Category Archives: Webzines

Aoife’s Kiss #27, December 2008… (Online Version!)

Aoife’s Kiss #27 is now available (or up should I say).  In both print and online format.  For December 2008, I would be in their Web component with a juicy new werewolf story.  The artwork for this edition is entitled “Athanor” by Mitchell Davidson Bentley (www.atomicflystudios.net).  Check it all out below.

AOIFE’S KISS #27; DECEMBER 2008

ONLINE EDITION – Edited by Tyree Campbell

"Athanor" by Mitchell Davidson Bentley

ONLINE VERSION: http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm

BUY THE PRINT: http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/purchasecenter.htm

Featuring stories by: Lawrence R. Dagstine, Diane Gallant, Richard Jones, Jamie Killen, and Andrew Knighton

Since it’s the end of the year, and there’s the possibility of the story making it into a Sam’s Dot anthology, you can vote for your favorite tale on the same page.  Enjoy.

Other New Entries: “Magazines”

Necrotic Tissue, April 2009… (acceptances)

I’ll have a zombie story coming to the April 2009 edition of NECROTIC TISSUE.  They’re a free PDF download and a fairly new webzine with a liking for horror stories which explore the human condition, the Golden Age yarn, or Tales from the Crypt meets the classic morality play.  They also give free T-shirts with each acceptance.  How cool is that? Link below.

Necrotic Tissue

Necrotic Tissue

 DOWNLOAD HERE:

www.necrotictissue.com

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The Random Eye, An Ezine Dedicated to Alternatives…

I’ll have a story appearing soon in a new and interesting ezine called THE RANDOM EYE.  Published Annually, they seem to accept work which is dark and speculative, but borders on the alternative, parallel (like universes), and the overall bizarre.  More than just “weird fiction”.  Be sure to check them out.

THE RANDOM EYE

An E-Anthology Dedicated to Alternatives

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http://therandomeye.says.it

From their homepage: The Random Eye is a yearly anthology of horror and speculative fiction that focuses on the possibilities of parallel universes. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Rob Zombie became president, or if the Titanic was used for space travel, or if television was invented for communicating with the dead rather than entertainment? The Random Eye takes a simple theme for each anthology and encourages authors to imagine an existence far removed from our own, where a myriad alternate universes reside and where these strange possibilities exist.

Other New Entries: “Magazines”

SF CROWSNEST.COM Reviews Jupiter #22…

And there’s yet another positive review of my story ‘A Virtual Affair’, from Issue #22 of Jupiter, over at Stephen Hunt’s: SF CROWSNEST.COM (www.sfcrowsnest.com).  Like SF REVU, this would be another good venue dedicated to science fiction and fantasy.  Conducted by Rod MacDonald, you can find the review link below…

SF CROWSNEST.COM Reviews:

Jupiter #22 (Harpalyke)

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READ HERE: http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2008/nz13228.php

ORDER JUPITER #22: www.jupitersf.co.uk

OTHER REVIEW: https://lawrencedagstine.com/2008/11/05/sf-revu-reviews-jupiter-22-and-tales-of-the-talisman/

I’ll add SF Crowsnest to Author Resources.  Other than that, over the past three weeks I’ve nabbed another six story acceptances for various publications throughout 2009.

Other New Entries: “Author Resources”

Whispering Spirits, Halloween Special… (5th acceptance)

I’ve just been commissioned by Whispering Spirits’ editor, Diana Cacy Hawkins, for a 5th short story run, and this time for a special-themed  Halloween issue. Whispering Spirits is published semi-annually, and its content is based around ghost stories, the supernatural, and the occult.  It’ll be available as a free PDF.

WHISPERING SPIRITS SPECIAL

HALLOWEEN EDITION

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 http://www.whisperingghosts.com/

Previous issues have featured such names as Angeline Hawkes, Alexis Child, G.W. Thomas, Kristine Ong Muslim, and Lanaia Lee. 

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Macabre Cadaver, October 2008… (appearances)

You can find me in the latest edition of MACABRE CADAVER.  They have a delightful selection of stories, art, and poetry.  It’s a free PDF download, too, so why not try them out?

MACABRE CADAVER – October 2008

A Magazine of Speculative Fiction, Art, and Poetry

Macabre Cadaver, Issue #3

Macabre Cadaver, Issue #3

www.macabrecadaver.com

Featuring Works by: Jamie Eyberg, Amanda Lawrence Auverigne, Aaron A. Polson, Philip Roberts, Jessica Gardner, Lawrence Dagstine, Noah Elliot Blake, Alex Moisi, Abigail Lambton, Ricardo Delgado, Jeff Woodward, Keaton Foster, Richard H. Fay, and Emmanuel Paige.

Other New Entries: “Magazines”

Otherworlds Anthology, SpecFicWorld… (appearances)

On October 1st you can find me at SpecFicWorld in Doyle Wilmoth’s OTHERWORLDS ANTHOLOGY.  There are many other great PDF anthologies at the same place! One such scifi project in the loop is: IT CAME FROM PLANET MARS.  SpecFicWorld is also an excellent resource for finding paying genre markets.

OTHERWORLDS ANTHOLOGY

Edited by Doyle Wilmoth

*SpecFicWorld.com*

READ HERE: http://www.specficworld.com/fiction/Default.aspx

Author Lineup: Lawrence Dagstine, Ian R. Faulkner, Mercurio Rivera, and Trent Roman

Other New Entries: “Books & Anthos, Magazines”

 

Midnight in Hell: Issue 2.2, Autumn 2008… (appearances)

Another old-schooler in the horror genre (after a few years hiatus and formerly being a print mag), story No. 300 comes to MIDNIGHT IN HELL.  Entitled “Departure Flight”, this story is not for the faint of heart…lol… nah, just kidding.  Seriously though, Midnight in Hell is a fantastically entertaining webzine.  Some big names in the U.S. and UK have appeared there in more recent years: Rhys Hughes, Des Lewis, Willie Meikle, Paul McAvoy, and Amy Grech among others.

  Midnight in Hell 2.2 – Autumn 2008

 http://www.midnightinhell.com/

Issue 2.2 Fiction by: Paula Villegas, David Byron, Isaiyan Morrison, Alexandra Ash, Robert Holt, and Lawrence Dagstine…

The Vampire Manifesto, Issue #1… (appearances)

It would appear I have a short in the premiere edition — available as a free ebook download — of THE VAMPIRE MANIFESTO, Issue #1.  Edited by A.D. Dawson.  It features some spot poetry, too.  If you’re all about vampire fiction, this might be up your alley.  It’s free, so why not give it a try…

THE VAMPIRE MANIFESTO #1

Edited by A.D. Dawson

 

Free Download Here:

http://www.lulu.com/content/3464210

The Vampire Manifesto Homepage:

 http://www.thevampiremanifesto.piczo.com/?cr=4

Featuring Fiction & Poetry by: Mike Philbin & Alex Severin, Dominic McDonagh, Amanda Lawrence Auverigne, Lawrence R. Dagstine, Gary J. Beharry, David Byron, Chris Meekings, Kristine Ong Muslim, and two-three book/movie reviews by Brian Rosenberger and Mike Philbin.

Also, a rather interesting article here: “VAMPIRES AMONG US, Actual and Imagined  Vampirism in Contemporary Society.”

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/165393/vampires_among_us_actual_and_imagined.html

Other New Entries: “Magazines”

Worlds of Wonder, July-August 2008… (coming soon!)

For those wondering whatever happened to Worlds of Wonder, it’s under new editorial-publishing management.  It’s also coming soon as a print magazine.  A little bit late at the presses, but you’ll soon find me among their July-August 2008 lineup of what, for several years, was known to many writers simply as “WOWzine“. 

WORLDS OF WONDER: A Lilley Press Publication

Magazine of Speculative Fiction – July/August 2008

 

http://www.lilleypress.com/wow/

The new format looks great.  It’s been expanded upon, and has been taken over by Lilley Press.  The name and theme of my story, “The Hell Walker”, was originally based off this concept I had for a comic book character.  A priest.  One who is self-righteous and has the ability to travel through Gehenna, and do charitable deeds for demons and other creatures.

Other recent magazine additions include the June, July, and August issues of PABLO LENNIS.  More acceptances/appearances coming soon (business as usual).

And in the last two days, since my arrival home from the hospital, probably one of the best “Get Well” presents I’ve ever received… Yeah, we all collected them at one point or another. 

Larry Smurf…

 

Other New Entries: “Magazines”

Whispering Spirits #18, April 2008… (acceptance)

The following acceptance was last minute…  Whispering Spirits invited me to be Feature Author for their April 2008 edition.  This would be my fourth acceptance with them in total.  Edited by Diana Cacy Hawkins, the semi-annual webzine has become a talented showcase of ghost stories, dark poetry, and tales of the supernatural.  My story is available as a PDF download, and this edition contains an extra ten pages worth of juicy fiction.

Whispering Spirits: April 2008, Issue #18

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

Featuring Fiction & Poetry by: Lawrence Dagstine, Wayne Summers, G.W. Thomas, Mary C. White, Kristine Ong Muslim, and Lanaia Lee.

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

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In other news, I’ll also be appearing in four more spec-fic anthologies between this year and next (about the first two, for now).  One, which has already found a publisher is, SATIRICA: An Anthology of Satirical Speculative Fiction.  When I get more details, publishing information, lineups, stuff like that, I’ll be sure to post it.  Next, another SF anthology worth reserving, and edited by Darlene Oakley, would be: EISODOS STATION and Other Adventures.

DEMO COVER BELOW:

Coming Soon…

Other New Entries: “Books & Anthos”

Midnight in Hell, September 2008… (acceptance)

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to snatch a banner, but I found a little pentagram on the web and replaced it with that instead.  However, I am VERY pleased to say that this is acceptance No. 300…  And it comes March 9th 2008 to a well-known horror webzine that first debuted in 1990, only as a small print magazine and, over the years, joined the Internet ranks and featured some 76 writers and stories.  My latest acceptance comes to… Midnight in Hell. 

Acceptance Number 300 coming Fall 2008:

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Midnight in Hell:

www.midnightinhell.com

Midnight in Hell has featured such writers as: Eric S. Brown, David Byron, Arianrh Darkwing, Christopher Allan Death, Brytan DiTolvo, Brandon Ford, Inanna Gabriel, Ken Goldman, Amy Grech, Sarah Jackson, Shaun Jeffrey, D.F. Lewis, Alison Littlewood, Paul McAvoy, Iain McLachlan, Rick McQuiston, Willie Meikle, David Nordahl, Nik Perring, Mike Philbin, David Price, James Riser, Deon C. Sanders, Tom Smith, Jim Steel, Paula Villegas, and John Walsh.

Also, please stay tuned to this blog over the next week or so.  I’ll have a special entry dedicated to my 300th acceptance, where I’ll talk about what I compare writing to, how I define it and feel about being an author, what it’s been like all these years for me and more… Hey, you might be surprised.

Other New Entries: “About Me, Magazine Credits”

Down in the Cellar, Spring 2008… (appearances)

First, I know it’s a little late, but since it only comes once every four years: Happy Leap Year, everybody! Next, we begin the month of March 2008 with my latest appearance.  And that would be my second, in fact, to a horror webzine known for its chills and thrills:  Down in the Cellar.  Issue# 7.  Hey, you can’t go wrong with the selection of stories this quarterly webzine has to offer.  Movie and book reviews, too.

Down in the Cellar; Issue #7, Spring 2008

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Link: www.downinthecellar.com

Featuring Fiction by: Dameion Becknell, Wendy Brewer & Matthew Warner, Jennifer Yaros, Matt Mitchell, Mark E. Deloy, Erik Williams, Edward R. Rosick, Edward M. Turner, John Peters, and… Lawrence R. Dagstine.  It’s a great issue indeed.

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

Surprising Stories, Mid 2008… (acceptance)

My latest acceptance comes to a wonderfully entertaining little e-zine filled to the rim with hard science fiction, fantasy, and otherworldly poetry.  Non-fiction and speculative fiction book reviews, too:  Surprising Stories. Their current issue, No. #16, features my pulp asteroid tale: The Doomsday Initiative.

Previous Issues of Surprising Stories

featuring Lawrence Dagstine:

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http://surprisingstories.dcwi.com/Contents.htm

My next appearance is scheduled for May or June.  Or, pretty much, the spring-summer 2008 edition.

Other New Links: “Horror World (author resource), Silverthought Press (yet another author resource)”

Midnight Horror, January-Feb. 2008… (appearances)

This one must have skipped my mind.  Midnight Horror is a small amateur-paying webzine, put out by a free web host (Fortunecity), and features a decent line-up of authors.  The reading is free for the picking, so why not check them out? I have a short in it called Zombie Camp. 

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MIDNIGHT HORROR – January/February 2008

Homepage: http://midnighthorror.fortunecity.com/

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Fiction Page: http://midnighthorror.fortunecity.com/authors.html

Featuring Fiction by: Tom Conoboy, Jonathan Daniel, Herbert Tinsley, Nathan Tyree, Tracie McBride, R.S. Pyne, Tom Johnstone, Brian G. Ross, Dawn Sholun, Sophie Bachard, Eric S. Brown, Guy Belleranti, David Byron, John Towler, Lawrence Dagstine, and Aurelio Rico Lopez III. 

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In other news, I guess you can see that I’ve changed my blog template.  It looks more like a regular website now, which was the feel I was going for to celebrate over 10,000 hits in just a few months time.  I’m sure those are not all unique hits, but it’s still pretty decent in my opinion.  Another reason is because change is always needed when something big and wonderful is about to happen not too far down the road. Could it have something to do with my new Lightning Source book account to retrieve authors for pay rates of 3 to 7 cents per word? Does it mark the beginning of my small press art gig, Soberiffic? Editing services? A recent book deal? A crossover to non-fiction? Wait, 300 publishing credits is coming to you, ain’t it? Well, yes, it is.  Soon.  That will probably be a blog entry by itself; and it’s pretty obvious this site will be under heavy renovation for some time to come.

Be aware, some things have changed: – About Me now features a small curriculum vitae, with my educational background.  Average education for an average guy — and I wouldn’t have it any other way.  I dumped Movies & Videos; it served no purpose.  Unplanned Parenthood is now called Family Album.  And last but not least, a new story is up in Short Fiction Sample for your reading pleasure, entitled: “Devil Child”.  Enjoy…  😉

Other New Entries: “About Me, Family Album, Short Fiction Sample & Soberiffic Arts”

Written Word Magazine… (4th acceptance)

I’ve just received my 4th acceptance to Written Word Online Magazine.   Editor Ace Masters, and co-editor Barb McCaffrey, have emailed me to tell me how delighted they are with the work I have submitted to them as of late.  They also seem interested in a 5th tale, and I plan to make the suggested revisions to it for them in the next couple of months. 

Written Word Online Magazine

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www.writtenwordmag.com

In other news, Peter Tennant and D of Whispers of Wickedness have promoted me.  I’m now a forum moderator for their short story & anthology marketing sections.

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

Written Word Magazine… (3rd acceptance)

After an extensive rewrite on one of my 2007 stories, I’ve had yet another acceptance to Written Word Online Magazine.  Overall, this would be my third acceptance in total with them.  I just have to make some grammatical changes in the next month and this will go down as No. 293 once I start putting together my fiction bibliography.

Written Word Online Magazine

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www.writtenwordmag.com

What you see above are back issues (I have a story in Issue #4).  Issue #8 just came out, pictured below, and it features fiction & poetry from the following authors: Christopher Hivner, Gayla Chaney, Edward Dudart, Ian R. Faulkner, Angela N. Hunt, Rick Novy, Ray Succre, I.E. Lester, Sarah Wagner, Michael Lee Johnson, and Al Carty.

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That link again: www.writtenwordmag.com

In other exciting news, I’ve had three non-fiction pieces accepted since Friday — yup, all short articles — and this has never happened to me in the course of one weekend.  After I settle down with work, hobbies, the little one begins walking properly, I might start a blog independent of this one for my journalism.  After 2008, there is a chance I could be taking a short break from genre, too, to pursue non-fiction a little further. 

But, hopefully, you’ll all be here for the grand premiere of my short story collection…

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

The Nautilus Engine, Spring 2008… (acceptance)

My latest acceptance comes to a fairly new webzine edited by Christian Klaver.  I’ll have a reprint appearing this Spring (April-May 2008) in The Nautilus Engine —  a magazine with a focus on Robert E. Howard, among others, and tales which contain a speculative mix of ‘weird tale-like’ fantasy and scientific or horrific adventure. 

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THE NAUTILUS ENGINE:

www.thenautilusengine.com

 

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”

Written Word Magazine… (2nd acceptance)

Acceptance No. 290 comes to ‘Written Word Online Magazine‘, and this will be my second appearance within the webzine’s pages.  My first time was back around August or September 2007, with a story called Planned Parenthood.   This time, I should be making my return later in the year, and I may be working on other stories with the web magazine for possible future publication.  A couple of necessary rewrites.  Busy, busy, busy…

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Link: www.writtenwordmag.com

 

Other New Entries: “About Me, Magazine Credits”

The Martian Wave, January 2008… (appearances)

You can now find me in the January 2008 edition of J. Alan Erwine’s The Martian Wave.  This would be my 4th appearance with this particular Sam’s Dot Publishing webzine.  The stories make for great reading entertainment, and if you’re someone who writes about the exploration of space and other worlds, this might be just the market for you… 

The Martian Wave

January 2008; Edition 11, No. 1

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

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Featuring fiction & poetry by: Lawrence Dagstine, Helen B. Henderson, Mark Lawrence, Robert E. Porter, Aurelio Rico Lopez III, and Marsheila Rockwell.  Art by Laura Givens & Edited by J. Alan Erwine (www.jalanerwine.com).

Other New Entries: “Magazine Credits”