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Sam Richard

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Georges Bataille, Kathe Koja, J.G. Ballard, Katherine Dunn.

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Sam Richard is the author of several books including The Still Beating Heart of a Dead God and the award-winning To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows. He has edited ten anthologies, including the cult hits Profane Altars: Weird Sword & Sorcery and The New Flesh, and his short fiction has appeared in over forty publications. Widowed in 2017, he slowly rots in Minneapolis where he runs Weirdpunk Books. You can stalk him @SammyTotep across most socials or at weirdpunkbooks.com

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Sam Richard Re-read of all of Katherine Dunn's books plus a first read of her newly published 'lost' book. Maybe more Moorcock and Tanith Lee.…moreRe-read of all of Katherine Dunn's books plus a first read of her newly published 'lost' book. Maybe more Moorcock and Tanith Lee.(less)
Sam Richard I don't usually get blocked, rather I get stuck on solving an internal issue in the work. That generally just takes untangling it and working it out. …moreI don't usually get blocked, rather I get stuck on solving an internal issue in the work. That generally just takes untangling it and working it out. There are times where I simply don't have anything in the tank left to give. Reading, watching movies, hanging on patios with friends, walks and bike rides all help. Mostly just time.(less)
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“Her jagged pearl teeth dug into my shoulder. Their cold numbed the pain, as trickles of hot blood dripped into the crux of where our chests met, forming a lake that would flow over and onto the floor. I said nothing, but inside I begged her to bite me again, to keep this intimacy going to keep the greater intimacy at bay.”
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“My ear pressed against her spine as I caressed her unbeating heart with my hand.”
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“What is death, but a final and sudden erosion of our identities into nothingness?”
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