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The Goreletter Vol. 4, #2, with the title "The Wink of the Cyclops" was mailed to subscribers on 9/21/2006 @ 9:12 PM est. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog version. If you subscribe and did not receive this issue, e-mail me for a replacement or review the archives at gorelets.com. Subscribers to this newsletter receive bonus material -- and have access to exclusive discounts, contests, and other benefits. Subscribe today...it's painless, fun and free! (But probably not completely pain-free). -- Mike Arnzen

We have two winners in the 'spaminot' contest from Goreletter 4.01! But one contest still remains open, so subscribe soon and you can still enter. The "spaminot" contest asked readers to guess which of the following phrases was NOT a real spam header I received: aggressive mannequin, be decomposable, cuddle grime, diabolical meathead, drive by grimace, efficiency nose ring, goth seniority, grandmamma warlock, medication madhouse, open face surgery, sanity immersion, toucan retardation, undeliverable baby. (Can you believe the sick ingenuity of spammers?). The made-up phrase was "diabolical meathead." Guess I wasn't so diabolical after all. Craig Clarke wins 1st prize,…

The Goreletter Vol. 4, #1, with the title "Tender Cuts" was mailed to subscribers on 25/May/2006 23:08 est. It contains two contests for prizes and extra material not available here on the weblog version. If you subscribe and did not receive this issue, e-mail me for a replacement or review the archives at gorelets.com. Subscribers to this newsletter receive bonus material -- and have access to exclusive discounts, contests, and other benefits. Subscribe today...it's painless, fun and free! (But probably not completely pain-free). -- Mike Arnzen

Wee Small Hours -- the online fiction challenge, responding to creative writing prompts plucked from my weekly column in Hellnotes newsletter -- has gone on hiatus. Read the final (?) entry (Bev Vincent's excellent story, "Therapy") while it's still available free online. Bev wrote a very grim, very moving, tale! I just wanted to say how proud I was to be the instigator for WSH. Although only one tale was chosen each month, it has produced many great stories that are still in circulation and it thrills me to be a part of all that creative energy. UPDATE 5/5/06: It…