I'm back!

Hey, guys! It feels good to be posting on here again. It seems like it's been forever, though it's only been about two and a half months. My last post was full of innuendos I made concerning an erotic horror story I was writing at the time. The story is done, and I'm pretty happy with it. Just needs a decent polish and it'll be off to the publisher, so fingers crossed.

Meanwhile, I'm going through a divorce at the moment. Regardless of what you might have heard, it is NOT a pleasant experience. Thank God for my lack of assets and children. It makes it much easier courtroom-wise, sure, but as for my soon to be ex-wife...

In other news, my writing has been lacking as of late. Part of that had to do with my being computerless, sure. But the month of December was exhausting, both at work and in my personal life. However, I just bought a new computer yesterday. And while the ideas for stories/novels are slim, they're time consuming. And as I'm writing them, I'll no doubt be struck by some sort of cosmic intervention and think of a dozen new stories while writing a specific one. That being said, I did write a story about a Bigfoot that participates in a boxing match and a Venus Flytrap that eats the person that killed its human's family. High hopes for those.

I hope to begin updating this more often. I'll post more to come, but I'm hoping that pretty soon I'll be having a lot to promote to the handful of people that read these posts.

I've had a decent amount of work published from prior contracts in spite of my lazy end of the month, however, so keep an eye on my bibliography (which I'll also be updating, and thoroughly).

That's about it, I believe. Keep truckin'.

Trying something new.

I'm about to take my first stab at writing some sex stories. Erotic horror, to be exact, for an anthology from Comet Press. I'm a virgin when it comes to writing erotica. Let's hope I can bang something out for this. I want to write something that'll really penetrate the reader's emotions, something that can bring them a lot of pleasure. The more people that realize how anal I am about my stories, the better.

All right, I'm done.

Some publishing news.

I know it's been a while since I've updated this. But a lot has happened in the last few days. So, let's begin.

My short story "Hurt" was published with Horrified Press's Displacement Anthology on September 30th.

My short story "The House Of Wolves" was published with Devolution Z on October 1st

My short story "What I've Done" was published with Under The Bed on October 4th.

That about covers it. There's some other things going on with my life that I may or may not talk about one day on here. So, until next time.

"Death Breath" live on Theme Of Absence!

Go check it out.

http://www.themeofabsence.com/2015/09/death-breath-by-craig-steven/

Publishing News!

Good evening, everyone! I'm pleased to announce that my short story "The House Of Wolves" has been accepted for publication by Devolution Z Magazine! Keep a look out for it on October 1st! It's a good story. Of course, I kind of have to say that. Whatever.

Killing off a character you've fallen in love with is like...

Publishing News!

Good evening, everyone. Just thought I'd let the news slip of a couple acceptances I've received the last few days. Let's begin.

My short story "Flesh And Bone" was accepted into an anthology by the name of Strange Vacations from Horrified Press, the Sinister Saints division to be particular. This is run by Rich Dodgin, a good guy who I like sending stories to. Release date as of yet unknown.

My short story "The Funeral" was accepted into an anthology by the name of Weird Ales from KnightWatch Press. This is a great opportunity and one of my personal favorite stories. Hype. Look out for this one next January.

That's all. Now I have a birthday party to get ready for, so, yeah. Here's a random GIF, something that you've all no doubt come to expect from me.

It's okay to eat fish because they don't have feelings.

Now that that's out of the way, an update.

My old ass just turned 24 yesterday. God. Talk about a kick in the ass to get some important things done with my life. A lot of people say 24 is too young to talk like that, but I remember my 12th birthday like it was yesterday. So, pretty soon, I'll be 36, 48, 60, 72, 84... You see where I'm going with this. Get it while it's good, ladies and gentlemen. As Drake once said, "Yolo."

RJ (my editor, the great guy that he is) is sending my manuscript to me on September 17th. Really looking forward to him tearing me a new ass.

A more somber update; Beyond Imagination Magazine and Beyond Science Fiction Magazine have closed to submissions, both magazines releasing their final issues on September 1st. I've worked with Dayne Edmonson since March of this year, and I think we really got out some great issues in the last six months. His reasons for their discontinuation are completely personal, and I'd like to thank him for the experience that I garnered from being their editor for the last half-year.

Finished a few short stories, edited them, and have them waiting with a few different anthologies. Waiting on them to tell me I suck so that I can send them somewhere else.

I think that's it. Here's the coolest GIF ever.

The Weeknd just released a new album.

It's called 'Beauty Behind The Madness,' and like anything else The Weeknd has ever made, it's an absolute treasure. The music that Abel makes calms the soul and soothes the spirit.

Very good music to write to, as well. Atmospheric with a lot of attention to jazzy beats that carry your mind away with. I highly recommend the album.

The wisdom of Bukowski

“Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice.”

-Charles Bukowski, Women