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\u201cIf you\u2019re going to talk the talk, you need to walk the walk.\u201d You know the expression. It\u2019s all about the importance of doing, as in Death of a Salesman,<\/em> where all-talk Willy Loman is amazed to learn that all-walk Bernard is going to argue a case before the supreme court.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Supreme Court!\u201d Willy says. \u201cAnd he didn\u2019t even mention it!\u201d<\/p>\n To which Bernard\u2019s father replies, \u201cHe don\u2019t have to \u2013 he\u2019s gonna do it!\u201d<\/p>\n Don Keefer reprising his Broadway role as Bernard in the 1951 film version of Death of A Salesman, with Fredric March as Willy Loman. <\/em>IMDB.com<\/span><\/p>\n I find it helpful to remember that exchange when I fall behind on this blog. \u201cI\u2019m busy walking the walk,\u201d I tell myself, even though there are folks out there who manage both.<\/p>\n A few years back, I did a blog post on \u201cThe Writer & Social Media<\/a>,\u201d in which I quoted Robert J. Sawyer (one of the first sf writers to have a blog) on the current state of author websites. \u201cAlmost all author webpages are appallingly hard to read, not updated, and lacking in current content,\u201d Sawyer said. Now, to be fair, those qualities likely results from writers being busy writing stuff that pays. Nevertheless, to avoid being one of those guys with an out-of-date webpage, I\u2019d like to take a moment to share some news about what I’ve got cooking for 2020.<\/p>\n Here’s a quick preview:<\/p>\n “Lias” first appeared in Tom Montelelone’s Borderlands 4<\/em><\/a> back in 1994, and though it received good notice, it has only been reprinted once (in my collection This Way to Egress)<\/em><\/a> until now. “Lias” is one of my personal favorites, and I\u2019m thrilled to have it back in print.<\/p>\n Next, coming to earbuds everywhere, the popular horror-story podcast The Wicked Library<\/em><\/a> will soon be launching its tenth season with a roster of all-new creepy tales.<\/p>\n Founded by writer and vocal performer Nelson W. Pyles,<\/a> The Wicked Library’s<\/em>\u00a0stated mission is “to provide a showcase where you can find the work of the best existing and up-and-coming voices working in the world of Speculative Fiction and Horror.” The episodes are performed by a talented team of voice actors and produced by Daniel Foytik<\/a> of 9th Story Studios<\/a>, with musical scores by resident composer Nico Vetesse<\/a>.<\/p>\n Each installment is available for free at The Wicked Library<\/em><\/a> website, where listeners have the opportunity to access additional content by signing on as a patreon member<\/a>. It’s money well spent.<\/p>\n Season 10 of The Wicked Library<\/em> launches in March, and among the stories will be my new novelette “The Other Kind,” for which I’ll also be doing the audio narration. But there’s no reason to wait until then to become a listener. Dive in now, and you’ll be hooked when “The Other Kind” lands in your podcast queue. I recommend starting with Season 9’s “Cinnamon to Taste,” by Christi Nogle<\/a>. Featuring a strong performance by Sara Ruth Thomas<\/a>;\u00a0it was my introduction to the series, and I’ve been a regular listener ever since.<\/p>\n Also in the works is a U.S. edition of Nightmares.<\/em><\/a> The Mexican release generated good notice when it made its debut at the SusteFest International Film Festival<\/a> in Valle de Santiago last October. The new edition will contain the first U.S. publication of Mick Garris’s “Chocolate” (the story that became the basis for his Masters of Horror<\/em><\/a> segment of the same name), the first English-language publication of a story by Sandra Becerril (one of Mexico’s bestselling horror writers), a gripping piece of psychological terror by Richard Christian Matheson, and the first-ever American reprint of one of my tales from This Way to Egress<\/em>. We’re also working on including some special content that will be new to the American edition. 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First up, hot off the presses, is Issue 12 of Unnerving Magazine<\/em>,<\/a> the publication that a recent review<\/a> in Amazing Stories<\/em><\/a> called a \u201cmust-read\u201d for fans of the horror genre. The current issue includes a feature titled \u201cMy First Horror\u201d with Cat Rambo, Daniel Kraus, and Richard Chizmar; an interview with the prolific William Meikle; and a roster of fiction that includes my story \u201cCircle of Lias.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wicked-library-300x300.jpg\")
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And coming up in the journal Dissections<\/em>, I’ll have a new essay titled “Existential Threats” in the forthcoming issue, which is scheduled to coincide with this year’s installment of The International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts<\/a> to be held March 18-21 in Orlando, Florida. The essay presents what I trust is a timely consideration of two vintage short stories — Ray Bradbury’s “The Murderer” and Arthur C. Clarke’s “Dial F for Frankenstein.” Considered together, the stories present a dire warning for the world of 2020. I’ll share a link to the issue as soon as it’s available.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nightmares-202x300.jpg\")
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