Warmed and Bound: A Velvet Anthology (54 page)
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Authors: ed. Pela Via
Bradley Sands is the editor of
Bust Down the Door and Eat All the Chickens
and the author of
Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy
,
Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You
, and
My Heart Said No, But Camera Crew Said Yes!
His contribution to this anthology is the first chapter of a forthcoming novel called
TV Snorted My Brain
.
See also:
"Soccer Moms and Pro Wrestler Dads" by Bradley Sands
Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson
Axel Taiari is a French writer, born in Paris in 1984. He studied Screenwriting and Modern Literature. After an endless string of shit jobs, he quit everything to focus on writing. His work has appeared in multiple magazines and anthologies, including
Dogmatika, 3:AM Magazine, No Colony,
and
365tomorrows
. He is also the creator and co-editor of the literary journal
Rotten Leaves
. He has recently finished a noir science-fiction novel and is now trying to sell his soul to the devil. Read more at
www.axeltaiari.com
and
www.rottenleaves.com
. You can also stalk him on Twitter @axeltaiari.
See also:
"Death Juggler" by Axel Taiari
Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson
Richard Thomas was the winner of the 2009 “Enter the World of
Filaria
” contest at ChiZine. He has published dozens of stories online and in print, including the
Shivers VI
anthology, with Stephen King and Peter Straub,
Murky Depths, PANK, Pear Noir!, Word Riot, 3:AM Magazine, Dogmatika, Vain
and
Opium
. His debut novel,
Transubstantiate
, was released in July of 2010. He also writes book reviews at
The Nervous Breakdown
.
www.whatdoesnotkillme.com
.
See also:
"Say Yes to Pleasure" by Richard Thomas
Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson
Interviews with Booked Podcast
The Multiple Voices Inside Your Book
(photo: John Geiger)
Brandon Tietz studied Illustration and Literature at the University of Kansas and deejayed under the stage name Agent Green while in college. Tietz’s familiarity with nightlife and his fascination with the socialite lifestyle led him to write
Out of Touch
, a transgressive take on the coming-of-age story in which the main character feels no physical sensation. In 2009, Tietz joined the Chuck Palahniuk Writers’ Workshop, where he now serves as one of the moderators. He’s currently working on a new book called
Vanity
, a themed novel-in-stories.
See also:
"Fading Glory" by Brandon Tietz
Gayle Towell is a fiction writer living in Hillsboro, Oregon, with her husband and three children. Author of
Moron and X
, she is currently working on her second novel, a quasi-sequel with the working title
Seized
.
See also:
Paul Tremblay is the author of the weirdboiled novels
The Little Sleep
and
No Sleep Till Wonderland
, the short story collection
In the Mean Time
, and the novella
The Harlequin and the Train
. His short fiction has appeared in
Weird Tales
and
Year’s Best American Fantasy 3
, with stories due to appear in
Cape Cod Noir
and
Supernatural Noir
. He’s the co-editor of the anthologies
Fantasy, Bandersnatch, Phantom,
and
Creatures
. He still has no uvula and lives somewhere south of Boston with his wife and two kids.
See also:
"Chance the Dick" by Paul G Tremblay
Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson
The Multiple Voices Inside Your Book
(photo: Michael J Maloney)
Pela Via writes from various places along the US west coast. She has been published here and there, with new work forthcoming in
Rotten Leaves
and the
Thunderdome
California-themed anthology
In Search of a City.
She creates a new website every New Year’s Eve at
www.PelaVia.com
.
See also:
Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson
Warmed and Bound: Up Close by Phil Jourdan
Interview with Pela Via by Phil Jourdan
The Multiple Voices Inside Your Book by Jay Slayton-Joslin
Interviews with Booked Podcast
(photo: Chelsea Kyle)