Rabbit Hole, Marcie “Semi-Proof” Arrived, OKed

Came the email Thursday morning: Attached is a pdf file containing the semi-proof of THE RABBIT HOLE VI. I call it a semi-proof because the pagination will probably change for both the e-book and the paperback. Also, I may still have to make some adjustments where one line of a story or bio runs over to be an entire page (a bit of a waste). Anyway, that’s my problem. What I need from you is the following: Well, pretty much the usual, corrections of any errors found (only two, it turned out, and one of them a citation), double check the spelling of my name (contents page, bio, as well byline on the story proper). . . .

And so, done Thursday evening, back it has gone a bit before supper.

The story: “Marcie and her Sisters” (cf. May 31), originally published in the movie-oriented anthology REEL DARK (BlackWyrm Publishing, 2015), and now being revived by The Writers’ Co-op for their sixth annual THE RABBIT HOLE anthology, under the theme “Destination: Journey.” In a simple sense [to quote the original call] the journey itself being the destination can be taken literally or as a metaphor for life. On the other hand, as a non-sequitur it can mean almost anything — think Kafka, Bierce, Serling, or Lovecraft — and we’re really looking forward to your interpretation, because falling into the Rabbit Hole is always a strange and different experience.

In this case, think of a tale with maybe a tiny nod to Woody Allen’s HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, but this time with zombies. Or are they really?

Or who are we to believe anything that Marcie might have to say?

Maybe we’ll all find out together in THE RABBIT HOLE, VOL. VI, currently slated (if all goes well) for a publishing date of late October — just in time for Halloween. With more to be here as it becomes known.