"California Screamin'" is Out!

Sweet, sweet anthology goodness.

Happy Halloween! It is with great pleasure that I announce that the California Screamin' anthology from Barking Deer Press is now out and it's available.

Coincidentally, it happens to have one of my short stories in it, a tender little ditty called "O For a Muse of Fire."

This story, which began as a class project at Southwestern College and got the Full Danielle (Kaheaku) Editorial Treatment, is a close look at obsession, love, sex, and creativity in a small Cali beach town.

So... very much like real life, yeah.

Seeing how I love doing this, let me share the TOC with you. This is a damn fine read.

"Between the Dreams and Screams" (poem) by Lori R. Lopez
"An Introduction" by Jonathan Maberry
"The Dark Watchers" by E.S. Magill
"Agency Cost" by Aaron C. Smith
"The Mount of Death" by Kevin David Anderson
"The Perfect Playground" by Chad Stroup
"Manananggal" by Billy San Juan
"Feed Your Muse" by R.W. Goldsmith
"Bumming Smokes" by Brian Asman
"Kenneth is Drowning" by James Jensen
"Feast of the Goddesses" by K.C. Grifant
"June Gloom" by Kevin Wetmore
"Hidden Depths" by Alexandra Neumeister
"O For a Muse of Fire" by Nickolas Furr
"In the River" by Jean Graham
"Eyes of the Salton Sea" by Sarah Read

Pick up a copy at Amazon and enjoy!

Short Story, "O For a Muse of Fire" to be Published in California Screamin' Anthology

I am happy to announce that my short story, "O For a Muse of Fire," will be published in an upcoming anthology by Barking Deer Press entitled California Screamin'. For this themed anthology, all the stories are sent in, and about California.

Though many members of the San Diego chapter of Horror Writers Association are involved, this is not an HWA project. It is independent.

I'd also like to announce that this short story began as a project for a mass media class at Southwestern College, taught by the inestimable Max Branscomb, whom some of you might remember as the publisher/advisor of the Southwestern College Sun newspaper. It makes me feel good to know that this story will see daylight soon.

More details as I know them.