REVIEW OF ME#3 BY SCARYMINDS

I happened to stumble across a review of Midnight Echo # 3 on http://www.scaryminds.com by Jeff Ritchie, horror connoisseur and critic. It's the first I've been able to find on ME#3, which of course containts two of my flash pieces: Labour Pains and Dirty Laundry. As far as reviews go, ME#3 seemed to hold its own; here are some choice quotes from the review:


"...The real bonus with Issue 3 is an amazing twenty two stories contained within the pages. There seems to have been no set selection criteria, besides quality prose, for the stories and they range in length from some hard hittting flash pieces to a couple of fairly long stories..."


"...Rule of thumb I guess, the prose is pretty top notch so I guess the poetry is probably good as well..."


"...Naturally there were a few stories that stood out...Another flash piece, Labour Pains by Eugene Gramelis, caught me completely by surprise, didn't pick the ending there at all..."


A lot of the credit for this beautifully packaged publication goes to our editor Stephen Studach, and of coure the many writers and other contributors, who gave their heart and soul (some literally) for the greator good of the publicaiton. I tip my hat to them.


You can read the whole review at:

http://www.scaryminds.com/reviews/magazine05.php

Scaryminds is a great site, full of articles, interviews, reviews and resources with a strong down-under theme. Check it out.

Fair's Fair in Print

And by the way, dear Reader, issue 10 of House of Horror has now been released. If you enter the house by knocking on the link below and walk down the steps leading to the basement, you'll find a piece called "Fair's Fair" by Yours Truly. Enjoy.

http://www.houseofhorror.org.uk

Mangeni Sings Her Lullaby on New Flesh!

As the month of April dwindles in the moonlight, "Mangeni's Lullaby" has made it to print. This is a short piece with a bit of a bite. It's definately not your traditional bogeyman-in-the-closet type of horror, but I think it has a resonating sadness about it, and it is more than a little unsettling because it pokes into an area we don't like talking about: what we as humans are capable of when the thin veneer of our comfort zone is stripped away.

If you get a moment, why don't you double-click on The New Flesh Magazine's link below, have a read, and leave a comment:

http://newfleshmagazine.blogspot.com/2010/04/we-hear-cracking-of-their-guns-long.html

It's All in the Mind

I am pleased to announce the upcoming publication of my second Flashshot in as many months. Like the title to this post suggests, this bite-sized cocktail snack is called "It's All in the Mind". It's due for publication on 10 May 2010, so keep an eye out for it and tell me what you think. Here is the link to Flashshot's webpage:

http://www.gwthomas.org/flashshotindex.htm

PS: Have a safe and happy Easter!

Into S & M?

Greetings, dear Reader. Some good news: that sweet baby of mine "Labour Pains" has been picked up by Sex and Murder Magazine and is running hot off the press as we speak. You can download a free PDF of Volume 1, Issue 9 from S & M's webpage or buy a paperback print copy. Won't hurt to wonder arround S & M's site for a bit, either (okay, maybe it will just a little--but in a good way, the kind that makes you ask for more!) Here is their web address:

http://sexandmurder.com/_____current_issue.html