Some Sad News…
We at 34 Orchard have just been informed that Ray Daley—author of the story “You Have Summoned a Demon,” which will appear in our Spring 2024 issue, releasing tomorrow—has passed away.
We first met Ray when we published his piece “All Clued Out” in our Autumn 2021 issue (Issue 4). Aside from its technical excellence, the story’s subtext deals with the universal anxiety that sometimes, yes, the worst can happen to each of us. Its world is beautifully rendered, we see its narrator in ourselves, and we’re viscerally struck by its bang-up of a twist ending.
Ray was meticulous about his work, and took much joy in not only his writing, but in sharing others’ writing and pieces he loved with others. He was quite accomplished, with at least one hundred pieces published in a myriad of speculative publications.
Sadly, it is always true that nothing gold can stay. Ray will always be part of the 34 Orchard family, and a piece of his passion will always stay with us. It’s a 34O tradition to have a release cocktail/mocktail hour on Zoom. At this issue’s event, we will raise a toast in his memory. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends, and we are grateful that we got to know him and could share some of his work with the world.
We’ll miss you, Ray. We hope that wherever you are, there is a room full of the books you love most, an endless supply of paper and pens, and finally plenty of time to finish that Hitchhikers fanfic you’ve been working on for decades.
Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Founding Editor
Announcing 34 ORCHARD’s Spring 2024 ToC!
The ToC for 34 Orchard Issue #9, Spring 2024, is here!
In this issue, twenty-one artists take stock of the nature of waiting: its anxiety, its despair, its loneliness. Its hope, drive, and passion. Its anticipation … and its futility. Featuring work from not just the US, Canada, and the UK, but also Argentina, Bangladesh, India, Japan, and the Philippines. You won’t want to miss it!
Cover Art: When the Light Dies – Keith Molden
D-Day – Norie Suzuki Read the rest of this entry
Oh, What a Night! Behind-the-Scenes of CANDLEWOOD: filming and the red carpet premiere!
My photos from filming as an extra in the horror film CANDLEWOOD back in 2022—and from the red carpet premiere at Bank Street Theater in my hometown of New Milford, Connecticut, where the movie was shot—are below! What a magical filming experience and a stellar night—things that’ll always live gloriously in my memory. I’m so thrilled and excited for everyone involved.
Wanna get your chance to see the film everyone’s talking about in a limited run before it goes national? You CAN, right NOW, at Bank Street Theater through the month of February! A new showing was also just added, since several have sold out.
GET TICKETS HERE: https://www.candlewoodfilm.com/tickets?fbclid=IwAR0DGSn13fCXoOpmtixzoiUk6GiT5b16idUICIL1ULJ84pY8GpKg6OMV5cw
I-95 Rock’s “Unveiling the Magic of ‘Candlewood’ – Red Carpet & Beyond” here: https://i95rock.com/unveiling-of-candlewood-world-premiere/
Danbury News-Times Event Coverage: https://www.newstimes.com/entertainment/article/candlewood-horror-movie-new-milford-ct-premiere-18634628.php
And now…
FILMING AT THE MARKET-CT (formerly the Northville Market): October 25, 2022
GETTING READY FOR THE PREMIERE: January 27, 2024
AT THE PREMIERE: Bank Street Theater, New Milford, CT Read the rest of this entry