Ghostwriter Circus: The Paul Eckert Website

New Story: "Is That You, Kurt Vonnegut?"

January 2, 2009

Go to www.oprahreadthis.com for a new anthology called Oprah, Read This. Each story involves a famous writer, and it's all great fun. My story is called "Is That You, Kurt Vonnegut?"

The anthology will be live until November 2010, so read every story as many times as you can before it goes away. 

Now Buy This Book!

January 1, 2009

 One of the cool things about being friends with me is that I will shamelessly promote your stuff. But I also won't promote things I don't believe in. 

Lucky for both of us, Caleb Ross's new chapbook, Charactered Pieces, is top quality stuff, so I can speak sincerely when I say that Caleb is truly one of my favorite writers, and this collection of his short stories is a nice introduction into the fabulous, surreal world of Mr. Ross's mind. 

Here's a blurb from the publisher:

With Charactered Pieces, Caleb J. Ross presents a varied world of familial discord, one where a dead fetus evokes more compassion than its mother (“Charactered Pieces”); where two brothers offer the destruction of a family legacy as a birthday gift for their aging father (“My Family’s Rule”); where one brother’s love of Holocaust documentaries pushes his family through the aftermath of his assumed suicide (“The Camp”).

Charactered Pieces peels away the superficial armor of public life to reveal the flaws beneath and treats those perceived weaknesses not as hidden sources of pain but as reasons to celebrate life."

Go here to buy a print or e-book copy of Charactered Pieces. 

And make it a habit to stop by www.calebjross.com on a regular basis to see what else Caleb is up to, because he never sits still for long.

New Story: "AnnaBella"

December 15, 2009

Read my new story, "AnnaBella", at Moon Drenched Fables.

While you're at it, help me win MDF's 'Best of the Issue' by leaving a comment on this page and telling them my story was your favorite. Of course, in the interest of fairness, read ALL the stories before deciding that, but it you are really sure, you can just vote for me. I'll allow it. And if I win, I'll get $10. (I promise, I won't spend it all in one place.)   

New Publication: "The Lake of Floating Things"

September 1, 2009

Check out my new story, "The Lake of Floating Things", at House of Horror. 

Be sure to check out the rest of their website. Lots of great stuff. 

 Sideshow Fables #1 is now available

September 1, 2009

Head over to Sideshow Fables and get a copy of Sideshow Fables #1. Full of great stories, including one by Steve Almond. 

Yours truly is the editor, so you are guaranteed to love it. The layout and design is awesome because of Richard Thomas, and Travis Eckert has some great art inside. So check it out, or you'll have nothing to talk about over the water cooler at work. 

 Buy this book! Now!

August 31, 2009

Gordon Highland's new book, Major Inversions, is now available at several outlets. Visit http://gdotcom.com/ for more information.

Here's the scoop: 

Your roommate says you should date more, that all those spandex nights on stage paying tribute to hair metal and banging faceless groupies only amplify your Jekyll/Hyde syndrome. That this quicksand town of floozies, fiends, and filmmakers will survive without your commercial jingles. And your narcotics. That you should turn in your daytime security-guard badge and settle down.

He's got the perfect girl, a cinnamon-scented innocent who will bring that elusive substance to your life despite the familial forces that conspire against your union.

Always lurking in the periphery, the roommate remains buried in his Master's thesis, the parasitic puppeteer behind your reinvention, the search for your birth parents, and your all-too-brief film scoring career. A supporting cast of lecherous directors, deluded bandmates, federal agents, and nostalgic exes enable and obstruct your path to closure and ironic revenge as you wash the blood from your hands in this revisionist character study that is Major Inversions. 

Paul Eckert interview

July 31, 2009

Click here to read my interview with Craig Wallwork at the infamous Cat O' Nine Tails. We talk about Sideshow Fables, my fear of clowns, my novel-in-progress, and lots more. 

Be sure to read everything he has on his site, including interviews with other fantastic writers. 

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