A collection of short stories where the humour runs dark and the slipstream bubbles up.
...imagine if Raymond Carver called up George Saunders and Joe Lansdale, and they all went drinking with Neil Gaiman.
“… it's clear that Terlson is way ahead of the curve in terms of crafting an engaging premise that reaches for elevated territory and reinvents enduring archetypes of action and suspense.” J. Schoenfelder
"Sometimes brutal, often demanding and always complex, this novel will repay the reader who likes their assumptions challenged and is happy to walk away from a book with minor questions unanswered but the big ones definitely dealt with! It’s likely to satisfy those who enjoy Hammet and/or Philip K Dick and who like their fiction very noir indeed." Kay Sexton
"I love a novel that you can't put down, and this is one of them." L. Cihlar
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 09:52AM 
I Came back from Toronto to a nice surprise. My story Night Birds (pubbed in Smokelong Quarterly - cover shown above) was named one of the top 50 online short fictions of the year by Wigleaf.
Definitely a woohoo!
Here is a link to the full list.
Wigleaf Top 50 2008
Reader Comments (5)
Woofreakinhoo, indeed. Congratulations on the top 50, Craig! And bravo on your recent sale, as well.
I went to Toronto last year for the Stokers. What a nice city. Wish I'd had more time to spend there, so I'd love to go back with Paul someday. I think he'd enjoy it, too.
Wishing you continued success on the writing front!
Hugs,
Fran
Awwww..thanks Fran!
For sure I recall you talking about the Stokers - as in - being nominated for a Bram Stoker award and meeting Joe Lansdale!!! (still jealous there)
You're a shooting star Fran.
*blushes*
And I'll say it again, Craig...for you it's just a matter of time. I feel it in my bones.
And I'm vicariously woo-hooing, as that was the SmokeLong issue that I guest edited! Woo hoo!
Alicia - no kidding?! That's excellent - I don't think I knew that. I know Randall Brown interviewed me, so I thought he was editing.
I think I owe you a bottle of something alcoholic.
thanks!
edit - re-reading your issue intro, of course I knew you edited. Must have slipped past my swiss cheese memory. I also noticed that you picked Obama. Hmmmm....prophetic?