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Ink Stains Volume 12: A Dark Fiction Literary Anthology Kindle Edition
They say that blood is thicker than water…but some family members take that old adage a little too far.
Our family and friends are the only things that stand between us and a frightening and dangerous world. But what if members of the “fam” aren’t quite what they seem on the surface?
They say that everyone has a hidden monster inside them, waiting for the quiet click of the lock that will unleash them. What do you do when you find yourself holding the key?
In the twelfth volume of Ink Stains, authors Adan Berkowitz, Michael Martin Garrett, James Harper, Marty Keller, Jamie Landry, K. L. Lord, Paul Lubaczewski, Jose Gabriel Siles, Lani Steele, and Alyssa N. Vaughn explore the secret hostilities and inner demons that lie beneath the seeming calm waters of those we love the most.
We may even find out how thick blood really can be.
Ink Stains, a quarterly anthology published by Dark Alley Press, is about shining a stark light on the shadows of life, exploring those dimly lit corridors, and unearthing those long-buried secrets. We don’t believe good will always triumph over evil or that someone will always be around to save the day.
Sometimes all we have is ourselves. And the stories that keep us turning the page.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 29, 2019
- File size4196 KB
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- ASIN : B07R6Q1552
- Publisher : Dark Alley Press (April 29, 2019)
- Publication date : April 29, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 4196 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 212 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1946050172
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,209,994 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,881 in Horror Anthologies (Kindle Store)
- #5,311 in Horror Anthologies (Books)
- #7,012 in Fiction Anthologies
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About the authors
Paul has lived all over the country before settling in Appalachia over fifteen years ago with his wife Leslie and their son. He also has two adult children living in his native Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous novels and collections and more on the way. Paul is a member of the Horror Writers Association, appearing on the panel for horror comedy at the 2021 Stoker Con. He has a dark and serious horror side, but he has also never answered the question, "Is everything a joke with you?" correctly once in his entire life.
A transplanted native in a city full of them, James Harper is an international bestselling horror writer working in Washington DC. His most recent horror story, "Sultrazusthra," just launched in Dark Horses #18, from Hobb's End Press, edited by Wayne Kyle Spitzer."Frankenstein at the Tomb of the Merlins,"appears in Abominable: Anthology of Monster Stories, from Wicked Shadow Press, edited by Parth Sarathi Chakraborty. ""Bells & Whistles," can be found in Demonic Medicine: Take Your Pills!, from 4 Horsemen Publications, edited by S.L. Vargas. His novelette, "Do Not Open," appears in The Trick is to Keep Breathing, edited by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka. "Death Before Birth," another novelette, can be found in Dark Horses Magazine #2 from Hobb's End Press, edited by Wayne Kyle Spitzer. "Eighth Deadly Sin," appears in Madame Gray's Vault of Gore, edited by Gerri R. Gray for HellBound Books. October 2020 also saw the publication of "The Underneath" in Books of Horror Community Anthology, Volume 3, Part 1, edited by R.J. Roles and Jason Myers and "Broking Bodies" in Terror Unleashed, edited by Ramsey Scott for Skywatcher Press. "Mortal Limits," can be found in Unbreakable Ink, edited by Shebat Legion. "Krokodil" appears in Little Demons Digest, Volume 3, edited by Martin Fisher. His horror story, "Cathy Hulu," appears in the third volume of the Lovecraftiana Omnibus from Rogue Planet Press. Originally, it can be found in Lovecraftiana. Vol. 3, No.1, edited by Gavin Chappell. "The Ring on the Roof," is published in Kitchen Sink Gothic 2 from Parallel Universe Publications, edited by David A. & Linden Riley. His "Noonday Devil" appears in the award-winning Gargoyle, DC's most prestigious literary magazine. "Got One Heart," can be found in Ink Stains, Volume 12 from Dark Alley Press, edited by N. Apythia Morges. "Frankenstein at the Tomb of the Merlins," appears in Anatomy of Hate, edited by Karen Otto. "Your Fondest Wish" can be found in 19 Gates of Hell, edited by Rookie Burwick. "The Thing from Hell World," a hard sci fi/horror story, is published in EconoClash Review #2, edited by J.D. Graves. "The Exquisite Genius of Ichiro," appears in Fierce Tales: Shadow Realms, edited by Jeffrey Blehar. "Madman Across the Water," appears in Year’s Best Body Horror 2017, an Amazon bestselling anthology from Gehenna & Hinnom, edited by C.P. Dunphey. "For Every Sound That Floats" is published in Deadman's Tome Real American Horror, edited by Jesse Dedman. "Reptoid" appears in Black Candy: A Halloween Anthology of Horror by Jaded Books Publishing, edited by Kasey Hill. The short story, "Death Ray," can be found in Busted Lip, the inaugural anthology from Fat-Lip Press. The short story version of his novel, Love Craft, is collected in Swallowed by the Beast, an anthology edited by Samie Sands. His novelette, "Return of the Caledonians," appears in The Corpse Candle and Other Nightmares, edited by Patrick Dotson. In addition, it appears in the Halloween anthology, Tales of Horror on Halloween Night, edited by Samie Sands. He has a short story, "Just for One Day," in the anthology Stress City: A Big Book of Fiction by 51 DC Guys, edited by Richard Peabody.
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Earned a Bachelor of Computer Science and worked as a programmer before becoming a high school teacher in Dallas. Formerly a comics reviewer/columnist for Nerdspan.com and a video games reviewer for ThatVideoGameBlog, currently writing horror, sci-fi, and fantasy for all age groups.
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Despite a seemingly chronic inability to stay home, Lani Steele has been writing and publishing poetry, fiction, and other genres for decades. It started in fourth grade, when her teacher encouraged her to write a story instead of making a frilly valentine. She never looked back, and although she lives with one foot in California and one on the wind, writing is always a focus.
Steele’s work has appeared in over fifty local, state, national and international publications. Poetry, literary and mystery short stories, feature and travel articles, one-act plays, and educational print and media materials comprise her portfolio. Steele’s poetry has won prizes in many contests around the states, and she served for several years as Area Co-Coordinator and Poet-Teacher for California Poets in the Schools. She is a volunteer supporter of Poetry Out Loud. She is also a founder and member of the Central Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime (crime writers). Journal publications include California State Poetry Quarterly, Napa Review, Café Solo, Dark Horse Literary Journal, Red Herring Mystery Magazine, Women’s World, Endless Vacation. Many anthologies, including the Tuesday Poets Anthology, and several Sisters in Crime compilations, contain her short stories. Steele’s first stand-alone poetry chapbook, CROWDED WITH GHOSTS, was well-received. Her non-fiction account of a motorcycle journey with her husband, SIERRA CYCLE, came out in 1988.
An Angeleno by upbringing, Steele is a proud Bruin, with BA and MA in American History, and Ph.D. in Education from UCLA. Teaching gigs in Switzerland, the Philippines, and Chad are part of her fifty years as an educator. Steele taught elementary and secondary levels, and spent twenty-six years at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo instructing and supervising future teachers. Her favorite job was teaching high level IB English at a private school in Manila, where she designed her own feminist, slightly revolutionary, minority-peoples-focussed, literary curriculum.
From educational road trips as a child to recent multi-month tours of Europe and Japan with her husband, Steele has traveled wherever and whenever she can, visiting about ninety countries so far. A son and his family in Korea make that country a frequent destination, although she struggles to learn Korean. The several homes of Pablo Neruda in Chile, and Easter Island, are on her bucket list. Because of an unconquered shopping habit, Steele’s friends often refer to her home as “Lani’s museum.” When she is at home, Steele reads,sews and quilts, gardens, hikes, plunks away on her ukulele, and plans the next trip.
K.L. Lord is a queer American author of horror and dark fantasy. She is a horror academic who loves to explore twisted themes and dark realities, often delving into the dark side of relationships. Growing up, she devoured novels by Anne Rice, Mary Shelley, Stephen King, and anyone else she could get her hands on. She is a lover of all things ink, collects books, gothic and macabre art, and tattoos. Find her work in publications by Ghost Orchid Press, Writers Resist, Propertius Press, and Ink Stains. When she's not working on her English Literature Ph.D., she's hanging out with her family watching horror movies and doing her own creepy crafting.
Pronouns: she/they
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