This story originally appeared in Dirge Magazine on Dec. 28, 2016. Since it’s publication, Dirge went to black and white photos. I’m reprinting the piece here in color with permission. Since its inception in 1947, the CIA has directly and intentionally shaped American culture in an effort to promote a positive image of America at…
In this season of music sweet enough to rot your teeth, here’s a medley of truly bizarre holiday songs wholly inappropriate for your family gatherings and office parties. Ramones – “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” Spotlight lyrics: Snowball fighting, it’s so exciting baby. Though undoubtedly pioneers of punk, the Ramones couldn’t escape the trappings of…
This Halloween, magicians, spiritualists, and fans will attempt to contact Harry Houdini from beyond the grave, a ninety-year-old tradition born out of a widow’s promise to her dead husband at a time when spiritualism enjoyed rampant popularity and even scientific support. Houdini, aside from being the most famous magician and escape artist in United States…
My recently published and forthcoming fiction takes inspiration from two-hundred-year-old Japanese erotic art, the sexual exploits of Frida Kahlo, and a crazed Ohio man who set free his collection of dangerous and exotic animals. I’ve also begun writing for Dirge Magazine, a publication focused on dark culture and arts. Here’s a summary of my recent…