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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…
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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.
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SFReader digs 100 Jolts
From the new review of 100 Jolts at SFReader.com: "While writing this review I re-read a number of these stories and was amazed all over again by their sheer inventiveness, their razor sharp prose, and the perfectly streamlined delivery of so many of them. All of the one hundred stories presented here are entertaining. A number of them are classics. Michael Arnzen should be proud of what he has accomplished. 100 JOLTS is the creation of a very talented writer at the top of his game."-- Ray Wallace 100 Jolts is available for a little over $10 at amazon.com
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In the Creature Corner
A great review of my flash fiction collection, 100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories, just went up at the multimedia horror review site, Creature Corner. Here's a quip from reviewer Randy Schaub: Arnzen's collection is an impressive offering. As short as the stories are, they will haunt you for days (I'm still shaking off the effects of Stress Toy)....100 Jolts would make a great Halloween stocking stuffer (at the risk of giving Mr. Arnzen a backhanded compliment, his stories would find an audience with even the most attention bereft audience), and jaded horror veterans would certainly welcome this book as a…