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Griffon Eggs

My short fantasy story GRIFFON EGGS, has been published in Issue #9 of Broadswords and Blasters Magazine. The story is about the risks a wife and mother will take and the sacrifices she’ll be forced to make to complete her quest.

In this issue, readers can expect a good mix of pulp, from fantasy, noir , western & horror. Broadswords and Blasters Issue 9: Pulp Magazine with Modern Sensibilities (Volume 1), is available from Amazon.

Here is the US link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q1JQJYV
Here is the UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q1JQJYV
Here is the Australia link: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07Q1JQJYV

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Issue 9 is here!

Broadswords and Blasters

Issue 9 Release!

If you’ve been following us on twitter at all you know that this

day was coming. No, not tax day in the US of A (though that too), but the long awaited release

of issue 9. So what do we have in store for you this time?

R.A. Goli

returns with a tale of how far a mother will go for her daughter in the tale

“Griffon Eggs.” The first time she graced our pages was way back in issue 1, so

we’re especially happy to have her back again.

Rex Weiner, veteran writer probably best known as the

creator of Ford Fairlane, graces us with “Camera Obscura,” a noir tale of a

shady real estate developer’s fall into obsession.

Ethan Sabatella hits us with

a tale of ancient Nordic horror in “The Pole-House.”

Cara Fox spins a steampunk revenge tale with a twist in “The…

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The Eight Dwarf gets a Thumbs Up

I received some very flattering feedback from a reader for The Eight Dwarf. As she purchased the print copy directly from my publisher (Fantasia Divinity Magazine) and hasn’t spent at least $50 on Amazon in the last 12 months, she was unable to leave a review there, but gave permission for me to share her message. Thanks for your support Judi xx.

“Finished reading ‘The Eighth Dwarf’, I must say I’m super impressed. Kept me entertained until the last page. I love the way you tied the story in as a prequel to the original fairy tale. Love the details too, descriptions of settings and the moods of the characters really drew me into the story, I was transported. I also have a love of the original Grimm stories, they were so much more bloodthirsty than the Disney versions. Well done, you are a master of the word. Judi.

Fun Land Monsters

My Story Fun Land Monsters has been published in the Deadman’s Tome March edition of Deep Fried Horror; A batch of greasy horror for you to enjoy. 

A creepy fun park, a man haunted by apparitions and nightmares of a barely remembered past. What could go wrong?

This is a FREE download! Get it at Deadman’s Tome Patreon. If you sign up you get access to a whole bunch of their back catalogue, but you don’t need to sign up to take advantage of the free Deep Fried Horror zine.

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Cover of the Month Contest – Unfettered

It’s Cover of the Month Contest time again at AllAuthor.com and Unfettered – my collection of short stories published by Clarendon House –  is one of the chosen ones. To help it stand out from the 278 others (eep), please take a moment to vote for it.

The cover was designed by my publisher/editor, Grant Hudson, based on my requirement of :   “I want something with branchy, spooky trees.”

Last year The Eighth Dwarf reached #54. Let’s see if Unfettered can beat it.

Vote for Unfettered here.

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Echoes of the Past: 2018 Anthology

Fantasia Divinity Magazine’s 2018 Anthology, ECHOES OF THE PAST, is available now and includes my flash fiction story ‘Silent Conversations‘, first published in Issue 18 of Fantasia Divinity Magazine. This anthology will feature top picked stories that have been released by FDM in 2018. Only one story per issue and anthology is chosen.

“Secrets of the sea, mysterious spirits, supernatural creatures, futuristic technology and more await in this special collection compiling the top stories published by Fantasia Divinity in 2018! Featuring 16 thrilling stories, there is something for everyone to love”.

Check out the Featured Authors section to see my other publications with Fantasia Divinity Magazine.

‘A Wise Perch and a Warm Hearth’ on The Literary Whip

Those of you who have read, Unfettered may remember my story, ‘A Wise Perch and a Warm Hearth,’ but it had a very different beginning.  It was originally a short horror piece, written for a submission call for Edgar Allan Poe themed stories at Zoetic Press.

It was rejected, and sometime later there was a call for Poe inspired erotica from a different publisher. I believed my story had a few good sentences, so I took the bones of the original and re-wrote it as a much longer, erotic piece. It was rejected there too, but published in my short story collection, Unfettered. My editor at Clarendon House said he was enthralled when he read it, which was nice to hear. So, this is where this post gets interesting.

The editors at Zoetic Press contacted me with a proposal. They said, while they didn’t choose A Wise Perch and A Warm Hearth for publication, it was very highly regarded among the editors, and it had stuck with them. They wanted to critique it on their podcast “The Literary Whip” where they talk about pieces that were good, but for whatever reason didn’t make it to publication.

That’s great I thought, except, it was very different story to the one they were familiar with.  Zoetic Press decided they’d offer an in-depth (but kind), critique of both stories, a first for them! It was almost a year between rewrites and I feel I’ve grown as a writer, but I’m definitely not perfect, and I appreciate any feedback I can get from good editors.

It’s a great episode, it’s laugh-out-loud funny in places and definitely worth a listen. Even though the editors are critiquing my work, I still felt a little bit like a superstar. So, if you’re keen to see where I sucked (*cringes* – my beta reader will also cringe, lol) and where I was awesome, check it out on The Literary Whip.

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Echoes of the Past – Coming Soon…

My flash fiction story ‘Silent Conversations‘, first published in Issue 18 of Fantasia Divinity Magazine, has been chosen to appear in FDM’s 2018 Anthology, ECHOES OF THE PAST. This anthology will feature top picked stories that have been released by FDM in 2018. Only one story per issue and anthology is chosen. Needless to say, I’m pretty excited.

Check out the Featured Authors section to see my other publications with Fantasia Divinity Magazine.

Unfettered Now Available on Kindle!

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A bird succubus that comes in a storm; a bed-and-breakfast from Hell; secret histories from before fairy tales and myths; an asylum from beyond your darkest nightmares…

This is a collection not for the squeamish or faint hearted – be prepared to have your spine tingled: this is not a book to be read alone, at night. But here you’ll also meet wonders, including fairies who wield snow and a horse that rides on the air; you’ll participate in a mermaid orgy and see how sensuality can lead to predicting the future.

Including the award-winning story ‘A Flicker of Time’, this collection displays the creative talents of the Australian author R. A. Goli – a rising star in the fiction world.

Print version from Lulu and kindle version from Amazon U.S., Amazon U.K, Amazon Aus.

The GOLD Anthology is here!

Gold contains all those stories that won the support of readers in the competitions that began with Flashpoint (ME! With my story, ‘A Flicker of Time‘), back in March 2018 and proceeded through Galaxy, Storm, Vortex, Window, Carrier Wave, Cadence and Fireburst. It also includes stories from Rapture, Enigma and Miracle as well as a few from other collections.

Spanning science fiction and fantasy, comedy and literary stories, poetry and magic realism, thrillers and thoughtful tales, Gold is a treasure trove of some of the best short fiction from 2018.

Available in paperback and Kindle editions, or check out Clarendon House Books for Gold and many other anthologies/collections (including my short story collection, Unfettered).

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