by ed. Pela Via
(collage by Roger Sarao)
WARMED AND BOUND
© 2011 The Velvet Press
11120 Hartsook St.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Edited and Designed by Pela Via
Cover photo by Chelsea Kyle
www.chelseakphotography.com
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
“The Killer” by Brian Evenson originally published in The Din Of Celestial Birds: Stories by Brian Evenson (Wordcraft 1997)
“Little Deaths” by Gary Paul Libero originally published in Colored Chalk
“Mantodea” by Matt Bell originally published in PANK 4 (2010) and How They Were Found by Matt Bell (Keyhole Press 2011)
“They Take You” by Kyle Minor originally published in Plots With Guns
“The Liberation of Edward Kellor” by Anthony David Jacques originally published in Pulp Metal Magazine
“Practice” by Bob Pastorella originally published in Troubadour 21
“Love” by JR Harlan originally published in Troubadour 21
“Crazy Love” by Cameron Pierce originally published in Lost in Cat Brain Land by Cameron Pierce (Eraserhead Press 2010)
“Soccer Moms and Pro Wrestler Dads” by Bradley Sands is the first chapter of the forthcoming novel TV Snorted My Brain by Bradley Sands
“All the Acid in the World” by Gavin Pate originally published in Perigee
“Chance the Dick” by Paul Tremblay originally published in a limited edition of In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay (ChiZine Publications 2010)
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Table of Contents
Welcome to the Velvet
Title
Dedication
Foreword by Steve Erickson
Introduction by Logan Rapp
"Death Juggler" by Axel Taiari
"Click-Clack" by Caleb J Ross
"The World Was Clocks" by Amanda Gowin
"Mantodea" by Matt Bell
"All the Acid in the World" by Gavin Pate
"Crazy Love" by Cameron Pierce
"Chance the Dick" by Paul G Tremblay
"Soccer Moms and Pro Wrestler Dads" by Bradley Sands
"Take Arms Against a Sea" by Mark Jaskowski
"This Will All End Well" by Nik Korpon
"Midnight Souls" by Christopher J Dwyer
"The Tree of Life" by Edward J Rathke
"The Killer" by Brian Evenson
"Headshot" by Gordon Highland
"Inside Out" by Sean P Ferguson
"Laws of Virulence" by Jeremy Robert Johnson
"Bruised Flesh" by Craig Wallwork
"Bad, Bad, Bad Bad Men" by Craig Davidson
"Three Theories on the Murder of John Wily" by J David Osborne
"The Road Lester Took" by Stephen Graham Jones
"My German Daughter" by Nic Young
"What Was There Inside the Child" by Blake Butler
"Seed" by Gayle Towell
"They Take You" by Kyle Minor
"The Redemption of Garvey Flint" by Vincent Louis Carrella
"Blood Atonement" by DeLeon DeMicoli
"The Liberation of Edward Kellor" by Anthony David Jacques
"Act of Contrition" by Craig Clevenger
"Say Yes to Pleasure" by Richard Thomas
"The Weight of Consciousness" by Tim Beverstock
"If You Love Me" by Doc O’Donnell
"Touch" by Pela Via
"Love" by JR Harlan
"Practice" by Bob Pastorella
"Fading Glory" by Brandon Tietz
"Little Deaths" by Gary Paul Libero
"We Sing the Bawdy Electric" by Rob Parker
"In Exile" by Chris Deal
Afterword by Jesse Lawrence
End
Acknowledgments
Bonus Content
Final Thoughts by Livius Nedin and Robb Olson
Warmed and Bound: Up Close by Phil Jourdan
Interview with Pela Via by Phil Jourdan
The Multiple Voices Inside Your Book by Jay Slayton-Joslin
Interviews with Booked Podcast
Interview Transcript: Craig Clevenger
Interview Transcript: Brian Evenson
Interview Transcript: Stephen Graham Jones
Interview Transcript: Pela Via
The Fuse
Recommended Reading
Contributor Index
Matt Bell
Tim Beverstock
Blake Butler
Vincent Louis Carrella
Craig Clevenger
Craig Davidson
Chris Deal
DeLeon DeMicoli
Christopher J Dwyer
Steve Erickson
Brian Evenson
Sean P Ferguson
Amanda Gowin
JR Harlan
Gordon Highland
Anthony David Jacques
Mark Jaskowski
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Stephen Graham Jones
Phil Jourdan
Charles King
Nik Korpon
Jesse Lawrence
Gary Paul Libero
Kyle Minor
Livius Nedin
Doc O’Donnell
Robb Olson
J David Osborne
Rob Parker
Bob Pastorella
Gavin Pate
Cameron Pierce
Logan Rapp
Edward J Rathke
Caleb J Ross
Bradley Sands
Axel Taiari
Richard Thomas
Brandon Tietz
Gayle Towell
Paul Tremblay
Pela Via
Craig Wallwork
Nic Young
Booked Podcast
The Velvet
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