All posts by Axel Howerton

Axel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the author of the Arthur Ellis Award nominated detective caper "Hot Sinatra", the modern gothic fairytale "Furr", and the forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series. His work, including short stories, columns, poetry and essays, have appeared the world over, in no fewer than five languages. Axel is the Prairies director of the Crime Writers of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Calgary Crime Writers, and the Kintsugi Poets. He is also the editor of the books "Death by Drive-In", "AB Negative", and "Tall Tales of the Weird West", and is the organizer behind one of Canada's first recurring "Noir At The Bar" events, #NoirBarYYC. Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com to sign up for the GotHow? email list and receive free exclusive ebook collections, sneak peeks, and more.#AxelHow #GotHow

Zombies and Tigers and Shitty Jobs? OH YEAH!

Finally some news fit to print…

First off, A CAREER GUIDE TO YOUR JOB IN HELL should be coming to eReaders, iPads and other digital loveliness near you. The print version is in it’s final  hard-copy proofing stage, and Bob Vardeman is currently working on the necessary formats for every digital incarnation imaginable. I have also heard through the grapevine that it will be available WORLDWIDE viddy viddy soon! Stay tuned for details on the revolution!

Next, final revisions on HOT SINATRA are belly-crawling towards completion at a ridiculously slow pace. It just seems to be nigh-impossible for me to get a serious block of time to work on it. I am still working on it, however slowly, and hope to be putting it out there by the summer. I’ve been talking to guru Bob and looking into ViPub solutions to get it out in all the requisite formats. Fear not, true believers!

And, finally – but by no means least importantly – my story BLOOD ON THE STRIP will be published in the upcoming March edition of Dark Moon Digest. Huzzah!

If any of you recall from previously posted (and now removed) versions of the story, BotS is the story of a crotchety old cowboy recanting a tale of terror that takes place in a Sigfreid & Roy-style Vegas show, only to have unexpected, undead repercussions for the clientele and staff of an off-the-strip diner. Be sure to check it out , and beware the ides of March!

All I want for Xmess is Dark Moon Digest #2

Don’t forget, last minute shoppers, you can still get a copy or 12 of DMD #2 sent straight to your Xmas stocking!

I haven’t read all of the stories in this issue, but I can tell you that Miss Webster’s Little Arm by Frances A. Hogg, and Robot Lincoln and Zombie Jackson creator Craig Garrett’s excellent I Married a Zombie are more than worth the cover price. Go to DARK MOON DIGEST for all the details and the links to purchase the print version or files for your Xmess Kindles and Nooks…

Career Guide To Your Job In Hell

Here it is! The cover art to A Career Guide To Your Job In Hell which features my story “Hum” along with offerings from Scott S. Phillips (Tales of Misery & Imagination), Bob Vardeman, the other Scott Phillips (The Ice Harvest), Nathan Long, Victor Milan, John Jos Miller and more! Not much news as to when this will be available, but I would imagine either just before or just after the holiday season. I will update this post when I have a concrete ETA from the Vard-man… But here is the GLORIOUS cover art from the expert hands of Mr. Keith Rainville of www.frompartsunknown.com

10-29-10

And there she is gone,
To the sweet hereafter
The slumbering peace of a last goodbye
While one stands alone
Lost in the memories
Of the old woman who guarded his Life
Broken, and torn
A childhood is left behind
With the four white roses on her grave

-For Maude Alberta Howerton