Midnight Times, Summer 2004… (appearances)

And now, direct from the DAGSTINE LAND archives… A Blast from the Past…!

December’s Blast from the Past goes to a supernatural horror webzine still in existence.  A quarterly webzine found in the Writer’s Market. A few years ago you had publications like Night Terrors, Black Satellite, All Hallows, Black Petals, Outer Darkness, The Silver Web, Deathrealm, 2AM Magazine, and Cyber-Psychos AOD.  I was a real amateur then, but during those years (a.k.a. the pre-blogging phenomenon), you had online entities such as The Midnight Times! These were the good old days of online & print horror, folks, when The Writer’s Market barely listed Horror markets at all.

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Link: http://towerweb.net/mt/midnight_times.shtml

I originally appeared in the Summer 2004 Online Edition.  Edited by Jay Manning.  They are a themed, quarterly publication.  Company name: Tower Web Productions.

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Summer 2004 Archives; the archives are always available, and after almost five years of superior-themed dark fiction, I’d like to wish Midnight Times the best.  Here’s to another five great years, another twenty issues, showcasing some of yesterday’s up-and-comers.

SUMMER ISSUE 2004 – GHOST STORIES (#6)

THE GHOULS OF CHARON BY LAWRENCE R. DAGSTINE.
“Ready for the big show?” Captain Aramis was standing beside a power winch that fed cold fusion through a generator extending out the side of the rocket’s hull and down into the strange icy mists surrounding the chunk of ice better known as Charon… (continued)

SARAH SMOKES MARLBOROS BY KATHERINE M. SIEBENALER.
When I was a good girl I had blond hair and white knee socks and a secret taste for Marlboro Lights. I attended an all-girls Catholic high school of enough notoriety in town that our navy blue and gold uniforms were instantly recognizable and the even modestly-devout would go out of their way to stop us on the street… (continued)

TO KEEP SOMETHING IN BY RICK MCQUISTON.
Dylan sat quietly in the rear seat of his father’s Oldsmobile. The car hummed a monotonous drone as an endless sea of corn stalks, trees and unevenly dispersed foliage flew past the windows. It was another trip to Grandpa’s cottage… (continued)

VENGEANCE FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE POETRY BY JOHN MEANY.

THE WATERGHOST BY DONNA MARIE ROBB.
“Why must you always be so serious, sister?” Leyrra asked Faylith in her annoyingly cheerful manner. They, along with some of the other students at the Guild House, were helping the kitchen women peel tubers, stuff mushrooms and gut fish in preparation for tonight’s feast… (continued)

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Direct links to submission guidelines and past issues below:

Submission Guidelines: http://towerweb.net/mt/mt_guidelines.shtml

Back Issues/Archive Link: http://towerweb.net/mt/back_issues.shtml

Until my next Blast from the Past… 😉

Lawrence R. Dagstine

Worlds of Wonder, April 2008… (acceptances)

My latest acceptance comes today to a webzine edited by Sharon Partington.  It will be for their April 2008 online issue.  It’s called, Worlds of Wonder.  In the last year, they’ve featured such authors as Peter Tennant, Kristine Ong Muslim, and Tala Bar. 

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Worlds of Wonder (a.k.a. WoWzine)

Link: http://clik.to/wowzine

Their late fall edition for 2007 is still up with some wonderful authors and serials, which I highly recommend.  Their submission guidelines can also be found there.

Hopefully, if I have some time in the next week I can sit down and post my Thanksgiving Day pictures, along with shots of the turkey and dinner set-up.

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

7th Dimension Magazine #2… (Horror-Watch)

At first I wasn’t sure about this new print publication which combines the best of four or five worlds for writers of speculative fiction and horror.  I’ll admit, I was a little sketchy.  So I had sent them a reprint.  The magazine is called 7th Dimension Magazine, and they pay… Well, $7.00 for fiction.  They had advertised a few times on Shocklines.

7th Dimension Magazine, Issue #2

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Ordering Info: http://www.horror-watch.com/

Second Issue Fiction by: Ahmed Khan, Ken Goldman, Derek Muk, Karen L. Newman, and yours truly, Lawrence R. Dagstine.

So we know already that they’ve featured a few familiar Small Press names.

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Now the other component, which consists of a marketplace, free advertising and plugs for professional authors and writers pretty much already out there or getting out there, publicity at no cost whatsoever, banner and book trades and interviews would be… HORROR WATCH!

Horror Watch Marketplace/Free Plugs for Authors:

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Link: http://www.horror-watch.com/marketplace/index.html

Now I don’t know who Rufus is, mind you (see the second banner)…  But any magazine or website that gives back to the horror genre or promotes it and its authors with free exposure deserves a plug from me and much respect.  Good luck with it.  😉

Midnight Horror, January 2008… (acceptance)

My most recent acceptance is to a small-paying, but nice little horror fiction Ezine, called: MIDNIGHT HORROR.  I’ll appear with a story in their January 2008 Issue.  I will also be appearing as 1 of 10 horror writers slated for their Halloween 2008 print anthology, Bloody October.

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http://midnighthorror.fortunecity.com

Some of the authors they’ve featured in the past include Eric S. Brown, Nathan Tyree, and Tom Conoboy.

The Willows Magazine, Nov. 2007… (appearances)

I was just informed that THE WILLOWS MAGAZINE, Issue #3, November 2007 is now available.  I’m one of the Feature Authors this month, along with many others.  If you like Weird Tales, then The Willows will definitely be up your alley. I see I made front cover, too.  Cool. 

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The Willows: November 2007

Order Here: www.thewillowsmagazine.com

With fiction by: Lawrence Dagstine, G.W. Thomas, Paul Marlowe, G.D.Falksen, and many others.  Don’t miss out on this one.  It’s only $5.00 per issue, and they sell out quick.

About the publication:

 The Willows is an atmospheric horror and dark fantasy magazine with an emphasis on

the traditional weird tale, in the classic style of Blackwood, Dunsany, Hodgson, Machen, Lovecraft, etc.

Deleted Entries: “Mad Ramblings (no time; blog updated roughly 10 to 15 times per month)”.

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits, Unplanned Parenthood 1”

Cemetery Moon, Issue #1… (New Publication!)

I am very impressed with the stories in this one.  It’s a ‘4theLUV’ print market put out by Editor Chris Pisano of Fortress Publishing Inc., but still it’s NICE.  It’s only $4.00 and the overall quality, author line-up, and stories are great.  You’ll recognize most of the names below:

Cemetery Moon #1

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Fortress Publishing Inc: www.fortresspublishinginc.com/

Submissions or Ordering Info: cemeterymoon@yahoo.com

Fortress Publishing on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/85401265

Featuring Fiction & Poetry by: Barry J. House, Kristine Ong Muslim, John Hayes, Aurelio Rico Lopez III, C.A. Kerr, Christopher Hivner, Lawrence R. Dagstine, and Ken Goldman.

 

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits, Unplanned Parenthood 1”

Sein Und Werden: Vol. 2, No. 2… (Now Available!)

A couple of magazines from the U.S. and UK arrived today, so I’ll start with this one.  Sein und Werden, Volume 2; Number 2, put out quarterly by the very talented Rachel Kendall and Spyros Heniadis.  The Autumn 2007 Issue is a special themed issue.  The theme is GHOSTS & CLOWNS.  I’m sure readers will pretty much figure out the rest.

Sein Und Werden, Volume 2, No. 2…

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Order here: http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/print.html

It features stories by myself and such talented British short fiction authors as Steve Pirie, Kenneth Mulvey, Serena Spinello, Mark Howard Jones, Peter Tennant, and a slew of others.  And yes, Peter Tennant is right, this one does look like the old Ace Doublebacks.

I’ve also added pics of my pets to the Unplanned Parenthood sections.  My cat and fish. 

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits, Unplanned Parenthood 1”

Pablo Lennis #240, Nov. 2007… (appearances)

Acceptance/Appearance No. 281 comes today to Pablo Lennis #240, one of the oldest small press fanzines of science fiction, fantasy and horror out there.  The November 2007 Issue. You can own a copy for just $2.00, they’re based in Indiana, with a tiny but decent circulation.  And they’re published by Oort Cloud Publications, Vachume Press.

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PABLO LENNIS #240, November 2007…

Snail Mail Submissions or Orders only:

PABLO LENNIS

30 N. 19th Street

Lafayette, Indiana 47904

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits, Unplanned Parenthood 1”

Sounds of the Night, February 2008… (acceptance)

I have a small correction to make to one of my late October blog entries.  Acceptances 279 and 280 will go to the following Sam’s Dot Publishing PRINT publications next year.  The editor just emailed me this evening.  Both stories are reprints.  The change would be for a publication called SOUNDS OF THE NIGHT (link to guidelines below):

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LINK: http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/soundsGL.htm

Sample cover:

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Paying Acceptance No. 279: Sounds of the Night, February 2008…

Paying Acceptance No. 280: Beyond Centauri, July 2008…

Sounds of the Night is a science fiction & fantasy publication which features romantic, mild erotic, and sensual tales set on far-off worlds. 

The story is called: “The Romance of Vegada.”

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits, Unplanned Parenthood 1”

“The Curious Accounts of The Imaginary Friend”…

First, I would like to wish all of my blog readers and viewers a Happy Halloween.  It’s true what they say, that for many of us horror writers there is no holiday we hold dearest than All Hallow’s Eve.  So for this Halloween blog entry, I would like to give someone else a plug for once.  He is my greatest friend in the written world and a peer, who clearly exercises a style better than most of his contemporaries. He’s the 21st century answer to Edgar Allan Poe… His name is P.S. Gifford… And he has a NEW PRINT BOOK out.

THE CURIOUS ACCOUNTS OF THE IMAGINARY FRIEND

by

P.S. GIFFORD

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“A collection you must own, a collection to die for…”

ORDER HERE: http://www.amazon.com/Curious-Accounts-Imaginary-Friend/dp/1897442025

AUTHOR HOMEPAGE: www.psgifford.com

Short Biography of Horror Author P.S. Gifford:

P.S. Gifford was born and raised in Birmingham, England. From a remarkably early age, he discovered that he was completely fascinated with the written word. By the age of nine he was devouring several books a week, and had more importantly begun to write. In the early 1980’s he relocated to the California coast, where he continued to write and dream. His work is remarkably varied, ranging from mind-numbing horror to light humor to inspiring romance. And he has been published in an equally wide range of print and online publications.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 😉

Other New Entries: “Author Links (P.S. Gifford)”

Beyond Centauri, July 2008… (2 print acceptances!)

Today brings in TWO print acceptances.  No. 279 and 280 on the road to 300.  Both tales were accepted by Sam’s Dot Publishing.  The first one, a reprint entitled The Romance of Vegada, which will go into the February 2008 Print Issue of “Sounds of the Night”.

Next, we have a young adult speculative fiction story called I Want My Alien Back, which will go in the July 2008 issue of Beyond Centauri. The kids should enjoy the humorous end of that one.  Below you will find a “Sample Cover” of what Beyond Centauri looks like:

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Beyond Centauri: http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/beyondguide.htm

Sam’s Dot Publishing Main Page: www.samsdotpublishing.com

Purchase back issues from Clarkesworld Books: http://www.clarkesworldbooks.com/BCMAG.html

Other New Entries: “Bibliography, Magazine Credits”

Purpleverse #3… (the final issue; coming soon)

Word arrived this evening that the final issue of Purpleverse, Issue #3, will be coming out sometime in December.  Authors will include Darren Randle, P.S. Gifford, Faye Sizemore, Bas de Jong, Caleb L. Mabry, Mark R. Masters, and Lawrence Dagstine.  Chris Kinney’s Lunacy Machine will decorate the interior pages, from what I’ve read.  Joseph Pocs and Zach Pennington get together for the cover art and interior illustrations.

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Darren Randle has already shut down the forums and main homepage, but you can still befriend them and learn more at MySpace: www.myspace.com/purpleverse

I’ll post them again, along with back issues, when the last issue officially hits…

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

Otherworlds Anthology (SpecFicWorld; acceptance)

My latest acceptance this week comes to a PDF anthology due out around June 2008, and you can find them at Specficworld (www.specficworld.com). Otherworlds Anthology is looking for dark, tightly written science fiction, fantasy and horror.  I don’t have a banner for them, but I do have one for Specficworld (where they happen to be located).  Why not check them out? They’re still accepting submissions.

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OTHERWORLDS ANTHOLOGY

Submission Guidelines: http://www.specficworld.com/publications/anthos/otherworlds.aspx

Other New Entries: “Bibliography, Unplanned Parenthood 1 & 2”

Listening to: “Duende (www.myspace.com/weareduende)

Silverthought Press, October 2007… (appearances)

I have a sci-fi story appearing in the October 2007 update of Silverthought.  ST is not just a fiction site and writer’s discussion forum, but also a book publisher.  The story appearing in this month’s online edition is a reprint, entitled: “Plight on Amaros.”

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Main Site: www.silverthought.com

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Read the story here: http://www.silverthought.com/dagstine58.html

Featuring serialized fiction, short stories, and news by: Scott Lyerly, Georgepat, Andrew Capone, Rob Crandall, Lawrence R. Dagstine, Ken Dean, Dudgeon, Eric Ellert, P.S. Gifford, David S. Grant, Roger Haller, David LaBounty, Paul Mannering, Kimberly Raiser, Michael Simon, Becci Noblit Goodall and Mike Philbin.

Plight on Amaros was one of those tales that I really wanted to turn into something more epic.  Something more meaningful and novella-length.  In other news, I’ve had a few more acceptances.  When I have time, I’ll give them their own plugs/blog entries.  Things have been kind of hectic over here with planning a New Years move and getting ready for October 31st.  Halloween, my second favorite holiday (next to Christmas).  My family might go to the 2007 Pumpkin Festival in Central Park this Saturday.  Lots of pumpkin-flavored goodies, and kids and babies dressed up in costumes.  Should be fun.  We’ve got the baby’s FIRST halloween costume set up, too.  He’s going as Wonder Bread! lol. Anyway, I’ll be taking lots of pics — as well as seeing a few horror movies — so I’ll be sure to post them in the “Unplanned Parenthood” section.

Lawrence R. Dagstine

Down in the Cellar (Spring 2008; acceptance)

Paying Acceptance No. 275.  They just keep coming.  I’m still on the lifetime road to 300. I’ve netted $302.53 in writing checks, too, in two months.  Not bad for the small press.  I see they get a little higher and higher as time goes on.  But then that’s the road…

My 275th acceptance this weekend comes to Down in the Cellar for Spring 2008.  This will be my ‘second acceptance/appearance’ with this publication.  My first credit was with a semi-pro earning reprint of mine, called, “Thursday’s Children”.  Thursday’s Children is one of my more uneasier tales, which almost made the cut in Flesh & Blood.

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Link: www.downinthecellar.com

Believe in yourself and you can do anything.  There is no excuse for weakness.  Confidence is what will help you persevere and destroy any competition that stands in your way.  😉

Other New Entries: “Readings & Reviews (review of Amy Grech at Whispers)”

Whispering Spirits #17, October 2007 (appearances)

You can now find me up in the special Halloween edition of Whispering Spirits.  This is my third publication credit with them.  The first two times were stories called “The Ghouls of Charon” and a serialized novelette, “Vampire 1970”. This would be Issue #17, and they’re published semi-annually.

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Whispering Spirits Digital Magazine, October 2007, No. 2 of 2007

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Click Here: http://whisperingspirits.dragynspice.com/issue.html

Featuring fiction by: Dan Berkey, Barton Paul Levenson, Byron D. Howell, Lawrence R. Dagstine, Angeline Hawkes, and Alexis Child.  Edited by Diana Cacy Hawkins.

7th Dimension Magazine… (acceptance)

I just had another acceptance, this time to a fairly new small press print zine. It will be for their second promotional issue.  They pay $7.00 for science fiction and horror stories between 1,000 and 4,000 words in length, and usually up to 4 authors per issue.  7th Dimension is a quarterly. 

7th Dimension Magazine:

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http://www.newtonshair.com/7thdimension/

I think the cover above is just a promotional/demo version.

Submission Guidelines: http://www.newtonshair.com/7thdimension/submitstories.html

 

Midnight Horror Anthology (acceptance; Oct. 2008)

I just had a story accepted to Midnight Horror’s new (well, actually, it’s coming out Halloween 2008) Corpulent Insanity Press Anthology, Bloody October.  For more details about Midnight Horror’s online fiction component, click the fortunecity link below:

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http://midnighthorror.fortunecity.com

They’re currently accepting horror submissions for the anthology component.  They pay $10.00 per accepted story.  There’s only ten slots over the next year, so this is no easy market.  Well-written only.  Here’s the Bloody October info link (below banner):

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http://midnighthorror.fortunecity.com/bloodyoctober.html

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(possible cover for the October 2008 antho)

Other New Entries: “Mad Ramblings, Magazine Credits, Unplanned Parenthood 1”

The Willows Magazine… (acceptance)

Today brings in acceptance no. 270, batting in a decent lifetime average, to The Willows – Atmospheric Horror and Dark Fantasy Magazine.  Think Weird Tales.  Think Lovecraft, Poe, Blackwood, Machen, but pre-war.  Think Anglo-American, Art Deco, Atmosphere to top it off.  And you’ve got yourself a vibe going for The Willows Magazine… 

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Link: www.thewillowsmagazine.com

Editorial staff includes Ben Thomas and Skadi meic Beorh.  I urge everyone to take a peek and try them out.  They are a paying publication, published quarterly.  The kind of stories you’d find someone reading in a turn of the century gentlemen’s lounge.  Below is a sample issue, to give you an idea what they look like; I’ll be appearing in a future issue.

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www.thewillowsmagazine.com

Other New Entries: “Bibliography, Magazine Credits”

OG’s Speculative Fiction (opinion guy; acceptance)

I just had an acceptance this evening to OG’s Speculative Fiction.,  a.k.a. The Opinion Guy! They’re a paying print-online publication, and award-winning writer Seth Crossman is the editor.  Over the years they’ve featured such authors as: Lou Antonelli, Kristine Ong Muslim, Jason Earl, Karen Romanko, Brian Dolton, and Angeline Hawkes…

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OG’s Speculative Fiction:

www.theopinionguy.com

For sample back issues, these are what they look like.  I have no idea yet what issue I got into.  It could be late this year or sometime next.  But each print issue is between 24 and 30 pages long.  And anywhere between 4 and 5 authors or poets per issue.  Two authors most of the time.  Must be hard to break into this market.

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That link again: www.theopinionguy.com

Other New Entries: “Bibliography, Magazine Credits”