Hi again,

Summer is on its way out, days are getting shorter ... which is fine for us night owls. Daylight is just a pain anyway. All that burning heat, and too many distractions. Here's my regular/irregular newsletter on my writing and creative efforts.

At this point, I've sent 132 submissions of poems, stories, art & articles in 2007, and am still waiting to hear from 75 of them.

BIG NEWS:

Tomorrow I am launching "Dark Windows" -- a hefty volume of poems, fiction and "odd clips" from the dark side, sent out as an email newsletter. I think you'll find it packed with interesting work and creative notes.

You can find it here --
http://archives.zinester.com/38141

I hope you'll check it out, and want to subscribe. It's a suped-up version of this newsletter -- picture this one with poetry, short short stories, dream scenes, and strange quotations added ... less advertising and more meat!

=====> NEW SALES / COMING SOON:

"Quake Man" (flash fiction) accepted at Swimming Kangaroo Press

"At Ripley's" (poem: ode to the Ripley's Museum) accepted for Helix #6.

"Unusual Vampire Lore" (article) accepted at Hungur.

"Blue sky tentacles" (cover art) accepted by Beyond Centauri.

Poems accepted by Expressions newsletter, Sword Review, and the Verb.

"Harrod Runs his Mouth" (flash fiction) in Burst magazine.

A gruesome illustration has been accepted for the Hungur 2 anthology.

"Jane Doe Discovered" (Poetry chapbook) coming in late 2007 from SamsDotPublishing.com


=====> NOW IN PRINT:

"Jimmy the Box" (story) in Analog (July/Aug 2007).

"The Emerald View" (story) posted on truefire.com:
http://truefire.com/list.html?store=the_arts&item=7659

A 13-minute live poetry reading from July 1, 2007 was posted here:
http://tales.scvs.com/mp3/070701-poetry%20reading-96k.mp3

A haiku and two illos in Hahaku (Aug 2007).

Several audio poems included in the Sundown Lounge podcast.


=====> BOOKS & CHAPBOOKS:

"Peripheral Visions" (poems) - odd visions of things that are almost real ...
Here's the link: http://tales.scvs.com/bk_pvisions.php

"Appalling Limericks" (poems) - the name says it all!
Now available from SamsDotPublishing.com (I was the lead editor.)

"Blank Spaces & other dangers" (stories) is still offline.

"Afterlife 9" (poems) - a voyage through many strange lives

"the Other secret house" (poems) - strange things happen in this house when the owners are away

"Year of the Twist" (stories) - different flavors of "creepy" ...

=====> MY SITES:

My active blogs:

"writer's life" blog
http://www.authorsden.com/scottcvirtes

Unfuture Chronicle
http://unfuture.blogspot.com

My image galleries:
http://scottVee.deviantArt.com/gallery/
http://gallery.virtes.com

Thanks for your interest. Drop a line if you have any questions, or want to chat. Have a nice day.

If you don't want to receive this anymore, you can unsubscribe on AuthorsDen, or drop me an email.

= scott
http://tales.scvs.com

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