James K. Moran
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James K. Moran’s fiction and poetry have appeared in various Canadian, American and British publications, including Bywords, Glitterwolf: Halloween, Empty Mirror Magazine, Icarus, On Spec, Postscripts to Darkness 3, and The Rolling Darkness Revue. His debut horror novel, Town & Train, is available from Lethe Press. A longtime contributor to Daily Xtra, Moran’s articles and reviews have also appeared in a wide variety of media, including Arc Poetry Magazine, Daily Xtra, Matrix Magazine, the Ottawa Citizen and Rue Morgue. He lives and dreams in Ottawa, Canada.

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James K. Moran I'm currently hard at work editing my second novel, tentatively titled Monstrous, and refining some of my short fiction. Monstrous is a story about th…moreI'm currently hard at work editing my second novel, tentatively titled Monstrous, and refining some of my short fiction. Monstrous is a story about the past, how it changes us, and how you can move ahead or carry it with you. I'm playing with time, and how characters have changed over time, and what circumstances have brought them together. Of course, Monstrous is also about spiritual, social and physical isolation that induces a state of horror for my characters. At the centre of the story is John Newman, who, returning to his hometown of Brandon after 20 years away, carries his own dark secrets. He must confront someone from his youth who has become something else entirely. John's old friend Drake is still there as well, a reclusive and gifted guitarist who takes long walks at night, and knows many of the town's secrets.
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James K. Moran Yes, I do like anime. Any recommendations? The style of animation, the melodrama, the action and the monsters and robots can be such magnificent art. …moreYes, I do like anime. Any recommendations? The style of animation, the melodrama, the action and the monsters and robots can be such magnificent art.
I enjoyed Robotech (particularly the Macross Saga) on Saturday mornings when I was a kid, and later, in university, Akira. Much later, I saw much of Death Note, and Paprika. While working in comic-book retail for a year, I checked out Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vampire Hunter D, and Spirited Away, amongst many others. Most recently, I’ve inspected Warren Ellis’ updated four-part adaptation of Castlevania. I don't know the original, but Ellis' script is razor-sharp and the animation is satisfying. What I have meant to watch, for some time, though, is the seminal Ghost in The Shell, which predated the Internet and the Matrix and much other cyperpunk/dystopic futuristic anime by several years.
I’m also curious about the anime version of X-Men which is out there somewhere. As well, I’m curious about Attack on Titan (I’ve read some of the manga) and have been referred to One Punch Man and Bleach, although I haven’t had time to inspect those films yet.(less)
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Town and Train
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Interviewed Queer Canuck poet Amber Dawn about Buzzkill Clamshell collection for Plenitude Magazine

This just in! Interviewed Canadian novelist, poet,editor and fire-starter Amber Dawn about Buzzkill Clamshell, her newArsenal Pulp Press poetry collection, for Plenitude Magazine. 

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Very satisfyingto talk shop, having followed fab Amber Dawn since finding her superb story “HereLies the Last Lesbian Rental” in Arsenal Pulp Press’s 2009anthology Fist of the Spider-Woman (which she edited), r

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Poems, 1962-2012 by Louise Glück
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I Felt the End Before It Came by Daniel Allen Cox
I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness
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While Cox takes a non-linear approach to memoir, this one may be a shocking eye opener for those unfamiliar with the Watchtower Society and Jehovah's Witness teachings. For others, it will be an infuriating affirmation.

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Stephen King
“You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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“You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more."

("The Castle")”
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Jack Kerouac
“What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? - it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road
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Neil Gaiman
“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.”
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“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
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