Weaponize your art against fascism!
“Male lonliness crisis.”
Shut up, incel. No one cares.
I Wanna Be Your Dog, a short story
A cop kills a man’s dog for sport only to find himself at the end of the same leash.
Sole Survivor
Here’s the beast that garnered me an honorable mention for a Killer Short Prize, Sole Survivor.
A necrophile, foot-fetishist, podiatrist meets his match.
A review of Richard Dansky’s, A Meeting in the Devil’s House
Danskyβs Meeting in the Devilβs House is one of the best short story collections Iβve read in a long time. The stories are wildly varied.
Thereβs Reb Palache, who despite being a learned man of God, decides to lead a band of pirates on three adventures throughout the collection. Fairytales such as Wishing Wonβt, The Wisdom of Nightingales, and The Unicorn at the Soiree, whose writing reminds me of The Princess Bride with a darker slant. Creature horror comes out in Empty Box and Meemawβs Frogs. He brings needed commentary about unfettered capitalism in Labor Costs.
The most peculiar is, The Beast of Sica Hollow, a western about outlaws who meet Taku-He, a bigfoot character who likes wearing a stovepipe hat.
Then there are my three personal favorites,
Coin Drop is a story about a vending machine thatβs an access point to the underlying mechanics of the universe, which challenges our protagonist’s perception of free will versus pre-determination.
Beer and Pennies, a story about the Devilβs Tramping Ground. The Devil described in its text is a cunning, intelligent creature who uses the temptation of rare knowledge to lure in his victims.
Finally, A Meeting in the Devilβs House, which is a place that is no place at all. There, those who have foolishly made deals with the Dark Lord come to pay the ultimate price, guided by another unfortunate who has made a slightly better deal and acts as the Devilβs reluctant personal assistant. Ultimately, the punishment demonstrated isnβt one of eternal damnation, but the dread of it after getting everything youβve ever wanted.
Danskyβs eclectic style and sheer creativity are on par with a modern Poe. He should/will be taught in collegiate creative writing courses someday.
Prophet’s Debt book review
Prophet’s Debt/Lamentation Review.
An interview with Book Lover’s Companion
Prophet’s Debt Interview
Here’s an interview I did for the release of Prophet’s Debt.
Noir at the Bar
A video of me reading a condensed version of Prophetβs Debt chapter one at Yonder Bar in Hillsborough, NC.
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