Fossil Lake: An Anthology of the Aberrant (32 page)

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Russell Nayle

For reasons that will be self-evident to those in the know, this contributor chooses to remain as anonymous as such a name allows.

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Tanya Nehmelman

Tanya Nehmelman, although has always been a bigger fan of horror, is a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature. In spare time, when not working on adult horror, she enjoys writing, and illustrating children’s books. You can find one of her short, horror stories entitled, “Every Time I Close My Eyes”, in the anthology entitled, “Dead Men and Women Walking” A collection of short stories, “Nighty Nightmares” is available at
authorhouse.com
. Updates for her recent work/events can be found at facebook.com/tanyanehmelmanauthorpage.

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Mark Orr

Mark Orr
 resides in the wilds of Middle Tennessee, out past Gemütlichkeit and well on the way to La Dolce Vita, with his wife of thirty-two years, three daughters, one granddaughter, and roughly 10,000 books. His current work in progress is a comprehensive history of the horror genre in every medium imaginable, spanning the years 1890 to 1980. He is also working on devising a workable tango solo, disproving the old saying about it taking two to you-know-what.

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Mary Pletsch

Mary Pletsch is a glider pilot, toy collector and graduate of the University of Huron College, the Royal Military College of Canada and Dalhousie University.  Her short stories have been published in “When the Hero Comes Home 2” by Dragon Moon Press, “Dark Bits” by Apokrupha and “Steamed Up” by Dreamspinner Press.  “Mishipishu:  The Ghost Story of Penny Jaye Prufrock” was inspired by summer camp nostalgia, Bon Echo Provincial Park and T.S. Eliot read after midnight.  Administrator by day, writer by night, she stays up late to indulge the voices in her head, powered by the lunar tides and too much caffeine.  She currently lives in Ottawa with Dylan Blacquiere and their four cats.  Visit her online at
www.fictorians.com

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G. Preacher

G. Preacher is a world traveler and renaissance man whose hobbies include music, mayhem and meditation.  He is an historian by trade, specializing in the Gothic subculture, and has been in more museums than he can count.  It is his great pleasure to be able to bring his love for the past, his immersion in academia and the literary arts together in this anthology.

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Peter Rawlik

In the beginning there were the books, and Pete Rawlik loved them.  Through the years they grew, some were lost, some were replaced, but the collection and the books themselves grew.  They filled his room, and then his apartment.  The apartment gave way to a house, but even that the books filled.  They grew bigger, and smarter, wiser, more difficult to understand, and handle.  Rawlik tried to stop them, he sold them, he gave them away, he burned them.  They found ways to return, and in the end they consumed him, filled him up, until all that was left were the words pouring out of him and onto the page.

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William Andre Sanders

William Andre Sanders resides in Narrows, VA with his wife and two children. He has had three short stories and over two dozen poems published.  Right now, he is committed to completing the final touches on the first draft of what he hopes will become his debut horror novel.  Feel free to contact him on facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/dre6380
, or by email at
[email protected]
.

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Michael Shimek

Michael Shimek currently resides in Minnesota where he writes horror, fantasy, and science-fiction. Some of his stories can be found in the anthologies
Grave Robbers, Barnyard Horror, ZOMBIE:Lockdown, Blood & Roses,
and
Tales of the Undead: Suffer Eternal - volume II,
along with more on the way. He also posts random free stories on his blog:
michaelshimek.blogspot.com

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John Claude Smith

John Claude Smith has had one book published, a collection called, The Dark Is Light Enough For Me.  He will have a second book released in 2014–details coming soon.  He is currently writng a novel, while shopping around another one, and putting together a second collection.  Busy is good.  He splits his time between the SF Bay Area and Rome, Italy.  Blog:
http://thewildernesswithinbyjohnclaudesmith.blogspot.com/

Email:
[email protected]

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Jeremy Terry

Jeremy Terry is the author of the apocalyptic horror novel Dreams of the Dead from Damnation Books and Mirror, Mirror from SSTPublications. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies and magazines from Nightscape Press, Azure Keep Quarterly, and SSTpublications. He lives in the Florida Panhandle with his wife, three boys, and Great Dane named Max. You can follow him on the web at
www.facebook.com/jeremyterrywrites/

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Patrick Tumblety

Patrick Tumblety is a multimedia artist and writer. This fall his work has appeared in
Tales of Jack the Ripper
, by
Word Horde Press
, as well as issues of
Dark Moon Digest
and
Sirens Call Publications
. In 2012, he released
Dark Passages
, an anthology of thrillers currently available on Amazon.com. That year he was also published in
Infinity’s Kitchen
, an experimental narrative magazine, and received an honorable mention from
Writer’s Digest
for short format storytelling. Patrick currently resides in Dover, Delaware with his wife, Kathleen, and their cat, Dusty. He would love to hear feedback from you at
[email protected]
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D.J. Tyrer

DJ Tyrer is the person behind
Atlantean Publishing
and has been widely published in anthologies and magazines in the UK, USA and elsewhere, most recently
Cthulhu Haiku and Other Mythos Madness
(Popcorn Press),
Sorcery & Sanctity: A Homage to Arthur Machen
(Hieroglyphics Press),
All Hallow's Evil
(Mystery & Horror LLC) and
Strange Lucky Hallowe'en
(Whortleberry Press), and the well-received, sold-out limited-edition novella,
The Yellow House
(Dynatox Ministries).

DJ Tyrer's website is at
http://djtyrer.blogspot.co.uk/
. The Atlantean Publishing website is at
http://atlanteanpublishing.blogspot.co.uk/
. He can be reached at
[email protected]

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Lewis Unknown

Lewis Unknown went to University to discover he knew nothing, he now spends his time as his elderly father's full time carer and dreams of becoming a Viking, or a wealthy alcoholic. In the meantime however he writes the odd story for the entertainment of others.
pandaswahey.blogspot.com

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Melany Van Every

When not trying to save the small Iowa town she lives in from Cthulhu and heavy metal groupies one country song at a time, Melany Van Every can often be found hanging out at local restaurants or the town's one screen movie theater.  Inspiration for her writing comes from such authors as Stephen King and Jim Butcher as well as the worst of the monster movies that cable television has to offer and wildlife documentaries.  This is her first time being published.

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Dana Wright

Dana Wright has always had a fascination with things that go bump in the night. She is often found playing at local bookstores, trying not to maim herself with crochet hooks or knitting needles, watching monster movies with her husband and furry kids or blogging about books. More commonly, she is chained to her computers, writing like a woman possessed. She is currently working on several children's works, young adult fiction and horror short stories and is trying her hand at poety. She is a contributing author to several e-zines and anthologies.
Twitter: @dana19018
http://danawrightwordscribe.wordpress.com/
email:
[email protected]

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