BLEED is “one of the best anthologies” this year
Rena Mason, author of THE EVOLUTIONIST, has written a review of BLEED, a charity anthology which includes my short story, “The Funeral Portrait”:
BLEED is one of the best anthologies of collected works I’ve read this year and maybe ever. The bonus being that it is for such a good cause. The introduction is very heartfelt and hopeful. There are so many great pieces it’s very difficult to pick and choose favorites, but the first story, “With Paper Armour and Wooden Sword” [by Tracie McBride] is very well done, and was a bit of tear jerker for me. “Sludge” [by Stan Swanson] is another favorite, as was “Ears” [by Eli Wilde], “Dance of the Blue Lady” [by Gene O’Neill], “King Rat” [by James Dorr] “All the Sludge” [by Benjamin Kane Ethridge], and “Never Enough” [J. David Anderson] (which was the perfect end piece, because of the first story). Honestly, I could list the entire table of contents. The essays and poetry pieces are fantastic. I truly can’t recommend this book enough. It’s a great mix of works.
Support the The National Children’s Cancer Society by picking up a paperback, Kindle, or Nook edition of BLEED, featuring the following stories, poems, and essays:
- “True Horror” by Lori Michelle
- “With Paper Armour and Wood Sword” by Tracie McBride
- “The Addition” by Bentley Little
- “Welcome to the World Mr. Smiles” by T Fox Dunham
- “Leukemia is Fookin’ Stoopid” by Anna DeVine
- “The Nightly Disease” by Max Booth III
- “Sludge” by Stan Swanson
- “I Am Disease” by Jen Finelli
- “Sky of Brass, Land of Iron” by Joe McKinney
- “Descent” by William F. Nolan
- “Five Little Tips” by Kristin Bryant
- “Remission” by Charlie Fish
- “Ears” by Eli Wilde
- “Mr. Expendable” by Peter N. Dudar
- “The Call” by Rick Hautala
- “Where the Wild Welo Waits” by John Hawkhead
- “A Billion Monstrosities” by Mort Castle
- “Dance of the Blue Lady” by Gene O’Neill
- “Unwoven” by Tim Waggoner
- “King Rat” by James Dorr
- “The Rooster” by Glenn Rolfe
- “The Monster in Me” by Suzie and Bruce Lockhart
- “Muted” by Hollie Snider
- “Dreams of Shadows” by Robert S. Wilson
- “The Funeral Portrait” by Christian A. Larsen
- “Impossible is Nothing” by Jack Ivey
- “The Gift” by Lindsey Beth Goddard
- “Lost and Found” by Patrick Lacey
- “That Which is Not Seen” by Dane Hatchell
- “Goddess of the Moxie Moon” by Absolutely Kate
- “Finding Peace by Writing About Cancer” by T Fox Dunham
- “The Lucky Mouth” by Gerry Huntman
- “Death Knell” by Richard Thomas
- “The Sallow Man” by Adam Millard
- “March” by Micah Joel
- “Bumper Car Bandit” by David Pointer
- “No Limit” by Peter Giglio and SS Michaels
- “The Unstoppable Annihilation” by Jeffrey C. Jacobs
- “I Know this World” by John Palisano
- “Fight” by Jay Wilburn
- “Slippery Love” by April Hawks
- “Red-Wat-Shod” by Jason V. Brock
- “Get the Cell Outta Here” by Marian Brooks
- “All the Sludge” by Benjamin Kane Ethridge
- “Never Enough” by J. David Anderson
Christian A. Larsen is the author of LOSING TOUCH, featuring a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Piers Anthony, now available in paperback and ebook formats from Post Mortem Press.
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