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D.T. Neal

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Born in Missouri, growing up in Ohio, living for decades in Chicago, and now residing in Pittsburgh, D. T. Neal has always written fiction, but only got really serious about it in the late 90s. He brings a strong Rust Belt perspective to his writing, a kind of "Northern Gothic" aesthetic reflective of his background.

Writing his first novel at 29, he then devoted time to his craft and worked on short stories, occupying a space between genre and literary fiction, with an emphasis on horror, science fiction, and fantasy. He has seen some of his short stories published in “Albedo 1,” Ireland's premier magazine of speculative fiction, and he won second place in their Aeon Award in 2008 for his short story, “Aegis.” He has lived in Chicago since
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D.T. Neal Summer, winter, whenever -- I don't really have reading lists, so much as reading stacks. I've got several stacks of books to read, and I'll get through them slowly.
D.T. Neal One time I (and two others) heard something monstrous in the dark. Like outside. A horrible, unfamiliar howl that was so stereotypically lycanthropic …moreOne time I (and two others) heard something monstrous in the dark. Like outside. A horrible, unfamiliar howl that was so stereotypically lycanthropic that we all nervously, laughingly called it "the werewolf." There's a whole story around that, but hearing that thing in the dark, hearing it terrify some dogs at a neighbor's, that sound was so bizarre, I've always wanted to see what actually made that sound. (less)
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This-n-That

Nothing much to report at the moment, beyond ongoing travails.

I'm going to have to move again, which is going to suck, since it was only 37 weeks ago that I last had to move.

If I could just get either a FT employer to take me on and/or more folks to buy, read, rate & review my books. That's all.

Until then, I'm twisting in the wind.
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“Middling monsters died at the point of pitchforks, burned with torches, or at the butt of silver-capped canes wielded by angry, geriatric Poles. Middling people were dime-a-dozen, emptied souls, shorn sheeple, human husks. A good monster didn’t worry about what it was doing; it just did it. A true predator didn’t worry about guilt, or being popular, or anything. It just cruised along, living for the kill, surviving. A good person, well, she’d put a bullet in her head or weigh her feet down and throw herself into the Chicago River, holding her breath until she went to the sludgy, filthy bottom, and had to open wide and breathe water until she died.”
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“Middling monsters died at the point of pitchforks, burned with torches, or at the butt of silver-capped canes wielded by angry, geriatric Poles. Middling people were dime-a-dozen, emptied souls, shorn sheeple, human husks. A good monster didn’t worry about what it was doing; it just did it. A true predator didn’t worry about guilt, or being popular, or anything. It just cruised along, living for the kill, surviving. A good person, well, she’d put a bullet in her head or weigh her feet down and throw herself into the Chicago River, holding her breath until she went to the sludgy, filthy bottom, and had to open wide and breathe water until she died.”
D. T. Neal, Saamaanthaa

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