Category Archives: Lawrence Dagstine

The Fifth Di, December 2007… (appearances)

Now appearing in the December 2007 edition of The Fifth Di…, final showings of my short alternate history tale, “Lewis Carroll and the Time Machine“.  I found this Alice pic below cool, so I put it up instead of a regular banner.  It represents one of my favorite authors I like to write about; one of my three favorite since I was an early teenager.  The other two being Kurt Vonnegut and Isaac Asimov.

THE FIFTH DI… (December 2007)

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“Lewis Carroll and the Time Machine”

Link: http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/fifth/cover.htm

Featuring Fiction and Poetry by: Lawrence Dagstine, Mark Allan Gunnells, John Bushore, Terrie Leigh Relf, Marge Simon, Aurelio Rico Lopez III, and Sarah Wagner.  Edited by J. Alan Erwine.  With opening tuppence by Tyree Campbell. 

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

What is this I hear? You like Lewis Carroll-themed fiction? Then be on the lookout for two Sam’s Dot Publishing BEST SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH and YEAR anthologies with fiction by myself and a host of other Small Press regulars, available at the links below:

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Wondrous Web Worlds Anthologies No. #3 and No. #5:

http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/wondrous.htm

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Purchase from THE GENRE MALL:

http://www.genremall.com/anthologiesr.htm

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Oh yeah, almost forgot… You’ve already seen the Halloween 2007 pictures (the kid’s first trick or treat).  Here’s what Thanksgiving looked like with the in-laws.  Well, the turkey at least.  I’ll add them to the ‘Unplanned Parenthood‘ album when I’m done.

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This year we had a 19-pounder.  Nice looking bird, isn’t it?

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And then the table set-up for the side dishes, of course.

Happy Holidays, Everyone…

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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.

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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.  😉

Nova SF #20, Late 2007… (Now Available!)

The latest issue of NOVA Scifi, No. 20, is finally available.  NOVA SF is easily one of the best hard, soft, or religious scifi magazines available today in the smaller presses.  Like England’s Jupiter SF (www.jupitersf.co.uk), the stories won’t let you down.  NOVA SF #20 is my third appearance within their pages.  I am also, for the 3rd or 4th time this month, ‘Feature Author’.  The artwork this month is dedicated to my story, “A Soul to the Stars.”

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NOVA Science Fiction #20

http://www.novascifi.com

Featuring Fiction by: Lawrence Dagstine, Robert Anderson, Kevin Coyle, Steve Stanton, Scott Waclawik, and Don Kerr.  Edited by Wesley Kawato.  Cover art by Josh Grieve.  He did a tremendous job; the cover art matches my story’s theme, dead-on! Much respect. 

They’ve been around a few years.  They only accept snail mail submissions.  If you have a manuscript that’s Hard SF or Religious SF and well-written in nature, and you have some kind of science fiction resume to back up your experience, then I’d query them.  They are listed in the Writer’s Market and indexed by Locus Online. 

For Submissions or Queries: Nova Science Fiction, C/O Wesley Kawato, 17983 Paseo Del Sol, Chino Hills, CA  91709-3947

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Here are some of my past issue covers.

http://www.novascifi.com

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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.

OG’s Speculative Fiction #9… (Now Available!)

I have a story up in the current edition of ‘The Opinion Guy’ (a.k.a. OG’s Speculative Fiction).  The editor is Seth Crossman, and he runs a very nice quarterly SF publication.  I highly recommend it.  Past contributors have included such poets and authors as Kristine Ong Muslim, Karen Romanko, and Angeline Hawkes.  And yes, I’m on the cover again.

OG’s Speculative Fiction #9

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Link: www.theopinionguy.com

Featuring Fiction & Poetry by: Steven Mathes, David C. Tallerman, Lawrence R. Dagstine and Elizabeth Barette.  Cover Art by Anselmo Alliegro. 

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The Opinion Guy promises not to disappoint. It usually runs between 24 and 30 pages, but they’re also available in a print format through LULU for promotional purposes at SF conventions around the country.  So, if for the hell of it, you’d like to own a print copy, just go here: http://www.theopinionguy.com/page2.html

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