Garth Von Buchholz

We are pleased to announce that our short story, Thirst of a Thousand, which was written earlier this year, will be published in Issue #4 of Sex and Murder.

Thirst of a Thousand is about a young college girl named September who has an unusual — and erotic — thirst for blood. Her explorations and liaisons lead her deeper and deeper into a black chasm of bloodlust and violence.

We wrote Thirst of a Thousand as a somewhat different take on the “vampire” phenomenon in popular literature. In this story, the word “vampire” is only uttered once, and only in reference to a work of art by Edvard Munch.

Download or purchase a print copy of Sex and Murder Issue #4.

Ubour (noun) Def. Vampiric creature of Bulgarian legends, created when a person dies violently or when the spirit refuses to leave the body. Ubours remain buried for 40 days before arising.  

Our new story about Edgar A. Poe and his impact on modern culture was published this month.

Forevermore: The Iconic Poe of the 21st Century appears in the Non-Fiction section of the October 2009 issue of  Clarkesworld Magazine.

NEW PUBLICATIONS: Our poem, Silence Ascending, will be published in Issue 3 of Nefarious Ballerina.

Also, the new anthology, Return of the Raven, is now available for purchase online.  The anthology includes our poem, In the Basement of the Citadel Hotel.

Our poem, In the Basement of the Citadel Hotel, will be featured in the new anthology, Return of the Raven.

Return of the Raven is a collection of new tales and poetry inspired by Edgar Allan Poe for his bicentennial year.

The book will be released in the summer of 2009.

It’s really an honor to be a part of this anthology as we are also the producer of the Edgar Allan Poe 200 Project.

This summer we completed a final draft of a new short story called Property Lines, which has not been submitted to any publishers yet.

Property Lines is a tale of suspense, told from the first person perspective of a family man who becomes increasingly concerned about the strange activities at his neighbours’ house.

We will provide an update when this story is slated for publication.

Two new books of ours have been published in July — a two-act play called Land of Milk and Honey, and a book of “performance poetry” called The Song of Songs. Performance poetry, like performance art, is simply poetry that is intended to be performed as a dramatic reading or as a stage play, but can also be read as a literary work.

Land of Milk and Honey is about a tough street kid named Moses who is haunted by “spirits.” When an outreach worker explains why he was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Moses becomes alarmed about the fate of his pregnant mother’s unborn child. Land of Milk and Honey has been workshopped by a professional director and cast but has never been produced.

Buy Land of Milk and Honey online.

The Song of Songs is a performance poem based on Solomon’s Shir ha-Shirim. The universal theme of love being stronger than death is played out in this poignant verse.

Buy The Song of Songs online.