A BEAUTIFUL HUSK to be published....

May 3, 2018 is the date for this science fiction flash fiction ghost tale to take flight. Details to follow.....

MENTOR has been published TODAY!

http://www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_fe6d6da7/wp_fe6d6da7.html     Right here, corpse speaking to corpse. You won't be lonely in death.

LAMPS is published

in THREE MINUTE PLASTIC today................

http://threeminuteplasticmag.blogspot.com/2016/09/lamps-by-joseph-j-patchen.html

LAMPS to be published

by THREE MINUTE PLASTIC. Details to follow......

COLD has been published

By MICROHORROR http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/author/joseph-j-patchen/cold/

A TRICKLE OF WATER has been published in HELLO HORROR today

We are pleased and honored to announce that my micro tale A TRICKLE OF WATER has been published this morning in HELLO HORROR.

http://hellohorror.com/JosephJPatchen_ATrickleOfWater.htm

ACCORD has been accepted by SMASHED CAT MAGAZINE

Thank you E. S. Wynn. ACCORD will be on SMASHED CAT on March 4th. Link to follow.

CLEANING UP AFTER and The Surreal Grotesque Writers Workshop

I am very thankful and honored to be a part of this workshop. My writing has been interrupted by my work on the election and now because of related issues here in the People's Republic of Milford as fallout

This workshop pairs me up with a writer and editor I greatly respect, Jeremy Maddux, and we work on flash fiction.

CLEANING UP AFTER incorporates the prompt of 'keep the worms away'. I have trouble with prompts; always have. Anyone who knows my style knows its more free form and I write like a bowel movement; that is, when its ready to come out.

And yes I use that metaphor to give you guys from the campaign, the men's room 'scrawlers'; yes, MY word; a chance to take a shot after all you who time will forget don't have an original thought in your head so go ahead ....

Anyway, my first draft was dreadful and disgusting; not even worthy to wipe the excrement of a democrat blogger. But last night we cleaned it; shorn off a ton of words and have the makings of something that might, in the end, work.

This a wonderful and creative lifeline to someone who has been drowning this past week. We are thankful, after all, to find we are surrounded by careful and thoughtful people. Real people who have a soul, who seek a true common good and not by those Kool-Aid sucking, Napoleon 'complexed', soulless, energy vampires whose only delight comes from the torment of others. 

More details to follow.

THERE AIN'T NONE is now out in time for Halloween!!!

THERE AIN'T NONE is now appearing in DEATH THROES WEBZINE HALLOWEEN ISSUE #1 now!

http://deaththroes.net/uploads/Death_Throes_October_Issue_1.pdf

I LIKE MINE IN OIL to be published by SCHLOCK!WEBZINE UK

The September 8th issue will have my flash story of water, eels and horror. Details to follow.

No Micro Award For You!!!

Once again we are left out of the running for the Micro Award. Oh well, boo hoo but it certainly strikes me that out of this crop of winners, the e-zines they were published in are now out of business. 

Since this award is largely nominated by editors, so much for awards and longevity. 

FETID

Just finished this 710 word piece of flash fiction. After a horrible three day weekend this thing just appeared and took over. Though partial, I like it. Why don't see if a publisher does too.

AARRRGH!!!!!!!!!!! Why Don't They Just Do Their Jobs?

I always pick them. Not all of them. Just a few of them. But I always pick them. Whenever I try to branch my stories out to so-called more 'main stream', 'general' publications that tout they publish a mosaic of genres they don't want horror. Oh, they say they do; they openly advertise for horror to balance off their romance or happy, happy, happy, happy, crap; but they never seem to publish that one horror story.

Now get something straight. I did not and do not submit anything with violence to these publications. I do not submit serial killers, slashers, bloody gore. For these publishers I submit a more PG and even G fare. But what I always neglect to do in my zealotry is truly review their archives and find not one ghost, not even a sparkly vampire or friendly ghoul.

I think they just hate horror. I think they feel horror is not politically correct.

Other general writers tell me I'm wrong.

And maybe that is why the editors of these mags never respond to emails; never answer queries. Maybe it is not over my perceived slight, maybe they don't respond because they are looking for that micro piece of horror flash fiction that appears to be misplaced on their archives.

Christmas in May

I should be happy. My wife told me that my newest story; a Christmas tale titled "There Ain't None", was extremely disturbing, right from the first sentence, "The Devil doesn't exist." No crime story here just supernatural horror. We will see around Christmas, and hopefully someone will publish it. Why Christmas? I have no clue; that is just what came out when I first heard that whisper in my ear....yes, 'The Devil doesn't exist...'

TITLE GOES HERE to publish KILL THEM DEAD

Yes, the magazine TITLE GOES HERE will be publishing my science fiction/horror tale KILL THEM DEAD in their August 2012 issue. Contract is coming as well as more details.

A Bad Friday appears on CARNAGE CONSERVATORY

Thank you to CARNAGE CONSERVATORY for publishing A BAD FRIDAY. This is a horror story about a typical family that is short, sweet and didn't have to resort to an overblown script like something else I have seen. It's scary. Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!

I've Been Busy. What Have You Been Doing?

Thank you to THREE MINUTE PLASTIC for publishing A BETTER SHOVEL. This is a story about a mother and son; a man and his zombie; and why having the right tool at the right time is important. Enjoy

Corpses Don't Bleed

The Kindle edition of Corpses Don't Bleed can be found on Amazon.com. Only $1.00 and published by BIZARRE BOOKS. LOVE THE COVER!!!!!!!!

Corpses Don't Bleed

Just reviewed the cover--it will be for sale on AMAZON shortly. Thank you Kyle and Bizarre Books for having faith in me and my tale of mayhem.

Flashes In The Dark Publishes TRINKETS

Thank you to Lori Titus and Flashes In The Dark for publishing Trinkets one of my short horor tails. Give it a read as well as Flashes In The Dark in general--a site with chills and thrills for all.