Ross E. Lockhart's Blog, page 29

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Tue, 02:28 : McCarthy's Bane: Ruby-brown pour w/great head & retention. Grapefruit & caramel nose. Burnt sugar & pine resin tongue. http://t.co/R9w2Y5CZ Tue, 05:26 : RT @davidolson22: I fed Cthulhu a bag of groceries at Woodman's (bin) #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart

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Sun, 23:49 : RT @Adam_Cesare: Just finished reading CHICK BASSIST by @lossrockhart. Fantastic, cannot recommend it enough. Full thoughts sometime ton ... Mon, 02:15 : Fracas Red: Shallow-head w/deep lacing; melon rind & lemon nose; hops-forward tongue w/caramel & toasted malt behind. http://t.co/OYosFCbA Mon, 04:07 : Dessert: Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout (Ken Schmidt/Iron Fist/Stone): Roasted malt & cocoa nose. Andes Mint on tongue. http://t.co/BEYuoxU5

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Sat, 17:31 : RT @misanthropemike: Win a free copy of THE BOOK OF CTHULHU II! http://t.co/DO5nIyqY #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart #lovecraft #cthulhu #tha ... Sat, 17:31 : RT @TheLastBrunch: I fed Cthulhu three bags of canned goods and toys to Catholic Charities. #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart Sat, 17:54 : Today's your last day to #FeedCthulhu and win a copy of The Book of Cthulhu II. Any food donation enters you to win! http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Sat, 18:01 : RT @stephenfry: Children still wake up to hunger, poverty & disease @savechildrenuk won’t rest until this stops http://t.co/xtQm8eaW ... Sat, 20:02 : Cthulhu hungers! #FeedCthulhu today and have a chance at winning a signed copy of THE BOOK OF CTHULHU II. http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Sat, 21:20 : RT @HoboBeast29: I fed Cthulhu $20 to Christian Hope Research Center and 6 hours of time to the Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner #FeedCthulhu ... Sat, 22:00 : RT @williemeikle: Lovecraft News is out! http://t.co/grGS4H6q ▸ Top stories today via @lossrockhart @g4m30n Sun, 01:30 : You've only got a few hours left to #FeedCthulhu by feeding others and have a chance at winning THE BOOK OF CTHULHU II. http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Sun, 02:24 : RT @morbidprogeny44: I fed Cthulhu 10 pounds of canned goods to Philabundance. #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart Sun, 03:39 : Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale: "Grassy" and "Citrussy" printed on label. Yeah, that sums it up. Perfect w/enchiladas. http://t.co/x8p43Zld

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Sat, 01:39 : RT @obfpetaluma: Only 31 days until Christmas! Ella & Emma suggest you check out our decorations while shopping for your best friend ... Sat, 04:36 : Leafer Madness: Big-headed and brassy; grassy pine nose; grapefruit and malt clash bitter enough to harsh your mellow. http://t.co/AMBZBsJN

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Thu, 15:38 : RT @JaguSarah: I fed Cthulu at Valley Life Church, Lebanon Oregon #Cthulu @lossrockhart Thu, 17:24 : Before you stuff your face this Thanksgiving, why not #FeedCthulhu and help someone less fortunate? http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Thu, 17:25 : RT @RlyehBob: RlyehBob Presents Cthulhu's Daily is out! http://t.co/iX6P9DZT ▸ Top stories today via @lossrockhart @craftvideos Thu, 20:08 : RT @Mythos_Media: https://t.co/1yugondh as per tradition, Burroughs Thu, 20:29 : RT @sraets: Give something back for Thanksgiving? http://t.co/E89b6QGw Thu, 21:30 : A rumbling beneath the sea! R'lyeh rises! Great Cthulhu stirs, demands another helping of cranberries. #FeedCthulhu http://t.co/68lz1zB3 Thu, 21:41 : Gearhead IPA: Cloudy amber pour, massive ice-cream float-thick head; hoppy green tea nose; brown sugar & citrus palate. http://t.co/a1pGbfSF Thu, 22:13 : RT @JohnFugelsang: The Wampanoag fed the Pilgrims, thereby inventing Socialism for Undocumented Immigrants. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone Thu, 22:28 : Time for dessert: Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, or pleas for mercy? #FeedCthulhu http://t.co/68lz1zB3 Thu, 23:07 : RT @mikemartinez72: I'm also thankful for @saramegibow for repping me so darn well, and @nightshadebooks @jlassen and @lossrockhart for ... Thu, 23:17 : Elinor encounters the one person who can resist her lap-occupying cuteness... Uncle Jon. http://t.co/YhDc9EF8 Fri, 01:42 : RT @sraets: One more time: why not give something back this Thanksgiving? SFF/book-related charities and causes http://t.co/E89b6QGw Fri, 02:26 : RT @JohnAnealio: Get 3 Free eBooks From Night Shade by Simply Asking For Them http://t.co/hQ3LYaLc Fri, 06:19 : You ate too much, drank too much, and now all you want is a story. "You are the rhythm; the rhythm, you." http://t.co/E4gVAETl

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Wed, 17:12 : So, who out there wants to help me #FeedCthulhu this Thanksgiving? Wed, 18:03 : Feed the hungry and #FeedCthulhu this Thanksgiving and you could win a copy of The Book of Cthulhu II! Details here: http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Wed, 18:04 : RT @mythosfox: Count me in. RT: @lossrockhart So, who out there wants to help me #FeedCthulhu this Thanksgiving? Wed, 18:11 : RT @ECthetwit: #FeedCthulhu before he eats YOU. Best holiday thing, glad to see @lossrockhart rocking it again! http://t.co/wgEFDzkH Wed, 19:29 : RT @mythosfox: I fed Cthulhu $25 to Tarrant County Food Bank #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart Wed, 19:40 : @neilhimself Hi Neil: Might you give #FeedCthulhu a signal boost and help feed people this Thanksgiving? http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Wed, 20:03 : Cthulhu is hungry, and he's not the only one. #FeedCthulhu http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Wed, 20:57 : RT @MikeRUnderwood: #ReaderThanks to all of the booksellers out there, fighting for awesome one hand-sale at a time. Wed, 20:57 : RT @PrinceJvstin: Help the hungry, maybe win a book! MT @lossrockhart: Cthulhu is hungry, and he's not the only one. #FeedCthulhu http:/ ... Wed, 20:57 : RT @misanthropemike: Help the hungry, and you just might win "The Book of Cthulhu II": http://t.co/aAS8k3ku via @lossrockhart #cthulhu # ... Wed, 22:19 : It's easy: 1) Donate food at your local food bank 2) Tweet #FeedCthulhu 3) Win the ebook of The Book of Cthulhu II. http://t.co/TcvsSpd7 Wed, 23:28 : @UnderCoverAle Just found out about you guys & name change. Looking forward to trying your brews--under whatever name. Expecting awesome. Thu, 02:21 : RT @ECthetwit: I fed Cthulhu at the Denver Rescue Mission. #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart Thu, 02:56 : RT @jordanstratford: Just because the #bloop was an icequake and not Cthulhu does NOT rule out that Cthulhu caused the icequake #unshake ... Thu, 04:49 : RT @ChrstphrReynaga: Help! His tentacles are guiding my hand toward the open maw of the food portal! #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart http://t ...

72 Hour #FeedCthulhu Feed the Hungry Challenge 2012

“My really favourite meal is the regular old New England turkey dinner, with highly seasoned dressing, cranberry sauce, onions, etc., and mince pie for dessert.”
—H. P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Robert E. Howard, November 1932

Hi, my name is Ross E. Lockhart, and I’m the editor of The Book of Cthulhu and The Book of Cthulhu II, a pair of anthologies collecting more than fifty tales of cosmic horror inspired by the writer H. P. Lovecraft, and written by some of the biggest names in fantastic fiction, including Laird Barron, Elizabeth Bear, Michael Chabon, David Drake, Neil Gaiman, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Fritz Leiber, Thomas Ligotti, Tim Pratt, W. H. Pugmire, Gene Wolfe, and many, many more.

Readers today consider Lovecraft to be one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Literary movements from supernatural horror to magical realism to cosmicism to Bizarro have been influenced by Lovecraft’s body of work and his grandest creation… the Cthulhu Mythos.

H. P. Lovecraft died in 1937 at the age of 46. His decline and early death can be blamed, in part, on poverty and malnutrition.

Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a holiday where we celebrate our national prosperity and providence. But people in the United States still go hungry. And hunger sucks. So I have a challenge for you. You have seventy-two hours to make a difference. The clock starts right now, and runs until 11:59 pm PST Saturday, November 24.

During that seventy-two hour period, twenty-five randomly selected people who make a food or monetary donation—no matter how small—to a food charity—this can be a local food bank, church, temple, coven, a bin outside your grocery store, or national hunger relief organization—doesn’t matter, so long as they’re feeding people—those twenty-five people will each get a free e-book of The Book of Cthulhu II via e-mail (ePub or Mobi format). If you were planning to make a food donation anyway, that’s great. If you’ve never done it before, even better. All you have to do to enter is make a donation, then Tweet the following (or share it on Facebook or your blog):

I fed Cthulhu [your donation] to [organization] #FeedCthulhu @lossrockhart

Don’t forget to include the hashtag (#FeedCthulhu) and my Twitter handle (@lossrockhart) so that I can see the post.

I’ll choose and contact the winners through on Sunday, November 25, and arrange to e-mail you your e-book copies of The Book of Cthulhu II.

But there’s more. For three randomly selected entrants I will also send a signed, personalized copy of The Book of Cthulhu II anywhere in the United States. This can be for you, or this can be a gift for a friend, it’s just my way of saying thanks for making a difference.

Please share this with your friends and family. Together, we have the power to change—and strange—the world. #FeedCthulhu and Feed the Hungry this Thanksgiving. And thanks!

http://twitter.com/lossrockhart
http://www.thebookofcthulhu.com

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Tue, 15:18 : Woke up in Sacramento, crossing the river before the sun had the chance to clamber out of bed and up the ladder of sky. http://t.co/bYJFVRcB Tue, 15:20 : Sunrise seems iconic, breakfasting on a spinach omelette, biscuit, and bowl of grits bigger than my head. http://t.co/jmAIA0ij Tue, 19:03 : RT @dumbGOP: Republicans rejecting Christie is latest example of GOP wanting to destroy Obama more than they want to help America http:/ ... Wed, 01:50 : "Could be the ultimate rock novel." Chick Bassist gets its first Amazon review... and it's on my birthday! http://t.co/y24jy2xC

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Mon, 16:32 : Be the strange you want to see in the world! Mon, 20:39 : Leaving Portland in a couple of hours. Until then, I'm enjoying the rains, the trains, and the Metropolitan Lounge. http://t.co/JLdUJLl0 Mon, 21:02 : RT @GenusUnknown: Properly pronounced, "Cthulhu" should sound like you're spitting a wad of phlegm onto the petty dreams and hopes of ma ... Mon, 21:04 : RT @GenusUnknown: Fun-GLOOEY mig-wool-NOFF kuh-THOO-loo RILL-yuh wuh-guh-NOG-uhl fuh-TOG-en. Mon, 21:20 : There's a kid in the Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge producing a sound like a Tuvan throat singer. Those are some seriously strange overtones! Mon, 23:09 : Taking the train is a social event. Chatted with two women, Shannon and Robin, on the first leg of a trip to Madagascar, hitting every zoo. Tue, 00:46 : On my southbound train. Wine and cheese and a good conversation, always a great way to kick off a journey. Now to read until dinnertime. Tue, 00:51 : Falls through rain-spattered windows as my train sails past and I sip a smoky sirah. Jazz plays in the Pacific Parlor. http://t.co/LqxUQBU9 Tue, 00:55 : Drama on the train: An adolescent's voice screaming about a misplaced power cord, a crash, a conductor called on intercom, then silence. Tue, 01:31 : RT @ErikVeland: Solitaire.exe: A real deck of card inspired by the Windows 98 game. http://t.co/ADF8ix2r Want. Tue, 01:43 : RT @PrinceJvstin: Hostess Facts. http://t.co/HmqtL51C Tue, 06:07 : Perhaps a bit of a letdown after McMenamins' ales and Bizarro homebrews, but still a solid, malty American pale ale. http://t.co/4FUps43V Tue, 06:33 : A birthday on a southbound train. Tanker cars roll past. Ninety-six pages into The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade. Calling it a night.

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Sun, 16:22 : Did you miss the punk rock reading block at this year's #BizarroCon? Here's me, performing a piece from Chick Bassist. http://t.co/E4gVAETl Sun, 19:14 : RT @larrymadill: If Obamacare kills Papa Johns, Applebees, Denny’s, and Dairy Queen then it will have already improved everyone’s health ... Sun, 20:08 : Sunday #BizarroCon wind-down. Soon, a Spacefish screening & my short story panel. But for now, a chair on the porch and a view of the rain. Mon, 06:38 : The Urban Politico reviews The Book of Cthulhu, saying "This book could be your gateway drug to Lovecraft's works." http://t.co/A7Cozutj Mon, 06:39 : RT @Urban_Politico: New on our blog: Book Reviews-The Book of Cthulhu, Inside HBO's Game of Thrones, Hard Feelings, Dinky Hocker Sho... ...