michelle McCrary
"One of Many" ~ Mark M. Johnson
"Your Turn" ~ Derek Gunn
"Zombie Cola ~ T. Patrick Rooney
"The Beginning of the End" ~ Robert Cordray
"Happy Ending" ~ Kody Boy
"6 Feet Above The Grave" ~ Pascal van dem Beemd
"Good Intentions" ~ Don Newberry
"Undead Overpass" ~ Gregory Michaels
"Same as You" ~ R. Thomas Riley
"Halloween Treats" - Mike Steele
"Children of Landford's Towers" ~ Brad Zipprich
"Zombie Germs" - Shane Sullivan
"The Letter" ~ Rob Fox
"Z Day is Here" (excerpt) ~ Rob Fox

Order here.

Artwork for "Zombology Vol I"

The finished artwork for the Library Of The Living Dead press release "Zombology, Vol I" has been released. My story "April's Ministrations" will be included. You can view the artwork on the Library Of The Living Dead forum thread here.

Did I Stutter?

Okay, time for the post that I'm not even sure if I should make or not. Because this is a website about horror and my horror writings, and not a website about this issue. But it is an issue and it is an issue about me, so here goes.

I am a stutterer.

And I have been my entire life. I have no formal training on terms, but based on my own half-assed research I would guess that my stutter would be classified as mild to moderate. Which means I can go for a long time with no discernible stutters. Which means a lot of people don't even realize it, unless they happen to hear me hit a noticeable block or repetition.

So again, why am I posting this?

Because I can, I guess. And I want to learn more about my condition and learn to deal with it. Not just avoid and repress it. Because most of why my stutter is not usually noticeable is because I am constantly changing words or avoiding talking when I know I'm going to hit a block. As I deal with my stuttering more openly, I will do less of this and therefore stutter more.

And also, I guess, to let anyone else who also happens to stutter know that I do too.

Anyway, I am no source of info on this condition, I am just someone who has it. For initial reading, I recommend this excellent list of stuttering myths.

That is all for now. Back to scary things.