Last Night and the Night After This

I’ll keep this short, because I’m bushed and still have a lot to do before this weekend is over. Yesterday, after getting up early so I could watch Apostle (more on that later, maybe) I drove out to Manhattan, KS to participate in their Driptorch reading series, where I was joined by a couple of other writers who read really great pieces. I read “When a Beast Looks Up at the Stars,” maybe not the most crowd-pleasing story to choose, but it seemed to have the desired effect. After that, we drove through Silent Hill fog to discuss horror stuff at IHOP, which seems about right.

Today it’s downtime and catching up, and then tomorrow I’ll be hosting a free screening of Black Sunday at the Tapcade here in KC as part of the official book launch party for Guignol & Other Sardonic Tales! The festivities start at 4:30, though I’ll probably be there a little before. If you’re local, or local-ish, feel free to drop in.

If you want a teaser of what you can expect in Guignol, or if you’ve already got your copy and want to read a little about what went into the making of some of the stories, I wrote up a list of fourteen movies that, in one way or another, influenced the fourteen stories in the book for Heavy Feather Review, the sponsors of the aforementioned Driptorch reading series.

Also, if you picked up a copy of Guignol, or if you’re about to, don’t forget that you’ve got until the end of the month to enter to win a movie from my own personal collection. Just post a photo of your copy of the book on social media, tag me, and use the hashtag #Guignol, and you’re entered for a chance to win!

More soon, but for now it’s time to recuperate before tomorrow’s big event!