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Dark Moon
Digest Staff
Editor-in-Chief / Publisher
STAN SWANSON
Stan has been writing, editing and
publishing for over 30 years. This is his third magazine as
editor/publisher. (The first two—computer oriented—have faded into
oblivion.) He has written 5 books including two nonfiction works and three
novels. He has also written numerous short stories, poetry and over 200
songs. (In addition to writing, he spent many years as a
singer/songwriter.) He is owner of Stony Meadow Publishing and its
imprint: Dark Moon Books. Married with three children and six
grandchildren, Stan is hiding away on the beaches of Florida trying to
determine if he can possibly retire early and spend his time writing and
publishing—as if that isn’t work.
Managing Editor/Marketing Director
ARAMINTA STAR MATTHEWS
Araminta has both a BFA and MFA in creative
writing. Currently, she works as a College Writing and Humanities
instructor at a college in central Maine, and she runs a transition
program for adults interested in returning to college for a career in
health care. When she is not writing or teaching, she is involved in
theatre or learning a new type of art. She spins wool, paints, designs
her own clothing and handbags, and plays with clay on a semi-regular
basis. She is a big fan of genre fiction, particularly supernatural
horror, and finds herself wooed by apocalyptic zombies or non-teen based,
anti-Twilight vampire fiction. The only thing that really scares her,
however, is bobbleheads. Those things are just too creepy.
Assistant to the Editor / Content Editor
FRANCES AUGUSTA HOGG
Frances Is president of the forty-year old Hudson
Valley Writers Association, and co-author of "Writing Group in a Box," a
handbook for writing critique groups. A former attorney, Frances
has focused on free-lance story editing and coaching since 2007.
She is an editor at Pen-in-Hand Press, in Beacon New York, as well as
other imprints.
Fiction Editor
MICHAEL O'NEAL
Michael resides in Las Vegas, NV, where he
writes horror/dark fantasy and science fiction. A prolific artist and
playwright, he has had several of his plays produced – Soul, Nuthouse,
and Booksmart. Online his weekly comic, Empty Space
updates weekly and appears in the quarterly fantasy magazine, Abandoned
Towers. In September of 2010 he is slated to be a featured actor in an
upcoming Hollywood horror/comedy film (name not yet to be announced). His
chapbook of poetry, Enema, is available in paperback. Mr. O'Neal
holds a degree in clinical psychology.
Associate Editors
DAVID AET
David grew up in the shadows of the Son of
Svengoolie TV show in Chicago. He was tricked into watching zombie movies
by his older brother and is now addicted to all things Zombie,
Frankenstein-ish, and monster movies galore are on the menu. He gets a
kick out of Sci-fi, Horror stories, Edward Gorey and Charles Addams are
revered and all the Film Noir and Pulp Detectives he can can handle. After
an extensive unrelated educational career, he has to dedicated himself to
painting and writing again (mostly commission work and some private
showings) and searching to become recognized. He has, over the past few
years, began compiling his own poetry and stories to publish (thanks to
his sister.) He lives in Southern California with a black cat, his best
friend (his wife), both of whom shall remain nameless to avoid
incrimination.
BRIGID DAULL BROCKWAY
Brigid Daull Brockway lives in a hobbit hole
in Canton, OH with her husband and two hell beasts disguised
as cats. Brigid is a technical writer who also keeps a blog
on words, word origins, and language
www.attechnicallyawriter.blogspot.com. As a child,
Brigid was afraid of the Nancy Drew books, and just seeing
the commercials for horror movies gave her nightmares for
weeks. She has no idea, therefore, what possessed her to
read Stephen King's The Stand when she was 14, but she's
been hooked on horror ever since.
PHILLIP BROWN
Phillip resides in Washington State, where
he was born and raised...hell. He feels akin to the sleeping habits of
vampires, the hygiene of werewolves and the intellect of zombies;
therefore he loves reading and writing about them. He has an MBA from
WSU, as does many of his unemployed fellow alumni. He enjoys writing
short stories because he doesn't have the attention span to write a novel,
and has a collection of his own published, 12 Days of Christmas.
CHARLES CAPASSO
Charles was born in Boston,
Massachusetts and raised in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Denison
University, where he majored in English with a concentration in Creative
Writing. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
KYLE DICKERSON
MANNY FRISHBERG
Born just south of New York City, Manny has made
his home on the West Coast for more than 30 years. His articles appear
on the pages of numerous publications and websites. He lives with his
partner in the shadow of SeaTac Airport, where they attend two cats and
wait for the children to call. Having been writing science fiction in
which children and cats play a significant role for half his life, his
first fiction sale, a short fantasy story which has neither, is due out
in late 2010.
CRAIG GARRETT
Craig is the co-creator and writer of the web comic
"Robot Lincoln & Zombie Jackson." Craig lived in Los Angeles for a
while. Now he lives in Queens.
ABNER GOODWIN
JULIE JANSEN
Julie lives in Olympia, Washington where she spends
gray rainy days writing creepy stories when she's not teaching Italian.
She loves Godzilla, spooky stories, hanging out with the "grrls" in her
writers group, and sneaking vegetables into children's food. She has a
BA in Anthropology and Italian from the University of Washington and
continued at that school to pursue her MA in Italian Literature (but is
admittedly a grad school dropout). Her stories have appeared in Nature,
The Harrow, State of Imagination, and Black Petals Magazine. She's an
associate member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
and a guild member of the Northwest Screenwriters Guild. Her current
projects include a young adult fantasy novel and a horror comedy
creature feature script.
REBECCA JOHNSON
Becca resides in San Antonio Texas. She graduated
with a BA in art and art history from the University of the incarnate
word. Becca has been writing for many years but has only recently
decided to tackle the horror genre. She is currently working on a script
which she hopes to turn into a film at some point. Becca's favorite
horror film is the remake of Dawn of the Dead. Her favorite death scene
is the flash freezing of lab worker Adrienne in Jason X or the glass
death scene in Final Destination. Her favorite weapon is the machete.
ANNA LOWTHER
DEENA M. LYVANG
Deena lives in a quaint little fishing
village along the shoreline of Lake Erie with her husband, daughter and
two spoiled cats. She loves writing scary tales almost as much as she
enjoys reading them and because of her macabre imagination, her husband
sleeps next to her with one eye open, gripping a baseball bat.
TRACIE MCBRIDE
Tracie is a New Zealander who lives in
Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children. She is a member
of the Melbourne-based speculative fiction writers group SuperNOVA. Her
work has appeared or is forthcoming in over 50 print and electronic
publications, including Pulp.Net, Coyote Wild, Abyss and Apex, Space &
Time, Sniplits and Electric Velocipede. She won the Sir Julius
Vogel Award for Best New Talent for 2007.
RICHARD MOORE
Rick's stories have appeared in numerous
zines and anthologies. These include 'The Undead: Flesh Feast', 'History
is Dead' and 'Cthulhu Unbound' (Permuted Press), the Stoker Award
nominated 'Horror Library 3' (Cutting Block Press), 'Dark Animus', 'Chimeraworld
3' 'The Beast Within' (Graveside Tales), 'Embark to Madness' (Coscom),
'Bound for Evil' (Dead Letter Press), and in 15 anthologies from Living
Dead Press, including Books of the Dead Volume One, which contained his
'Dawn of the Dead' inspired novella 'Rednecks: White and Blue'. This
October be sure to check out his story 'The Church of Dead Music'
(starring a before he was famous Elvis Presley) in the Halloween themed
anthology 'Harvest Hill' (Graveside Tales). To earn his daily crust Rick
works as a Mental Health Specialist for the Arizona State Hospital.
Originally from England, he now lives in Phoenix, with his wife Ruth and
three cats.
CHARLES THURSTON-SNOHA
Charles is a life-long fan of anything
horror. He has a B.A. in psychology from Montclair State University.
Aside from his position as an Associate Editor with Dark Moon Digest, he
is an avid reader and writer of the genre. He was born and raised in New
Jersey, but relocated a bit and have finally found himself living in West
Virginia, the state which serves as the setting of several horror movies.
His moves have inspired his story-telling and have helped him develop a
greater appreciation for horror tales.
ADAM STEHLY
Adam lives in Wisconsin with his wife, two
stepsons, four cats and dog. Moving up from Florida, he’s convinced
himself that the winters aren’t so bad after all. He also has a penchant
for brewing and drinking beer. In his spare time, he works as a property
administration paralegal for a relatively large national retail chain. He
has a B.A. in English from Penn State and has been passionate about horror
fiction, movies and comics since adolescence.
RORY WARWICK
JENNIFER WORD
Jennifer resides in Southern
California . She has written six novels, dozens of short stories, two
screenplays and numerous poems. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from
Pepperdine University. When Jennifer was nine, she picked up the novel
IT, by Stephen King and began reading. She hasn't stopped since. She
loves horror, science fiction and fantasy, and especially enjoys reading
short story anthologies, in all genres, including the O. Henry Prize
Stories. Jennifer has dedicated the last twelve years to raising her
beautiful children, and is now poised to make her writing debut.
Story/Copy Editors
MAX BOOTH III
Max has been writing practically his whole
life, sharpening the craft with each new word he creates—all
while wearing a fancy hat. He is intrigued by the absurd and
surreal. More of his works can be found on his blog,
http://homeonlinoleum.tumblr.com.
SEAN M. DAVIS
Sean recently found a story in childish handwriting
entitled “The Killer Morning” proving that he learned how to write by
writing stories. His story, “Pink Lemonade,” was published on
Fangoria.com as part of their Weird Words Contest; his story, “First
Word,” was published in the Wayne Literary Review 2010. He is currently
working on a novel, Clean Freak. Visit The Chimerical Dark for articles,
story excerpts and more at
http://seanmdavis.wordpress.com/.
RYAN NEIL FALCONE
Ryan is a horror enthusiast and aspiring
novelist who is an active member of Cornell University's
Irving Literary Society. His short stories have been
featured in numerous horror print anthologies and
published in horror-themed markets including The Absent
Willow Review, Macabre Cadaver, Dark Gothic Resurrected
Magazine, and Deadman’s Tome. He just completed his
first novel, entitled, Inner Demons. His body of work
is summarized at:
www.ryanneilfalcone.com
GEORGE LEA
George inhabits a shadowy realm in the British Midlands
that consists primarily of writing, wandering, and unholy amounts of red
wine. When not earning a living in his various capacities as a tutor,
assistant and support worker to the mentally disabled, he tends to be
sealed away in some dark, dank space, scribbling furiously in an effort
to exorcise the stories whispering in his skull. He describes editing as
"...like surgery, only gorier." Regards humanity as an occasional
indulgence, stories as essential as air.
NICK MEDINA
Nick is a young author and editor from Chicago, Illinois.
Since 2009 he has been published in print, online and audio formats by
magazines, journals and short story anthologies in the United States and
the United Kingdom. To see some of Nick’s published work, or to contact
him with questions and comments, visit his personal website at
http://sites.google.com/site/nickjmedina/.
KURT REICHENBAUGH
Kurt grew up in Florida and currently lives in Phoenix
where he works in the Insurance industry. He loves pulp magazines of
just about any genre, vintage noir paperbacks and classic horror movies.
To date, his stories have appeared in PHOENIX NOIR, HUNGUR, SOUNDS OF
THE NIGHT and NITEBLADE.
Tech Advisor
LORI MICHELLE
Lori was born in Los Angeles, CA where she was raised to be
a ballerina. After injuring herself before her career could begin, she
turned her creative efforts elsewhere. Now she resides in San Antonio
Texas, where she is the wearer of many hats: a mother of two, a full
time bookkeeper and IT tech for a real estate company, dance studio
owner, a graphic designer, and, on occasion, a vermillion tiara. When
not talking about writing stories, sometimes Lori actually writes short
stories, novels, half finished novels and poems. And while pretending to
work, she creates websites and designs business cards on the side. She
also enjoys peanut butter on her waffles. Don't ask. You can enlist her
business card making services at www.lmbgraphics.com
Book Reviewers
ASHLEY DENIS
Staff Artists / Photographers
WHENDY MUCHLIS EFFENDY, MARC OLIPHANT and FRED JORDAN
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