David J. Gibbs's Blog: Testing The Water, page 6

August 16, 2016

Spotlight

As a kid I loved playing spot light and kick the can. I'm working on a piece that is set on my uncle's farm on Thanksgiving. Just like my childhood this piece follows a group of cousins playing spot light hiding around the farm. One of them find something they shouldn't have...
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Published on August 16, 2016 06:58 Tags: author, childhood, cincinnati, david-j-gibbs-storytelling, short-stories

August 4, 2016

Shadows in Salem Cover

This is the cover for Shadows in Salem featuring stories all set in the Witch City. My piece 'Needle and Bone' follows Darby, as he and his friends find themselves face to face with an odd character named Weatherby roaming the less desirable parts of town.

Shadows in Salem
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Drizella

Just made it through the first wave of edits to my piece 'Drizella' appearing in the After Happily Ever After Anthology. This piece follows Drizella, one of Cinderella's step-sister, on her quest for revenge after her one chance for happiness is taken from her.
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August 2, 2016

New Website Online

The new look website is online today. Check it out. Address is the same but the house is different.

The David J Gibbs New Website
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Published on August 02, 2016 11:08 Tags: anthologies, author, cincinnati, collections, david-j-gibbs, fort-thomas, short-fiction

July 27, 2016

Shadows in Salem video trailer

This is a short promotional video trailer for the upcoming anthology due out September 6th, 2016 featuring my story 'Needle and Bone'.

Shadows in Salem video trailer
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July 4, 2016

After Happily Ever After

I was just notified that my piece 'Drizella' will be appearing in the 'After the Happily Ever After' anthology due out later this summer from Transmundane Press.

These stories all detail what happens after the fair tale ending.

My story takes the point of view of 'Drizella' one of Cinderella's step-sisters as she plots her revenge.
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June 27, 2016

9 Tales Told in the Dark - Released Today

Fries With That? appears in 9 Tales Told in the Dark issue #15 from Brides of Chaos.

After a routine visit to the dentist doesn't go as planned, a young man and his brother find themselves rapidly spinning out of control. Is it imagined or is it real?

9 Tales


9 Tales Told in the Dark - Issue 15
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Published on June 27, 2016 13:48 Tags: 9-tales, anthology, cincinnati, collection, david-j-gibbs, fries-with-that, horror, short-fiction

May 16, 2016

Heater Out Today!

My story 'Rituals' appears in this issue of Heater from FictionMagazines.com.

A chain gang works a local highway, cleaning up the trash and filling garbage after garbage bag in the hot sun. Roger stumbles upon something that changes his outlook on life after his sentence is up. The question is will he able to succeed.

Rituals


Heater Vol.04 No.04
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Published on May 16, 2016 16:24 Tags: cincinnati, david-j-gibbs, fictionmagazines-com, heater, inmate, prison, short-stories

May 1, 2016

Yellow Booke Published!

My story 'Starting Over' appears in the third edition of Yellow Booke.

Luther cleans up his house and yard after a flood comes through. After falling asleep in his lawn chair, he's awakened with a rush of water tearing away at his lower legs. Rushing to safety, he helps his neighbor and his injured son to the roof of a nearby building. It's not until they reach that relative safety that his world is cruelly twisted from his grasp.

Starting Over

It's available in paperback

Yellow Booke -Paperback

or as a free pdf download

Yellow Booke -PDF
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Published on May 01, 2016 14:55 Tags: anthology, cincinnati, david-j-gibbs, horror, short-stories, weird-tales, yellow-booke

April 13, 2016

Fries With That?

Notified yesterday that 9 Tales Told in the Dark from Brides of Chaos will be publishing my piece 'Fries With That?'

After a visit to the dentist where a young man is told to brush better, things become unraveled as he is eating a quick lunch. You might never want to go to the dentist again after giving this one a read!
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Published on April 13, 2016 07:23 Tags: 9-tales, anthologies, anthology, cincinnati, david-j-gibbs, fries-with-that, horror, short-fiction