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Wake the Witch anthology, for benefit of Red Cross, available

Posted in News, Short Stories, tagged , , , on February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »

May-December Publications’ Wake the Witch anthology, which contains my long out-of-print short story “Whether Girl” and benefits the Red Cross, is now available in both print (paperback) and Kindle editions. “Whether Girl” was originally published in the Summer 2005 issue of The Wheel. From the publisher’s website at http://maydecemberpublications.com/books/wake-the-witch/: “Prepare to have a spell cast [...]

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“A Bone to Pick” places in Toasted Cheese’s Dead of Winter 2011 Contest!

Posted in Short Stories, tagged , , , , on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

My zombie-apocalypse story “A Bone to Pick” has tied for second place in Toasted Cheese’s 2011 Dead of Winter Contest! This year’s theme was “Skull and Bones.” It was funny how this all happened—I hadn’t planned on submitting to their contest this year; I hadn’t in a few years, actually. But suddenly the entire story [...]

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“Growlers” now available in Literary Mayhem

Posted in Short Stories, tagged , , , , , on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

My short story, “Growlers”—commissioned by and exclusively written for Literary Mayhem—is now posted on the site. You can read this creepy winter tale about being careful what you wish for here: http://literarymayhem.com/wordpress/kristi-petersen-schoonover-growlers/ Enjoy and Happy Valentine’s Day!

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION WANING? WAX IT WITH THONGDEE’S “WAITING TO BE THIN” OVER AT READ SHORT FICTION!

Posted in Read Short Fiction, Short Stories, tagged , , , , , on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

It’s only a couple of weeks into 2012, and if one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to lose weight—but the only thing you’re losing is steam—then don’t miss Seenat Thongdee’s short story “Waiting to be Thin” at Read Short Fiction. This hilarious look at the daily “battle of the bulge” might be just what [...]

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STUFF A SCARE IN YOUR STOCKING!

Posted in News, Short Stories, tagged , , , , , , , on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Canada’s Paranormal Eh? radio’s gifts to fans: a reading of my brand-new as-yet unreleased apocalyptic horror story—perfect for heading into 2012; Nathan talked about the Krampus, and Nicole and Angel of CT Soul Seekers shared some holiday humor. Want these treats stuffing your stocking? You can listen for free here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/paranormaleh/2011/12/12/a-very-paranormal-eh-christmas OR click to listen right [...]

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LIKE SCI-FI? DON’T MISS SCI-FI SATURDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK!

Posted in News, Short Stories, Skeletons in the Swimmin' Hole -- Tales from Haunted Disney World, tagged , , , , on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’m honored to announce I’ll be on Sci-Fi Saturday Night on Thursday, December 15 (live streaming) at 8 p.m. and Saturday, 12/17/11, to talk about Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole—Tales from Haunted Disney World and some sci-fi with the whole gang: The Dome, Kriana, Illustrator X, AwakebyJava, The Dead Redhead, Zombrarian and Dru Silla! Sci-Fi [...]

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LIKE POE’S WORK? CHECK OUT MATT HOFFMAN’S “BRO” NOW UP AT READ SHORT FICTION!

Posted in Read Short Fiction, Short Stories, tagged , , , , on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

For an early-winter chill, read Matt Hoffman’s “Bro,” now up at Read Short Fiction: http://www.readshortfiction.com/2011/11/bro-by-matt-hoffman/ If I make any comments about this story, it will spoil it. What I will say is that if you enjoyed Poe’s “William Wilson,” and the last scene in Drag Me to Hell terrified you, then you’ll get chills reading [...]

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“UNDER THE KUDZU” ACCEPTED FOR BEHIND LOCKED DOORS ANTHOLOGY

Posted in Deep Thoughts & Fun Stuff, News, Short Stories, tagged , , , , , , on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

My short story “Under the Kudzu” has been selected for publication in Wicked East Press’ Behind Locked Doors anthology. “Kudzu” has special significance for me. In September 2010, my friend Cynthia Wilson called me to ask if I’d seen photographs of structures that had been covered in kudzu. “Imagine,” she said, “what horrible scary things [...]

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“SLOW GRILL” 2011 RUNNER-UP IN SCARY DAIRY CONTEST

Posted in News, Short Stories, tagged , , , , , , on November 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »

My flash fiction piece “Slow Grill” was runner-up in Culture magazine’s annual Scary Dairy Contest (fellow NEHW member Dave Goudsward took first place for “Michael, is that You?”)—he’ll be receiving a basket of cheesy goodies just in time for the Holidays! NEHW member Stacey Longo also entered (her story’s untitled). You can read all three [...]

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“WHETHER GIRL” SOON TO BE BACK IN PRINT IN WAKE THE WITCH ANTHOLOGY

Posted in News, Short Stories, tagged , , , on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

May December Publications has accepted my short story “Whether Girl” for its upcoming Wake the Witch anthology, the proceeds of which will be donated to an as-yet unannounced charity. “Whether Girl” was first published by The Wheel in its Summer, 2005 issue, and hasn’t been available—in print or digital—since. The Wheel was a great little [...]

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