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News November 12, 2019

Switchblade No. 11

Brian Beatty “The Husband” (verse)
Contents Page
Scotch Rutherford’s Editor’s Corner: Dysfunctional Relationships

Sharp & Deadly Short Fiction
George Garnet “Exotic”
Misha Burnett “Whatever Lola Wants”
Serena Jayne “Garden Variety Creeper”
John Timm “Strangers, Perfect Strangers”
J.D. Graves “Amid the Noise & Haste”
Alec Cizak “The Radical Mr. Bogota”
Robb T. White “The Alibi”

Quick & Dirty Flash Fiction
Jim J. Wilsky “A Brand New Outfit”
David Rachels “The Lady Urologist”

Switchblade Person of Interest: Alec Cizak
Author Bios & Acknowledgements

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir No. 11 November 2019
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 136 pages
POD $6.99 Kindle $2.99

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Uncategorized October 18, 2019

Lake County Incidents

Lake County Incidents (LCI) is a new anthology from Alec Cizak, writer and filmmaker, and editor of the fiction journal Pulp Modern. LCI is filled with macabre stories, about half first roiled out in indie digests and webzines.

Contents
“Creepy” (Beat to a Pulp 2017)
“Cancers”
“Atomic Fuel” (The Digest Enthusiast 2017)
“Sidewalk Flowers” (MicroHorror 2018)
“Canopy Road”
“EMUQ” (Massacre Magazine 2017)
“Stuck”
“The Bridge”
“Broke” (Horror Bites 2018)
“Useful Things” (EconoClash Review 2018)
“Worms” (Indiana Horror Review 2015)
“The People in the Margins”

Published by ABC Group Documentation //
Cover by Eric Adrian Lee
Print $11.99 Kindle $2.99

Note: Special Tech Noir editions of Switchblade and Pulp Modern will be unleashed soon.

News August 21, 2019

Tough Crime Stories No. 2

Contents
Michael Bracken “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
Thomas Pluck “The Third Jump of Frankie Buffalo”
Matt Mattilla “Day Planner”
William R. Soldan “Tally Ho”
C.A. Rowland “Beach Body”
Nick Kolakowski “Viking Funeral”
Andrew Welsh-Huggins “Long Drive Home”
Rob McClure Smith “Masonry”
Tia J’anae “Once Upon a Time in Chicago”
S.A. Cosby “The Grass Below My Feet”
Evelyn DeShane “No News is Good News”
Alec Cizak “The Bag Girl”
Preston Lang “Sarah, Sweet and Stealthy”
Chris McGinley “With Hair Blacker Than Coal”
Mary Torson “She Goes First”

Tough Crime Stories No. 2
Redneck Press
Editor/Publisher: Rusty Barnes
Contributing Editor: Tim Hennessy
Associate Editor: Rider Barnes
Design: Sue Miller
190 pages, 5” x 8”
POD $14.95
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News May 21, 2019

Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 4 Summer 2019

Don’t keep your new pals waiting. The new issue of Pulp Modern is here.

Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 4 Summer 2019
Alec Cizak: From the Editor
Rex Weiner “A Pinto, a Hooker, a Gun” art by Ran Scott
Russell Thayer “The Killer” art by Alfred Klosterman
C.W. Blackwell “Her Name Was Larceny” art by Alfred Klosterman
Albert Tucher “Modesy” (Diana Andrews) art by Dan W. Taylor
Matthew X. Gomez “The Price of an Offer Refused” art by Ran Scott
Scott Forbes Crawford “Heart of a Samurai” art by Ran Scott
Adam S. Furman “Rosetta” art by Ran Scott
Adam S. House “Odd Jobs” art by Ran Scott
S. Craig Renfroe Jr. “Chulainn” art by Ran Scott

Publishers: Uncle B Publications & Larque Press LLC
Editor: Alec Cizak
Design: Richard Krauss
Cover: Rick McCollum
Back Cover: Brian Buniak
Cartoons: Bob Vojtko
5.5” x 8.5” 132 pages
POD $6.99 Kindle (print replica) $2.99 Magzter $2.99

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News November 3, 2018

Chris McGinley’s “The Killing at Queen’s Tooth”

Stories from Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 3

Chris McGinley has published crime stories in Switchblade, Tough, the I.D. Press crime anthology (forthcoming), Story and Grit (forthcoming), and on a host of internet crime writing sites like Shotgun Honey, Out of the Gutter, Near to the Knuckle, and Yellow Mama. He also writes reviews and “re-considerations” for Unlawful Acts, the Flash Fiction Offensive, and SleuthSayers.

News November 2, 2018

J.A. Prentice’s “Sand in a Jar”

Stories from Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 3

Though he was born in the UK, J.A. Prentice has spent most of his life in the United States. In 2017, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Creative Writing. His work has previously been published by Crooked Teeth and 365 Tomorrows. He also contributes to the blog Living Authors’ Society, which can be found on WordPress,Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter. He believes that the best way to write fantasy is to read history and mythology and then be a little insane.When he was five, he was attacked by a wild monkey, which annoyingly proved to be the most interesting thing that has happened to him.

News November 1, 2018

Scotch Rutherford’s “Going Dark”

Stories from Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 3

Scotch Rutherford writes about dark corners between the bright lights. An independent screenwriter and short fiction author, his work has appeared in All Due Respect, Pulp Modern, EconoClash Review, Shotgun Honey, Switchblade, and The Flash Fiction Offensive. He lives a blissful life of abject poverty in sunny Los Angeles, California.

News October 31, 2018

Cynthia Ward’s “Roadsong”

Stories from Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 3

Cynthia Ward has sold stories to Analog, Asimov’s, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Nightmare, Weirdbook, Weird Tales, and other magazines and anthologies. She edited the anthologies Lost Trails: Forgotten Tales of the Weird West Volumes 1–2 (WolfSinger Publications).With Nisi Shawl, she coauthored the fiction-writing handbook, Writing the Other: A Practical Approach (Aqueduct Press). She sold her short pulp novels, The Adventure of the Incognita Countess and The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum, to Aqueduct Press.

News October 30, 2018

John Kojak’s “Elizabeth Beatrice Moore”

Stories from Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 3

John Kojak received his BA in English from The University of Texas. He crafts his writing to speak in diverse voices. His short story “Don Pedro” appeared in Beyond Imagination magazine, “American Hero” in Down In The Dirt, “Beauty and the Beast” in Third Wednesday,“Happy Hands Cleaning Service” in Bête Noire, and “Elizabeth Beatrice Moore” in Pulp Modern. His poetry has also appeared in Poetry Quarterly, Dual Coast, The Stray Branch (featured writer), The Literary Commune, Dime Show Review, and The Los Angeles Review of Los Angeles.

News October 29, 2018

Stephen D. Rogers’ “A/S/L?”

Stories from Pulp Modern Vol. 2 No. 3

Stephen D. Rogers is the author of Shot to Death and more than 800 shorter works. His website, <StephenDRogers.com>, includes a list of new and upcoming titles as well as other timely information.