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Tabloid Purposes 3Tabloid Purposes 3 (book)

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The third installement of the flagship anthology series edited by Lake Fossil Press' founder, Nickolaus A. Pacione (now the featured nonfiction author on Withersin #1.) Some of the authors in this anthology are Donna Burgess (AWAKE GHOST SONG,) J.M. Heluk, Ken Goldman, Alex Rivera, Casey Gordon, Paige Smith, and Mary Rose -- plus a host of other writers including J.R. Cain (Dark Animus Magazine,) and Charles O'Conner, III. Get ready for a collection that is designed to entertain the reader.

The Ethereal Gazette: Issue ThreeThe Ethereal Gazette: Issue Three (book)

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Welcome to the third issue of the Ethereal Gazette, a strong cast of writers in this issue ranging from the webmaster behind HorrorView.com and debute of Aaron Gudmunson of DeKalb, Illinois, to Fey Romesburg. The publication is released quarterly from Lake Fossil Press. Showcasing talents in horror fiction and Science Fiction, sometimes a Dark Literary Fiction piece or two. Horror and Science Fiction in the traditions of Rod Serling, H.P. Lovecraft and Richard Matheson. Includes a story by Neil Davies too.

Collectives In A Forsaken LandscapeCollectives In A Forsaken Landscape (book)

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Macabre short stories written from Pacione's nightmares, some of them are true while others are works of fiction. A few of them were taken from his journal others from his other websites he kept over the years. This is a fully illustrated version by the author, cover design is by John Welborn and Nickolaus Pacione from one of Pacione's photos he took living in Mason City, Iowa. Before you drift to sleep, be sure to bring some of his dreams into yours. The one year anniversary edition has his drawings. It was four years in the making.

Inspirations: Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood, Rod Serling, and H.P. Lovecraft.

The Writings CollectedThe Writings Collected (book)

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The new collection of works by Nickolaus A. Pacione, including the new short story titled Flying Cigars and some stories previously released on the diary-x journal as well as a few chapbooks on their own. One of the stories included with this collection is the third sequel to the Lake Fossil series. All the photography is performed by the author. From Literary Fiction to Science Fiction, the genres are represented in this volume. The books, Stories of the Apparitions as well as Stories of Science and Curiosity are combined in this volume. Cover photography done by the author. Featuring GRUESOME CARGO from THE HOUSE OF PAIN! Also stepping in the shoes of Rod Serling as narrator for one story, The Statue, set in author's old home town of Glendale Heights, Illinois.

Tabloid PurposesTabloid Purposes (book)

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It would be hard to describe this one if one was to describe this project in a nutshell. This anthology has a little something for everyone, if you want to read a Science Fiction story you will have a few in there. If you want a hard horror story, it will have a few of those in there as well. Authors featured are Macey Baggett Wuesthoff, Nicholas S. Stember, and Nicholas Mounts who was fresh off the Reality Check contest anthology. I hand picked these authors as well as a few others, William J. Wright penned the introduction and the cover designed by Kimberly Steele. The anthology is edited by me, Nickolaus Pacione. It is my first anthology as an editor.

Collectives In A Forsaken LandscapeCollectives In A Forsaken Landscape (book)

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The short fiction written by Nickolaus A. Pacione, An Italian American, horror writer. These works are taken in part from his online journal. This is his first collection of short stories ranging from Gothic Horror to Science Fiction. Features an updated biography written in his own words, the short story that is most noted in the collection is a horror story called Among Shadows. The works are in the vein of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Rod Serling. There are a few editions of this book available right now, this one was recently redesigned from the edition that was available on Booksurge. The stories are not for the faint of heart.

The Ethereal Gazette: A Magazine of Speculative WritingThe Ethereal Gazette: A Magazine of Speculative Writing (book)

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This is the debut issue of the literary magazine that focuses on Traditional Horror, Science Fiction, and weird but true stories. Fiction included in this issue are by Terry Lloyd Vinson, Joshua Scribner, Brian W. Keen, John Floyd, Ken Goldman (Same Day, Different Shit,) Leanna M. Watson, and others. This is going to be an ongoing literary project, each issue will feature different authors, artists and photographers. This is a magazine that is put out every quarter from Lake Fossil Press. Future issues will have a section for the readers mailbag. This magazine is targeted to Young Adults, some of the fiction might be too dark for some readers but others will love it. Some fiction in here will fall into the Pulp Adventure genre, while others will fall into horror. Also will feature various artwork sent in by some criticially acclaimed artists in the genre as well so sit back and enjoy the ride.

Tabloid PurposesTabloid Purposes (book)

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Horror and Science Fiction anthology edited by Nickolaus A. Pacione featuring some of the most talented horror and Science Fiction writers on the internet and print. Some had seen some recognition from online, while others are still trying to become known. These writers were hand picked by me for this project, some approached me after seeing a message on a few message boards when I did an anthology call. Some of the writers involved are Macey Baggett Wuesthoff and Nicholas S. Stember, Gary Morton, and Reality Check anthology contest winners Nicholas S. Mounts, and a host of others whose talents are quite noteworthy but get ignored because they've published with Iuniverse or places that one had to pay to get published with. So this is a showcase of their talents as well as from writers who've been published on various websites. Seen some exposure from their respective sites, now all in one anthology.

The Storms Of ArmageddonThe Storms Of Armageddon (book)

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A dark vision of the future via the author Nickolaus A. Pacione. Set during the year 2013, this is a future that no one wants to imagine can happen and inspired by those films that the Discovery Channel put out. This is his first attempt at doing a cyberpunk style Science Fiction story. Rated PG-13 for storm carnage. Think what happens when technology survives the Mayan Calendar. No one really knows what the future holds especially the not too distant future. What does the year 2013 look like? This is one of those futures that can be a posiblity. As morbid as it seems, one can ask the question what if and this could be one of those what ifs. This is the what if no one wants to see, but this is one of those that are unavoidable.

Tabloid PurposesTabloid Purposes (book)

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The editor brings together some of the most talented modern authors whose horror and science fiction stories have appeared both on the internet and in traditional print. Included in this brand new book is an assembly of stories by authors such as Macey Baggett Wuesthoff, Nicholas S. Stember, Gary Morton, Nicholas S. Mounts, Sherry L. Gibson and other upcoming writers. Though each author possesses an array of individual literary talents and their own particular style of horror or science fiction, they have all been brought together in a single book that is perfectly suited for the tastes of both horror and science fiction fans alike. From book cover to book cover, the reader will discover a wide array of themes spanning the expanse of the horror and dark fiction genres, as well as short stories bordering on the fantastic, all of which will kidnap the reader and transport them to another world where true horror and the strange take form.

More Frightening Than FictionMore Frightening Than Fiction (book)

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This is the nonfiction anthology that Lake Fossil Press was planning to publish now for the past year, features a host of authors in the territory of small press writing stories that are scary. But difference being from other anthologies of short stories in the small press being works of fiction, this one is a collection of true stories. Writers included are David Probert, Aaron Gudmunson, J. Daniel Seffens, and Larry Sells to name a few of the authors in this one.

Tabloid PurposesTabloid Purposes (book)

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The Writings CollectedThe Writings Collected (book)

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Tabloid PurposesTabloid Purposes (book)

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There is something for everyone in this anthology, namely for those who miss what a traditional horror story would read like. Or if they are looking for Outer Limits type Science Fiction, there's a little bit of that too in here. Featuring the talents of M.D.B. Wuesthoff, Nicholas S. Stember, Sherry L. Gibson, Victoria Taylor Murray, Robert Montesino, and many other talented authors in horror and Science Fiction. Introduction is penned by William J. Wright of The City Morgue Magazine. Come one, come all to the circus within the pages -- the pages written in the world of tabloid newspapers. Edited by Nickolaus Albert Pacione to buy the editor of Reality Check some time when his area was nailed by two hurricaines. This started Lake Fossil Press, named for his short story Lake Fossil.

Collectives In A Forsaken LandscapeCollectives In A Forsaken Landscape (book)

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Collectives In A Forsaken LandscapeCollectives In A Forsaken Landscape (book)

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Illustrated, A collection taken from the archives of my journal, some would be from my website and other places online. What would remain within the nightmares are written within these pages. Some of the short stories included in this are House of Spiders (written originally for Reality Check, an outtake,) and INSECT. Few of the stories are works of fiction, others are true as one would notice with Accident Revisited. Featuring the centerpiece gothic epic written about the tradegy on September 11, 2001, titled Seasons of Black September in its expanded form.

"Take a look at the rest of this writer's works...it's worth it." -- Nicholas S. Stember, author, Twilight (review on AuthorsDen of short story House of Spiders.)

"Nick Pacione's imagination twists and weaves as incredible stories unfold to scare the living daylights out of his fans." --- Barbara Malenky, Author Human Oddities

The Ethereal Gazette: Issue FiveThe Ethereal Gazette: Issue Five (book)

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The long awaited fifth issue of The Ethereal Gazette. Those who thought the magazine folded after four issues -- it on a hiatus for editor having serious health issues. Now some of the writers published in this one are Zahid Zaman, Keven James Hurtack (Withersin Magazine 1.1: Birth Issue,) Alex Rivera (did the painting on the covers) and a few who got their start on FanFiction.net and FictionPress.com.
See the editorial for the full details of the magazine for the contributing authors. Some of the most scary or most creative stories in the small press. Featuring a semi-exclusive story by the editor, a true story having to spend time in and out of the emergency room for bronchitis and the complications. The story also now appears in a magazine hosted by bloodtouch.com. Photography provided by the editor.

Halloween On CameraHalloween On Camera (book)

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This is a ghost story that is entirely a work of fiction, but the place that it is set at is truly haunted. I speak of South Barrington, Illinois, and some college students were picked to do a documentary on the grounds of White's Cemetery. This was originally written early 2005, and it is previously published in the anthology TABLOID PURPOSES II. The first ghost story that's the length of some of H.P. Lovecraft's works. It was inspired from an actual ghost hunt that the author's been on back when he was twenty years old.

Stories of the ApparitionsStories of the Apparitions (book)

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Four ghost stories. Three that are works of fiction and the last one is true. What Collectives was when it came to Gothic Horror, and the ghost story has its roots in the gothic tale. The stories in the collection are as follows.

Accidental Ghosts
Halloween On Camera
In The Refection Of A Lens
Observations Of An Abandoned Seminary

The book is redesigned and reformatted, the cover is even retooled. Overall layout is by the author. The imagination behind Collectives In A Forsaken Landscape is also behind this one. The only story that is really full on horror is In The Reflection Of A Lens. The two stories are inspired by the Reality TV anthology contest author was published in a year ago.

Stories of the ApparitionsStories of the Apparitions (book)

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Four ghost stories, three that are works of fiction and one is true. The true story in the set is Observations Of An Abandoned Seminary. A Few been collected from my website, and another only available as a downloadable or in an anthology. Two of the stories in the book are inspired by the Reality Check anthology. Every aspect that made Collectives In A Forsaken Landscape a dark collection of short stories will make this one every bit as dark, but not as many stories as the last collection. Some might not of understood the stories in the last one being as abstract as they were, this one isn't as abstract but still have a gothic charm to them.

Cover Photography and Design Concept: Nickolaus A. Pacione

History of the Gothic: An Anthology Of Short StoriesHistory of the Gothic: An Anthology Of Short Stories (book)

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Eight stories in the genre all released into the public domain that inspired almost every writer out there who picked up the pen to write horror fiction. Photography performed by Nickolaus Pacione, and contains the original illustration that was first published with the short story, The Monkey's Paw. The only new story in the collection is by the editor, titled Passenger it was never before published anywhere. Writers included range from Edgar Allan Poe to the story, Melmoth, The Wanderer.

Norwood's DiscoveryNorwood's Discovery (book)

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The first novella of author Nickolaus A. Pacione, and third forray into Science Fiction. It is a story about an author who finds various treasures of a lost civilization, want to find out what happens read away for the details. Welcome to the adventure of Kenneth Norwood, a novelist who also moonlights as an underwater explorer. He wrote this story for his younger sister, being the parents suggested his work was too dark. Even some might say this story has the horror elements, it is all background while the Science Fiction is entirely in the foreground. This is one of the more accessable stories within the full catalog; but not available online. One can only read it if they got it for purchase.

"Good read...entertaining mix of Reality TV, 'Stargate Atlantis' and 'X-files' rolled into one." -- Terry Lloyd Vinson, author, Half Past The Witching Hour

Norwood's DiscoveryNorwood's Discovery (book)

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The small print edition first novella by Nickolaus Pacione, of a novelist who finds remains of a lost civilization. He does the research for a novel and does another dive and finds more to the photos he took years before. Science Fiction written in the tradition of Jules Verne. This is Pacione's third forray into Science Fiction and first as a novella. Overall layout of the book is designed by the author.

"Good read...entertaining mix of Reality TV, 'Stargate Atlantis' and 'X-files' rolled into one." -- Terry Lloyd Vinson, author, Half Past The Witching Hour.

Stories Of Science And CuriosityStories Of Science And Curiosity (book)

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A Collection of three Science Fiction stories, two were previously published as individual chapbooks and the third was never before published. The descriptions of the first two are posted on site, while the third is the third sequel to cult Science Fiction story Lake Fossil. The influences for the stories range from the Jules Verne style to the Science Fiction tappings of Michael Crichton and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. Paired with an illustration by critically acclaimed artist, Stephanie Rodriguez.

Leviathan's GhostLeviathan's Ghost (book)

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A short story written in the traditions of Peter Benchley and H.P. Lovecraft. Benchley's nautical elements with Lovecraft's supernatural element. This appears in the first Tabloid Purposes as the final story; but if one wants to pick up the short story by itself they can do so here. This is a short story written in the Cthulhu Mythos.

Norwood's DiscoveryNorwood's Discovery (book)

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An Author finds some traces of the lost city along the eastern seaboard of the United States. With a few college students they go looking for more evidence of the existence of the lost civilization of Atlantis. This is the first full length novella from author, Nickolaus A. Pacione. This was never before published anywhere online so the only place to read it is from here. Book is entirely designed by author.

Inspirations: Jules Verne and Steven Spielburg

Tabloid Purposes 3Tabloid Purposes 3 (book)

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The third illstallement of the flagship anthology series edited by Lake Fossil Press' founder, Nickolaus A. Pacione. Some of the authors in this anthology are Donna Burgess, J.M. Heluk, Ken Goldman, Alex Rivera, Casey Gordon, Paige Smith, and Mary Rose -- plus a host of other writers including J.R. Cain and Charles O'Conner, III.

Imagination From The Nautical EyeImagination From The Nautical Eye (book)

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Two Science Fiction stories from Nickolaus Pacione, horrormasters.com featured author and one of the stories in the set is a never before published epic titled Norwood's Discovery. The first of the collection is a short story that follows up LAKE FOSSIL, and the second revolves around a novelist who moonlights as an adventurer. Two stories ..... one imagination.

Stories of the ApparitionsStories of the Apparitions (book)

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Cover Photography and Design Concept: Nickolaus A. Pacione

The Storms Of ArmageddonThe Storms Of Armageddon (book)

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A5 Large Print Edition:

A dark vision of the future via the author Nickolaus A. Pacione. Set during the year 2013, this is a future that no one wants to imagine can happen and inspired by those films that the Discovery Channel put out. This is his first attempt at doing a cyberpunk style Science Fiction story. Rated PG-13 for storm menace. Think what happens when technology survives the Mayan Calendar. No one really knows what the future holds especially the not too distant future. What does the year 2013 look like? This is one of those futures that can be a posiblity. As morbid as it seems, one can ask the question what if and this could be one of those what ifs. This is the what if no one wants to see, but this is one of those that are unavoidable. Inspired by the Quakes and Storms Relief Anthology, namely Trent Roman and Erin Mackay.

Stories Of Science And CuriosityStories Of Science And Curiosity (book)

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LAKE FOSSIL IIILAKE FOSSIL III (book)

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The third installment of the Lake Fossil Trilogy, now available by itself as a 6.63 x 10.25 chapbook series. This one follows the exploits of two high school buddies, a goth and a metalhead as they go to see a writer doing a book signing. This is when their story begins as they see the creature going around Downtown Chicago, after a journalist goes on a snorkeling trip with her kid sister -- they have an encounter with the Lake Fossil. Set two years after the first Lake Fossil. Lake Fossil II can be piced up for $ .40 on HorrorMasters.com

Tabloid PurposesTabloid Purposes (book)

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A Library Of Unknown HorrorsA Library Of Unknown Horrors (book)

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Horror had always been a staple in the anthology form for a number of years -- ever since the first Lock and Key Library edited by Julian Hawthrone, it's been a stable for the small press. This is how writers get their names out and editors get the word out to the writer about the authors. Anytime you go to a convention -- these are the ones that people can't seem to keep in stock fast enough. Anthologies had always been the home for short stories, either as it is horror, fantasy, or Science Fiction. They say short story horror is a dying breed -- well they're far wrong. I am proud to put my name on this anthology as a namesake and not exactly trying to create a new Lock and Key Library, but much like that anthology did -- An Anthology of Unknown Horrors is an anthology that will capture the imagination with authors Scot Savage (The Groover's Last Stand,) Eric Lowther, James Watts, Ken "KK" Kuptis, Joline Lieck, and David "Doc" Byron to name a few of the writers featured in here.

Ethereal Gazette: Issue 8Ethereal Gazette: Issue 8 (book)

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Issue Eight is now live and available for sale -- featuring A.F. Smith from issue seven and Craig Smith from the previous even number issue. New Talent and established talent under one roof, are you ready for this? Come on in -- horror lives here and it isn't always a work of fiction either. Everything here will hit fairly hard. The story by the publisher is one of the longest in a magazine and it's available in its entirely, retitled Ward Twelve.

The Ethereal Gazette: Issue SevenThe Ethereal Gazette: Issue Seven (book)

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Issue Seven is finally live after trying to get it ready to go. Horror and science fiction dwell within these pages -- featuring the works of Ray R. Wise of Grigori 3, Deon Sanders, Tom Hamilton, Peter Woodruff, and the photography of Jeorge Carmillo.
This is published twice a year by LAKE FOSSIL PRESS and it is the long awaited local author issue. Though it is smaller than the other ones, don't let that fool you. Front cover photo is done in house by the publisher, and this will contain a brand new story from the editor -- that story House of Cards. As the editor joked with the other writers this is know as the guys night out issue because it's all male line up. When you get a bunch of writers from Chicago and its collar counties picture John Hughes working with Rod Serling or Ray Bradbury and you're halfway there. This will be the first ever using the digest format on lulu.com. Marking the three year anniversary of the second issue of the Ethereal Gazatte.

Tabloid Purposes: Book FiveTabloid Purposes: Book Five (book)

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The Future is here and the future s now, the series this time around features a host of newcomers and each one has something awe inspiring to bring to the table along with some returning small press veterans including Ken Goldman, S. G. Cardin and featuring extremely gifted newcomers T. Blake Braddy, Angela Gray, J. Fraim, Sarah Whitaker, and Casey Fiesier.
This is the annual anthology that LAKE FOSSIL PRESS publishes, but this time around showing the roots and inspirations ranging from Jules Verne, Phillip K. Dick, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and H.G. Wells. The only theme with this anthology is near future dystopia and that is tricky concept to get going but each author gives their dark take on this genre. Nickolaus A. Pacione performs all the photography on the cover of this one.

The Ethereal Gazette: Issue SixThe Ethereal Gazette: Issue Six (book)

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Fresh off the word proccessor, Issue Six of the Ethereal Gazette is now live and available for purchase as a tradepaperback. Featuring works by David "Doc" Byron, Alex Rivera, Craig Smith, Christopher Allan Death, Frank Duffy, and others. For the first time we got an interview with an east coast horror hostess, Rondo Award Winner Penny Dreadful the 13th. Plenty of jolts from cover to cover -- from horror to clean bizarro fiction, we got it for you this issue. Weird Fiction from some highly talented individuals.

Nickolaus Albert Pacione Delivers: A Library Of Unknown HorrorsNickolaus Albert Pacione Delivers: A Library Of Unknown Horrors (book)

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Promotional project from Lake Fossil Press. Featuring authors from both the public domain and the small press. Part of the A5 Library series. Artwork by Alex Rivera, Nickolaus Pacione and Tiffany Proctor. Featuring stories by Joline Lieck, Scot Savage, James Watts, Tiffany Proctor, and stories by writers in the public domain. 12 stories by talented newcoming authors, a story by the editor first time released in the United States, and 7 authors in the public domain. Dedicated to a high school buddy who died at the age of 30 from unknown causes.

Tabloid Purposes IVTabloid Purposes IV (book)

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If you read the magazine and like what you see with it, visit my nextcat blog for the complete submission guidelines. If you have a hard time getting around a lulu.com site. The Ethereal Gazette has eight issues in print and tow of them are smaller than the rest of them. If you want to write for the magazine with fiction titles, I am looking at stories between 2000 to 10,000 words, but if you want to go longer just let me know ahead of time. IF you want to take a look at another publication, this one is available on Amazon.com.
Jordan M. Bobe produces that anthology series. Another good one to check out is Coach's Midnight Diner if you are from the fait background and a little scared of a Tabloid Purposes. Fear has no religion. The story you're looking for in this one is Damnation Observes, a clean bizarro tale in the vein of the Bizarro Starter Kit. For For the longest time I was writing bizarro without even knowing I did -- when I include things from my life in there, I have to make it a bizarro story. I read The Bizarro Starter Kit and some of the stories in issue six are that. Anyway submissions are received at the assigned e-mail address used exclusively for fiction submissions, the length of the stories being between 2200 to 8000, etherealgazett@gmail.com.
The stories must be submitted as a .word, (.doc) Open Office Document Text (.odt) .WPS and .abw format. Artwork can be submitted to and so is photography but the photography is usually done by me. IT helps to read the magazine before you submit or a TABLOID PURPOSES for that matter, I forbid erotic content of any kind so don't even think about it. There are other markets out there for those kind of stories and you can look up different places to get yourselves published there. I will publish traditional Horror, Dark Literary Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and modern day science fiction. I run every issue on lulu.com.. The latter two installments for TABLOID PURPOSES are going to be available on Amazon.com in 6 weeks. I also sell them signed if you want a signed copy I have limited backstock but I can sell one or two of them.

ready to go mother fuckers! TABLOID PURPOSES IV: SOMETHING MACABRE THIS WAY COMES!

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Want to see the guidelines for the eight issue, they're found on Netcat.com and if you're looking for guidelines for TABLOID PURPOSES 6:66, keep an eye on Ralan.com.com for more details. If you're up looking for Tabloid Purposes: Book Five is available now on lulu.com as a direct link, you did come to the right place. You can find my exclusive work in an anthology available on Amazon.com now. If you want more information than that drop me an e-mail. As they say you can't keep a publishing company down that doesn't want to die. LAKE FOSSIL PRESS is the home of TABLOID PURPOSES and other anthologies in the small press. I am in the process of reworking Tabloid Purposes One to make it available as a 5.5 x 8.5 paperback format. Welcome to the grand reopening. I am joining forces with Nextcat.com for some of my freebie fiction, and this will be a PDF download.
I do accept paypal payments for books that are signed. I will provide more details as they are unfolding. If you have me added on AIM after adding you, I will be able to give more details about the cost for the signed versions. They will go between $16.00 to $18.00. The price on here is $15.90. The store is open 24/7. Issues of the magazine can be picked up here. I am still working on issue nine and had to cut a story out because the writer is making a novel from it.