Jeff Burk's Blog, page 48
November 23, 2009
Jeff takeover of Portland!
L to R – Me (Jeff Burk), Jeff Johnson (author of Confessions of a Tattoo Artist), and Jeff Vandermeer (author of Finch)
In other news, Eden Robbins has a really cool write-up of Bizarro over at Jeff Vandermeer's blog.






November 20, 2009
Small Press Takeover!
io9 has a great article up on the current state of small presses and genre fiction.
"Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists weird. Here are our favorites indy presses."






November 18, 2009
Cameron Pierce to Lay Siege to Voodoo Doughnut
For Immediate Release:
PORTLAND BIZARRO AUTHOR INVADES VOODOO DOUGHNUT FOR THREE DAYS
PORTLAND, OR (November 18, 2009) This Friday, November 20th, Bizarro author Cameron Pierce will move into Voodoo Doughnut Too (1501 N.E. Davis) for three days to write Die You Doughnut Bastards! The first novella in a trilogy of food stories, Die You Doughnut Bastards! is a bizarro comedy set in a futuristic Portland where sentient Viking doughnuts overthrow human society. It will feature cameos from several...
Kitten Break!
Thank You for Downloading – So here are More Free Books!
Wow!!!! I need to extend a very special thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the people who took the time to download Shatnerquake. If you like what you read please take the time to review it somewhere, anywhere – talking in a really loud drunken voice to your friends counts.
Extra super thank you to everyone who tipped me a couple bucks.
And thank you to everyone who posted a link anywhere.
To show my gratitude I have – More Free Books!
If you liked Shatnerquake you are sure to love...
November 16, 2009
Download Shatnerquake for Free! – Today Only!
To you, brave pirate of the digital seas,
Thank you for devoting some of your precious internet tubing to the downloading of my first book, Shatnerquake.
You may be wondering why I am offering my book for free. It is because I am an avid downloader as well. I believe that information, art, and entertainment wants to be free.
The internet has allowed us all so many opportunities to share with each other. To resist this is to resist the future. Others may attempt to block this forward...
666 miles to San Jose: Report on World Fantasy Convention 2009
After BizarroCon all I wanted to do was spent a couple days passed out. But alas, that was not an option. The Eraserhead Crew had 666 miles (no joke, that really was the distance) to go to the World Fantasy Convention. We all got one day to rest after BizarroCon and then one day to pack. On Wednesday, it was time for us to leave. I'll be honest, I wasn't really ready to go. After spending weeks working on BizarroCon, my personal, professional, and financial lives were bordering on ruin...
November 15, 2009
For Mykle Hansen
A Shatnerquake is predicted for Tuesday, Nov. 17
This coming Tuesday, come here and download the full book of "Shatnerquake" for free!
Spread the word.





