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+ | THE GORELETTER: | ||
+ | Michael Arnzen' | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | +++Vol. 9.1 | 2.7.2014+++ | ||
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+ | **And the Winner Is...** | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ====BLATHER==== | ||
+ | Blather. Wince. Repeat. | ||
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+ | IN MEMORIAM | ||
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+ | It's award season in all the media -- from the Grammys to the Oscars -- and that means it's time for one of my favorite annual rituals: the parade of "In Memoriam" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Call me morbid, but they' | ||
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+ | They' | ||
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+ | For one thing, the "In Memorium" | ||
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+ | For another, even though I usually have disdain for most celebrity phonies, I do feel a little twinge of empathy for the awardees during this moment. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The "In Memoriam" | ||
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+ | Granted, not all actors and industry workers get to have death scenes in their films, but maybe they should have to record one when they register for the Academy. | ||
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+ | I guarantee the speeches wouldn' | ||
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+ | ====BOO COUPONS==== | ||
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+ | KINDLE COUNTDOWN | Feb 10th-15th | PLAY DEAD | ||
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+ | One Week Discount on Play Dead for Amazon Kindle | ||
+ | Act fast and get the PLAY DEAD ebook cheap from Feb 10th-15th | ||
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+ | PLAY DEAD publisher Raw Dog Screaming Press is running a " | ||
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+ | Find the kindle version through my Amazon Profile: http:// | ||
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+ | Praise for Play Dead .... | ||
+ | " | ||
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+ | "Las Vegas is as diseased a city as there is, and Mike Arnzen knows this as well as anyone. In Play Dead, he distills its essence down to a uniquely brutal game and brings together as fascinatingly repellent a bunch of losers ever to make a grab for the corroded brass ring. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Jesus, let’s hope so." -- Brian Hodge, author of Deathgrip and Wild Horses | ||
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+ | "A masterpiece of eloquent depravity." | ||
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+ | The original hard-to-find hardcover edition is long sold out but the novel is also available in paperback. | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====AUDIOVILE: | ||
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+ | Over the holidays, I uncovered a lost audio recording of my short story from 100 Jolts, called " | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | If you like this, you might want to investigate Audiovile: http:// | ||
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+ | ====UPCOMING APPEARANCES==== | ||
+ | Meet Mike Arnzen in 2014 | ||
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+ | ARNZEN AT AWP14 IN SEATTLE | ||
+ | At the end of the month, I'll be attending the Assoc. of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in the Washington State Convention Center at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle, WA. I plan to join the Seton Hill University MFA in Writing Popular Fiction booth in the Bookfair, South Hall, Space CC26, and am scheduled there on Friday, 2/28 from 1: | ||
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+ | On Sat., 3/1, Noon-1pm, I'll be joining Minor Arcana Press in the Bookfair at Space BB18 for signings. Whether you're at AWP or not, join me at the release party & poetry reading at 7pm for Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books at Ray Gun Lounge (501 E. Pine, Seattle). | ||
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+ | Details here: http:// | ||
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+ | UPCOMING EVENTS: | ||
+ | Association of Writers & Writing Programs https:// | ||
+ | Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2014 | Seattle, WA | ||
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+ | World Horror Convention http:// | ||
+ | May 8-11, 2014 | Portland, OR | ||
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+ | Seton Hill University http:// | ||
+ | "In Your Write Mind" Booksigning | ||
+ | June 27, 2014 | Greensburg, PA | ||
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+ | Confluence http:// | ||
+ | July 25-27, 2014 | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
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+ | More: http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Gorelets: | ||
+ | |||
+ | THE JUMPLUMP | ||
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+ | Pounded into the pavement\\ | ||
+ | at the foot of the skyscraper, | ||
+ | the body is human hash,\\ | ||
+ | flesh pulverized by the weight\\ | ||
+ | of what it has done: and\\ | ||
+ | the skin -- where there is skin --\\ | ||
+ | is buckled up by bones\\ | ||
+ | where bones should not be,\\ | ||
+ | looking like something akin\\ | ||
+ | to a sack full of\\ | ||
+ | pokey coat-hangers.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | There is no blood puddle,\\ | ||
+ | only fine droplets, a mist\\ | ||
+ | surrounding its periphery, | ||
+ | which spatters high, alarmingly\\ | ||
+ | so, all the way up\\ | ||
+ | to puzzle the office workers\\ | ||
+ | gazing out the 3nd floor windows.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | But there are liquid pools, a pale yellow\\ | ||
+ | color you can't really place,\\ | ||
+ | a foreign custard, and the walkway\\ | ||
+ | smells, faintly fresh but meaty\\ | ||
+ | like a sloppy maternity room.\\ | ||
+ | Otherwise, | ||
+ | there is nothing recognizable --\\ | ||
+ | no face nor distinguishing features --\\ | ||
+ | and so you think\\ | ||
+ | it could be anyone,\\ | ||
+ | maybe even someone you know.\\ | ||
+ | But where its clothing\\ | ||
+ | went off to is a mystery\\ | ||
+ | and you can't even read\\ | ||
+ | its gender in the spot you\\ | ||
+ | would guess is between where\\ | ||
+ | what should be legs would be.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | The only thing remaining\\ | ||
+ | to indicate that this pile\\ | ||
+ | of skin was once human, actually,\\ | ||
+ | is a single meaty arm\\ | ||
+ | reaching out from the skin stew,\\ | ||
+ | its wedding ring magically intact\\ | ||
+ | around a single bent finger, raised\\ | ||
+ | as if posing a question\\ | ||
+ | or pointing right at you,\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | or perhaps up,\\ | ||
+ | so you look\\ | ||
+ | discovering only more mystery\\ | ||
+ | in the widening shadow above\\ | ||
+ | before the second body hits you.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====From the Gorelets Gallery==== | ||
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+ | "A Good Day for an Exorcism," | ||
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+ | But I love ebooks, and have actually been publishing them before the Kindle was even invented. There are many ways to read an ebook, but truth is, Amazon really does consider the physical act of reading and the needs of human readers best when it comes to their devices. Seduced by its promise of high contrast lighting and dark e-ink, and the integration of new features like goodreads, I just ordered the new Kindle Paperwhite, so I suspect I'll not only be reading a lot more ebooks soon, but also doing many more of these playful distortions of kindle photographs in the days to come... | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====The Contestatorium==== | ||
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+ | THE RESOLUTION | ||
+ | story & contest winners | ||
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+ | Last issue, I issued an opening line of a story called "The Resolution" | ||
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+ | You can read the resulting story on scribd.com, or see it live on AuthorBee! (http:// | ||
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+ | Everyone who contributed to the story was entered into a contest for amazon gift cards from AuthorBee or books and swag from Arnzen. | ||
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+ | “Best Individual Contributions” prizes go to: Mike Brendan, Terrie Leigh Relf and Gary Blankenship | ||
+ | for creativity, original story development, | ||
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+ | Using Authorbee' | ||
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+ | Special thanks to AuthorBee (http:// | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====INSTIGATION==== | ||
+ | twisted prompts for sicko writers | ||
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+ | DARK VALENTINES | ||
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+ | * Depict the Grim Reaper delivering a Valentine' | ||
+ | * Dramatize a blind date between demons from very different sides of Hell.\\ | ||
+ | * Describe the various sensations associated with eating a heart in loving detail. This is your opening paragraph.\\ | ||
+ | * Delineate the crime scene in a holiday card shop during Valentine' | ||
+ | * Compose a love letter to an imprisoned serial killer, from an unexpected author.\\ | ||
+ | * Make a list of all the (one-word) sins you can think of. Choose your favorite. | ||
+ | * Seduce an ugly vampire. Perhaps to get them to enter the sunlight.\\ | ||
+ | * Misread a famous love song or romantic poem in a way that leads to horrifying consequences.\\ | ||
+ | * Detail the clean up required on the day AFTER the " | ||
+ | * Don't "kill them with kindness." | ||
+ | * Invent a crazy new historical origin story for " | ||
+ | * Portray Cupid as the monster baby he really is.\\ | ||
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+ | If you like writing prompts as wacky as these, my e-book Instigation: | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====Recent Interviews==== | ||
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+ | //Q: "If you could magic another hour into the day, where would you put it and what would you use it for?"// | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | //A: "I would put 13 o’clock into my sleep schedule and enjoy the bonus timelessness of dream..."// | ||
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+ | Read the complete Arnzen interview in pigfender' | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | Recently, Instigation: | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====Anthology Row==== | ||
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+ | The anthology, Horror Library Vol. 5 has not only been receiving raves from horror fans everywhere, but also is currently listed on the Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology (http:// | ||
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+ | My story in this book, " | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====PITHY MORBID THOUGHTS==== | ||
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+ | "God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====COLOPHON==== | ||
+ | Find me on your favorite | ||
+ | social network via http:// | ||
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+ | Brought to you by gorelets.com\\ | ||
+ | Mastication Publications | SAN 920-4822 | ||
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+ | © Copyright 2014, Michael A. Arnzen - All rights reserved | ||
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+ | You are reading a "plain text" version of The Goreletter. The newsletter is now designed with HTML in mind, so I recommend you review your subscription options and choose HTML if your email reader or browser will allow it. | ||
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+ | VIEW THE FANCY HTML VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER WITH ARTWORK AND MORE: | ||
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