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Patrick Scalisi

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Patrick Scalisi is a journalist, magazine editor and emerging author from Connecticut. He has published fiction in several magazines, including The Willows, Neo-opsis, Twisted Dreams and Space Westerns, among others. His short stories have also appeared in the anthologies An Honest Lie Vol. 2 and Shadowplay. When he's not writing, Pat enjoys watching way too many movies than are good for him, reading more books than he has shelves for and listening to music (his tastes range from classical to classic and modern rock).


No long missives this month; just an update on how things are going. My new writing schedule is working out well and allowing me to be more productive than I have been in the past several months. (In fact, I'm using my daily hour today to update this site.) I edited stories that needed additional work, submitted to 15 new markets and even did some actual writing.

I've also learned that my short... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 06, 2013 04:38 • 8 views • Tags: an-honest-lie, news, post-mortem-press, salvage, the-ghost-is-the-machine
Average rating: 4.66 · 29 ratings · 8 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
The Ghost IS the Machine
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012
Penny Dread Tales
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011
The Ghost IS the Machine
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
Dark Doorways
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4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
An Honest Lie: Volume 2
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010
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