Photo: from
Big Pulp's Facebook page
Mr. Bill Olver and all of the other good folks at
Big Pulp
have purchased the rights to my short story "The Zombie's Lament" for
its anthology series. Volume One of this anthology will hit the stores,
online and physical, in June 2014. Volume Two will be published in
April 2015. That one will have my story.
It's
about a guy who loses the love of his life, gets bitten in the face by a
zombie, and tries to apologize to his beloved before he turns--or
dies.
So if you like zombies--and who doesn't?!?--save your pennies and buy Volume One from
Big Pulp
in June. And, it goes without saying, but if you know me, you know
I'll say it anyway: Mark April 2015 on your calendar to buy the volume
with my story in it. No, seriously, go mark it right now. Please?
What is
Big Pulp? Well, here it is, straight from the editor, Bill Olver,
from Big Pulp's website:
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On March 3, 2008, we debuted
with Simon Petrie's "Dragonsick", the opening story in our first
quarterly online journal. At the time, I had no idea what kind of
response we'd get from writers or readers. I worried that no one would
submit to an unknown market and that readers wouldn't find us on the
web. I also didn't know much about putting together a website, designing
a publication, working with writers and artists, writing contracts, or
selling anything.
In retrospect, there was a lot I didn't know.
But I did know good stories
when I read them. I knew what I liked and I knew I wanted to create
something I didn't see on the newsstand - a venue that mixed and crossed
genres, was open to new writers, and pushed against the envelope of
what's considered genre fiction.
Did we succeed? Some days more
than others, but over the past six years, we've refined and redefined
our offerings, with each iteration getting closer to the vision I set
out to achieve. We've published hundreds of stories and poems, which in
combination have created a brand alongside of genre - the Big Pulp story.
At best, a Big Pulp
story is smart, literate, and thought-provoking. It's got attitude,
rarely takes itself too seriously, and isn't afraid to poke where it
doesn't belong. It defies expectations and tropes. It hits you where you
live and sometimes in the nuts. A Big Pulp story is sci-fi, it's fantasy, it might be a mystery or horror or romance, but it's rarely what you expect.
In December 2010, Big Pulp moved into print. In 2013, we branched out into themed anthologies with Clones, Fairies & Monsters in the Closet [...] and The Kennedy Curse.
And now in 2014, we're launching a new line of publications that will
continue to mix and match conventions and stretch the boundaries of what
genre can do.
Six years! I can't believe how
quickly the time has passed or how far we've come as a small press. I'm
proud of what we've accomplished and the writers we've published.
Happy anniversary to us, our
writers and artists, and all our readers! We couldn't have done it
without you, and we hope you'll stick with us for our seventh year and
beyond!
Bill Olver
Editor
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So there you have it. It's good stuff, so check it out, and look for mine in 15 months. Yeah, I know, but that's publishing.
