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 Reality is a slippery slope for Trey Leger, but he's managed to carve out a somewhat normal existence in spite of his mental illness. But when an ice cream truck starts making the rounds of his neighborhood, Trey can no longer tell reality from his delusions.
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Submitted by necol66 on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:27
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Hey Paul
Right, that's all 5 of the short tales listened to, with 'Tattoo' next (I've already listened to 'Closet Treats') and I really liked it. Getting the contract from the internet through a torrent site to preserve anonymity is a nice idea, but then again, PirateBay got raided and closed, didn't it?
Ha, maybe somebody in government saw some irregular activity and decided to try and flush out the Breakers?
Well done man - looking forward to more from you.
I think the Breakers do exist, or am I just falling into line with the conspiracy theorists?
Stay Alive
N
(By the way: you, Mr Bible, Phil Rossi and the usual suspects - the FDO, JC, Seth, Mur - have given me the confidence to start recording some of my material.)
P.S. - and thanks for the words about a mic.
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Submitted by necol66 on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:19
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Hey Paul
Just finished listening to number 3 in the 'Fiends' collection - short but creepy!
Yeah, I think you could develop this character a lot. Even the briefest of glimpses the reader gets of the 'thing' in the morgue gives a sense that there is much more.
Stay Alive
N
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Submitted by necol66 on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:13
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Hey Paul
Well, I've just gone and listened to the 2nd short story in the 'Fiends' collection and I really like it.
In fact, so far, this is my favourite - of course that all may change when I listen to more! Yeah, old houses with dark, dank basements and dusty attics - they have character and style, as well as providing an overactive imagination with plenty of scope for creating horror stories! And closets, cupboards, creaky floorboards, the wind whistling through the cracks, long grass in the back garden, a ramshackle outhouse, mysterious figures glimpsed behind grimy windows - oh, do I need to go on? 
Modern houses don't have any character! Oh, and my house is 80 years old - not as old as The Victorian but better than the new kind!
I read a book about the drowning of Galveston and it was a bad storm. The city might very well have went on to bigger things if the storm had not occurred.
Excellent story sir.
Stay Alive
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Submitted by necol66 on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:35
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Hey Paul
Well, I've just gone and listened to the 2nd short story in the 'Fiends' collection and I really like it.
In fact, so far, this is my favourite - of course that all may change when I listen to more! Yeah, old houses with dark, dank basements and dusty attics - they have character and style, as well as providing an overactive imagination with plenty of scope for creating horror stories! And closets, cupboards, creaky floorboards, the wind whistling through the cracks, long grass in the back garden, a ramshackle outhouse, mysterious figures glimpsed behind grimy windows - oh, do I need to go on?
Modern houses don't have any character! Oh, and my house is 80 years old - not as old as The Victorian but better than the new kind!
I read a book about the drowning of Galveston and it was a bad storm. The city might very well have went on to bigger things if the storm had not occurred.
Excellent story sir.
Stay Alive
N
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Submitted by necol66 on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 04:16
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Hi Paul,
I'm finally getting around to listening to the 'Fiends' collection and 'Momma' is my first one! Just finished and thought I would drop you a few lines! It's deliciously creepy and the killer is one bad mofo, as well as having serious hang-ups. If he's not careful, then the 'politically correct' and 'do-gooders' who purport to have our best interests at heart will string him up!
And I have to say that it is a good story. I got the feeling that the 'person of colour' could quite possibly be classified as a missing person pretty soon! That was when I laughed - I never gave any consideration to that line before. You're correct though - we are all persons of colour!
Well done sir.
Stay Alive
Neil
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 22:12
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 Well, here it is: answers to your questions about Closet Treats, at least those I could answer. Thank you to JP and Stephanie Harvey for doing the interview and all those that attended!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 01:23
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I challenged you Fiendlings on Sunday night via twitter and facebook to purchase 30 copies of the Tattoo e-book. If you succeeded, I would release episode 17 early. Like Tuesday early. Well, you failed. But you know what? Your tried so damned hard that I had to get this out. So enjoy the epilogue.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 00:24
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Here it is. Episode 16. I spoil you fiendlings with these early releases. Enjoy. Leave comments in the q&a. DO EET!
Please go to Amazon.com and/or Smashwords.com and get your ebook copy of Tattoo for $.99. That's right, 99 cents! Or you can also rate and review and help me find new listeners/readers.
I have written a story for Scott Sigler's "The Crypt" collection. If you haven't heard "The Crypt" yet, you better go and listen before my story airs in May.
Thank you, James Durham for doing the bump. Go check out his fantastic podiobook FETIDUS.
Discover David J Williams' final book in the Autumn Rain trilogy.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 15:30
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It's that time of week again. The time for me to bust a cap in your ass with the latest episode of Closet Treats. Getcha some!
"Hospitals and Questions"
Please go to Amazon.com and/or Smashwords.com and get your ebook copy of Tattoo for $.99. That's right, 99 cents! Or you can also rate and review and help me find new listeners/readers.
I have written a story for Scott Sigler's "The Crypt" collection. If you haven't heard "The Crypt" yet, you better go and listen before my story airs in May.
Go visit Variant Frequencies and get your ears on some of the best podiofiction out there.
Check out Jennifer Hudock's short stories on amazon.com and smashwords.com.
PC Haring's "Cybrosis" is a great podiobook you should be checking out!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 14:06
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You ungrateful fiendlings demanded it early, so here it is. Download episode 14. We're getting close to the end folks!
"Sleepless"
I am putting out the Fiends short story collection on smashwords.com FOR FREE! Please do me a favor, download them, read them, and rate them. When they come out on amazon.com, b&n.com, and the iTunes store, I'll need you to do the same. Leave obnoxious comments. Whatever. BE HONEST. These are the gateway drug stories to get money for Tattoo. So when Tattoo goes up, it'll be on sale for $.99. I hope you will be willing to help get me going.
I have written a story for Scott Sigler's "The Crypt" collection. If you haven't heard "The Crypt" yet, you better go and listen before my story airs in May.
Go to Seth Harwood's site and pre-order your copy of Seth Harwood's awesome novel "Young Junius." It's going to be made of awesome. DO EET!
Thank you Alex White for doing the bump. Check out his novel The Gearheart!
Shadowpublications.com is hosted by CompleteComputing.com. Visit http://completecomputing.com/sp to get a customized quote for hosting.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 13:29
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Yes, because I am made of awesome, I'm early again! Download episode 13 and get ready for one hell of a ride!
"The Warehouse"
I am putting out the Fiends short story collection on smashwords.com FOR FREE! Please do me a favor, download them, read them, and rate them. When they come out on amazon.com, b&n.com, and the iTunes store, I'll need you to do the same. Leave obnoxious comments. Whatever. BE HONEST. These are the gateway drug stories to get money for Tattoo. So when Tattoo goes up, it'll be on sale for $.99. I hope you will be willing to help get me going.
I have written a story for Scott Sigler's "The Crypt" collection. If you haven't heard "The Crypt" yet, you better go and listen before my story airs in May.
On May 5th, go to Seth Harwood's site and pre-order your copy of Seth Harwood's awesome novel "Young Junius." It's going to be made of awesome. DO EET!
Thank you Thomas Reed for doing the bump. Check out his work!
Shadowpublications.com is hosted by CompleteComputing.com. Visit http://completecomputing.com/sp to get a customized quote for hosting.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 20:35
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If you didn't hear over twitter or Facebook, Tattoo has been nominated for a Parsec Award. I don't know if I'll make the short list, but I'm very honored, and damned excited. This is the first step in my plan to thwart Scott Sigler's World Domination by taking as many souls as possible.
Thank all of you for submitting me. The response must have been pretty amazing to get through the first phase this fast, and I can only say: YOU ROCK! Thank you again. Thank you thank you thank you thank you...
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 20:26
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The FiendMaster has lost his mind. Or something. Regardless of what I said in my essay "Figuring The Price," I have decided to put the 4 short stories-- Momma, The Ghosts of 1900, Canvas, and Breakers-- up on Smashwords.com FOR FREE! This means you can go to Smashwords.com and check out any of the stories.
Now, why am I telling you this? Well, because I need some help from you. I need you to go view it, download, read it again, and then comment and rate it. I need this help because I'm trying to get started on the whole writing career thing as a "paying" gig. I'm giving away the Fiends Collection short stories for free as the gateway drug to the rest of my work.
In the next week or two, Tattoo will be going up on Smashwords.com FOR SALE! For $.99, you'll be able to get your paws on the never released digital version of Tattoo with the original artwork. At that point, I'll need your help again. I'm not expecting any of my listeners to purchase any copies of my work, especially not those that have donated. But if you liked the podcast version, please go to Smashwords.com, and rate any and all of the stories. Your comments will help readers find my work and hopefully that will ultimately lead to sales for Tattoo once it goes live.
Thank you for your attention and any help you might give me. As always, I know I am the luckiest man in the world to have so many great fans.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 12:42
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Because of you, the listener, I have been nominated for a parsec award.
The Parsec committee wants up to 30 minutes of excerpts to peruse for the nomination. Therefore, I would like you great and wonderful fiendlings to suggest some excerpts from the book to include.
I'll post the excerpt list in this topic that I'm going to use:
- The FiendMaster Prologue
- Episode 1-- Description of how Jackson found the fiendmaster cast and the first descriptions of the Tattoo murder photos
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 04/24/2010 - 00:20
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Because I love you, here's Episode 12.
I am putting out the Fiends short story collection on smashwords.com FOR FREE! Please do me a favor, download them, read them, and rate them. When they come out on amazon.com, b&n.com, and the iTunes store, I'll need yo uto do the same. Leave obnoxious comments. Whatever. BE HONEST. These are the gateway drug stories to get money for Tattoo. So when Tattoo goes up, it'll be on sale for $.99. I hope you will be willing to help get me going.
I have written a story for Scott Sigler's "The Crypt" collection. If you haven't heard "The Crypt" yet, you better go and listen before my story airs in May.
The Crypt
"Closet Treats" episode 12.
Written and performed by Paul Elard Cooley featuring original music written and performed by Andrew Richardson.
You can find Mr. Richardson's podcasts and music at: http://www.fabkebab.com
This presentation is copyright 2010 by Paul Elard Cooley.
Visit shadowpublications.com for more free stories as well as my rant casts.
Contact me at:
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 13:30
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Download Audio Version
This is the FiendMaster.
My fiendlings, the 2010 Parsec Award nominations are now open. The Parsec Awards are the annual celebration of the best in speculative fiction and related podcasts. Awards for short stories, novellas, novels, writing podcasts, and the like are given to those creators who exemplify the best in the medium.
Shadowpublications.com is elegible for the following:
- Best Speculative Short Story: Canvas, Breakers
- Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella): Tattoo
- Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team
The FiendMaster wishes you to consider Paul Elard Cooley and Shadowpublications.com for any of those categories. Regardless of whether or not you nominate Shadowpublications.com, you should nominate any podcast/podiobook you feel is the best in the categories. This is a great way to give thanks to the content creators for their efforts and the entertainment they provide.
Please go to parsecawards.com and click the "2010 Parsec Awards Nominations" link. Please follow the directions given on the site. You must make a separate submission for each of the 5 categories, and be sure to put in the comments area the particular story you are nominating.
If you have questions, refer to the FAQ on the site or send Paul Elard Cooley an email:
storiesATshadowpublications.com
Again, regardless of whether you find Shadowpublications.com and Paul Elard Cooley's work worthy of these awards, you should nominate the podcast or podcaster you think is most worthy of the award.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Podcast Name: Shadowpublications.com
URL: http://shadowpublications.com
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/shadowpublications/lpUb
Author: Paul Elard Cooley
Contact Email: stories@shadowpublications.com
Category:
Best Speculative Fiction Short Story: canvas or breakers
Best Speculative Fiction Story (novella): tattoo
Comments: the name of the story you're nominating (Tattoo, Breakers, Canvas, etc)
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 19:58
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Because I love you, my wonderful fiendlings, here is the next episode.
I have written a story for Scott Sigler's "The Crypt" collection. If you haven't heard "The Crypt" yet, you better go and listen before my story airs in May.
The Crypt: http://www.scottsigler.com/taxonomy/reverse/71
Promos included in this episode:
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 23:46
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That's right, my Fiendlings. Here's episode 10 chock full of fiendy goodness.
This episode includes promos for Seth Harwood's Young Junius. May 5th is Cinco De Harwood, the day you have a chance to get your little paws on a special order custom copy of the book. Check it out, fiendlings.
Also, last week I screwed the pooch and forgot to give props to Vertigo Radio Live and their fantastic insanity. Please check out their show. It's hilarious, irreverant, and fun for your little gray cells.
Last but not least, your fellow fiendling David Sobkowiak is putting out his first podcast novel with co-creator Laura Frechette. Go check it out on Monday!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 19:40
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Happy Freakin' Easter, Fiendlings!
Because it's Good Friday, I'm kicking this out early, because you've been so good this week. Or bad. Or, whatever. Regardless, here it is for your enjoyment.
Thank you to John Mierau for this week's bump. Please check out his work!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 01:24
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Once again, my wonderful fiendlings, I am early. Way fucking early. So quit your bitching and enjoy Episode 08.
Remember to pre-order Scott Sigler's "The Starter" on Aprii 1st.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 01:46
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Well, bitches, here I am, more than 20 hours early! Your FiendMaster obviously loves you more than you can possibly understand. Of course he loathes you too. But that's not important.
What's important is that you enjoy the episode and check out Drew Beatty's Lost Gods and remember to pre-order Scott Sigler's "The Starter" on Aprii 1st.
Cheers, Fiendlings!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 08:38
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My novella, Tattoo, was reviewed over at View From Valhalla. I'm very glad Odin enjoyed it. Go check it out and take a look at his other reviews. He's doing a great job of covering the podio-fiction sphere.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:03
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Alan and Carolyn deal with Trey's first night away...
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 13:06
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 10:46
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Yup, I rock. Episode 04 is out early. This episode is bumped by Jason of Shadow Cast Audio. Be sure and subscribe to the podcast for weekly horror goodies. And yes, I am narrating their episode next week. Should be fun.
Leave comments for this episode please. Cheers.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 13:08
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 That's right, Fiendlings. Want your very own, autographed, signed and numbered copy of Tattoo? Well, join the auction at theboomeffect.org and bid on it. Please check out theboomeffect.org for information about this great cause. I am proud to be part of it and can't wait to sign and personalize number "1" of only four copies printed. Let me know if you want additional details or have questions about the item in question.
NOTE:
I cannot sell "Tattoo" until I get new cover art for the book. So if you're willing to, um, take some pictures of tattoos or do some artwork for me, I could actually start selling this puppy.
Cheers, and good luck at the auction!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 12:59
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Closet Treats will be released on Podiobooks.com this Friday. So if you want to get the book without the intro babble, this is the place to go. I'm going to try like hell to keep the two in synch, although it may take a day or two for the latest episode to show up there. But tell your fellow fiendlings: Closet Treats is the FOR REALEST!
Cheers.
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 19:17
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Here ya go, Fiendlings. Just a little early for your enjoyment. Episode 3 of Closet Treats. Download it and getcha some!
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Submitted by Paul Elard Cooley on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 20:55
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Real quick update on what's going and the schedule for the book. Also, a plea for Fiendling action.
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