Black Denim Lit #5: No Sleep Till Deadtown: [Jun, 2014]

Michael Haynes · Sean Monaghan · Daniel Moore · Sarah Vernetti · Suzanne Burns · John Pace · Elaine Olund · Janet Slike

Jun 2014 · Black Denim Lit Book 5 · Black Denim Lit

About this ebook

 The June, 2014 issue edited by Christopher T Garry features never before seen short stories from eight new authors. They create narratives that are variously dark, cynical, inspiring, disturbing, longing and irreverent. Black Denim Lit is a monthly journal of fiction available on the web and on all eReaders.

**"No Sleep Til Deadtown" by Michael Haynes: an unusual taxi driver risks a dangerous game **"Jinn" by Daniel Moore: a woman plays 'Marid' for her clients, guiding them through subconscious memory and desire **"Deficit" by Sarah Vernetti: mother and child are pursued through a world in crisis **"The Line of Fate" by Suzanne Burns: a young wife struggles with mania and identity **"Gladys Collins" by John Pace: a quiet life implodes under the shadow of a smothering stranger **"The Cloud" by Elaine Olund: a uniquely simple solution for anxiety and fear PLUS **"Pigs Fry; Pigs Fly" by Janet Slike; **"Ripples From The Weather Aggregator" by Sean Monaghan

How do you wield power in a world bent on a balance of terror? What if extricating all your anxieties left nothing earthly behind? What comes from wishes made of snow? Can you fabricate a memory into something spontaneous?

About the author

Daniel Moore - Daniel Moore is a short story author from New York City. His work has been featured in several speculative fiction publications, most recently in Mystery and Horror LLC's Mardi Gras Murder, ISBN: 978-0989007689.  You can visit him by contacting his author profile at http://facebook.com/danielmoorewrites

Sarah Vernetti - Sarah Vernetti is a freelance travel writer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Her work has appeared in Desert Companion, Luxury Las Vegas, and Global Living, and her flash fiction has been published in Postcard Shorts and A Story in 100 Words. Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Art History from the University of Kansas. She can be found on http://sarahvernetti.wordpress.com

Suzanne Burns - The story, The Line of Fate, is included in Suzanne's new in-progress story collection, The Veneration of Monsters. Dzanc Books published her debut collection, Misfits and Other Heroes, ISBN: 978-0981589961. She is currently working on a poetry sequence about visiting Area 51 in Nevada.

Michael Haynes - Michael Haynes lives in Central Ohio. An ardent short story reader and writer, Michael has had stories appear in venues such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Nature, and Daily Science Fiction. He is Co-Editor at Goldfish Grimm's Spicy Fiction Sushi. His website is http://michaelhaynes.info

John Pace - As a longtime civil rights attorney, John has written many thousands of pages of purported nonfiction. After so many opposing counsel claimed his legal memoranda were pure fiction, he threw in the towel and now writes full time. John lives in Salt Lake City with his partner, Elaine, the most supportive wife ever, and two of their three children (the third is off to college). You may find him on Twitter and Facebook.

Elaine Olund - Elaine Olund is a writer, designer and artist living in Cincinnati, Ohio. She divides her work time between running her graphic design business and fiction-writing. Her short fiction has appeared in Bartleby Snopes, 38th Parallel Magazine, everydayfiction.com and many others. She recently completed her first novel, The Last Butterfly, a coming of age tale set in 2195, in the ‘Dead Zone’ of Indiana, and has a second novel underway. Find her at elaineolund.com, and @elaineolund on Twitter.

Janet Slike - Janet Slike is a freelance writer and editor living in Dublin, Ohio with her husband and two cats. Her short stories have been published by Taproot Literary Review, The Zodiac Review, Antique Children, and the Columbus Creative Cooperative and can be found on http://www.facebook.com/janet.slike

Sean Monaghan - Sean Monaghan works as an educator in a busy public library. His stories have appeared in Perihelion, Aurealis and The Colored Lens, among others. His website is SeanMonaghan.com. The previous BDLit Stories by Sean Monaghan: “800” - Issue #2, Mar, 2014. Also on Twitter: @seanmmonaghan