Publication Announcement – Page 8 – Phil Slattery, Writer, Publisher

Publication Announcement: “The Slightest of Indiscretions”

Phil Slattery circa 2007 — Phil Slattery
circa 2007

Today I found out that my short story “The Slightest of Indiscretions” will appear at Fiction on the Web on April 19. I would like to thank publisher Charlie Fish for publishing this story.

“The Slightest of Indiscretions” is a departure from my work in horror and is mainstream literature, although it still a dark edge. The story center around a brief but intensely eerie encounter between a park ranger and a strange couple who enter the bookstore where he is working.

Please drop by Fiction on the Web on April 19 and check out the story.

Publication Announcement: “Ivan” Has Been Published in Infernal Ink

Working on a play in Hasting's Hardback Café, late evening, October 16, 2015. — Working on a play in Hasting’s Hardback Café, late evening, October 16, 2015.

On March 31st, my short story “Ivan” was published in Infernal Ink. Many thanks to Hydra M. Star and her staff for publishing this story. This is the first time it has been published. “Ivan” is a work of psychological horror and suspense, a peep into the mind of a blossoming killer. Please watch for it on the web and wherever magazines are sold in your area. Infernal Ink appears in print and e-book with back issues on line.

Be advised that Infernal Ink is very much adult-oriented and contains strong, mature subject matter. Publisher Hydra M. Star notes: “Blurb: Adults Only! Infernal Ink Magazine is a different sort of a literary magazine, which focuses on publishing extremely dark and violent adult fiction and poetry…This magazine contains adult content and themes and is not meant for readers under eighteen years of age.”

To obtain a copy follow one of the following links:

Print copy: http://www.lulu.com/shop/hydra-m-star/infernal-ink-magazine-vol-5-issue-2-for-april-2016-devilishly-erotic-horror/paperback/product-22630138.html

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D7JCV02

PDF: http://www.lulu.com/shop/hydra-m-star/infernal-ink-magazine-vol-5-issue-2-for-april-2016-devilishly-erotic-horror/ebook/product-22614005.html

Infernal Ink on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/InfernalInkMagazine

“A Good Man” Has Been Published at Fiction on the Web

Phil Slattery hiking in the Bisti Wilderness near Farmington, NM, circa 2013

Today, my short story, “A Good Man”, was published at http://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk. Many thanks to Charlie Fish at Fiction on the Web for publishing this, one of my best stories. “A Good Man” is not horror, but a modern crime drama. Mr. Fish describes the story thus: “On the day before her death from lung cancer, Christopher’s mother tells him a secret about his father that may change his perception of his parents forever…” Doug Hawley, in the first comment on the story notes: “Lots of detail examining an old question of how do you judge a person’s life. It left me wondering.”

Please drop by Fiction on the Web any time and check out “A Good Man”.

Publication Announcement: “A Good Man” to Appear in Fiction on the Web, March 8

Writing at Hasting's Hardback Café, October, 2015 — Writing at Hasting’s Hardback Café, October, 2015

I just received word that my short story “A Good Man” will appear at www.fictionontheweb.co.uk on March 8. Many thanks to Charlie Fish for selecting one of my most recent and best stories.

“A Good Man” is not a horror story, but a violent drama of love and a spiraling cycle of revenge set in Farmington, New Mexico in the 1960’s.

Please drop by Fiction on the Web on Tuesday the 8th (or any time) and check out their wonderful selection of stories.

Publication Announcement: “Decision” to appear on Fiction on the Web on December 20

I have just learned that my short story “Decision” will be re-printed at Fiction on the Web on December 20. “Decision” is a powerful mainstream literary story of interracial love set against a background of ruthless racism in the Appalachian area of 1970’s eastern Kentucky. “Decision” has previously appeared in Spoiled Ink in 2004 and in Through the Gaps in April, 2015. Many thanks to Charlie Fish and his staff at Fiction on the Web for electing to publish “Decision”. Please stop by Fiction on the Web on or after December 20 to check out the story.

Thoughts? Comments?

Publication Announcement: “Faust” to appear in The Literary Hatchet

Faust--detail of an illustration by Friedrich Gustav Schlick — Faust–detail of an illustration by Friedrich Gustav Schlick

My horror poem “Faust” has been accepted by The Literary Hatchet and will appear in their next issue, which is slated for December 15.

“Faust” is my take on a moment in the story of Faust, the legendary professor and scientist of medieval Germany, who sold his soul to the devil in return for all knowledge. I examine Faust’s feelings in that moment just after he has sold his soul and the devil (Mephisto) has vanished, when he is left to contemplate in solitude the consequences of his decision.

I would like to thank Stefani Koorey, Michael Brimbau, and the staff of The Literary Hatchet, for reprinting this, my favorite of all the poems I have written to date. “Faust” has previously appeared in The Hollins Critic (1992) and Blood Moon Rising (2013).

Please feel free to visit The Literary Hatchet on December 15 or purchase a hard copy and check out “Faust” on December 15, or at any time for that matter.

Thoughts? Comments?

Publication Announcement: “Murder by Plastic”

Writing at Hasting's Hardback Café in Farmington, NM, late evening of October 16, 2015 (self-portrait) — Writing at Hasting’s Hardback Café in Farmington, NM, late evening of October 16, 2015 (self-portrait)

My flash work of crime/thriller/horror “Murder by Plastic” appears today in www.fictionontheweb.co.uk. “Murder by Plastic” has previously appeared in Every Day Fiction in 2013. It is a work of taut suspense involving murder, gangsters, intrigue, and betrayal. “Murder by Plastic” has been called “chilling and brilliantly economical” and “very well-paced and intriguing”.

Many thanks to Charlie Fish and his staff for reprinting this, one of my favorite stories.

Publication Announcement: “Murder by Plastic”

9mm Computer Graphic by Phil Slattery — 9mm
Computer Graphic
by Phil Slattery

Today I received word that my flash suspense/crime drama/horror/thriller story “Murder by Plastic” will be re-printed on Fiction on the Web on November 17. Set in the modern day, “Murder by Plastic” is story about what happens when someone pisses off the wrong gangster.

Many thanks to Charlie Fish and his crew at Fiction on the Web for re-printing another of my personal favorites.

“Murder by Plastic” was first printed by Everyday Fiction on March 24, 2013.

Thoughts? Comments?

The Art of Horror is Now on Facebook

Just now, I created a facebook page for the Art of Horror at https://www.facebook.com/slatterysartofhorror. Drop by, check it out, and friend me. Posts from this blog should feed automatically to Facebook as well as from my Twitter account.

“Dream Warrior” has been Published Again

Illustration by Marge Simon that appeared with my story "Dream Warrior" in the February, 2013 issue of Sorcerous Signals — Illustration by Marge Simon that appeared with my story “Dream Warrior” in the February, 2013 issue of Sorcerous Signals

Today my short story “Dream Warrior” was re-printed by Fiction on the Web. Many thanks to Charlie Fish and his team for selecting this, one of my favorites of my own stories.

Fiction on the Web sums up the story beautifully: Phil Slattery’s powerful revenge epic about a man who visits his Mexican grandfather for spiritual guidance after a violent crime results in the death if his fiancée.

The story was published this morning and so far I have received two comments on it:

Anonymous October 9, 2015 at 1:24 PM

quite literally a rite of passage, mystical and with an interesting payoff, one which Miguel may have to reckon with in time. some very good writing and characterisation.
well done

Mike McC
AnonymousOctober 9, 2015 at 6:21 PM

I agree with Mike, this is a rite of passage, complex and rich with significance.The cultural invocations are vivid and intense, the work of a writer in his/her full stride. The future for Miguel, who knows? The readers interest is fully engaged with what is to come….. Thank you,
Ceinwen

Check out the story when you have the chance.

“Dream Warrior” was originally published by “Sorcerous Signals” in 2013.

Thoughts? Comments?

Publication Announcement: “Warehouses and All”

The blogger hiking in the Bisti Wilderness near Farmington, NM.

Around 8:30 tonight I sent off a bit of nanofiction entitled “Warehouses and All” to Beechwood Review, hoping to hear from them in 1-2 weeks. I went to the grocery and when I returned about 9:15 I checked my e-mail to find that it had already been accepted. The editor, Richard Heby, commented “Touching, sharp, very good Phil! I’ll accept it for issue 2.”

The story is based on a story told to me by the assistant agricultural attache to Sudan (though the story is set in Somalia), when I happened to meet her on a tour to the temple of Luxor, when I was stationed at the US embassy in Cairo in 1989. “Warehouses and All” was first published in Six Sentences (www.sixsentences.blogspot.com) on September 22, 2009.

I do not know when issue 2 will come out, but issue 1 was for Summer, 2015. I assume issue 2 will be out soon.

Many thanks to Mr. Heby for accepting my work.

Thoughts? Comments?

Publication Announcement: CCQ has accepted “Sorcerer”

A few minutes ago I received an e-mail saying that my short story “Sorcerer” has been accepted by Creepy Campfire Quarterly. It will appear in their third issue, which will appear on July 20, 2016. Please check them out and buy a copy or two. Also check them out on Facebook. There are several users with a name containing “creepy campfire”, but theirs is Creepy Campfire Quarterly. Their Facebook address is https://www.facebook.com/Creepy-Campfire-Quarterly-CCQ-1580122065546001/timeline/. Their website is http://www.emppublishing.com/creepy-campfire-quarterly.html.

This marks the first time I will be paid for my prose (not a lot, but enough to know my work is appreciated).

“Sorcerer” is a tale of horror and revenge about a modern day sorcerer who comes out of retirement to take a unique vengeance on the callous Don Juan who seduced and abandoned his daughter, who dies during childbirth.

Many thanks to Jennifer Word and her staff for publishing my work.

This is the sixteenth time “Sorcerer” was submitted for publication since I first sent it out on December 29, 2012. Persistence pays off. However, I feel lucky that this was only the 16th time. I know a lot of stories have to be submitted many more times before they finally see success. I think I have at least a few that surpass sixteen submissions (though I haven’t compiled the statistics yet).

Thoughts? Comments?

“Dream Warrior” to be re-printed by “Fiction on the Web”

Today I learned that my story “Dream Warrior” will be reprinted by “Fiction on the Web” on October 9, 2015. Many thanks to editor Charlie Fish and his team for reprinting one of my favorite stories.

“Dream Warrior” is about a young Hispanic man who learns the ways of Aztec sorcery from his grandfather so that he can take vengeance on those responsible for his girlfriend’s death. Mr. Fish calls it: “A confidently written and powerful revenge tale – excellent storytelling“.

Please visit “Fiction on the Web” at http://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk on October 9 and check it out.

Publication Announcement: “The Scent”

With Iced Tea, Farmington, New Mexico, March 20, 2015

I just received word that my flash story “The Scent” will be re-printed by Fiction on the Web (fictionontheweb.co.uk) on July 17, 2015. “The Scent” is not horror, but rather a ghostly story about a young man waking up to memories of a past love. “The Scent” was first published by Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine in 2001. Many thanks to Charlie Fish and his crew at Fiction on the Web for re-printing this, one of my favorites of my own short stories. “The Scent” was my first work of fiction and the first to be published. “The Scent” was previously only in print. This is its first appearance on the web.

Publication Announcement: “The Creature at the Foot of the Bed”

This week I received word that my short story “The Creature at the Foot of the Bed” will be published at Nightsandweekends.com at a date yet to be announced. “The Creature at the Foot of the Bed” is a bit of light suspense/comedy about a man who awakes to a surprise in the middle of the night.