World Fantasy Convention 2011 - Schedule & Signing Info

As usual, if you want to book a tarot reading, you may do so in advance via email; the rate is $25 for 30 minutes, and if you have had a reading from me before, or pay in advance via paypal, the cost is $20. Credit Cards also accepted. You can also grab me on the fly if you happen to see me, and I'm not busy. This worked pretty good for folks in Austin last May.

Anyway... Some time slots to consider:

Thursday - Evening, after 7pm
Friday - before 12:30pm
Saturday - before 2:00pm, or 6-7pm

Secondly... I will have Haunted Mansion Writer's Retreat pamphlets and postcards if you would like more information, or are interested in signing up. You may do so via credit card, either at the Mass Autograph Signing, or by checking with me. Some of our previous year's attendees will be at the Con to tell you all about their experiences.

BOOKS - I will have copies of BARFODDER: Poetry Written in Dark Bars & Questionable Cafes (2nd printing) with me, along with one or two of out of print GOSSAMER EYE copies. I will have 2011 "Reader Cards," with information on short fiction and poetry that was/is published in 2011, along with upcoming projects that are new for 2012 (THE FOUR ELEMENTS - Bad Moon Books, ZOMBIES VS. ROBOTS - IDW Publishing, etc...) I only have 50 of these, so please only request one. It has the cover of THE FOUR ELEMENTS (written by Linda Addison, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob, Marge Simon) on it, which is art by Daniele Serra!

FRIDAY 10/28 - SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

1:00 PM
Pacific 1: Lovecraft and the Horrors of the Sea

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” - H. P. Lovecraft

Why does Lovecraft’s use of the sea and its deep dark creatures still scare us? Is it significant that he uses the sea to represent some of the same ideas that are often represented in folklore by the forest? Have his heirs continued using this dread?

Mason Bundschuh, Christopher Farnsworth, Cody Goodfellow(M), Rain Graves, S. T. Joshi

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Town and Country/San Diego: Autograph Session

This is a WFC tradition for all authors, artists, and editors attending the convention. Everyone is invited to participate in this very informal event. Tent cards will be available outside the room. Get your card, find a seat, and make yourself comfortable. Refreshments and a no-host bar will be provided in the foyer.

SATURDAY - 10/29

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Lanai Suite

PLUS ONE PRESS signing and release party for TALES FROM THE HOUSE BAND and other titles... I'll be on hand with all the authors attending WFC for the anthology release to munch and sign books. Basic info on the title: http://plusonepress.com/0984436243__HouseBand.htm

8:00 PM
Golden Pacific Ballroom: Art Show Reception (2 hours)

Tour the Art Show and meet the artists. Art Show closeout will be at 9PM. Light desserts and a no-host bar will be provided.

9:00 PM
Trellis Grille

Halloween Party (hosted by the Hotel, not WFC...but this is an excuse to have a costume on. tee hee).

Pacific 6/7: Open Poetry Reading (2 hrs.) – Emcee Rose Lemberg
(*Not sure I'll make it to this, but I will try...)

See you in San Diego!

IDW Publishing Press Release: Zombies Vs. Robots

San Diego, CA (September 6, 2011)—IDW’s gleefully subversive ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS comic book series from creators Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood will soon be eating readers’ brains from the inside via a series of short stories, novellas and more. As announced at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con in July, the company plans for an ambitious slate of original prose stories set at different points in this epic adventure of a zombie apocalypse. In ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS, the clanking robots are built to fight the shambling braineaters, in a desperate attempt to save Earth’s dwindling population. Read the full article here... My story, "The Meek, the Earth, and the Inheritance" is among the line-up.

New Poetry in Il Posto Nero: Queen Anne's Resurrection

Even if you don't read Italian, Il Posto Nero: Queen Anne's Resurrection: Viaggio II is a beautiful magazine to look at. I have two things in this issue: Sonnet for a Sailor (English with Italian translation) and The Pirate Captain's Mistress (Italian only), which is sort of a sea shanty type song. Alessandro Manzetti did the translations.

In Laymon's Terms released - New Short Fiction

Well, technically, it's not new in the sense that it was written recently, but "Wild Card" is now out and available in the Richard Laymon tribute anthology, In Laymon's Terms (Cemetery Dance, 2011). The long-awaited volume of remembrances, photos, short stories, and general awesomeness is now shipping. I received my contributor's copy today. Sure do miss him. For those wondering if he always smiled that much (based on the photos) - yes, he did.

Alan M. Clark art featuring Rain Graves

The awesome and talented Alan M. Clark has immortalized me in his artwork for the cover of Bryan Smith's THE KILLING KIND, in a forthcoming edition from Deadite Press:



Image is © 2011 Alan M. Clark, used with permission from the artist.

New Short Story up at ChiZine.com #47, Week 5

The Spider House Rules, a fairy tale, is now available and free to read in ChiZine's Mega Issue #47, Week 5.

7x7 Magazine & Poem Cellars Poetry Contest Winners Announced

Many of you know I'm a wine lover and self-professed Wine Poet; An avid wine enthusiast and collector, I often tweet poems of tasting notes on twitter. In February I entered the 7x7 Magazine contest for Poem Cellars, and the winners have been announced: Rain Graves & Greg Todaro. Read our poems here, and buy a bottle of the 2009 Cab to read our corks.