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October 17, 2012

Morbid Curiosity Live

MC9 cover web001.jpg

In trying to get the word out about my little magazine, I held all kinds of readings.  There was the annual release party at Borderlands, which showcased the new contributions.


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Published on October 17, 2012 15:43

October 16, 2012

The Editor's Children, part 2

Photo by Hugues Leblanc

Maybe I should explain the title.


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Published on October 16, 2012 10:39

October 12, 2012

Horror writers show their Morbid Curiosity

Collage by Mike Hunter

Because I was hosting the Morbid Curiosity Open Mics at the World Horror Conventions, I had the opportunity to meet a whole bunch of horror writers.


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Published on October 12, 2012 12:01

October 11, 2012

Too close to killers

Morbid Curiosity #7

Another theme that developed in Morbid Curiosity #7 revolved around serial killers.  


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Published on October 11, 2012 12:43

October 10, 2012

The birth of Morbid Curiosity #7

Ashley Phelps's photograph for Morbid Curiosity #7

Putting issue #7 together was rough emotionally.  My younger brother died suddenly in July 2002. A month later, I developed a goiter and survived the first needle biopsy of my throat.


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Published on October 10, 2012 12:55

October 4, 2012

The Editor's Children

Morbid Curiosity #6

My favorite essay in Morbid Curiosity #6 doesn't appear in print anywhere else.


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Published on October 04, 2012 13:50

October 3, 2012

Voices of Morbid Curiosity #6

The Morbid Curiosity #6 reading at Borderlands Books

Live events really shaped Morbid Curiosity magazine.  After the release of each issue, I hosted a reading at Borderlands Books in San Francisco's Mission District.


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Published on October 03, 2012 10:00

October 2, 2012

Morbid Curiosity #6

Morbid Curiosity #6

This is the 10-year anniversary of Morbid Curiosity's 6th issue.


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Published on October 02, 2012 12:41

September 27, 2012

Back to the Haunted Mansion

Two years ago, a bunch of writers joined Rain Graves at a mansion on the shoulders of Mt. Tam to write and hunt ghosts.  The first night was quiet, until we went to bed.


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Published on September 27, 2012 15:53

September 26, 2012

What makes a good first-person story?

I had a great exchange with another writer who wants to begin a magazine full of first-person stories in the vein of Morbid Curiosity, which I edited for 10 years.


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Published on September 26, 2012 11:52