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	Drowning in Beauty: The Neo-Decadent Anthology by Justin Isis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel Corrick (Editor), Avalon Brantley (contributor) 4.73 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marked to Die: A Tribute to Mark Samuels by Justin Isis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Valentine (Contributor), Quentin S. Crisp (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.59 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mighty in Sorrow: A Tribute to David Tibet & Current 93 by Jordan Krall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicole Cushing (Goodreads Author), Thomas Ligotti 3.80 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autopsy of an Eldritch City: Ten Tales of Strange and Unproductive Thinking 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Grimoire: A Compendium of Neo-Goth Narratives 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Confusion 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Writing-wise, 2025 was a very productive year (especially in contrast to 2024, where I did almost no creative writing to speak of at all). Aside from finishing off my French-Decadent short novel PULP FIN DE SIÈCLE (which would later on in the year be published by Purple Bearded Uncle, and thus making my first truly substantial publication since 2019), I also wrote two short stories, one for PLEASA Read more of this blog post »

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The Rules of Attraction

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