There’s a new poll up on the site, asking you to tell us who your favorite Urban Fantasy novelist is.  Are you a fan of Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only wizard; Anita Blake, vampire hunter; Sookie Stackhouse?  Are you tracking some other author or series we need to know about?  Vote and then tell us why [...]

Writer Nigel Bird (whose short story “Silver Street” is in the Autumn issue of Dark Valentine) invited me to participate in his “Dancing With Myself” interview series.  He also said really nice things about the magazine.  Here’s the interview.

The editors of this anthology want you to know that contrary to popular belief–Canadians aren’t nice people.  In fact, they’d just as soon kill you as look at you.  Here’s what they have to say for themselves:
If you’re looking for foggy, dimly lit alleys echoing with the click-clack of a dame’ s high-heeled shoes, where [...]

Jason Evans (The Clarity of Night) periodically runs flash fiction contests  on his blog (there’s one up now) based on photo prompts.  (He’s a photographer as well as a poet/writer.)  Right now he’s offering a free download of stories that won the 12 previous contests.  Compiled by James R. Tomlinson (no relation), the free ebook [...]

Will the peacocks inherit the earth?  Our good friend Marzel of the Dark Artists Guild took this photograph of peacocks casually hanging out in her neighborhood.
What does this image suggest to you?  Is it sinister or benign?  Is it an image from the future or the past?  What’s going on here?
We’d like to know.  Using [...]

Dark Valentine’s good friend Kelli Stanley (author of Nox Dormienda and City of Dragons) recommends A Twisted Ladder, the debut novel from writer Rhodi Hawk.

If you like your sci fi with a little romace or a little sci fi in your romance, you need to know about this site, especially their Hailing on All Frequencies (HOAF) postings.¬† Here’s where to go.
The site offers news and reviews, giveaways, interviews, and a blog.¬† It’s brand new, but their focus is laser [...]

What is a “Dark Valentine?” It is a love letter to the shadow side.