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Ugly

Last night my friend Robert Hoge launched his memoir, Ugly.

I read part of this book a few years back at a writers’ retreat and I was struck then – as I am again now – by how this book, which has the potential to be yet another “traumoir”, is nothing of
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The Bitterwood Bible

More art from Kathleen, this one is for the actual “Bitterwood Bible” story, with Mater Adela, Murciana and the Blessed Beatrice (she’s a brazen head). *squeals of delight*

 

The collected works, to date

St Dymphna’s School for Poison Girls

… and some pirates to the very left.

The Night Stair and Now, All Pirates Are Gone

More story-art from Kathleen Jennings!

 

 

Ex-rats and Bitterwood

Extended art from Kathleen Jennings, the right-hand side is from “The Undone and the Divine” story in Bitterwood.

What will I do when she has finished beta reading Bitterwood and there are no more sketches emailed to me for breakfast art??

 

Over at Lightspeed Magazine

… my story “Brisneyland by Night” is available to read for free, along with an interview. Go here.

Also: subscribe! You know you want to and it’s good for your karma.

More Bitterwood Art!

Kathleen sent me this this morning to have with my breakfast. The squeees cannot be contained. For “By My Voice I Shall Be Known.”

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Hit Me with Your Best Short: QWC Masterclass

So, I’ll be teaching this for QWC on Saturday 21 Sept, 2013.

As it’s a masterclass you need to submit your work ahead of time so I have time to read and critique it. This is a one day intensive, so it‘s not suitable for beginners.

El blurberino:

Short fiction can
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Foxes and Badgers and Hares, oh my!

WFA-nominee Kathleen Jennings has been at it again, more Bitterwood doodles arrived in the inbox this morning. It’s kind of like gifts of chocolate without the calories.