Happy New Year, everyone!
Just a quick post to say LOLcraft: a Compendium of Eldritch Humor is now available.
Take care, and have a great 2023!
Justin
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Hi everyone,
Just a quick note to say my story “He Listens” will soon be published in LOLcraft: A Compendium of Eldritch Humor, from Dragon’s Roost Press. As the title suggests, it’s a collection of stories that blend Lovecraftian mythos/cosmic horror with humor.
Looking forward to reading the other stories in this one! I’ll post again when it’s published.
I’m out! Peace!
-Justin
Hi everyone,
Long time, no see!
Just stopping by with an exciting announcement. For the past few months, I’ve been working on something totally new for me…a comic! I’ve had so much fun writing it, and I’m excited to finally share it with everyone. It’s called Scoby, and you can find it on my new Instagram page.
I plan to post new strips daily until the entire story has been told, so please follow to make sure you don’t miss anything!
Thanks!
Justin
UPDATE: It’s done! The last page of Scoby was posted on July 24th, 2022.
Wow. Sounds a little dramatic, using the full date like that.
Anyway, I always meant for Scoby to be a limited-series thing, no more than six to eight issues total. It ended up being six, plus a few bonus skits. If you decide to check it out, I recommend starting with the earliest post and reading forward from there. Reading posts at random may produce mixed results.
Peace! 🙂
Hi everyone,
I have two exciting announcements!
1) Brain Games: Stories to Astonish was released today! It includes my story “Rock Me Amadeus.” I’m so pleased to be part of another collection from Third Flatiron Publishing! You can read the announcement from the publisher here.
2) I wrote a guest blog post for World Weaver Press (the publisher for Recognize Fascism), and it was posted earlier this afternoon. Head on over to their blog if you wanna check it out!
That’s all I have for now!
Peace,
Justin
Hey everyone,
Recognize Fascism is now available!
The timing couldn’t be better. We’re only three weeks away from the most terrifying day of the year…and I’m not talking about Halloween.
Yeah. Scary times.
It’s been a rough four years. Four years of unkindness and racism and xenophobia and hypocrisy and too many other terrible things to mention. I sincerely hope there are enough people out there who’ve had enough of it and who will use their voices to demand change.
*steps off soapbox*
Anyway, it’s been such an honor to be part of this project, and I’m glad the wait is finally over! I’ll be back soon with more news.
Peace,
Justin
Humans in the Wild: Reactions to a Gun Loving Country was released today! This collection includes my story “Thoughts and Prayers.”
I wrote about the origins of this story in an earlier post. As I mentioned then, writing a story like “Thoughts and Prayers” is definitely bittersweet, but I’m so happy Swallow Publishing chose to include it in Humans in the Wild.
You can check out the announcement from the publisher here.
Peace,
Justin
Hello!
My short story “Mock Me Amadeus” will be published next month in Brain Games: Stories to Astonish, a sci-fi/fantasy/horror anthology from Third Flatiron Publishing. I don’t want to give away too many details about the plot, so I’ll just say my story is a humorous dark fantasy that somehow involves Mozart. I had a lot of fun writing it, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in the collection!
I’m super excited to be working with Third Flatiron again. They previously published my story “Dispatches From the Eye of the Clown” in their 2018 collection Galileo’s Theme Park. For more information on that anthology, you can check out my post here.
That’s all for now! I’d stay longer, but I gotta crank up the boombox and listen to some Falco!
Justin
The Kickstarter campaign for Recognize Fascism ended yesterday, and I couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out. Not only was the anthology fully funded, but ALL of the stretch goals were unlocked. So, I have some awesome news to share.
First, there’s gonna be an audiobook! I’m super, super thrilled about this. I love audiobooks! But I have to admit, I’m even more excited about this next part:
The editors are sending a copy of Recognize Fascism to every single member of Congress (that’s right, all 100 senators and 435 representatives)!! They’re also sending a copy to every member of the U.S. Supreme Court! How cool is that?
Now, I realize there’s no guarantee anyone in Washington will actually read it. But I’m optimistic. And anyway, it’s the act itself that counts. Sending a book like this to actual, real-life lawmakers who have the power to make change is, to my way of thinking, a form of peaceful protest. I totally dig it.
It’s hard to ignore all the problems in our world. I don’t want to ignore them. More and more, I find myself using writing as a way to speak out. Sure, I still write plenty of stories for entertainment value alone, and probably always will. But increasingly, I’ve turned to writing as a form of protest. My story in Recognize Fascism is one example of that. And to think that it will play even a tiny part in this meta, mail-in protest…well, it blows my mind. I’m so grateful to be part of it.
Peace and love!
Justin
Hi!
I promised a sneak preview of “May Your Government Be the Center of a Smelly Dung Sandwich,” and here it is! Check out the Recognize Fascism Kickstarter page for a one-minute excerpt.
That’s all for now!
Justin
My story “Thoughts and Prayers” will soon be published in Humans in the Wild: Reactions to a Gun Loving Country, an anthology of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on the topic of gun violence.
This is a bittersweet announcement to make. I’m very happy to be included in this collection, but at the same time, I wish I’d never had a reason to write this story to begin with.
Last year, a friend of mine was murdered. Writing “Thoughts and Prayers” was my small way of honoring her memory. I also used the story to explore grief, faith, and our country’s almost-religious fascination with guns.
I’m so grateful to be part of Humans in the Wild. You can read the announcement from Swallow Publishing here.
I’ll let you know once I have more news about a publication date.
Take care,
Justin