Meet the Authors
Allen Wise - "The Revel"
Allen Wise lives with his wife in San Antonio, Texas. He works in real estate and she's a scientist. He's been writing all his life and currently has an agent trying to sell one of his novels.
Michelle Bredeson - "Driftwood"
Michelle Bredeson resides with her husband in Fridely, Minnesota. She has been penning stories since the age of six, and also enjoys spending time with her three cats and Pomeranian. You may follow her blog at http://evidentlyandofcourse.blogspot.com
Jameson T. Caine - "Deadliest Cachalot"
Jameson T. Caine drives a tanker truck by day and calls himself a writer by night, the latter fueled by a steady diet of soda and salty snacks. He has stories appearing in the Devil's Food anthology, Sand #5, Lurid Lit, The Monsters Next Door #8, 52 Stitches, Everyday Weirdness, Flashes in the Dark and Tweet the Meat. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two dogs, where he travels many a lonesome country road as part of his job. Visit him online at www.jamesontcaine.blogspot.com/.
Stephen D. Rogers - "Wellenkrieg"
Over five hundred of Stephen's stories and poems have appeared in more than two hundred publications. His website, www.stephendrogers.com, includes a list of new and upcoming titles as well as other timely information.
C.A. Verstraete - "My Dear Mrs. Jones"
Christine Verstraete has had short fiction published in The Heat of the Moment and Dragons Composed anthologies, and coming int he Time Travels anthology. She is author of a children's mystery novel, Searching for a Starry night, A Miniature Are Mystery. She is a third-generation Chicagoan now living in Wisconsin. Stop by her blog, http://candidcanine.blogspot.com or her website, http://cverstraete.com and say hello.
Joel Arnold - "Lifeboat"
Joel Arnold's writing has appeared in over five-dozen publications, including Weird Tales, GothicNet, and Chizine. Sam's Dot Publishing released his short story collection, Bedtime Stores for the Apocalypse in 2009. He's love to hear from you at joelarnold@mchsi.com.
Kelly M. Hudson - "Hanover's Gold"
Kelly M. Hudson grew up in the wilds of Kentucky and currently resides in California. He has a deep and abiding love for all things horror and rock n’ roll, and if you wish to contact Kelly or find links to other stories he’s had published, please visit www.kellyhudson.com for further details. Kelly thanks you for reading his dumb old story and wishes you and yours a very happy day!
Patrick Rutigliano - "With Open Arms"
Patrick Rutigliano resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana with his fiancee and bloated collection of weird fiction. Since embarking on his writing career, Patrick's work has appeared in History is Dead, Monstrous, Northern Haunts, and Shroud Magazine #6. Updates as to his progress and a full bibliography are available via http://www.patrickrutigliano.blogspot.com.
Lucas Pederson - "Drift"
Lucas is the author of over twelve short stories in various anthologies and e-zines, including his most recent in: Bards and Sages Quarterly, Blackness Within Anthology (edited by Gill Ainsworth of Apex Magazine), Mausoleum Memoirs Anthology (House of Horror), and Tooth Decay Anthology (Sonar4). He lives humbly in northeasy Iowa with his wife and their three daughters.
Laura Eno - "Food Chain"
Laura Eno (lauraeno.blogspot.com) lives in Florida with her husband. She has written two YA fantasy novel and a paranormal romance but lately feels compelled to write in the dark fantasy/horror genre. Her flash fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Twisted Dreams, The Monsters Next Door, Flashes in the Dark, 10Flash and MicroHorror.
Sam Battrick - "Between the Devil and the Deep"
Sam Battrick was driven out of his homeland of New Zealand by angry hobbits, washed up on the shores of the Oregon coast and was taken in by friendly locals. He writes horror, comedy and horror comedies. Horromedies? Visit him online at www.sambattrick.com where he promises he won't talk to you in the third person.
Flora Winters - "Those Left Behind"
Flora Winters enjoyed being grounded to her room as a child because it gave her time to read and write undisturbed. Nowadays, she spends much of her time in her dorm room at Mills College with a sign taped to the door stating: "Do not thou meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup." Whether or not she actually keeps a pet dragon to eat trespassers is unknown, but that might explain the weird noises in the middle of the night.
D. Nathan Hilliard - "The World in Strips"
D. Nathan Hilliard lives in Spring, Texas, with his veterinarian wife, two children, and two cats. He draws inspiration for a childhool living small Texas towns, accented by teen years spent in western New Mexico. He has experienced life through a diverse collection of jobs ranging from meter reading and being an assistant manager at a convenience store, to working at cotton gins, window factories, and uranium mines. After coming down with Charcot Marit Tooth (CMT) at the turn of the century, Mr. Hilliard now happily settles for tending house, raising his kids, and exploring the field of writing.
Kassi Shimek - "Last Vacation"
Kassi Shimek is a high school student from Crawford High School in Crawford, Nebraska. She is in volleyball, swimming, Student Council and National Honor Society. she plans to attend South Dakota School of Mines or the University of Wyoming and plans to study chemical engineering or pathology.
Christopher Jacobsmeyer - "Black Gold"
Christopher Jacobsmeyer is a self-styled fantasy author dabbling in the realms of sci-fi and horror. His tolerant wife and headstrong daughters humor him as long as it suits their needs. If that weren't enough, a trio of cats keeps him in check with their whispered designs of conquest at night.
Jacob Henry Orloff - "The Occurrence Out At Sea"
Jacob Henry Orloff has been writing horror fiction throughout several centuries in various past lives. In his current incarnation, he has been writing for nearly three years and is currently attending school as an English major.
Alva J. Roberts - "Blackbeard's Ragnarok"
Alva J. Roberts lives in Western Nebraska with his wife and two dogs. When he is not writing, he works as a librarian at the local library. Visit him online at alvaroberts.weebly.com.
Anne Maclachlan - "The Thing in the Crosstrees"
Anne Maclachlan in a maritime enthusiast who specializes in flash fiction. A freelance journalist, she is also the author of two ESL textbooks and several short-fiction stories.
Scott Harper - "Flotsam"
Scott Harper words in the waste management business, also referred to as law enforcement. He has had stories published in a number of small press venues such as A Thousand Faces, Afterburn SF, Alienskin, and Down in the Cellar. His story "Fresh Juice" will be published later this year in Space and Time Magazine. He lives with his wife, son, and two dogs in California.
John McCuaig - "The Beastie of Loch Dhu"
John is a 41 year old Engineering Manager, born in Glasgow Scotland but is now living in London England. He has over a dozen short horror stories published and his first novel, The Church, will be released in early 2010.
Jessica A. Weiss - "Siren's Folly"
Jessica A. Weiss lives on the Southeasten Seaboard with her husband, children and various animals. When she isn't busy with them, she writes as much as she can. You can find her writing blog at The Writers Side of the Looking Glass (thewriterssideofthelookingglass.blogspot.com/).
Bill Ward - "The Devil Hunger"
BILL WARD's fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, anthologies, including Murky Depths, Every Day Fiction, Rage of the Behemoth, and Dead Souls, and he has also written background material and serial shorts for science fiction and fantasy tabletop game publications. He maintains a blog at www.billwardwriter.com.
Rachelle Reese - "Rescue"
Rachelle Reese is the coauthor of Bones of the Woods and Mind of a Mad Man. She publishes serialized fiction on www.textnovel.com. She reads her work and her husband's on the Shadow Realms podcast.
Miles Boothe - "Blood for Passage"
Miles Boothe lives in the Southeastern United States and spends more time than he should reading and writing ghost stories. You can read more of his stories in the upcoming “Zombonauts”, “Zombology IV”, and “Scroll of Anubis” anthologies or listen to his Fall 09 podcast “The Cannibal Wars” at www.MilesBoothe.com.
Anthony Giangregorio - "Last One Standing"
Anthony Giangregorio is the author and editor of more than 25 novels, almost all of them about zombies. His work has appeared in Dead Science by Coscomentertainment, Dead Worlds: Undead Stories Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and an upcoming anthology (Zombology) by Library of the Living Dead Press and their werewolf anthology titled War Wolves. He also has stories in End of Days: An Apocalyptic Anthology Volumes 1 & 2. Check out his website at www.undeadpress.com.
Mike Chinn - "Welcome to the Hotel Marianas"
Mike Chinn has had short stories published in FINAL SHADOWS, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF DRACULA, PHANTOMS OF VENICE, THE BLACK BOOK OF HORROR and BIRMINGHAM NOIR. His collection of pulp adventure stories, THE PALADIN MANDATES, was published by Alchemy Press in 1998, and he edited a sword & sorcery anthology, SWORDS AGAINST THE MILLENNIUM for the same imprint in 2001. An occasional scripter of comics, his second guide on writing for the medium – CREATE YOUR OWN GRAPHIC NOVEL – was published simultaneously by Barrons Educational in the USA, and Ilex in the UK.
Allen Wise lives with his wife in San Antonio, Texas. He works in real estate and she's a scientist. He's been writing all his life and currently has an agent trying to sell one of his novels.
Michelle Bredeson - "Driftwood"
Michelle Bredeson resides with her husband in Fridely, Minnesota. She has been penning stories since the age of six, and also enjoys spending time with her three cats and Pomeranian. You may follow her blog at http://evidentlyandofcourse.blogspot.com
Jameson T. Caine - "Deadliest Cachalot"
Jameson T. Caine drives a tanker truck by day and calls himself a writer by night, the latter fueled by a steady diet of soda and salty snacks. He has stories appearing in the Devil's Food anthology, Sand #5, Lurid Lit, The Monsters Next Door #8, 52 Stitches, Everyday Weirdness, Flashes in the Dark and Tweet the Meat. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two dogs, where he travels many a lonesome country road as part of his job. Visit him online at www.jamesontcaine.blogspot.com/.
Stephen D. Rogers - "Wellenkrieg"
Over five hundred of Stephen's stories and poems have appeared in more than two hundred publications. His website, www.stephendrogers.com, includes a list of new and upcoming titles as well as other timely information.
C.A. Verstraete - "My Dear Mrs. Jones"
Christine Verstraete has had short fiction published in The Heat of the Moment and Dragons Composed anthologies, and coming int he Time Travels anthology. She is author of a children's mystery novel, Searching for a Starry night, A Miniature Are Mystery. She is a third-generation Chicagoan now living in Wisconsin. Stop by her blog, http://candidcanine.blogspot.com or her website, http://cverstraete.com and say hello.
Joel Arnold - "Lifeboat"
Joel Arnold's writing has appeared in over five-dozen publications, including Weird Tales, GothicNet, and Chizine. Sam's Dot Publishing released his short story collection, Bedtime Stores for the Apocalypse in 2009. He's love to hear from you at joelarnold@mchsi.com.
Kelly M. Hudson - "Hanover's Gold"
Kelly M. Hudson grew up in the wilds of Kentucky and currently resides in California. He has a deep and abiding love for all things horror and rock n’ roll, and if you wish to contact Kelly or find links to other stories he’s had published, please visit www.kellyhudson.com for further details. Kelly thanks you for reading his dumb old story and wishes you and yours a very happy day!
Patrick Rutigliano - "With Open Arms"
Patrick Rutigliano resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana with his fiancee and bloated collection of weird fiction. Since embarking on his writing career, Patrick's work has appeared in History is Dead, Monstrous, Northern Haunts, and Shroud Magazine #6. Updates as to his progress and a full bibliography are available via http://www.patrickrutigliano.blogspot.com.
Lucas Pederson - "Drift"
Lucas is the author of over twelve short stories in various anthologies and e-zines, including his most recent in: Bards and Sages Quarterly, Blackness Within Anthology (edited by Gill Ainsworth of Apex Magazine), Mausoleum Memoirs Anthology (House of Horror), and Tooth Decay Anthology (Sonar4). He lives humbly in northeasy Iowa with his wife and their three daughters.
Laura Eno - "Food Chain"
Laura Eno (lauraeno.blogspot.com) lives in Florida with her husband. She has written two YA fantasy novel and a paranormal romance but lately feels compelled to write in the dark fantasy/horror genre. Her flash fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Twisted Dreams, The Monsters Next Door, Flashes in the Dark, 10Flash and MicroHorror.
Sam Battrick - "Between the Devil and the Deep"
Sam Battrick was driven out of his homeland of New Zealand by angry hobbits, washed up on the shores of the Oregon coast and was taken in by friendly locals. He writes horror, comedy and horror comedies. Horromedies? Visit him online at www.sambattrick.com where he promises he won't talk to you in the third person.
Flora Winters - "Those Left Behind"
Flora Winters enjoyed being grounded to her room as a child because it gave her time to read and write undisturbed. Nowadays, she spends much of her time in her dorm room at Mills College with a sign taped to the door stating: "Do not thou meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup." Whether or not she actually keeps a pet dragon to eat trespassers is unknown, but that might explain the weird noises in the middle of the night.
D. Nathan Hilliard - "The World in Strips"
D. Nathan Hilliard lives in Spring, Texas, with his veterinarian wife, two children, and two cats. He draws inspiration for a childhool living small Texas towns, accented by teen years spent in western New Mexico. He has experienced life through a diverse collection of jobs ranging from meter reading and being an assistant manager at a convenience store, to working at cotton gins, window factories, and uranium mines. After coming down with Charcot Marit Tooth (CMT) at the turn of the century, Mr. Hilliard now happily settles for tending house, raising his kids, and exploring the field of writing.
Kassi Shimek - "Last Vacation"
Kassi Shimek is a high school student from Crawford High School in Crawford, Nebraska. She is in volleyball, swimming, Student Council and National Honor Society. she plans to attend South Dakota School of Mines or the University of Wyoming and plans to study chemical engineering or pathology.
Christopher Jacobsmeyer - "Black Gold"
Christopher Jacobsmeyer is a self-styled fantasy author dabbling in the realms of sci-fi and horror. His tolerant wife and headstrong daughters humor him as long as it suits their needs. If that weren't enough, a trio of cats keeps him in check with their whispered designs of conquest at night.
Jacob Henry Orloff - "The Occurrence Out At Sea"
Jacob Henry Orloff has been writing horror fiction throughout several centuries in various past lives. In his current incarnation, he has been writing for nearly three years and is currently attending school as an English major.
Alva J. Roberts - "Blackbeard's Ragnarok"
Alva J. Roberts lives in Western Nebraska with his wife and two dogs. When he is not writing, he works as a librarian at the local library. Visit him online at alvaroberts.weebly.com.
Anne Maclachlan - "The Thing in the Crosstrees"
Anne Maclachlan in a maritime enthusiast who specializes in flash fiction. A freelance journalist, she is also the author of two ESL textbooks and several short-fiction stories.
Scott Harper - "Flotsam"
Scott Harper words in the waste management business, also referred to as law enforcement. He has had stories published in a number of small press venues such as A Thousand Faces, Afterburn SF, Alienskin, and Down in the Cellar. His story "Fresh Juice" will be published later this year in Space and Time Magazine. He lives with his wife, son, and two dogs in California.
John McCuaig - "The Beastie of Loch Dhu"
John is a 41 year old Engineering Manager, born in Glasgow Scotland but is now living in London England. He has over a dozen short horror stories published and his first novel, The Church, will be released in early 2010.
Jessica A. Weiss - "Siren's Folly"
Jessica A. Weiss lives on the Southeasten Seaboard with her husband, children and various animals. When she isn't busy with them, she writes as much as she can. You can find her writing blog at The Writers Side of the Looking Glass (thewriterssideofthelookingglass.blogspot.com/).
Bill Ward - "The Devil Hunger"
BILL WARD's fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, anthologies, including Murky Depths, Every Day Fiction, Rage of the Behemoth, and Dead Souls, and he has also written background material and serial shorts for science fiction and fantasy tabletop game publications. He maintains a blog at www.billwardwriter.com.
Rachelle Reese - "Rescue"
Rachelle Reese is the coauthor of Bones of the Woods and Mind of a Mad Man. She publishes serialized fiction on www.textnovel.com. She reads her work and her husband's on the Shadow Realms podcast.
Miles Boothe - "Blood for Passage"
Miles Boothe lives in the Southeastern United States and spends more time than he should reading and writing ghost stories. You can read more of his stories in the upcoming “Zombonauts”, “Zombology IV”, and “Scroll of Anubis” anthologies or listen to his Fall 09 podcast “The Cannibal Wars” at www.MilesBoothe.com.
Anthony Giangregorio - "Last One Standing"
Anthony Giangregorio is the author and editor of more than 25 novels, almost all of them about zombies. His work has appeared in Dead Science by Coscomentertainment, Dead Worlds: Undead Stories Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and an upcoming anthology (Zombology) by Library of the Living Dead Press and their werewolf anthology titled War Wolves. He also has stories in End of Days: An Apocalyptic Anthology Volumes 1 & 2. Check out his website at www.undeadpress.com.
Mike Chinn - "Welcome to the Hotel Marianas"
Mike Chinn has had short stories published in FINAL SHADOWS, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF DRACULA, PHANTOMS OF VENICE, THE BLACK BOOK OF HORROR and BIRMINGHAM NOIR. His collection of pulp adventure stories, THE PALADIN MANDATES, was published by Alchemy Press in 1998, and he edited a sword & sorcery anthology, SWORDS AGAINST THE MILLENNIUM for the same imprint in 2001. An occasional scripter of comics, his second guide on writing for the medium – CREATE YOUR OWN GRAPHIC NOVEL – was published simultaneously by Barrons Educational in the USA, and Ilex in the UK.