About Me
Paul Eckert Paul Eckert lives in Houston, Texas. He writes short stories and is currently writing a novel tentatively titled Indescribable. His short fiction has appeared in such places as Word Riot, Dogmatika, The Oddville Press, The Emerson Review,Nano Fiction, and The Houston Literary Review. Paul is also the editor of the circus fiction magazine Sideshow Fables and is one-half of the musical duo Balloonist Sleepy.
Favorite Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Douglas Coupland, Chuck Palahniuk, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Etgar Keret, Neil Gaiman, Jim Thompson, Bret Easton Ellis, Hubert Selby, Jr., Iain Banks, Richard Matheson, Aimee Bender, and Stephen King. Favorite Books: Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, Hey, Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland, The Stranger by Albert Camus, 1984 by George Orwell, Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Perfume by Patrik Suskind, and Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson. Deathly afraid of: Clowns and birds. Birds are beautiful when flying in an open sky. Lock me in an enclosed room with a bird flying around and I'll lose my shit. Clowns are never beautiful, only terrifying.
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Stories
Saturn Passed By at Dogmatika
The Difference Between Harry and Christopher in The Oddville Press
The Mystery Box in The Emerson Review
The Life Changer at The Houston Literary Review
Missionary at Word Riot
Show, Don't Tell at Nano Fiction
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