El Dia de los Reyes published at The Glass Coin

The Glass Coin has reprinted a Christmas Holiday story of mine, El Dia de los Reyes (The Day of the Kings).

The concept of The Glass Coin is “every story has two sides.” Per their site, “Each issue we’ll examine two sides of an idea; two themes that are irrevocably connected. These themes may reflect each other, each helping us see the other more clearly. They may be as opposite as heads and tails or be as connected as two sides of the same coin. Every issue, it’s our hope to shatter your perceptions, make you think and make you feel something.”

Visit their Guidelines and Upcoming Themes pages for more info.

Many thanks to editors, JM Prescott & Sairah Saddal.

The Bus Stop @ Not From Here, Are You?

Michael Solender, over at The Not, features my Feast of Flash honorable mention entry. Get on down to The Bus Stop and read what’s going on.

The Man of Shadows: Available now!

Yep, it's the front cover of my book. Neat, huh? Available at Panic Press and House of Horror. You can pre-order it now via the provided links or in the right column for only £7.99 (shipping has been added into price according to location). Cheap, I know. That's like, uh, you know, uh, let's see, carry the one and subtract or add something or other...in American dollars. Okay, it's actually about $12 plus shipping (thanks, Sam).

Product Description:

The Man of Shadows is a dark collection of twenty-five short horror stories.

It begins with “The Mouth of Babes,” a visceral tale of streetwalkers and addicts, morbid voyeurs, cannibalistic tattoos, and witchcraft. Jimmy only wants another photograph for his online Death Images website. But when his good friend, Steve calls him down to the morgue to see a body with a strange tattoo of a mouth on her abdomen, he learns that sometimes the dead have incurable appetites.

In “Death Reversal,” a grief-stricken wife hopes to resurrect the husband she murdered by making a long distance call to hell.

“The Bridge” pits the superstitious beliefs of the neurotically-challenged, Benson against the very real presence of a modern-day troll.

“Dead Flames” paints us a brief love story between the walking dead.

From the wicked predilections of children to the varied manifestations of evil personified, The Man of Shadows will have you running for the light.

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Breathing Space up at MicroHorror

Editor, Nathan Rosen has been kind enough to post my MicroHorror contest entry, Breathing Space. You can find it here.

Recently, Nathan had his appendix removed; horror of the real kind. Keep getting better, buddy.

The Exoneration at Bolts of Silk

A more feminine side to my writing is up for your viewing pleasure at Bolts of Silk. Poem’s called, The Exoneration.

My thanks to editor, Juliet Wilson.

The Popularity Resurrection at Carcinogenic Poetry

If you haven’t submitted any of your poems to Carcinogenic Poetry…what are you waiting for?

While you’re there, check out my latest work, The Popularity Resurrection.

My thanks to editor, Michael Aaron Casares.

-Ang

Jewel Thief: Guest Spot at The Not

I got the guest spot today over at Michael Solender’s site, Not From Here, Are You? It’s a tiny piece of flash called, Jewel Thief.

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Panic Press is publishing my Short Story Collection

That’s right, my horror short story collection, The Man of Shadows has been accepted for publication by House of Horror’s new publishing venture, Panic Press. It features twenty-five of my stories. Most have appeared on e-zines and in print magazines and anthologies over the past couple of years. It also includes two brand new stories: A Depiction of Devils and Compass. The release date is scheduled for January 2011.

On the Panic Press website, Editor S.E. Cox says, “Panic Press is a new Small Press Publishing venture in association with House of Horror ezine.”

Per their submissions guidelines page, “We are currently seeking submissions of novels, novellas, chapbooks and short story/poetry collections. You can submit at anytime but our reading periods are September, December, March and June.”

Their First Official Panic Press Books include:
Tales from the Dark Side by S.E.COX (Short Story Collection)
The Man of Shadows by Angel Zapata (Short Story Collection)
Revolution City by Darren James (Novel)
Ashes in her Eyes by Alan Spencer (Novel)

Be sure to visit their submissions page, and their newly created forum, The Panic Room for general information and up-to-date announcements.

Many, many thanks to S.E. Cox for this wonderful privilege.

Plagiarists are afoot...Let's be the boot in their ass

Writers/editors/fans of the written word,

It’s been over a year since I learned a story I wrote was stolen by a plagiarist and published under his name. Thankfully, the writing community came to bat for me and the unity we all felt was truly unbelievable. We learned a lot. We fought back. And although we couldn’t undo what was done, there was a feeling of triumph in exposing him as a fraud.

But sadly, plagiarism will never go away. Thieves will continue to steal. The best things we can do is support and encourage those victimized by these word thieves, and to keep the community active in spotting these wolves in sheep’s clothing.

There have been some recent cases. I implore each and every one of you to offer your support. Follow the links below.

Thanks,
Angel Zapata

AJ Brown
Plagiarism… It Effects the Family

Ramblings of a Tattooed Head
Plagiarism

The Writer and the White Cat
Help Pin the Tail on this Plagiarist

Aaron Polson
On Plagiarists, Fake Names and Other Random Things



ADDENDUM:
Michael Solender over at Not From Here, Are You has provided a link for those interested in protecting your stories through copyright (and it's FREE):

My Free Copyright

I also found a great article on protecting your website articles:

Copyright Website Articles— How to Protect your Work against Plagiarism

If anyone else has any other sites to help protect against plagiarism, please provide that info to me here in the comments section, and I’ll gladly create a link for all to use.

Thanks!


Copyright © 2010 by Angel Zapata

The Devil's Carriage

Halloween is just about a week away. Ghouls and ghosts, witches and goblins are a-comin'. But strangely, my writing has been anything but horror lately. I seem to be writing poetry about birds and love and such. What's that all about? Thought I'd get inspired by checking out some of my favorite horror comics. And Mexico brings us some of the darkest (and raunchiest) art and stories available. Allow me to share some covers with you of one of my favorite titles, El Carruaje Diabolico (The Devil's Carriage). These are Tales from the Crypt type of yarns where just about every issue's final moments have the lead antagonist boarding Satan's horse and carriage to hell.