An Age of Monsters now available to pre-order!

An Age of Monsters, my first collection of stories, will officially be released on Oct. 31. It is now available to pre-order from Epic Rites Press. The book has been a long time in the works, and I'm very excited about it. It contains fifteen stories and features the amazing images of San Francisco photographer Julie Michelle.

Please feel free to order a copy here. (Scroll down to the very bottom of the page to buy.) It's a beautiful book, and I'd like to think you'll enjoy it.

There will be an official release party and reading at The Space Gallery here in San Francisco on Nov. 17. Lots of wonderful folks will be involved. More info. soon.

Also in San Francisco, Litquake is currently underway! I'll be reading as a part of the Litcrawl this Saturday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. in the fabled Clarion Alley with Julie Michelle and her I Live Here: SF crew. if you're in the area, come and check it out. It's gonna be a lotta fun.

I Live!

Look here, I'm updating my blog thing and I recently bought a laptop AND a cellphone! The end times are indeed nigh. But while waiting on the Rapture, feel free to read about recent, current and upcoming events in my silly little world:

Some neat photographs and a story of mine are currently featured on Julie Michelle's wonderful website, I Live Here SF.

The story and images were also recently featured at Jonathan Hirsch's Tenderlogues site. I'll be reading at the next installment of the Tenderloin Reading Series in early July.

I'm excited and proud to be reading at the upcoming installment of the Quiet Lightning Reading Series here in SF at the Minna Gallery on June 6th. I'm reading with some amazing people, and it should be a big crowd. if you're in the area, please consider checking it out. It really should be a grand evening.

What else? A new poem was recently featured at the PigeonBike site and my short story, The Bastards Were Everywhere and Would Endure has been listed among the storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Stories of 2010. That's purdy dern cool.

Okay. That's all for now. I promise to update in a more regular and timely fashion. Really. Did I tell you I have a new laptop?