Richard Godwin's Barbeque The Sink Beast (http://www.flywheelmag.com/895/barbeque-the-sink-beast/):
I've just recently re-read this story and, holy shit, this is some good, good, GOOD stuff. AJ Hayes mentioned in a previous Five Stories You Can't Miss that Bizarro is really coming on strong and it doesn't get any better than this one for bizarre and bizarro.
AJ Hayes's Dark Genesis (http://thrillskillsnchills.blogspot.com/2012/08/dark-genesis-by-aj-hayes.html):
This is a story that makes you want to raise your game. You cannot read this story and not think, "What have I written recently that blows my brains out of my skull and will do the same to anyone that reads it?" This is Dark Genesis in one sentence.
As I said to AJ when I first read it, "Talk about your big bang theory."
You'll see what I mean when you read Dark Genesis.
Chris Benton's The Wait (http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-twist-of-noir-702-chris-benton.html)
Here's the thing about a Chris Benton story: no one ever comes away unscathed. Sometimes it's death that claims a character. Other times, it's life that claims that character.
In The Wait, it's both.
Chris Rhatigan's Small Bites (http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id912.html):
What goes together better than York Peppermint Patties and Bizarro? Nothing, if it's written by Chris Rhatigan. That and the fact that that guy or woman with the red kettle? Probably in business for their own self.
Cindy Rosmus's Out Of Juice (http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id915.html):
Okay. What is this?
That's what makes Out Of Juice such an intriguing story.
Read it. Finish it. Then you'll ask that question.
And these:
Is it Bizarro? Perhaps. Is it a mash-up of all kinds of genres? Yes, which, to my mind, makes it Bizarro (by definition). Is it a zombie story? Maybe. The last little bit makes a good case for that. An end of the world story? Yep, it's that, too.
You know what it really is?
It's Cindy Rosmus. She throws everything into the pot and comes up with an extremely tasty brew, as always.
I've just recently re-read this story and, holy shit, this is some good, good, GOOD stuff. AJ Hayes mentioned in a previous Five Stories You Can't Miss that Bizarro is really coming on strong and it doesn't get any better than this one for bizarre and bizarro.
AJ Hayes's Dark Genesis (http://thrillskillsnchills.blogspot.com/2012/08/dark-genesis-by-aj-hayes.html):
This is a story that makes you want to raise your game. You cannot read this story and not think, "What have I written recently that blows my brains out of my skull and will do the same to anyone that reads it?" This is Dark Genesis in one sentence.
As I said to AJ when I first read it, "Talk about your big bang theory."
You'll see what I mean when you read Dark Genesis.
Chris Benton's The Wait (http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-twist-of-noir-702-chris-benton.html)
Here's the thing about a Chris Benton story: no one ever comes away unscathed. Sometimes it's death that claims a character. Other times, it's life that claims that character.
In The Wait, it's both.
Chris Rhatigan's Small Bites (http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id912.html):
What goes together better than York Peppermint Patties and Bizarro? Nothing, if it's written by Chris Rhatigan. That and the fact that that guy or woman with the red kettle? Probably in business for their own self.
Cindy Rosmus's Out Of Juice (http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id915.html):
Okay. What is this?
That's what makes Out Of Juice such an intriguing story.
Read it. Finish it. Then you'll ask that question.
And these:
Is it Bizarro? Perhaps. Is it a mash-up of all kinds of genres? Yes, which, to my mind, makes it Bizarro (by definition). Is it a zombie story? Maybe. The last little bit makes a good case for that. An end of the world story? Yep, it's that, too.
You know what it really is?
It's Cindy Rosmus. She throws everything into the pot and comes up with an extremely tasty brew, as always.
Thanks for the shout out, Christopher. That's a great collection of talent. Flattered to be included.
ReplyDeleteDamn! Gotta hit this pile-up of distinction with guts and gumption. I've been out near the sea creating a publishing promotional empire to be and missed some mighty fine read-opps.
ReplyDeleteThese are some of my fave scriber-sensations. Thanks Rat-a-tat-Rhatigan for shootin' out this declaration of Not-To-Misses.
~ Absolutely*Kate, fan to fine words and the stories they render