Halloween Storytime on Pinkerton's Ghosts

This Halloween, audiences everywhere will have the opportunity to hear my dulcet tones on the Pinkerton's Ghosts Horror Podcast!

I will be joined by other authors reading some of our favorite horror stories. I will be reading the Robert E. Howard short story Rattle of Bones. Follow the link to read along.

For those not familiar, this story features Solomon Kane - the grim English Puritan dedicated to fighting evil across continents. Rattle of Bones finds Kane in a secluded inn deep in the Black Forest in Germany.

Fair warning: I am no orator, much less a voice actor (I stick to writing), but don't let that stop you from listening! It's a great story, and there will be others reading who are far more talented than I. 

Notwithstanding my voice talents, recording the story was a whole lot of fun and I am grateful to PG for the opportunity.

Pinkerton's Ghosts is a horror anthology podcast following the Paranormal Pinkerton Agency, whose mission is to discover paranatural and supernatural happenings, investigate what they can, and prevent widespread knowledge of the events or artifact in question.

Check out the podcast on YouTube Halloween night starting at 7pm EST.

Wolf-Bann of Krallenburg Comes in Second Place!

I am thrilled to have come in 2nd Place for the 2020 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award with my story The Chilling Account of The Wolf-Bann of Krallenburg! 

G. Scott Huggins won the Grand Prize for his story Humanslayer, and Morgan Welch came in 3rd Place with his story Seidh. Congratulations to both! You can listen to them talk about their stories in the link above. Both stories sounded really cool, so I can't wait to read them.

I was able to speak a little about my story as well, but that moment went by so quickly that I wanted to add some more thoughts. I'd like to thank everyone at Baen Books for running the contest, especially Jim Minz, Christopher Ruocchio, and Toni Weisskopf for organizing the Virtual Roadshow. 

I also want to thank everyone who has read my work over the years, especially Mom (from the beginning!) my brother Chris, M. R. Oehler for introducing me to National Novel Writing Month, several former writing groups (Special thanks to Kyle, Adam and Jacob!) as well as my current writing group. Thanks Gloria, Jon, Kirk, and Richard!

Find out the Fanstasy Adventure Award Winners!

This Sunday, Baen Publishing will be holding its August Virtual Traveling Road Show, where they will announce the winners of the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award. As you might have known, my short story, The Chilling Account of the Wolf-Bann of Krallenburg, is one of ten finalists!

If you have nothing better to do, you can join me (virtually) for the big reveal of the 3rd place, 2nd place, and grand prize winners!