I am more than happy to announce that my new novel, Ghosts of Smoke and Flame, will be released on February 19th! A story of rookie ghosts, a lovesick angel, a demonic cell phone, a possibly psychic cat, and more it’s proof that even if you think your family is Hell, things can always be worse…
You can pre-order the eBook here. In the meantime, gaze in wonder at the awesome cover by renowned comics artist and author Matthew Dow Smith!
More good news! This week also saw the fine folks at Starship Sofa agree to publish my story “Footsteps Among the Stars”. The best way to describe the story is “What would happen if a Lovecraft protagonist went to a beach party on the Outer Banks?”
Needless to say, hilarity and cosmic horror ensue.
In any case, do give Starship Sofa a click or two – they do great work – and when I have a pub date I’ll announce it here.
Earlier this year, I donated an item to a charity auction for the fine organization Nuci’s Space that combined a signed copy of Firefly Rain with the chance to get brutally slain in an upcoming writing project. As I’m about to start writing the new book, I revisited the topic today to try to get a sense of how exactly the lucky winner wanted to get offed. This then led to a wider discussion of making a charity donation in exchange for being brutally murdered, and with that in mind, I thought I might lay out some of the options for folks.
In the past, I have committed on paper the following crimes:
I’m probably missing a few, but it’s a start….
Really happy to announce that the spring/summer issue of Space and Time magazine (#148) is now loose in the wild. This issue features my story “Used Sleep”, which is my take on the old “magical store that is sometimes there and sometimes not there” trope, though since this is one of my stories, it may not end well for all concerned….
Hope you enjoy it!
Very happy to report that my short piece “The Unicorn at the Soiree” is being adapted for the stage next week as part of a larger work incorporating the stores from the anthology The Lion And The Aardvark from StoneSkin Press. If you’re anywhere near Richardson, Texas, check it out! (And you can also find the story in my collection A Meeting In The Devil’s House, if you so choose….)
Way back in the day, I did a trilogy of fantasy novels as a tie-in to the wildly over the top fantasy TTRPG Exalted. Called the Trilogy of the Second Age, they featured swordplay, derring-do, magic, heroism, villainy, and a brief examination of the practical problems with being a walking corpse hitching a ride on the underside of a boat.
They went out of print ages ago.
But now, thanks to Crossroad Press, they’re back.
Ebooks and print books are here. Audiobooks are coming.
Check them out!
I am happy bey0nd words to announce that Falstaff Dread has picked up my new novel NIGHTMARE LOGIC for publication next year! This is the scariest, most horrific novel I have written, and I am thrilled that the fine folks at Falstaff believe in it and want to bring it to you. Keep watching this space for updates!
Hey there, Reb Palache fans! I am pleased beyond words to announce that the fourth story in the magical pirate rabbi’s ongoing adventures is now live! You can get it by downloading the Sudden Fictions podcast – available in all the usual places – or by following this link.
Enjoy!
Kayleigh Dobbs of Happy Goat Horror was kind enough to turn her eye to me and A MEETING IN THE DEVIL’S HOUSE. She reviewed it, and you have to love any review that includes a break in the action to question whether the author is all right – which you can find right here.
She also sat down for a pleasant hour’s conversation which covered everything from writing for games to the true story behind the zombie frog tale “Meemaw’s Frogs”. If you have the time, check it out – the conversation was a lot of fun. You can find it here.
Meanwhile the reviews keep rolling in on Amazon – two new ones say nice things like “MEETING IN THE DEVIL’S HOUSE is a meeting you don’t want to miss” and “The amazing thing is that each story is a master class in short fiction. Dansky’s writing in this collection reminds me of the first time I read Bradbury’s October Country. That’s the highest praise I can bestow!”
I’ve got two big things to share with you!
First of all, the sword and sorcery anthology SWORDPLAY, illustrated by the marvelous Dan Brereton and containing stories from folks like Christopher Golden and Cullen Bunn, was released this weekend. And oh yeah. I’ve got a story in there, too – “The Faces of the Winter Wood”. It’s a wonderful anthology and I’m proud to be a part of it, so check it out if sword and sorcery is your thing.
And then Friday is the big day – time for A MEETING AT THE DEVIL’S HOUSE. This one’s been a long time coming and I’m very proud of it. With stories about zombie frogs, a magical pirate rabbi, a man-eating Sasquatch in a top hat, a drunk unicorn, and more, it’s a collection of delightfully dark stories, seventeen in all. New York Time bestselling author Matt Forbeck said it was “twisted in all the right ways” and HorrorDNA raved about it, so pick it up if you’re so inclined!
