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I like to think that every day is a red-letter day here at MicroHorror, whether it be a bright arterial red or a darker venous hue, but today is particularly special. My fiends, it is an unequaled pleasure for me to announce:

Special congratulations go to newcomer Andrew Lyman, whose story “The Long Trail and Its End” holds the singular honor.

I still remember how happy I was when MicroHorror’s library reached the triple digits, because it meant that my little idea had caught on. But two thousand? That’s a number to make anybody (or any body) sit up and take notice, and I am extremely happy and proud.

So what does the future hold? Bigger and better, that’s for certain. I’ve got lots of exciting ideas, including a major project I’m going to unveil in the next couple of days. Thank you, everyone, for helping to make this a success.

Just a heads-up, kiddies. One of my favorite publishers, Maryland’s own Raw Dog Screaming Press, is going back through the stacks for a Retrospective.

I wrote a little about the event over at NathanRosen.com, but I wanted to make special mention here of the writing contest that’s going on. They want three stories based on their posted prompts, and there’s a strict limit of 1000 words each, so I know it’ll interest you folks! Deadline for entry is October 1, 2010.

Great gibbering gargoyles, it’s already July! Summer is rolling in with a fury here in Baltimore, but I’m keeping busy despite the heat, and I’m not alone. Here are a few announcements to hold your interest, I hope.

Brian Barnett, co-editor of Toe Tags, has released his first solo collection! State of the Dark is available from Lulu now, and it’s loaded with the best of Brian’s output to date.

My dear friend Oonah V Joslin has a new project going on at Bewildering Stories. A Genie in a Jam is a series of flash-length humorous stories about an adventurous and well-meaning Djinn, which will add up to what Oonah calls a “flash novella.” Start with the first chapter, “Of Elders and Rhubarb.”

And finally, I’m going to Horrorfind Weekend… as a guest! That’s right. No longer a mere attendee, I’m actually part of the author programming schedule, where I plan to use my allotted time to read some of my best stories and plug the greatness of MicroHorror.

Horrorfind Weekend is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from September 3 to 5. I’m scheduled to sign autographs in one of the celebrity rooms from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and I’ll be reading at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday in the author reading room. I plan to spend the rest of the weekend enjoying everything the convention has to offer, and I really hope you’ll join me. If you’ll be there, let me know! I can’t wait to meat–sorry, meet–each and every one of you.

Excelsior!

Good evening, kiddies! It took some doing, but I’m finally satisfied with the way the site is running now. From the sidebar, you can read the stories sorted by author or in month-long chunks, and you can even take your chances and read a story at random. Pleasant dreams!

Have you visited NathanRosen.com recently? That’s where I talk about my own projects and post reviews and essays on things of interest–mostly horror-related. I’m still looking for new things to review and promote, so let me know if you’ve got something cool in the pipeline!

As you can see, I’m continuing to change things around, like getting rid of that big block of introductory text on the front page. I’m also re-adding the Halloween contests to the sidebar in a fashion that’s a bit time-consuming, but it’ll look and work great when it’s done. I hope you like the new navigation. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.

This upgraded WordPress is great. I’m going to be tinkering with things for a little while so that I won’t just be getting things back to the way they were, but actually making them better. The modified sidebar is the biggest change–I hope you’ll find it useful. Please pardon the dust.

Hello, friends. I’ve been encouraged to launch a personal blog in which to share my projects and various things that interest me, so I went ahead and did it. NathanRosen.com is now up and running for public consumption. Pay me a visit, won’t you?

Good evening. It appears that our beloved MicroHorror.com has been the target of some sort of trojan attack. A complete reinstallation and upgrade of WordPress has, I believe, solved the problem. Unfortunately, the site may behave strangely for a while, until I can restore all of the settings and get things running properly again. I apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.

Hello, friends! I hope you all had a heartwarming Valentine’s Day. And I hope you warmed it slowly, over low heat, because hearts get really chewy when they’re overcooked.

I’m afraid that I’ve fallen behind on submissions again, since the snow has effectively paralyzed everything, but I’m getting caught up. I just posted a handful of really terrific new stories, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

And just to make you laugh, here’s some attempted comment spam that got caught in the filter. I removed the links, of course.

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My fiends, when I think of “horror” and “Haiti” at the same time, I want to think about voodoo curses and shambling zombies, not tens of thousands of people trapped in rubble and disease-ridden water. That’s just too much. Please help them. Thank you.