A word from Christopher Dwyer
Dear Readers:
Welcome to Rotten Leaves. A couple months ago, my ink-brother and good friend Axel Taiari (co-editor here at RL) suggested that we start our own literary magazine. Something for the fans of darker fiction. A place where the cold meets the dark meets the fantastic.
So, here we are. Rotten Leaves makes it debut to the world today and the two of us could not be more excited. Axel and I grew up on Stephen King, the Halloween series, and Philip K. Dick. We were raised on a steady diet of horror and noir. We adore the darker side of things, whether it be crime fiction or steampunk.
And now, we’re here to provide a new literary outlet for talented writers, both those who are established and those who haven’t had a piece of work in print. Rotten Leaves will showcase the very best in horror, noir, fantasy and beyond. We’re just as happy running a psychological horror story as we are publishing an underground noir tale of bad guys with drugs and guns.
Right at this very moment, we’re accepting submissions for the site. Axel and I are ramped and ready to read your work. The first issue will launch on everyone’s favorite holiday: Halloween.
Thanks for stopping by,
Christopher
P.S. Although we’re launching on October 31, the first issue of Rotten Leaves will not be a Halloween-themed issue. However, one story with jack o’ lanterns isn’t going to hurt. So, in the spirit of the holiday, we’re going to accept a single Halloween-themed short story for the first issue. If you’re interested in submitting, please note in your email that the story is tailored for the holiday.
Fantastic guys. I love the whole look, the feel, the overall vibe. But you knew I would. Of course I’ll be submitting. Especially since CC will probably take a break until 2010 after the #10 issue hits the streets. I’ll get to work on something for the online launch. Oh, and do you mind adding my blog to your PEOPLE section? I’m adding you all to my blog as we speak. Very cool.
Peace,
Richard
Thanks so much, man. Ah, sad to hear CC is gonna take a break – I’ve been reading every issue pretty much religiously.
No worries about the blog. I was waiting to update all the links and the “social” aspect of the website until the launch. By the way, if whoever holds down the fort at Colored Chalk could add us to the “To Read” section, that’d be lovely. (and a link to http://www.axeltaiari.com in the “to dig deeper”, why not)
And I don’t want to be too much of a tease, but our first issue is looking good already. I mean, the content. I know Dwyer and I are extremely excited about it.