I was honored when I read Frank Errington’s review of FAIRLY WICKED TALES edited by Stacey Turner with the good folks at Angelic Knight Press. I’ve spoken very highly of that publisher in the past and do so again. Their anthologies stand apart from the field and I’m thrilled to be included in more than …
Category: Stories & Samples
Investing Small: Small Presses for Readers, Writers, and the Future of Civilization
I’m not sure that title is grand enough, but I’ll work on that later. I benefit greatly from the work of editors provided by the wonderful small presses that have given my words a chance. This is one of those posts that will involve me leaving out the names of some very kind, deserving groups …
Bukowski
My essay is the first one up on the Bukowski tribute website leading up to the coming release of Long Distance Drunks now available for preorder. Be warned. There are bad words in the title. If you are sensitive to that sort of thing, skip the essay or skip the title. The rest of the …
#AStoryAWeek
The great and powerful Jessica McHugh has challenged herself and other authors to write a story a week through 2014. Check out her progress and others in the challenge. This blog post will be where you can follow my progress. I’m going to use it as a self-motivator as well. Ray Bradbury is credited with …
“Hate” by Jay Wilburn
My story “Hate” is the editor’s pick for August over at the Horrorzine. I couldn’t be more excited to get this recognition from such a great publication. I worked a long time to get a story in this e-zine. Check it out for free here. Reading is good for you.
Clearing up rumors about the murder related to Dark and Bookish
There have been rumors of a possible murder related to a recent video released by the Dark and Bookish tour. The footage in the video is fairly unnerving, but the evidence of what occurred is not yet clear. Please, let the investigation proceed to get all the facts before judgement is drawn. Do not watch …
“Back In” read for you
My story “Back In” was a runner up in the WHAT’S MY PROMPT contest. Hear it read on episode six of the Surreal Grotesque Podcast. Be warned that some of the stories on the broadcast are explicit. Enjoy!!!
The Mysteries of The Great Interruption
http://www.indiegogo.com/JayWilburn My name is Jay Wilburn. I am a teacher and a writer. I am not new at either pursuit. I’ve spent about sixteen years in the classroom between grades fourth through eighth in each of the academic subjects. I was also a stay-at-home dad for the first year of my first son’s life. …
The Dark And Bookish Channel
Check out the first video on my youtube channel for Dark And Bookish. It is for an indiegogo campaign, but it is still my first video. Isn’t that a face you would love to contribute money toward? … So, what are you saying? I should hire a better looking spokesperson? Yeah, I can see that. …
Tell Your Story …
Authors, Writers, Wordsmiths of all shapes, sizes, and smells: I’m working on a sub-sub-sub project of a much, much, much bigger project. TELL YOUR STORY … be thinking about how you would tell your story as an author in a short video (probably three minutes or less) — your struggles, your efforts, your life as …