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January 28, 2005Posted inWeblog Exclusive
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Left Behind

This collage appears in Eye Contact, the literary magazine I advise at Seton Hill University where I teach. The theme for this particular issue of the magazine was "truth." I clipped words and phrases out of Weekly World News; when I began, I thought I'd build a collage of freaky and bizarre headlines, but I found myself instead pulling out the more "normal" terms and assembling them in an abnormal way. The "shout out" style of the excessive typography, I'm hoping, renders everything strangely familiar. I believe the "left behind" phrase at the center originally referred to that whole "Left…
December 10, 2004Posted inWeblog Exclusive
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Act Quick!

I just saw that the sold-out hardcover 10th anniversary edition of my novel, Grave Markings, is the deal-of-the-day at Shocklines.com. Order it TODAY (9/17/04) to get $12 off (plus a free bonus book, too!). UPDATE: This deal has officially ended, but you can still get Grave Markings and a free bonus book if you order the title through shocklines.com.
September 17, 2004Posted inWeblog Exclusive
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What Shocks You?

OLD SPARKY - Nothing shocks you. Fire it up, you can take 100 JOLTS and then some! In fact, they'll have to throw the switch 2 or 3 times to finish you off. Ride the lightning baby! For more info on this book visit http://www.rawdogscreaming.com What shocks you? brought to you by Quizilla
September 9, 2004Posted inWeblog Exclusive