Just Call Me Big Al, Pimpmeister

There were a few things I wanted to pimp out promote this week but being the first week back after holidays and some unexpected house guests I haven't found the time. Please refer to all the links below. I'm sure that there's something for everybody. From this day forth, Ant Venutolo said that he will call me Huggy Bear (I think he's gonna send me the fur coat and the fedora with the purple band and big feather). Luckily it's only 16C here today (62F) so the zebra suit isn't too hot to wear!

1. The final two installments of Katey Taylor's Vampire Commentaries are now available for your enjoyment (who am I kidding, they have been available for ages. I've just been negligent about bringing it up). Part 4 covers the movies Chronos (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Shadow of the Vampire (2000). Part 5 covers the movies 30 Days of Nights (2007), Let the Right One in (2008) and Twilight (2008). Click the links for a bit of inspired banter from her characters Gianni and Liam.


2. I believe that you still have 2 days to enter your 101 word stories to Michael J. Solender's Dog Days of Fiction contest over at his blog not from here, are you? You can click on the link here for the contest details. Winners will be published in the Not's e-chapbook...


3. I still think that there's time to cast your vote for the top story in Kat's Smutfest 2010 up at her blog Crooked Tales. Her top three are on display for your enjoyment (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). Link here for the stories.


4. It is now time to submit your horror stories to Erin Cole at Listen to the Voices for her 13 Days of Horror that lead up to Halloween. Submissions close on Oct. 1 and you can click the link here for all the gory details. The quality of the stories was amazing last year, and I can only assume the murky pool of talent that will be submitting is much deeper this year. It will be tougher to make the cut, but the payoff for the readers will be big.