May 17

Books for Balzer

(This post will remain stickied for the rest of the week)

From Karen Koehler:

BOOKS FOR BALZER is being hosted by S.D. Hintz, co-publisher of Skullvines Press and K. H. Koehler, publisher of Black Death Books. This auction contains an amazing collection of books, all signed/limited and hard-to-find titles donated by the authors themselves.

S.D. and I put this auction together to help Jerrod Balzer and his wife Robin with the costs of their recent and unexpected medical needs and Jerrod’s stay at the hospital. He’s facing some staggering medical bills and we want to help him out.

(Michele’s Note: Jerrod is also the primary caretaker of his mentally disabled wife so these kinds of bills are almost impossible for them to pay for.)

Please note that 100% of the funds raised in this auction are going to Jarrod and Robin. Neither S.D. nor I are taking any payment. This is entirely volunteer work on our part. I’m hosting the auction on my Black Death Books Ebay account and S.D. is in possession of the books and will be shipping them from his location. So if you have questions about these books (which, have I mentioned, are simply amazing?) I will take the questions either at Ebay or you can contact me at blackdeathbooks(at)yahoo(dot)com and I will pass your question onto S.D. He will then send me the info you requested and I will pass that info onto you, or, alternately, he will contact you himself to address your question or concern.

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May 5

I cannot believe I forgot to post this

Ahem.

“Hold onto your head!  Editor Jason Sizemore loads a shotgun with futuristic stories, puts the barrel against your brain and pulls the trigger…  Standouts in this sf anthology include James Reilly’s Terra Tango 3, Jennifer Pelland’s Personal Jesus, and Michele Lee’s Meat World.  These stories are cutthroat, sinister, sometimes lonely and always disturbing.”

—Jeff Carlson, international bestselling author of Plague Zone

I’ve been called a standout beside Jennifer Pelland. There really is no higher flattery than having your work put on the same level as someone you greatly admire. Thank you so much Jeff!

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April 16

More writing news

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And the Table of Contents in case you missed it:

“Black Hole Sun” by Alethea Kontis & Kelli Dunlap
“For Restful Death I Cry” by Geoffrey Girard
“Tasting Green Grass” by Elaine Blose
“Endangered” by Robby Sparks
“Nostalgia” by Gene O’Neill
“Beautiful Girl” by Angeline Hawkes
“Father’s Flesh, Mother’s Blood” by Aliette De Bodard
“Terra Tango 3″ by James Reilly
“Love Kills” by Gill Ainsworth
“Memories of Hope City” by Maggie Jamison
“Do You Want That in Blonde, Brunette, or Auburn” by Glenn Lewis Gillette
“Marketing Proposal” by Sarah M. Harvey
“The Monastery of the Seven Hands” by Natania Barron
“A Futile Gesture Toward Truth” by Paul Jessup
“Hydraulic” by Ekaterina Sedia
“Alien Spaces” by Deb Taber
“Virtual Babies” by Maurice Broaddus
“Personal Jesus” by Jennifer Pelland
“Meat World” by Michele Lee

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