Niche sword and sorcery question. How the hell am I supposed to read Edgar P. Wagner without spending $40 on a (gorgeous) out-of-print paperback?
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My body part themed short story collection is off KU for good and you can get the audiobook and ebook together here for less than just the audiobook on Amazon!
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Killer title!
What’re you reading rn?
I write to find out if my characters are mad at me.
A Maudlin House paperback is the only accessory that matters this season. It says "I have taste" and "I’m probably a liability."
Hours later.
Kids are the best.
Oh shit, I can only imagine you’re about the see the face of god!
Rough drafts are for (accidentally) writing in every tense known to humanity.
Men peaked with Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn both in and out of character and I think the rest of the male population should come to terms with that fact
Amanda Bynes is on LinkedIn if you even care.
Sword, Sorcery, and Ur Mom: A Memoir
thanks, Gabino! My weird horror novel about the fire that is coming to a Dollywood-esque Appalachian town has been out for just under a month from Tenebrous Press
Feel this 🙃
Blazing to the post office today. Lmk if you want a copy, signed and sigiled. $25 including shipping 😈
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Brutal! Gorgeous.
And I had to cop the Asimov because my grandfather was a an unofficial disciple of his. Plus, I’ve never seen a book printed in the 70s that I didn’t need to buy.
10/10 haul 📚
Got to scale one of those rolling ladders at a cozy little bookstore. Bucket list item achieved.
Also, I’ve been on a Moorcock kick but didn’t know this book almost certainly influenced Bowie’s conception of Ziggy’s band? Does anyone have gnosis on this?
Scrawny albino over tanned jock any day. You a big Moorcock fan?
Can we talk about Elric’s superiority to Conan?
Predictably, the success spawned multiple generations of copy cats, some more shameless than others. But, the thing is, Conan wasn’t the first meat head to swing a sword.
What made him THE sword-swinging meat head?
But before Arnold’s biceps graced the silver screen, millions of Conan paperbacks found their homes on millions of nerd’s shelves. Dozens of weird fiction authors picked up where others left off and carried on the Barbarian’s blood bath.
Continued…
Writers, we're caught up on the slush pile so we have a quick turnaround on submissions at the mo.
We tend towards the dark and upsetting. Ambiguity and discomfiting sharp edges encouraged. Our vibe was recently described as 'transgressive genre grime'. If that's you, shoot it our way.
I’ve got a whole ass collection of such sufferings if any press wants to take a peek. K thanks!
I recently learned there’s a concept in clowning that goes like this, “The suffering is the offer.” And, holy hell, what a gorgeous view of art and authenticity.
Check out @jonezyboy.bsky.social's review of ENCOUNTERS! Thanks so much, Tony and @horrordna.bsky.social! 👻