Musings and Curio
Now that the Kickstarter is live, I can announced that writing partner-in-crime Vince Stadon and I have a short story in Volume 2 of this upcoming anthology. Our story "Crimson Heart" features the villain Black Gorgiano from the story "The Adventure of the Red Circle". The collection is expected to be out in March 2022.... Continue Reading →
One of the proverbial irons I currently have in the fire is a short story in an upcoming issue of science fiction and fantasy magazine Cossmass Infinities. The January 2022 issue will include my story, "Sombra", with cover art by Grandfailure. Very excited to see this released! You can pre-order the issue (and / or... Continue Reading →
You wrote to me from Chicago, in summer,telling me you were starting over.You told me you were giving the baby up for adoption,that you were too young, and it too precious. You wrote to me of late 20th century dreams,of hope not yet brittle and streets farfrom our muted suburbia(no dreams grew here among the... Continue Reading →
Local diner captured on my iPhone 12 Pro. Felt à propos. Image copyright © 2021 Julio Angel Ortiz.
From my latest Emotionless ATMs EP, Memories From Gehenna. I'm rather fond of this one. https://soundcloud.com/eatms/the-second-coming
I gave to you all the beautifultruths and lies I could conjure, keepsakes from a different time,held breathless on the edge of all "maybe's". And there you sat, a spiral throughcreation stranded upon pale pages, a siren born from static and bone. And in this cacophony are facesof the once-loved and always loved, the tapestry... Continue Reading →
The latest episode in my free ongoing (semi)-monthly serial Obscura Rhapsody is now available. You can read it below, and you can also download the latest installment as a PDF document here. Catch up on prior installments and read about the series on the Obscura Rhapsody page. The Story Thus Far: Khloe is running out... Continue Reading →
The new EP from my electronic music side project Emotionless ATMs, is now available. Memoirs From Gehenna features 4 tracks and includes a short spoken word piece on the final track, "Sometimes They Don't Come Back" by yours truly. You can give it a listen on Soundcloud. Here are the liner notes: MEMOIRS FROM GEHENNA... Continue Reading →
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