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Craig Wallwork lives in West Yorkshire, England, with his wife and daughter. After leaving Art College he studied to be a filmmaker before becoming a full-time editor for nine years. In his spare time he writes short stories and is working on his fourth novel. His fiction has appeared in various anthologies, journals and magazines. Follow his progress via his website:
craigwallwork.blogspot.com
.

See also:

"Bruised Flesh" by Craig Wallwork

The Multiple Voices Inside Your Book

 

Nic Young lives in Cape Town, South Africa. He has packed supermarket shelves in Edinburgh, slept in the open Sahara desert, and broken an inordinate number of bones. He has been writing software since 2005, and stories since 2010. Visit him at
www.nicyoung.net

See also:

"My German Daughter" by Nic Young

The Multiple Voices Inside Your Book

 

 

(photo: Lillith Leda)

 

Booked is a weekly podcast where two avid readers review and discuss books, conduct author interviews, and make recommendations for good books they’ve read. 

“Our goal is to deliver book reviews by everyday readers, for everyday readers.
Diverse
: We strive to strike a balance between reviewing books with large readership, and independent or small press books that don’t benefit from the publicity that comes with a large publishing house.
Fresh and New
: We review timely books. We’re always looking for recent or soon-to-be released books to review. We consider books of any genre a possible review – as long as our listeners can find and buy them.
Interaction and Community
: In addition to reviews, we do author interview episodes, as well as open format episodes where we discuss topics our listeners suggest online. Using social media, we do book giveaways and share interesting book-related articles and discussions.”

 

See also:

Interviews with Booked Podcast

Interview Transcript: Craig Clevenger

Interview Transcript: Brian Evenson

Interview Transcript: Stephen Graham Jones

Interview Transcript: Pela Via

Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson

Livius Nedin

Robb Olson

 

What once began as a fan community for authors
Will Christopher Baer
,
Craig Clevenger
and
Stephen Graham Jones
has since become a hub for neo noir fiction writers and readers, many of whom have gone on to publish their own literary fiction novels. 

We are The Velvet, an incubator for new writers. 

See also:

Foreword by Steve Erickson

Introduction by Logan Rapp

Afterword by Jesse Lawrence

Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson

Warmed and Bound: Up Close by Phil Jourdan

Acknowledgments

Copyright

End

 

 

(collage by Roger Sarao)

WARMED AND BOUND

© 2011 The Velvet Press

11120 Hartsook St.

North Hollywood, CA 91601

 

Edited and Designed by Pela Via

Cover photo by Chelsea Kyle

www.chelseakphotography.com

 

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

 

“The Killer” by Brian Evenson originally published in
The Din Of Celestial Birds: Stories
by Brian Evenson (Wordcraft 1997)

“Little Deaths” by Gary Paul Libero originally published in
Colored Chalk

“Mantodea” by Matt Bell originally published in
PANK 4
(2010) and
How They Were Found
by Matt Bell (Keyhole Press 2011)

“They Take You” by Kyle Minor originally published in
Plots With Guns

“The Liberation of Edward Kellor” by Anthony David Jacques originally published in
Pulp Metal Magazine

“Practice” by Bob Pastorella originally published in
Troubadour 21

“Love” by JR Harlan originally published in
Troubadour 21

“Crazy Love” by Cameron Pierce originally published in
Lost in Cat Brain Land
by Cameron Pierce (Eraserhead Press 2010)

“Soccer Moms and Pro Wrestler Dads” by Bradley Sands is the first chapter of the forthcoming novel
TV Snorted My Brain
by Bradley Sands

“All the Acid in the World” by Gavin Pate originally published in
Perigee

“Chance the Dick” by Paul Tremblay originally published in a limited edition of
In the Mean Time
by Paul Tremblay (ChiZine Publications 2010)

 

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

The writers of the stories are of a different breed. Their voices are inventive and their discipline unstoppable. They all have roots, in one way or another, buried within the community listed below. Please support their fantastic styles of literature, and help us support those writers yet to come.

The Velvet

www.welcometothevelvet.com

www.warmedandbound.com

Table of Contents

Welcome to the Velvet

Title

Dedication

Foreword by Steve Erickson

Introduction by Logan Rapp

"Death Juggler" by Axel Taiari

"Click-Clack" by Caleb J Ross

"The World Was Clocks" by Amanda Gowin

"Mantodea" by Matt Bell

"All the Acid in the World" by Gavin Pate

"Crazy Love" by Cameron Pierce

"Chance the Dick" by Paul G Tremblay

"Soccer Moms and Pro Wrestler Dads" by Bradley Sands

"Take Arms Against a Sea" by Mark Jaskowski

"This Will All End Well" by Nik Korpon

"Midnight Souls" by Christopher J Dwyer

"The Tree of Life" by Edward J Rathke

"The Killer" by Brian Evenson

"Headshot" by Gordon Highland

"Inside Out" by Sean P Ferguson

"Laws of Virulence" by Jeremy Robert Johnson

"Bruised Flesh" by Craig Wallwork

"Bad, Bad, Bad Bad Men" by Craig Davidson

"Three Theories on the Murder of John Wily" by J David Osborne

"The Road Lester Took" by Stephen Graham Jones

"My German Daughter" by Nic Young

"What Was There Inside the Child" by Blake Butler

"Seed" by Gayle Towell

"They Take You" by Kyle Minor

"The Redemption of Garvey Flint" by Vincent Louis Carrella

"Blood Atonement" by DeLeon DeMicoli

"The Liberation of Edward Kellor" by Anthony David Jacques

"Act of Contrition" by Craig Clevenger

"Say Yes to Pleasure" by Richard Thomas

"The Weight of Consciousness" by Tim Beverstock

"If You Love Me" by Doc O’Donnell

"Touch" by Pela Via

"Love" by JR Harlan

"Practice" by Bob Pastorella

"Fading Glory" by Brandon Tietz

"Little Deaths" by Gary Paul Libero

"We Sing the Bawdy Electric" by Rob Parker

"In Exile" by Chris Deal

Afterword by Jesse Lawrence

End

Acknowledgments

Bonus Content

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
Interview Transcript: Craig Clevenger
Interview Transcript: Brian Evenson
Interview Transcript: Stephen Graham Jones
Interview Transcript: Pela Via
The Fuse

Recommended Reading

Contributor Index

Matt Bell
Tim Beverstock
Blake Butler
Vincent Louis Carrella
Craig Clevenger
Craig Davidson
Chris Deal
DeLeon DeMicoli
Christopher J Dwyer
Steve Erickson
Brian Evenson
Sean P Ferguson
Amanda Gowin
JR Harlan
Gordon Highland
Anthony David Jacques
Mark Jaskowski
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Stephen Graham Jones
Phil Jourdan
Charles King
Nik Korpon
Jesse Lawrence
Gary Paul Libero
Kyle Minor
Livius Nedin
Doc O’Donnell
Robb Olson
J David Osborne
Rob Parker
Bob Pastorella
Gavin Pate
Cameron Pierce
Logan Rapp
Edward J Rathke
Caleb J Ross
Bradley Sands
Axel Taiari
Richard Thomas
Brandon Tietz
Gayle Towell
Paul Tremblay
Pela Via
Craig Wallwork
Nic Young
Booked Podcast
The Velvet

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