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Editing begins for The Lost Librarian’s Grave horror and weird fiction anthology

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We have finished acquiring stories for our first publication, The Lost Librarian’s Grave, and have begun the editing process. Our debut anthology of horror and weird fiction promises to be a somewhat weighty tome, so Don and I have a fair amount of work ahead of us.

I am also considering whether or not we should do a Patreon page and/or a Kickstarter for The Lost Librarian’s Grave. I’ve looked into those a little—most of my experience with those two platforms has been from the contributor end of things—but for now I’m going to stay focused on the editing process. Like I said, our first anthology is going to be a lot of book.

I’ll leave you with a section from a piece of black & white interior art we are considering using in the book. There is a lot more to this image than what you are seeing here. I clipped out the top right-hand bit with the two moons and the gargoyle-dragon-winged monstrosity-whatever-the-heck-it-is doing its thing.

This weekend we’ll be back again with another featured story about an odd person who has some disturbing ideas about suicide prevention. As it happens this is the very story we are currently working on editing.

Until then, keep reading.*

— Ann

* I’m curious to know what was the last book you read and what is one of the books you are currently reading now. Let us know in the comments and we’ll start it off ourselves.

Ancient Shark Attack Victim and Helen’s Nifty Graphic!

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The Lost Librarian’s Grave—coming October 1, 2021.

Things are moving along nicely with The Lost Librarian’s Grave anthology. As of today we’ve signed contracts for twenty-nine short stories and four poems, and have another contract in progress, which hopefully will make an even thirty!

In the meantime, I saw this nifty promotional graphic on Twitter created by the talented Helen Power, whose work we’ll be announcing soon in this blog. I love the typewriter and many of the other details in the picture too. Thanks, Helen!

Brandon Barrows, author of the fine short story, “Among Stones and Stars,” shared this interesting article on Twitter from the Ancient Origins website entitled, “Oldest Shark Attack Victim Ever, Found in an Ancient Japanese Mound.” Pretty interesting stuff, though one feels sorry for the poor fellow so long ago.

We’ll be back in a day or two with our next short story announcement. Until then, keep reading!

The Lucid Dream of Brandon Barrows’ “Among Stones and Stars” shimmers into The Lost Librarian’s Grave anthology

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The Lost Librarian’s Grave—coming October 1, 2021.

Today we journey with the mysterious Brandon Barrows as he guides us through the strange country of his fine piece of weird fiction, “Among Stones and Stars.”

Follow the aging ex-soldier, photojournalist and adventurer, Reese Cook, through mountains haunted by History, down fey valleys to a lonely necropolis of bare memories. If there are ghosts, they are the afterimages of a Hellenistic dream. What draws Reece and his companions is a motivation as timeless as the mountains themselves—greed fueled by tales of ancient treasure.

Brandon has published over seventy stories, some of which have been collected in The Altar in the Hills and The Castle-Town Tragedy. He is an active member of the Private Eye Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He lives in Vermont by a big lake with a patient wife and two impatient cats.

Check out Brandon’s website at brandonbarrowscomics.com.