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February 10, 2014
The Wicked Library – Season 4 features Thicker Than
For my third appearance on The Wicked Library, Nelson Pyles (horror author, host and narrator) chose ‘Thicker Than’ as the season four premiere. This story originally appeared in the West Pigeon Press anthology, ‘For When The Veil Drops’ which you can learn more about at their website, or purchase from Amazon. In fact, the Kindle […]
February 3, 2014
Wherein it all falls apart…
Okay. Perhaps that is a little dramatic. Readers and friends may have noticed typicallydia.com has been down. This can read one of several ways. I have been down. The site is down. The site was neglected too. I’ve been too down to care about fixing it. Hell, I have been too down to care about […]
January 12, 2014
Lydia reading at ChiSeries Ottawa in January
Chi Series is the dark literature reading series hosted by ChiZine Publications. This is my second time reading at the Ottawa series, and third time attending. Come, get dark at Maxwell’s on Elgin Street in moody, cold Ottawa. Doors open at 7, and there will be three authors reading; myself, Marie Bilodeau and Liz Strange. [...]
December 13, 2013
Seven Deadly Sins – The Rue Morgue Podcast Contest
Right now, you can enter a contest to win one of 7 prizes including a copy of Nightface! From Feedback’s post at the Rue Morgue Podcast… “Wrath, Envy, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony! What’s your favourite Deadly Sin? If you have a juicy story (or photographic evidence!) of committing one of the seven deadly sins, you may be [...]
November 25, 2013
Postscripts To Darkness 4 – Giveaway – Spotlight on artwork
When I received my copy of Postscripts To Darkness 4 at the ChiSeries reading night and PSTD launch I immediately turned to my story. Of course. What author does not? After admiring the cover, the back and spine, it is just what you do. This time, I was more interested to see the artwork accompanying [...]
October 31, 2013
Spooky Halloween 2013 – Lydia on the Wicked Library
Happy Halloween! There is a treat for today from me, via The Wicked Library. Listen to 14 authors including myself and fellow Ottawa weird word weaver Mandy DeGeit. My story, ‘Someday’, starts at 60:06 but tune in for all of them, especially Mandy’s story which is shockingly visceral and not for the faint of [...]
October 27, 2013
What Scares You?
During interviews, I am often asked what scares me. What scares a horror author? I can’t say zombies or demons since I have not met any yet. There is one thing though, and I was invited to write about it. Read my contribution along with two other Ottawa area fear fans who wrote columns for [...]
October 2, 2013
Events and Treats in October 2013
What is autumn without a few treats? What is Halloween without a bit of horror leading in? Here are some of the things I will be up to this month… ‘Crocodile Rot’ has been recorded, posted online and available as a free .pdf or ebook. Happy Halloween! I will be reading at the Postscripts to [...]
August 23, 2013
Recent interview on Speculating Canada
At my last live reading, I had the chance to talk with Derek Newman-Stille of Speculating Canada. As a matter of course, I had sent him my work for review along with all the other mail-outs any author does. Like any reviewer, he has massive stacks of material to choose from. It was not until [...]
July 30, 2013
Nightface – Evolution
Between the changing eye and the lemon, there lies one thing. Pray for change? We all do, eventually, even if only once. Therein lies two hints, and the answer to the new image.
