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Craig Laurance Gidney

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Born
in Washington, DC, The United States
November 11

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James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Tanith Lee, Kafka

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June 2007

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Author of SEA, SWALLOW ME & OTHER STORIES (Lethe Press) ;BEREFT (Tiny Satchel Press), . SKIN DEEP MAGIC (Rebel Satori Press), THE NECTAR OF NIGHTMARES (Dim Shores Publications); A SPECTRAL HUE (Word Horde). Plus numerous short stories. 3-Time Lambda Literary Award Finalist. NPR’s recommended books of 2019. Current novel, HAIRSBREADTH, is being serialized.

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Craig Laurance Gidney The best part of being a writer is being able to explore the outer reaches of the imagination.
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A Spectral Hue

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Launch Day for the Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology!

The Kickstarter Campaign for STORYTELLER: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, launched today! To celebrate, my co-editors and I read from Tanith’s work for a live event. You can watch it here. Carina Bissett read from the novel White as Snow, Julie C Day read from The Silver Metal Lover, and I read from “The Persecution Machine,” Lee’s loving homage to Edward Gorey.

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“Linc remembered the dark thrill he felt. It started in his chest, just below his heart, and traveled down his body, ending at his groin. It was like a seed had been planted in him, and it now bloomed. The tendrils snaked through his veins, the leaves unfurling in his bloodstream. He couldn't speak, afraid that he would spit up leaves and petals.”
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Catherine Hi Craig! Thanks for the add - I enjoyed your story in "So Fey." :-)


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