BLOG POST: The first in a series of pieces exploring the influences and ideas behind each of the stories in my upcoming collection ‘Thin Places in Hard Concrete’. This one is about 'The Interchange' With mentions for 'Broken Veil', 'The Appointment,' 'Concrete Island' and 'Radio On'.
Submissions for our Summer '26 isssue are open until the end of May! Check our Submissions page for genres and guidelines! We don't ask that you stick to a theme, but matching the season of the issue is encouraged!
Charm City Spec: April Edition lands at Bird in Hand on April 11, 6pm. Featuring Scott Edelman, TT Madden, Mahaila Smith, Aina Hunter, and Trae Hawkins. Five voices working the edges of speculative fiction, from eco-weird to near-future hope. Join them at 11 E. 33rd St.
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After sharing Paul Di Filippo’s tale, “Ægir and Shōjō Hoist a Few,” I had to uncover the genius behind it. This led to a deep dive into his prized book collection, the serendipitous path to writing a Doc Samson miniseries for Marvel Comics, and discovering the must-read gem among his works!
The Kindle edition of 'Thin Places in Hard Concrete', due 30 April, is now available to pre-order.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DC5PL7T4
“Ray’s books are masterpieces of uncanny atmosphere, claustrophobic, tautly plotted, exquisitely evocative prose, written with an artist’s eye for detail and architecture, an M.R. James or Robert Aickman of crumbling concrete and civic buildings.” – Rose Ruane, author of Birding
The Wetworks Miracle is available for download on Netgalley! Fans of weird horror, dark fantasy, portal fiction, biopunk, and religious esoterica will want to check out new horror from a new Latino author. Grab the novella here: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/820338. The Miracle manifests July 30 2026.
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A definitive guide to the New Weird — the genre that ate the walls between science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Origins in Lovecraft and Machen, the 2003 naming debate, in-depth analysis of Perdido Street Station, Annihilation, Viriconium, and Who Fears Death, author quotes, political dimensions, and eight craft principles for writers entering the territory.
"What would your feelings be if your cat or your dog began to talk to you... in human accents? You would be overwhelmed with horror. [Sin] is simply an attempt to penetrate into another and higher sphere in a forbidden manner."
- Arthur Machen, "The White People"
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Submissions are open!
Remember, we don't insist on a theme, but matching your story to the issue's season may catch the eye of that eldritch demi-god known only as "The Reading Team."
Spring has arrived, and with it, our latest issue! Read it free at the link below.
Fiction:
Inherited Crimes of an Orbit Lord by Andrew Westerman
Me, Myself, and I by Marsden Lyonwahl
The Speed of Dark by Floyd Largent
The Moon Disc by B Myers
Clay Gods by G. R. Ashford
A Man Walks into a Bar by Dennis M. Powers
By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benét
Fact:
The Thinking Plant’s Man by Ben Seal
Raye’s Rants:
Say it Again, Stan
Ray Newman
Perseid Prophecies Magazine
Stelliform Press
VIKINGS vs SAMURAI
Boldly.Blue
Bevan Thomas