"Monsters cannot be announced. One cannot say: 'here are our monsters,' without immediately turning the monsters into pets." -- Jacques Derrida (died 2004)

Keep it Quiet

Stabbing for Dummies

One of the funniest original stories from 100 Jolts -- "Stabbing for Dummies" -- has just been reprinted at Horrorfind Fiction. This story ended up being a collaboration with the behind-the-scenes editor of 100 Jolts, author Vincent Sakowski, who had so many ideas after he read the first draft that we worked together on developing the piece into this present version. It gets a lot of laughs when I perform it at fiction readings. If you like surrealist writing, then definitely check out Sakowski's book, Some Things are Better Left Unplugged. And you can always get a good deal on…

chauncy

"six short films about chauncy the serial killer" -- one of my favorite short poems -- was just published online at The Dream People for their "Bizarre Horror" issue. This poem will also appear in print in Bare Bone magazine later this month.