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Audiences also got a chance to see a Lucasfilm companion documentary on the airmen, "Double Victory." It is narrated by Gooding and features interviews with Tuskegee Airmen intermixed with wartime footage. It details the racism in the armed services such as a 1925 military report that characterized blacks as lazy, mentally inferior and incapable of becoming pilots. In essence, the airmen fought to prevail against the racism and tyranny stemming from at home and abroad hence the term Double Victory.
The formation of the Tuskegee Airmen was actually considered an experiment that some hoped would quickly fail. However, the airmen prevailed and proved to be not only capable but heroic pilots during more than 15,000 missions.
"In the air, there's no black or white. You're a pilot," said airman Lt. Roger "Bill" Terry in the film.
During remarks before the documentary, Dr. Gilbert L. Rochon, Tuskegee University's sixth president, gave a brief history lesson on the airmen and told the audience that the university will continue their legacy with new programs for training pilots, air traffic controllers and aerospace engineers.
"They have set the standard to the degree of courageousness that we all aspire to," Rochon said. "We want to make sure that 'Double Victory' is not a slogan, but a reality."
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1. Chan
2. Reynolds
3. Balde
1. Osmond
2. Daleman
3. Séguin
1. Moore-Towers/Moskovitch
2. Duhamel/Radford
3. Lawrence/Swiegers
Ice Dance:
1. Virtue/Moir
2. Gilles/Poirier
3. Ralph/Hill
1. Chan
2. Reynolds
3. Balde
1. Osmond
2. Daleman
3. Séguin
1. Moore-Towers/Moskovitch
2. Duhamel/Radford
3. Lawrence/Swiegers
Ice Dance:
1. Virtue/Moir
2. Gilles/Poirier
3. Ralph/Hill
I find myself laughing at many of the dance predictions. More people have Ralph & Hill over Paul & Islam than have Paul & Islam over Giles & Poirier. Sorry people but the battle this year is between Paul & Islam and Gilles & Poirier, NOT Ralph & Hill and Paul & Islam. Based on their scores this season Paul & Islam will probably have to fall atleast 3 times to ever lose to Ralph & Hill, and their scores indicate they are a major threat to Gilles & Poirier too.
I agree , pangtongfan... Ralph and Hill have to worry about Orford and Williams , who, whether or not people like their programs ( I know some don't ) have really been improving .They've looked more cohesive every time I've seen them this year.
US International Classic (2nd Place)
Total: 143.76
Nebelhorn Trophy (5th Place)
Total: 137.92
Ralph/Hill by comparison, were 7th at the Nebelhorn Trophy, and scored 126.60 at Skate Canada (SD: 50.00/ FD: 76.60). Needless to say they're going to have to make a massive improvement to challenge P/I at nationals. Also worthwhile to keep in mind that R/H beat P/I by very little last year, and P/I were battling multiple injuries at the time. Anything can happen, but I'd say the battle for silver and bronze is going to be G/P vs. P/I (remember G/P scored 136.74 at Skate Canada and beat P/I by a point or two at the US Classic, so they've been neck and neck all season.)
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It's unfortunate that whoever finishes in 5th place might be left off the National team, unless they decide to have 6 teams on the National team like they did the year V&M were injured (including Weaver and Poje).
/\ Anything else would be most unfair.
... It should be that anything could happen from 2- 6 . I just worry that , beginning at last year's championships, SC has already been piling eggs into the G/P basket .
ETA: With Dube/Wolfe out , will someone else draw in and if so who ?
I don't like these really small fields in pairs and dance ...but I'm glad they're too small to split , since SC is still doing that with Men's and Women's competition.
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I might be wrong but I don't think there are any more Canadian senior dance or pairs teams...
Canada has 3 slots for Men at London Worlds, right? Then my prediction/dream podium is:
1. Patrick Chan
2. Kevin Reynolds
3. Elladj Balde
However, the skater I will be rooting the most at this competition in particular is Sandhu!
Go Eman!!!
So it seems looking at the thread that everyone is expecting the same winners - Chan, Osmond, V/M, and D/R. Chan and V/M will win by landslides as usual. Is Osmond and D/R at that level as well? will there be really any competition for the top of the podiums?
I think there is definitely competition in pairs. D/R will have to deliver their elements. (We saw what happened to M-T/M last year, unfortunately.) If M-T/M really bring it and D/R falter, M-T/M could take the title. Osmond has been skating really well, she should be able to win, but she's so young - you never know when nerves can be a factor. Hopefully everyone can bring their best on the day.
Right now IMO, D/R's "best" would slightly beat M-T/M's "best", and Osmond's best would beat Lacoste's. (But it's rare for everyone to skate their best.) The D/R vs M-T/M rivalry is more interesting to me, because I think both teams have room to grow and improve, and D/R's dominance is not assured. Amelie, unfortunately, is unlikely to make drastic improvements at this stage in her career.
Contrary to those who think that Amelie will end off the podium for sure, I think the make-up of the ladies national team will be interesting. I think Osmond will be hard to beat if there aren't nerves for her, now that she is considered the favourite - will be interesting to see how she deals with that. However, 2nd to 5th will be a dog fight, if you take into account the contenders' recent results:
Daleman at Challenge: SP - 51.63; LP - 101.86 Total=153.49
Seguin at Challenge: SP - 53.37; LP - 103.65 Total=157.02
Chartrand at Challenge: SP - 50.25; LP - 98.48 Total=148.73
Lacoste at Skate Canada: SP - 53.81; LP - 97.63 Total=151.44
Hope they all skate up to the challenge....


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Next time you rent that 686, get a box of 158 grain magnums, that is the only way to actually find out what it feels like.


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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is urging Congress to consider other sources of revenue, including new freight fees such as customs fees and container charges in addition to a system that charges motorists for their usage of the nation's roads based on vehicle miles traveled.
An additional 89,000 lane miles (40% of the 210,000 miles in the current interstate system) are necessary to accommodate projected population growth. "Something has to give," says Tony Kane, AASHTO's director of engineering and technical services.
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Hey how do you feel about your draft along with Wash Egirls and G-Men
Hey how do you feel about your draft along with Wash Egirls and G-Men
Bill Loyal to the NYG logo
I hate to say it but Dallas got a great deal with Claiborne. Huge upgrade for their secondary, and I think St. Louis should really have asked for more than just a 2nd for the pick. I know it's accurate with the trade value chart, but Claiborne is more of a top 3-4 prospect and they should have charged accordingly.
[quote user="jhamburg"]I hate to say it but Dallas got a great deal with Claiborne. Huge upgrade for their secondary, and I think St. Louis should really have asked for more than just a 2nd for the pick. I know it's accurate with the trade value chart, but Claiborne is more of a top 3-4 prospect and they should have charged accordingly.[/quote]
I don't know how great of a deal it was. Claiborn may be a great player, but the 14th picks in the first and second are a steep price to pay, especially with having signed a high priced CB in FA and given the plethora of other needs they had.
I think dallas drafted very well, they were well aware that their 2ndary was their biggest weakness.
They addressed that issue with FA and draft choices.
Will be an interesting year to come.
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I have always felt that no matter how good the D backs are if there is no pass rush you lose in the end.
Bill Loyal to the NYG logo
For the most part I thought the draft was a head-scratcher for the Dallas Cowboys.
We essentially gave up Brockers for Claiborne, as well as a 2nd rounder. Claiborne does fill two needs for us-- CB and a solid kick returner, but I personally would have preferred to strengthen the trenches by taking Brockers (or another DE) and Center Peter Konz in the 2nd.
The rest of the draft? Well, even Garrett established that we needed a couple of starters from this draft, and I don't believe we got any... at least for the immediate future. I think Crawford could contribute this year and be pretty nasty in the future, but other than that, it wasn't a great draft for us.
The positive about this draft is that all of our draftees seem to be good character guys with good athleticism and high motors.
It's hard to argue with what Jerry Reese does since it seems to work. But I just didn't understand the 32nd pick overall. Taking Wilson seemed like a stretch there but so did taking JPP early.
I thought that was a prime opportunity to strengthen your o line by selecting OG, Silatolu, who could've brought a violent, nasty presence to your offensive line.
The Rueben Randle pick was a really good one, but other than that I wasn't very impressed by the overall selection, but JR got good value out of the picks.
Washington and Philly:
1. Washington, way to be aggressive and get a potential pro bowl QB. Everything else... what the hell were you doing? Are you comfortable being in the NFCE basement?
2. Philadelphia's FO proves once again it can snatch up the best talent: Now if they can only put it together on the field.
They already had the best pass rush in the division/league last year, and now they add a potential pro bowl defensive tackle with Fletcher Cox, AND a first round talent worthy defensive end with Vinny Curry.
Then they somehow managed to grab Brandon Boykin to help fill the void left by Asante.
And it's clear to me that they're going to make Nick Foles look like an exceptional quarterback for trade value so they can continue to manipulate the rest of the league into giving them more opportunities to snatch up even more talent.
Well played, Philly.
Ntegrase96 Thanks for the input. I also really believe and hate to say so Philly is the team to beat this year.
Only weak or inconsistent part on that Philly team is the QB.
Going to be a lot of fun watching this division lay it on each other this year.
Bill Loyal to the NYG logo
As long as Vick is injury prone, i can't say Eagles are the team to beat.
Who do they even have to back him up? A rookie?


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Defense lawyers for several of the suspects, who face the death penalty say they have evidence that their emails and internet searches were monitored by third parties. And they say documents involved with the case began to disappear from their assigned Pentagon computers in February.
Navy Commander Walter Ruiz represents Mustafa al Hawsawi, who is alleged with funneling funding for the 9/11 attacks. Ruiz states, "three to four weeks' worth of work is gone, vanished."
Aside from deletions, there was also evidence that prosecutors ordered system administrators to grant them access to 500,000 files on defense lawyers machines, files which included confidential attorney-client communications. The Guantanamo detention camp's legal advisor also revealed that device that appeared to be smoke alarms in rooms where defense attorneys met with their clients were really microphones; but don't worry -- he claimed no conversations between the lawyers and their clients were recorded.
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Given the extraordinary and unusual circumstances Army Colonel James Pohl -- the presiding judge in the trials -- has already delayed the pre-trial hearings of al Nashiri till June and is considering pushing the death penalty trial for the 9/11 conspirators as well.
Until February the preliminary hearings were being broadcast to the public and media via a closed circuit. But the judge in February ordered those feeds cut, around the same time the alleged harassment of defense lawyers began.
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Santorum: Military has found 500 chemical munitions shells in Iraq (Video added)
posted at 5:45 pm on June 21, 2006 by Allahpundit
**Video from Hannity & Colmes is here.**
He's reading from a document about it right now with Pete Hoekstra by his side. The shells allegedly contained degraded mustard or sarin gas. He says they believe there are other shells inside the country that haven't been found yet.
WMD is WMD, but finding a shell here and there when Iran's about to get the bomb next door leaves me somewhat … underwhelmed.
Update: Actually, is that true? "WMD is WMD"? The knock on Ron Suskind's "mubtakkar of death" is that, as scary as it sounds, it wouldn't kill any more people inside a subway car than a conventional bomb would. Or a small-arms attack, possibly. Are chemical shells any scarier than, say, grenades? They have a lot more political value, obviously.
Update: And when I say political value, I don't mean just for Bush. Santorum's re-election bid is on life support, and of course there's a debate raging on the Senate floor about the war right now. I've been meaning to write about it but don't have much to say except that it's entertaining to watch Democrats trying to figure out how defeatist is too defeatist for purposes of getting re-elected.
Update: A commentator I respect e-mails with a most excellent question indeed:
how can you fail to cheer the revelation about the wmds in iraq? and why haven't you asked the next question? how long has this information been in the hands of the intel community? why haven't we heard about this before?
it's quite an interesting story, i think we will discover.
See-Dubya agrees. Captain Ed is already weighing the political fallout.
Update: I've got the video of Santorum via Fox but it's going to take me awhile to get it uploaded, unfortunately. (Damned Tivo.) It should be up by 8 p.m. EST if you'll bear with me.
Update: CNS News reports on Santorum's press conference.
Update: Austin Bay comments:
Artillery rounds are tactical weapons–but nerve gas is still nerve gas and it puzzles me as to why this information took so long to release.
Saddam used WMD and once the Desert Storm santions were lifted I believe he intended to reconstitute his programs. To believe otherwise about Saddam is to put you in league with goofs like Michael Moore and George Galloway.
Update: Raw Story is covering this, too.
Update: Alex C. of Santorum Blog e-mails to say that the Senator has issued a press release on the chemical shells.
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DIY "steampunk" Python water changer
Living in our neck of the woods have its disadvantages, particularly with shortages of aquarium supplies. One particular supply I was pertaining to was the python water changer. I've seen several DIY plans out there, but most of them involved parts which are also in scarcity here. So I decided to fashion my own using common pipe fitting and garden supplies.
I'm very inept in fabricating things, so I eliminated it altogether and made sure to use materials that requires no or little as possible construction skills. =b
Brass Jet Nozzle
Female Quick Connect Hose Attachment
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I couldn't get the brass jet nozzle out of the fitting without destroying it =b I'll explain how I fitted it later.
1/2" to 3/4" Adapter
1/2" male to male coupler
3/4" male to male coupler
Female Quick Connect Hose Fitting
Male Quick Connect Hose Fitting
A few inches of hoses.
Once you've gathered all the materials, assembly is pretty straight forward. The only real work is finding a way to fix the brass jet nozzle in its place. For this purpose, I decided to wrap the brass jet nozzle in garden hose to make it fit better and provide an airtight seal. After that, it's just a matter of forcing it into the end of the T-pipe and making sure it's straight.
I found through trial and error that placing it a few centimeters just before the intersection works best.
Also, I found that fitting a few inches of hose inside the adapter makes for a stronger vacuum.
Once you've assembled everything, it should look like this.
The nearest faucet outside our house already has a quick connect fitting attached to it so using the "python" is just a matter of sticking it in their. Once you're done siphoning water out of the tank, I use another quick connect hose fitting with an "aquastop" feature to divert the water to the aquarium.
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For the next week, my novel Wildest Dreams is discounted to just 99 CENTS at the Cemetery Dance Store, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. This one's usually $4.99, so now's your chance to grab it if you missed the 500-copy limited edition (which is long out of print). Click on over to the CEMETERY DANCE store and buy direct, or use the links on that page to get to the online merchant of your choice.
Here's the flap-copy-orific scoop on Wildest Dreams, a dark-as-tar novel of hardboiled horror:
Just saw that the trade edition of Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 is now sold out over at the Subterranean Press website. Looks like copies can still be had over at Amazon... but my Spidey senses are tingling on this one (i.e. if you snooze, you lose, amigos).
My novella "Vampire Lake" is in this anthology, and thanks to all of you who've written to tell me how much you enjoyed it. The San Francisco Book Review just chimed in, calling my tale "a new classic." "Vampire Lake" also earned great reviews from Fantasy Book Critic and Locus, so I'm pleased with the reaction to this one.
And if you'd like to pull up a bucket of water from subterranean depths and have yourself a free taste, just click here.
Just had word from Brian Freeman at Cemetery Dance that Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season has gone out of print. You can still grab copies at Amazon and Camelot Books, and probably a few other places out there, but you probably don't want to wait too long to pull the trigger.
And: Thanks to all of you who already dug into your wallets and picked up a copy. I appreciate it!
Rich Chizmar and Brian Freeman have unveiled a reboot of the Cemetery Dance Website. Poke around the grounds and you'll find a Forum (I just registered), a Norman Partridge page, The Writer's Corner (where you can get some great advice from CD authors, including yours truly), Breaking News, and Interviews with some of your favorite writers.
And hey. What's that? There's even a tab for forthcoming eBooks?
Cue afterburners. These guys are ready to roll.
Thanks for the emails on my Year's Best three-for-three with "Lesser Demons." So far the only horror 3-fer a reader has identified is my buddy Laird Barron's "Proboscis," which made it into two horror Year's Bests and one for fantasy. So, not quite a strictly horror 3-fer... but, hey, always great to be shoulder-to-shoulder with Laird, and "Proboscis" is an outstanding piece of work.
Also, editors Ellen Datlow and Paula Guran emailed with a little history of horror's Best ofs. Here's a chunk from Paula's email (i.e. ring the bell, school's in, sucka):
Of course, I like Paula's other comment best -- "However you look at it, you are singular." Which I guess puts the rubber stamp to the whole deal (i.e. you can't argue with a lady who's right; not even a little bit).
Ace editor Paula Guran came knocking and I dropped a tale ("Three Doors") in her treat bag. P's compiled a great lineup for this forthcoming anthology... and I'm intrigued by the Lovecraft piece. I have no idea what that is.
I'm pleased to pass on word that "Lesser Demons" will appear in another Lovecraftian anthology, New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird edited by Paula Guran and coming from Prime Books in November. From the description:
The Crevasse: Dale Bailey & Nathan Ballingrud Old Virginia: Laird Barron Shoggoths in Bloom: Elizabeth Bear Mongoose: Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette The Oram County Whoosit: Steve Duffy Study in Emerald: Neil Gaiman Grinding Rock: Cody Goodfellow Pickmans Other Model (1929): Caitlin Kiernan The Disciple: David Barr Kirtley The Vicar of R'lyeh: Marc Laidlaw Mr Gaunt: John Langan Take Me to the River: Paul McAuley The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft: Nick Mamatas & Tim Pratt Details: China Mieville Bringing Helena Back: Sarah Monette Another Fish Story: Kim Newman Lesser Demons: Norman Partridge Cold Water Survival: Holly Phillips Head Music: Lon Prater Bad Sushi: Cherie Priest The Fungal Stain: W.H. Pugmire Tsathoggua: Michael Shea Buried in the Sky: John Shirley Fair Exchange: Michael Marshall Smith The Essayist in the Wilderness: William Browning Spencer A Colder War: Charles Stross The Great White Bed: Don Webb
Fantasy Book Critic weighs in on "Vampire Lake," my novella in the forthcoming anthology, Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2:
Not only was my novella "Lesser Demons"the title story in my most recent Subpress collection, it was also published in S. T. Joshi's Lovecraftian anthology (Black Wings) pretty much simultaneously. Now comes the good news that my tale of a monster-hunting sheriff trapped in a (definitely) hostile environment has been chosen for all three of the genre's Best of compilations: Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the Year, Paula Guran's Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, and Stephen Jones' Mammoth Book of Best New Horror.
Don't know if anyone has ever scored this kind of three-fer with the same story in any given year, with these editors or others who've edited Best of Horror anthologies. When I started out, Ellen and Steve each had a series going, and so did Karl Edward Wagner. Now Paula's the new kid on the block.
Anyway, it seems there have always been two or three different series going. Either way, I'm very pleased with this news... and if anyone knows if this is a landmark, shoot me an email and let me know. Or if other writers have done this with the same story, let me know that, too. I'm all about the esoteric knowledge -- send me some.
We've got the classic cover from a favorite paperback of mine: Robert Bloch's Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper. I'm pleased to announce that another book of the same title is coming later this year from Subterranean Press (check out the details here). I had the pleasure of writing the introduction for this one, in which I had a chance to share my own tale of encountering Bloch's signature Ripper story for the first time, plus recount my adventure meeting the man himself years later. That was fun. So is the SubPress Yours Truly collection. This one features all of Bloch's Ripper fiction plus a pair of essays by the man himself. And yep -- it's also got Bloch's classic Star Trek script for "Wolf in the Fold," the Original Series episode in which Scotty is suspected of being a futuristic RedJack. Not to mention that the new collection will have a J. K. Potter cover. All that all adds up to a bucketful of cool, if you ask me.
Editor Ellen Datlow posted the cover for her forthcoming Night Shade anthology, The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 3. This one includes my novella, "Lesser Demons," and it'll be out this June. As always with Ellen's books, I'm looking forward to this one as a reader (and this time out, as a contributor, too).
Just got my contributor's copy of this new Joe Lansdale anthology, featuring my tale "The Mojave Two-Step." Also spotted a new review of same over at Horror World, spotlighting "Mojave" for praise. Nice way to start the morning.
I've got to admit I'm one of those readers who always flips to the author bios before I start reading an antho. I just can't help myself. I'm the same with story notes. Best unknown tidbit in Crucified Dreams so far: Noir master Tom Piccirilli apparently co-authored a book of lit crit called Deconstructing Tolkein... which makes me wonder what other secrets Pic's been hiding from me. C'mon, Tommy. Give 'em up, and while you're at it answer this question for me: Who'd win in a fight between Aragorn and Robert Mitchum?
My own bio takes a little bit of a wrong turn, though. It puts me on the map as a San Francisco guy, but I'm born and bred in the North Bay (Vallejo), now living over the hill from Oakland in Lafayette. In other words, I'm not a big city guy. I need some hills around. We've still got a few of those here. We even have a few cows on 'em. About five miles from my house there's a redwood grove that makes you feel like you're a couple hundred miles up the coast, somewhere between Eureka and Crescent City. And last year I spotted a coyote while out on a walk. All that works for me just fine.
Paula Guran has slapped a Cthulhu-sized bear-trap on "Lesser Demons,"grabbing the tale for The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2011. In my book that's good news times two, because Ellen Datlow chose the same novella for her own Best Horror of the Year compilation just a few weeks ago.
Conclusion? I guess I should write stories about monster-killing sociopathic sheriffs more often.
Here's the complete TOC for Ms. G's anthology:
How Bria Died: Michael Aronovitz
This anthology of western noir is coming soon from editors Ed Gorman, Dave Zeltserman, and Martin H. Greenberg courtesy of the fine folks at Cemetery Dance. My story "Durston" is included, and it's in dangerous company. You can check out the full Table of Contents over at the Cemetery Dance site.
A few words about the tale itself: On rare occasions, lightning strikes. This was one of them. Ace writer/editor Ed Gorman asked me for a hardboiled western with a brutal, noirish bent, and the opening of "Durston" came to me as soon as I sat down at the computer. From there it was a race to type fast enough to tell the story without forgetting any of it. Even better, "Durston" was one of those stories that hit the page at final-draft quality. I wish every story went like that. I'd wear out a lot more keyboards if they did.
"Vampire Lake" has snagged Lois Tilton's Good Story Award in her latest Short Fiction column over at Locus. In part, Tilton says of my forthcoming novella in Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2: "This is it. In many anthologies there is a standout story, one that readers will always recall when the book comes to mind. ["Vampire Lake"] is the longest, darkest tale in the book, a dark dark fantasy in the Western mode... There is more than spatter here, there is hemorrhage. There is horror."
Tilton also makes an interesting point about the Weird Western, writing that it's a subgenre which "not only tolerates but encourages hyperbole and highly-colored language." Which, in truth, is one of the major attractions for me. Stories like "Vampire Lake," "Durston" (in Lesser Demons), and "The Bars on Satan's Jailhouse" were flatout fun to write, allowing me to bust off the cinches more than a little bit and go for it.
I like that... and it's just one reason I'll be writing more Weird Westerns.
Editors John Langan and Paul Tremblay have popped the cork on a forthcoming anthology, releasing the Table of Contents for Creatures! Thirty Years of Monster Stories. The nitty gritty runs like this: twenty-six tales, 150,000 words, coming at you in trade paperback from Prime Books ($14.95). I don't have a release date yet, but will let you know when I get word.
In the meantime, I'm looking forward to this one. Hey, it's got a Jeff Ford story I haven't read (an Island of Dr. Moreau piece, at that), plus a Creature from the Black Lagoon tale. That's enough to get me to dig in, right there.
Just had word from ace editor Ellen Datlow that "Lesser Demons" (the title story from my last SubPress collection) is included in this compilation. This latest volume of Ellen's Best Horror reboot series clocks in at 140,000 words (a little more robust than the previous two), and it will be coming at you later this year from Night Shade Books. Anyway, great to be shoulder-to-shoulder with so many talented writers, some of whom (I'm lucky to say) I also count as friends. Not that I'll name names -- you can check out the complete Table of Contents below, and make your own guesses on that score.
Only a couple comments now: Langan in there twice? What a literary brute that guy is. And Cody Goodfellow leading the pack? Nice going, pard... but no resting on your laurels, Cody -- slap leather, and go write another!
At the Riding School: Cody Goodfellow
Comin' at ya this February, a new anthology from Joe R. Lansdale and Tachyon Books. Crucified Dreams looks like another great compilation from Hisownself, and I'm proud to be part of it.
Introduction: Joe R. Lansdale
Here's a little reprint news on a couple of stories that just won't die. The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told just hit the porch here at Casa Partridge courtesy of editors Marty Greenberg and John Helfers. This one includes my novella, "Road Dogs," a bad patch of desert noir with a werewolf in there among the cactus. So load up your silver bullets and come along for the ride, pardner.
Also, "The Hollow Man" has been picked up by John Langan and Paul Tremblay for the forthcoming Creature! Thirty Years of Monster Stories from Prime Books. This one will include tales from Joe Lansdale, Kelly Link, China Mieville, and David forkin' Schow (!). In other words, I'm really looking forward to reading it, and I hope you feel the same.
There's a great new review of my short story collection Lesser Demons over at the Cemetery Dance website. In part, Jason Ridler has this to say: "...Partridge is free range writer of fiction, a mercenary of genre stories that range from the gentle and atmospheric to the true grit of the fiction he's best known for, hard-boiled horror. With an equal love of horror and rugged literature, the influences etched on his sleeve range from Ray Bradbury to Lee Marvin, Poe to Peckinpah, and his body of work, from novels, to short stories, should sit comfortably on the shelf of any fan of Joe Lansdale, Richard Matheson, or John Skipp."
Of course, that's the kind of review that's a definite day-maker, but apart from that it's got me wondering what would have happened if Mssrs. Poe and Peckinpah had managed to get together and uncork a bottle or two...
Good news for all of you who preordered the limited or lettered edition of Oktober Shadows from Cemetery Dance during the four-day window when the book was available -- we've got a couple of great artists involved in the project, and we're ready to announce them now.
First off, Jon Foster will be doing the cover. If you've seen the piece Jon did for my novel Dark Harvest (above), you'll understand why he's one of my absolute favorites. His work is flatout amazing. And while it's the oldest line in the book, it's true: I really can't wait to see what Jon comes up with for Oktober Shadows. Just imagine: a Jon Foster cover for a novella about a WWI soldier battling his way through a world inhabited by werewolves, vampires, and other assorted dead things? I can tell you that it will be a keeper before the brush even hits the canvas.
Just as exciting: Glenn Chadbourne will be doing interior illustrations for the project. A Cemetery Dance-favorite, Glenn's the talented artist behind the amazing Stephen King collections, The Secretary of Dreams, Volume One and Volume Two. This is my first time working with Glenn, and I'm looking forward to it. I've admired his work for a long time -- since he illustrated a tale ("The Kiss") written by my bride, Tia Travis, for the anthology Subterranean Gallery -- and it's great to have him on board for Oktober Shadows.
...with a new interview over at Cemetery Dance. I had fun talking to Joe Howe about Halloweens past and present, the novella market, and upcoming Norm Partridge projects. Check 'er out.
While I'm at it, this is the kind of content you'll get if you subscribe to the Cemetery Dance Insider newsletter. If you're not already getting that, you might want to sign up. It's a great way to stay informed about my upcoming projects with CD -- and the best way to get a virtual head's up about limited-time offers like Oktober Shadows.
And: you will want to stay tuned. Just saying...
Thought I'd take a minute and pass on the limitation numbers for the special Cemetery Dance limited and lettered hardcover editions of Oktober Shadows, determined by the orders that came in last weekend:
Limited Edition: 586
A few notes: the Limited Edition will be bound in full-cloth and Smyth sewn, and the Lettered Edition will be traycased and bound in leather with a satin ribbon page marker. Both editions will be signed. But that's just the tip of the iceberg with this one -- CD has some great art and production plans we'll announce later. Stay tuned.
And while I'm at it: thanks to all who preordered Oktober Shadows during the four-day window of availability. Rich and Brian at CD are very happy with the numbers, and Brian tells me they've never had such a good response to an offer with this short an ordering window. From my side of the fence, I appreciate you showing your support for my work with your hard-earned cash, and I hope you're as excited about the novella as I am. It'll be great to see Oktober Shadows between hard covers courtesy of the folks at Cemetery Dance.
Just wanted to check in and thank everyone who took a break from the candy corn and ordered a copy of my forthcoming Cemetery Dance novella, Oktober Shadows, over the weekend. I'm happy, the folks at CD are happy, and from the emails I've received it looks like you readers are happy, too.
Just to answer a few questions that have popped up:
The good folks at Cemetery Dance have just announced a new novella project from yours truly. It's called Oktober Shadows, and you can check out ordering info and details about the project right here. But a word of warning -- if this sounds like a book you might be interested in, don't wait to check it out. CD will only be accepting orders for the limited and lettered editions of Oktober Shadows for the next four days, with orders cutting off on Monday, November 1st. That means the print-run will be determined by the number of copies ordered -- so after Monday, that's it.
A little more about the book:
A lone man takes a wrong turn into another world... one with cobbled streets lit by Jack o' Lanterns, where all cats are black and monsters haunt the endless night. Werewolves prowl beneath a moon that is always full, and vampires feast in forgotten catacombs. Patchwork creatures stalk twisted forests where black roots dig into blacker soil.
Needless to say, I'm very excited about this project, and hope you will be, too. Great to taking another dance in the cemetery... and Happy Halloween!
Kevin Lucia of Shroud Magazine has weighed in with the first review of Johnny Halloween... and it's a great one. In part, Lucia writes:
"[Partridge's] ability to invoke the autumn-spiced magic of this season securely places him alongside writers such as Ray Bradbury and Al Sarrantonio; however, his edged, two-fisted noir sensibilities gives this celebrated autumn season an added punch, and because of this Partridge continually offers something new where others have merely tried to imitate."
Also: Brian Freeman tells me that copies of Johnny Halloween will be back from the printer before the official October 15th publication date. Cemetery Dance will begin shipping copies as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. If you haven't taken advantage of CD's offer of free shipping on preorders of the collection, click on over and do that soon.
Lastly, thanks to all who've already preordered Johnny Halloween. I appreciate it!
Weve just posted a piece from the Subterranean Press edition of Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales. Check out The Care & Feeding of First Novels, a true-life adventure featuring advice for aspiring writers, musings on the Betty & Bob horror novel boom of the nineties, zombies, and a guest appearance by Stephen King.
Just a head's up that Cemetery Dance picked up "The Roller Coaster's Heartbeat," my blog post from last weekend. It's over on their Advice For Writer's page, along with articles by folks like Tom Piccirilli, Tim Lebbon, Kealan Patrick Burke, and F. Paul Wilson. There's even another piece by some guy name Partridge -- "Dr. Frankenstein's Secrets of Style."
Anyway, if you're looking to break into the writing game, this is one page on the CD site you should bookmark. Good stuff there... and sound advice.
We've just posted an excerpt in the Free Fiction section from "The Iron Dead," an original novella that appears in my new SubPress short story collection, Lesser Demons. As I've mentioned before, "The Iron Dead" is a tribute to the classic pulps -- Weird Tales in particular -- and the kind of characters that were known as "weird heroes" back in the day. And while we don't meet the weird hero of "The Iron Dead" in this excerpt, we've included Kevin Nordstrom's rendering of Chaney, which I'm still digging mightily. Enjoy!
There's a new review of Lesser Demons over at SFRevu. In part, Drew Bittner has this to say about the collection:
"Norman Partridge delivers hard-hitting, visceral horror like a flurry of gut punches in Lesser Demons, a collection of dynamite short stories. Like Joe R. Lansdale and Howard Waldrop, the man has a knack for delivering powerhouse chills with an economy of language and a surgical precision... Strongly recommended."
The new issue of Locus has a great review of Lesser Demons, singling out my new novella, "The Iron Dead," for praise:
"The one previously unpublished story, 'The Iron Dead,' is a tour-de-force of narrative drive and imaginative horrors. Set during the Prohibition Era, it begins like a hardboiled crime story, with a truck full of rumrunners running afoul of a nemesis, but it quickly turns into something much more intriguing and imaginative as that nemesis reveals itself to be something horrifically alien. Partridge doesnt waste time explaining it or its motives. Instead, he conjures a hero as weird and wild as the monsters, amps up the firepower, and draws gangsters and gunmen together in an uneasy alliance against an formidable mutual enemy. The story has the energy and audacity of a superhero comic, and would make one helluva graphic novel or movie adaptation. Its Partridge firing on all cylinders, and its the perfect finish to this very fine compilation."
Can't ask for a better nod than that. There are a few copies of the limited edition of Lesser Demons still available from SubPress, or you can grab the trade edition over at Amazon (it's sold out from the publisher).
Just a reminder that the special preorder offer on Johnny Halloween at Cemetery Dance will be ending soon. Order the new collection before 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, July 26th, and you'll get a $15 off coupon for a future order. If you're buying the signed limited edition, that's like getting the book for half the cover price.
While I'm at it -- thanks to all who've preordered the book, and thanks for the emails and the enthusiasm. Glad to hear you're looking forward to another Run with the October Boy, and (as always) I appreciate the good word.
Once upon a time, Cemetery Dance publisher Rich Chizmar called me up. "Write me a Halloween story for the magazine," he said. "But make it a dark suspense story."
"Do you want a mean one?" I asked.
"Sure. Make it as mean as you want."
So I did. The story was called "Johnny Halloween." It was about the kind of ghosts you can never outrun, and it appeared in Cemetery Dance alongside a Stephen King tale. Even so, folks noticed it. Especially editors. "Johnny Halloween" made it into Mystery Scene's Year's Finest 25 Crime and Mystery Stories, and I received several anthology invitations based on the tale's popularity.
Given that little slice of history, it's with great pleasure that I announce Johnny Halloween is back at Cemetery Dance, this time as the lead story in a special Halloween collection due this fall. Along with a fantastic Alex McVey cover, Johnny Halloween features a half-dozen tales of the darkest season, including a new story set in the world of Dark Harvest.
That's right. The October Boy returns in the pages of Johnny Halloween -- and this time he's got a shotgun and one bad döppelganger on his tail. There's also a brand new introduction and a nonfiction piece on the Zodiac Killer ("The Man Who Killed Halloween"). You can check out all the details right here, plus snag a $15 coupon for a future purchase if you preorder the book in the next seven days.
In the meantime, keep your eyes on the shadows. Listen for the whisper of that October wind. It's coming your way... and sooner than you might think.
There's a nice review of Lesser Demons over at the Shroud Magazine blog. In part, Kevin Lucia says:
"Like Bradbury's The October Country, Lesser Demons features stories of a wide and diverse nature, and Partridge himself displays a unique sense of lyricism. Also, for a collection of 'dark fiction', Partridge still manages to infuse several of his tales with hope and a sense of resolution, if not happy endings, which is hard to find in horror and noir fiction, something that makes enduring the darkness worthwhile."
In other news, I'll have a feature interview in the upcoming Halloween issue of Shroud, along with a surprise or two. Stay tuned...
Stomping On Yeti reviews "Red Rover, Red Rover," saying it might just be the best horror story the big albino beast has read this year. And hey, that kind of praise (and comparisons to Stephen King) are always guaranteed to make a writer's heart go pitty-pat. Gracias!
As for availability, "Red Rover, Red Rover" isn't in the trade edition of Lesser Demons, but it's the extra jolt of juice you get (in chapbook form) if you buy the limited edition, which you can still grab over at Subterranean Press.
Spotted a new review of Lesser Demons over at Dark Scribe Magazine. Writing in the style of a guy you might recognize, Blu Gilliand has this to say:
"Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge is a collection of tales as hard as sun-bleached bone and as sharp as Hell-forged steel. These are stories that dig deep into your gut, claw your heart out of your chest, and force you to watch as it shudders through its last desperate beats."
Well, there's a keeper image...and one I might just hijack someday. If you're interested in more, check out Blu's full review right Lesser Demons over at here.
Subterranean Press popped the cork on a great review of Lesser Demons today, courtesy of Booklist. Here's the word from the SubPress Newsletter:
Some of the demons in Norman Partridge's new collection may not be of the major variety, but as Booklist notes, there's nothing minor about Lesser Demons: "In the afterword to this collection, Partridge credits his lifelong love of fantasy and horror for a versatile writing style that has garnered three Bram Stoker awards. Before that remark, 10 finely calibrated, genrebending tales display his broad range, from dark detective fiction to equally dark western yarns...his gift for twisting genre conventions in surprising new ways is unsurpassed."
Also, I've had some emails asking about a mention in this week's Cemetery Dance Newsletter concerning a forthcoming novella project. And, yep, I can confirm that's a go, and I'll give you a little more detail while I'm at it. Johnny Halloween is a collection of my short Halloween fiction and nonfiction, and it will include a brand new novella set in the Dark Harvest universe which involves one of the characters from the novel. It's a bit of a prequel, and the title of the piece in "The Jack o' Lantern."
Anyway, this project is slated for publication in the fall, but hasn't been officially announced. Stay tuned. I'll drop some links as soon as ordering info goes live on the CD site.
"That's a wrap." Last week I finished up the page proof corrections for Lesser Demons and shot them over to Bill Schafer at SubPress. That means the hatches are pretty much battened down on this book. Hoo-rah -- I can't wait until a box o' Demons lands on my doorstep. Front cover to back, I'm very pleased with this collection.
Also turned in correx for another book-length project with a different press. The publisher hasn't made an announcement yet, so right now (like Kharis) my lips are stitched.
And: had news that one of my stories, "The Mojave Two-Step," has been picked up for reprint in a Joe Lansdale anthology coming from Tachyon Publications in February 2011. This one isn't up for preorder yet, but publisher Jacob Weisman tells me that Crucified Dreams will be an antho of genre-busting noir tales in the Lansdale tradition, and I'm proud to be part of it.
Weve just posted one of my personal favorites, Red Right Hand, in the Free Stuff section. Check it out and while youre at it, enjoy Kevin Nordstroms marvelous illo for the piece.
Click on over and check out American Frankenstein, the new Norm Partridge blog. The first post (3/5/10) contains some very big personal news (in fact, I cant imagine biggereven though the package is kind of small!). In the weeks and months to come Ill be updating frequently with writing news, thoughts on books and movies, tips for young writers, and tales from the writing trenches. Hope youll all enjoy this I know I will.
And while Im at it: a bucketful of gracias to tech-savvy librarian Sarah V for helping out with setup on this one. Not only do you lend a hand, you actually buy my books instead of asking for a freebee. Thats way past cool (i.e. frosty)!
Just heard from my editor Paul Stevens at TorDark Harvest is scheduled for release as a mass-market paperback this October. The mass-market edition will feature the same great cover art by ace talent Jon Foster, so save some room on your bookshelf for this October Boy reboot. (And for those of you in the bookselling biz, the ISBN for this edition is 9780765358714.)
Weve got some other Halloween news cookingbut nothing official to announce quite yet. Stay tuned and listen for the rev of engines out there in the darkness.
Just received an advance of premiere horror critic/editor S. T. Joshi's review of Lesser Demons, which will appear in Dead Reckonings #7. It's a long piece, but I'll share a bit of it here:
Norman Partridge has such a wealth of talenta prose style of wondrous luminosity and grace; a narrative drive that carries the reader inexorably to the spectacular climax; an ability to convey violence and gruesomeness without the least suggestion of crudity or exploitation; and an imagination that opens new worlds to all who venture within his realmthat it will be engaging to chart his course in the future. Lesser Demons is one more building-block in what will be an impressive body of creative work that Partridge will leave to the future.
That's the first review of the collection that I've seen. Nice way to start things rolling!
Good way to start the day--just spotted this great review of Dark Harvest over at Stomping On Yeti.
Yep. Lets slap cards on the table. Philadelphias baddest crime writer weighs in on Lesser Demons:
Any new book with the name Norman Partridge on the front is cause for celebration. But hot damnLesser Demons is my favorite Partridge yet, fusing hardboiled, horror, pulp and suspense in bold new ways that should be illegal in some states. You need this book. You need this book now.
--Duane Swierczynski
I have to admit that I hate asking writers and editors for blurbs. But as luck would have it, I love getting them. Theres nothing quite like getting the good word from someone you admire to make you want to push some extra chips out there on the table. And right now I feel like Ive got four aces in my hand with these quotes for Lesser Demons, so here you go. Lets ante up!
Norman Partridge writes with the economy and power of a Noir master. His new story collection, Lesser Demons, displays his unique ability to give a reader all the kick-ass pleasure of pulp suspense and action along with vibrant, complex characters and deep insight into the mythic hearts of distinctly American Nightmares.
--Jeffrey Ford
Norman Partridge pulls no punches whether hes writing hard-boiled westerns, contemporary noir, or monster talesoften combined. His stories will take you on a helluva ride.
--Ellen Datlow
Norm Partridge is an extraordinary storyteller and his welding of noir and horror has created a signature style renowned for its lean, sinewy power. Lesser Demons is a brutal and unsettling collection from an author who has begun to cast a long shadow across the field.
--Laird Barron
Norman Partridge writes as if the devil himself had a sawed-off shotgun pointed at his head. In Lesser Demons, he goes drag-racing hellbent-for-leather across the rich and bloody drive-in graveyard of pop culture that he claimed years ago, digging up Lovecraftian horrors and 56 Chevys, bloodthirsty spiders and atomic-age giants with real human hearts. I loved this book.
--Joe Schreiber
Art by Vincent Chong.
You dont want to knock on that door, pardner.
The first real deal mummy I ever saw? That was at the Rosicrucian museum in San Jose, and the petrified fellow in question was a little chimp that made my eleven-year-old jaw drop the same way Kharis did when I watched those Universal movies. Add to that the Winchester Mystery Housea place advertised in intermission spots that ran at the local drive-in theater for ten years straightand you could say that Silicon Valleys central city definitely notched into the red on my personal strange-o-meter, even as a kid.
So San Jose seemed like a natural place for a fantasy convention. Tia and I made it down last week. Tia hit some panels, we talked writing biz with editors (and each other, which we sometimes dont find time to do), and I recharged my creative battery by talking to other writers. Great to see my old buddy Jeff Mariotte (and his wife Maryelizabeth Hart), because Jeff has one of the driest senses of humor in the genre. Chatted with Gordon Van Gelder about old movie novelization pbs and Mexican wrestlerslaughter ensued. Saw John Klima, Cody Goodfellow, and John Skipp. Met S. T. Joshi for the first time, and editor Danel Olson, tooDanel gave Tia and I a fascinating virtual tour of Vlad the Impalers stomping grounds. Enjoyed quick visits with Ellen Datlow, Paula Guran, Peter Straub, John Helfers, and Stephen Jones, too.
Great to meet some writers Ive only known from the other side of the page. Thats always the best part of a con for mewandering around, bumping into someone whose work Ive admired, and there goes the next hour. This year I met Jeff Ford and Laird Barrontwo writers who definitely have a gift for making the clock spin too fast. Meaning, yep, I really wish Id had more time to talk with both these gents, as they are genuine and talented in equal measures. Jeff shook my hand and said: Norm Partridge. The Man With the Barbed-Wire Fists. I thought youd be more wild-eyed. You cant beat moments like that. Also had a chance to say hello to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Had the pleasure of telling her those Charlie Grant Shadows anthologies she often appeared in were like textbooks for me. What a gracious lady, and a real pros pro (and thanks for the intro, Paulanice to know Im still capable of a fanboy moment).
Spent some facetime with my old buddy Bill Schafer and the SubPress crew. Amazing to watch Bill operate for three days on Excedrin and bagels. Hung out with Jason and Jeremy of Night Shade Books (who provided not only signature Night Shade beer plus a box of hard- and soft-cover swag; and all they got in return was a full-on Muhammad Ali impression, which I am proud to say spelled KO 1 for both of em [Ill admit they were in a weakened condition]). Somewhere in there I ran into Jeff Conner, toothe guy who not only edited my Crow novel Wicked Prayer, but is in part responsible for getting me interested in writing. Way back when, Jeffs Scream Press Dennis Etchison collections were the first small press books I ever tracked down. They led me to a little Berkeley bookstore called Dark Carnival, where I discovered a whole lot of choice writers and books. So, in a way, I guess I should blame Jeff every time I have to buy a new bookcase.
Anywaygreat weekend. Congrats are due to Jeff Ford, who picked up two World Fantasy awards over the weekend. Me, Ive decided that I need to attend cons more often. Im thinking about hitting World Fantasy in Columbus next year...Ill have to see how things are going once the calendar flips a few more pages, but the spirit is definitely willing.
Tia and I made it home from the World Fantasy just in time for me to sharpen up my butcher knife and get to work. Here, for your edification and amusement, is the result of my efforts. Its the one and only October Boy, the merciless trick with a heart made of treats, the butchering nightmare with the hacksaw face... the thing thatll getcha so you know youve been got!
Hope you all had a great Halloween. We did, thanks to home-popped popcorn, Boris and Lon and ol Glenn Strange in House of Frankenstein, Don Knotts ghost-bustin in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and a few other old favorites. Now Ive got to settle down and unpack...so check back in a day or so for a con report. We had a great time.
Yep. For those of you who have emailed, I will be at the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose. The Bride and I are arriving on Thursday and will be cutting out Saturday morning to get home in time for our annual Halloween movie marathon. Cant miss the corndogs and home-popped popcorn. Thats the real deal.
Im not doing any panels or readings, but feel free to say hello if you see me. Or check in with my buddies at the Night Shade Books table in the dealers room. They can probably point you in the right direction.
Lesser Demons is now up for preorder at the Subterranean Press website. Both the trade edition and the signed limited are available for preorder here. But if you want that extra-crunchy version, dont hesitate. There will only be 250 of em, and Im sure theyll be spoken for before the book is released next April.
Great to be working with the folks at Sub on this one. As things develop well have word on the special chapbook that accompanies the limited edition, the cover artist, and more...so stay tuned.
Ive turned around the page proofs for Lesser Demons, my forthcoming short story collection from Subterranean Press. Though the book isnt up for preorder yet on the SubPress site, those among you looking for an early bargain can find it listed over at Amazon (along with the flap copy teaser). Currently the price is $16.50, and that aint bad at all.
...not with a match. But those of you with spiffy Kindle e-book readers can grab your plastic and order up copies of Dark Harvest right here.
And, hey, thats definitely one way to light my fire.
Trading emails with SubPress honcho Bill Schafer about a prospective design for my next short story collection. Lesser Demons has a different vibe than my earlier work, and were working on a look thatll fit the book just right.
Bill: I kind of like [this one] because you havent had anything like it before. My only concern, which is a bit of an overstatement, is that it doesnt look Shirley Jackson-ish.
Norm: Cmon, Bill: it looks EXACTLY like Shirley Jackson working w/ a Makita Sawzall greased with testosterone!
Which is how this book may read. Maybe. You guys can let me know in about six months.
This October will see the release of Between the Dark and the Daylight: and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg. This anthology includes Road Dogs, a mashup crime/werewolf story by yours truly which originally appeared in Subterranean Online. Im also looking forward to the title story by my buddy Tom Piccirilli, which earned an International Thriller Writers Award nomination for Best Short Story. Dont know how I missed reading that one, but I did. Just another reason I like contributors copies, amigo...
Thats the title of a new anthology of vampire stories just released by my buddies at Night Shade Books. Its edited by John Joseph Adams, who brought you last years hallmark zombie anthology (and current World Fantasy Award nominee), The Living Dead.
My contribution is a personal favorite, Do Not Hasten to Bid Me Adieu. The tale features Quincey Morris, the unlikely cowboy youll remember from Bram Stokers Dracula, and I originally sold it to Poppy Brite for Love in Vein. Still have the acceptance letter for that one. Poppy wrote: ...the story contains some of your best writing Ive seen yetthe third paragraph on page 2, with the description of the West Texas night sky, choked me up with the sheer beauty of the prose in a way that only Lucius Shepard can usually do. Goddammit, Norman, you just write so goddamn pretty.
Now thats what you want to hear from an editor.
Anyway, Mr. Adams has whomped up a website for By Blood We Live. Click on over and you can check out Do Not Hasten... absolutely free for your reading pleasure, not to mention an interview with yours truly.
Been kicking emails back and forth with Subterranean Press Overlord Bill Schafer about my forthcoming short story collection, Lesser Demons. The manuscript will be off to the designer in the next couple of weeks, and the likely publication date is February or March of 2010. The book isn't up for preorder yet on the Subterranean website, but keep your eyes peeled for it—and in the meantime, check out Subterranean Online, a very fine (and free) magazine.
I'll have more to say about Lesser Demons in the coming months, but for now I'll mention that this collection includes a 17,000 word original novella called "The Iron Dead." This piece is a tribute to old school pulp heroes, and it's basically the tale I would have submitted to Farnsworth Wright if I'd had a crack at him back in the glory days of Weird Tales. Stylistically, I brought my own game to the table, but at heart the piece is pure pulp, featuring bootleggers, monsters, and a bad man named Chaney. In other words, if any of you manage to slot a bookmark while reading it, I'll be very upset.
Going over some proofing notes for a forthcoming book today, and came across this note:
These are the type of questions that keep writers awake at night. In other words, I actually had to think about this. I came to the following conclusion: if you're apt to find a word on a menu—like frijoles or tortillas—no italics are necessary. But a word like cojones? Definitely not a menu word. That sucker needs italics.
Unless we're talking Rocky Mountain cojones.
In which case I'd probably just eat somewhere else.
8/2/09 - PARTRIDGE vs. LOVECRAFT: STEEL-CAGE DEATH MATCH
Well, not really, but I do have a story in Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecratian Horror, which is forthcoming from editor S. T. Joshi and PS Publishing.
My piece is called "Lesser Demons." I'll admit that it was a challenge for me, since the gentleman from Providence and I do have major differences in terms of worldview. Ultimately, those differences are what made writing the story interesting, and I hope you'll enjoy the result. And since Pete Crowther of PS has fast-tracked this anthology for October publication, you won't have long to wait.
Here's the complete Table of Contents:
We thought we'd kick off a little reboot action here at the website with a free story, "The Hollow Man," which most recently appeared in S. T. Joshi's fine Penguin anthology, American Supernatural Tales.
"The Hollow Man" was written during a time when I was just beginning to find my way as a writer. Fact is, I think it may be the first really solid piece of work I turned out. I actually wrote it in college, when I was still making my first trip through the strongest tales from the Lovecraft/Howard era of weird fictioneers. And I'd probably be remiss if I didn't mention that Jack London had a little bit to do with it, too—I've always loved "To Build a Fire," not to mention some of London's own weird tales (and there were more than a few of those—if you have any doubt, check out a London collection called Fantastic Tales, with an intro by none other than Philip José Farmer). Anyway, put all that on the boil, and that's what cooked this one up in my brainpan.
Besides the tale, I hope you'll enjoy the accompanying illustration as much as I do. It's the work of a talented young gun, Kevin Nordstrom [ email | gallery ], who did a great illo of the October Boy for us awhile back. Kevin's done covers for Marvel's Epic Comics line and concept art for Wildstorm Comics, not to mention graphic art work for newspapers and custom design companies. Besides that, he'll be illustrating some Norm Partridge stories for us here at the website, and we hope you'll be looking forward to them as much as we do.
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Sir Bob Geldof in conversation with Russell Woolf on 720 ABC Perth Drive
18/03/2013 , 8:26 PM by Leonie Harris
Today on Drive Russell Woolf was joined in the studio by Sir Bob Geldof. They spoke about the Boomtown Rats... and everything from music to politics. If you missed it you can listen back here:
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Fantastic interview. Sir Bob is a true legend. Informative and eye opening. Thanks for taking time out to let us hear how it really is in the world. Lets get him back again soon. Thanks Russell.
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Melody Snyder is a band instructor at Winona Middle School
WINONA, MN - Music can be used to describe many different emotions, but what brings one Winona Middle School band teacher joy isn't just the notes and rhythms -- it's when students learn how to play them the right way.
In band class at Winona Middle School, helping students make the notes sing is the real music to the instructor Melody Snyder's ears.
"There was nothing else that I could imagine doing or picture myself doing," said Snyder.
As a child, Snyder was destined for a career in music.
"When I was growing up, my dad was a band director and my mom was a choir director," said Snyder. "Music was obviously a really important part of my childhood, my name is Melody."22323650
After completing her education, Snyder couldn't think of a better place to teach than at the school that helped continue inspiring her love for music.
"It's awesome to be able to give back to the community that gave me so much, and to be able to work with the awesome teachers in this building that were once upon a time my teachers and I can call them my colleagues, it's really pretty special," said Snyder.
Her style of teaching goes beyond keeping a steady beat in front of the students.
"I like being in there with them, and not just standing up front and having it be they're the students and I'm the teacher," said Snyder. "I'd much rather prefer to have that relationship."
It's the teaching through rhythm clapping and singing and playing alongside the young musicians that eighth grader Alexis Partington loves most about Snyder's class.
"It helps a lot because then you know how high you have to get, and you can hear it," said Partington.
Snyder said helping the students hit the high note and play that rhythm perfectly are just some of things that makes her job so great.
"To be able to inspire and to teach them how to do it the right way, there's just so many great things about it," said Snyder. "I really enjoy it. It's kids and it's music, and to me there's nothing better."
Snyder has been teaching at Winona Middle School for eight years.
She also started the Band for All program that collects instruments from the community to help students who may not be able to afford them
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Similar to a regular fail, a cool-fail is when someone attempts to do something they do at a regular time to show off (Eg keeps missing 3 point shots in a basketball game even though they play basketball) but continuosly fails.
"Wow, he's taller than evryone here, he could have scored at least 10 points without trying to score 3 pointers to show off. He missed all of them. Cool-fail.
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Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall isnt backing down.
Victor Cruz may have provided some bulletin board fodder for the Redskins by saying Wednesday that they are "still a couple pieces away from actually being a contender."
But Hall followed suit and then some an hour later by refusing to apologize for a comment last month that irked Eli Manning and that several Giants called "disrespectful" to their two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback.
Manning and Cruz exploited a busted coverage in the Washington secondary and connected for a 77-yard touchdown pass that proved to be the game-winner with 1:13 left in the Giants 27-23 triumph Oct. 21 at MetLife Stadium.
Hall later said of the Manning-to-Cruz score: "I feel we gave him that play," and, "It wasnt something where he was a rocket scientist and he figured something out."
In a conference call Wednesday with reporters covering the Giants, Hall stood by his assessment, promising: "I could have made that throw."
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Sequestration could mean longer lines in airports
MISSOULA, Mont. - If Congress fails to reach an agreement to avoid sequestration, the automatic budget cuts set to start on March 1, it could have serious impacts on air travel.
Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood warned today that cutbacks within the FAA could result in fewer air traffic controllers, forcing the closure of more than 100 control towers nationwide, including those at Helena Regional Airport and Glacier International Airport.
That's not the only problem.
Budget cuts to the TSA could mean a harder time clearing security.
"We believe it would be with the same equipment and the same process," says Missoula International Airport director Cris Jensen. "But it may be that we don't have enough staff to man two checkpoint lines so your wait time goes up considerably."
Jensen tells NBC Montana that Missoula is not in danger of closing its control tower, and doesn't foresee closures at other airports impacting those traveling from the Garden City.
"I don't expect the airlines will say, 'Instead of going to Helena or Kalispell, we're going to go to Missoula or Bozeman or Billings,' so I wouldn't expect an impact from those closures.
But the staff at Missoula International is paying attention to developments in the nations capitol.
"We absolutely are concerned. Anything that might impact the traveler experience in a negative way is something that we're concerned about,"says Jensen.
Jensen also says airports that have to close their towers may be able to still have commercial air service. Bert Mooney Airport in Butte does not have a control tower, and has commercial service.


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Destiny weekly reset for April 25 – Nightfall, Crucible, Challenge of Elders, featured raid changes detailed
Another new week, another reset.
Pegi headlines
No Man's Sky patch 1.04 is now live on PS4
No Man's Sky has updated to version 1.04 on PS4, which should improve stability issues some users have been facing.
Two No Man's Sky patches, and hopefully relief for the PC alt-tab crash issue, incoming
Hello Games has outlined the next two patches for its troubled planet exploring game, No Man's Sky, with a Reddit user.
VR games, especially horror, could have PEGI readjust its rating system
Rating virtual reality games may require rating body PEGI to reassess its evaluation process.
Looks like Minecraft is coming to Wii U after all
Minecraft is coming to the Wii U, according a listing on European rating board PEGI.
South Park: "we did not censor or edit the game in any shape or form," says ratings body
South Park: The Stick of Truth has been censored in Europe, the UK and other regions, in a move determined by Ubisoft's own marketing team. We went straight to the ratings body that advises PEGI standards, to find that it had no problem with the cut scenes.
PEGI discusses, "sensationalist stories and pointing fingers" after GTA 5 age criticsm
Grand Theft Auto 5 was snapped in the hands of an under-age kid last week, prompting the usual wave of tabloid witch-hunting and claims that age-rating body PEGI wasn't doing enough to safeguard the nation's youth. The group has now responded.
Call of Duty: Ghosts given a 16 rating in Europe
Call of Duty: Ghosts will hit shelves with a 16 rating. Eurogamer has revealed that although promotional material for the game carries an 18 certificate, the game has been given a slightly lower rating.
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Last week, Wii U was found to be blocking the sale of 18-rated content to children on Nintendo's eShop between 11pm and 3am. Nintendo has now stepped forward to clarify the issue, which is says is related to Germany's hard stance on mature game content.
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Parents in the dock: PEGI finally goes legal in UK
PEGI ratings finally become law in the UK today, forcing parents to assume responsibility for their children's gaming. Given how clueless even the most well-meaning mums and dads can be, says Patrick Garratt, it's not a moment too soon.
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With PEGI about to take over full-time compulsory game ratings in the UK, Video Standards Council boss Laurie Hall, the man in charge of implementing PEGI in Britain, has said its system will be stricter that the BBFC ratings currently in place.
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Mind over matter meets New Year's Resolutions
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - As people welcomed the New Year Wednesday many also made resolutions. Experts estimate that only 8 percent of people will keep their 2014 commitments. Community Care Dr. James Maguire said people usually go about it the wrong way.
"On a primary care level we have people coming in all of the time wanting help with their New Year's resolutions. It could be weight lose, it could be stopping tobacco, or a multitude of things," he said.
Maguire said people come to him for help without considering the mental obstacle that come with making such a huge commitment.
"First you have to minimize your expectations. People ask for too much," he said.
Many believe they can lose 40 pounds in a month, or stop smoking after only a few days, but health counselor Quinn Thibodeau said people usually go about their commitments the wrong way.
"Make it measurable and something you can actually attain and help perpetuate success," he said.
Thibodeau said success only comes with a certain level of commitment, which starts with a little self encouragement.
"It's good to tell yourself 'I've gone this far already or that isn't as hard as I pictured it to be,'" he said.
Therapists say falling off the new year bandwagon without handling it positively can also ruin your mental stability for the rest of the year.
"Focus on the exception, focus on the one time that you did succeed and build from that," said Thibodeau.


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Attacks on the Press | Pakistan
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Pakistani Media Look Inward
As journalists continue to be targeted, the government of Asif Ali Zardari has shown itself unable and unwilling to stand up for a free press. Whatever solutions exist will have to be found by people in the profession. By Bob Dietz


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Hunter Recovers After Being Shot by Dog
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A hunter is recovering after he was shot in the leg at close range by his dog, who stepped on his shotgun and tripped the trigger, an official said Tuesday.
James Harris, 37, of Tama, was hit in the calf Saturday, the opening day of pheasant season, said Alan Foster, a spokesman with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"He had surgery and is doing pretty well," he said. "He took between 100-120 pellets in about a 4-inch circle to his calf."
Harris was listed in good condition Tuesday, officials at University Hospitals in Iowa City said.
Harris was hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell. The group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped on the gun, Foster said.
The gun was about 3 feet away from his leg.
"The muzzle velocity is so great that the pellets don't have a chance to spread out," he said.
No one else was hurt, and the dog was not injured.
Foster said no citations have been issued.
~ a 100 pellets in the calf ? ..... ouch.
Last edited by Rustycompass; 12-08-2007 at 02:07 PM.
Crazy my shotgun has a safty on it. I think that old boy needs a hunters Ed class before he's allowed back out.
Darwin's laws in action...
I'm guessing the dog was a Lab... and the guy was a redneck... Very close on the evolution scale.....
Just yesterday I was wondering if a dog could actually fire a gun...lol, I will make sure to never have a round in the chamber when my pup is around.
They ought to let Mike Vick take that dog on a hunting trip.


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