FYI, this reading was cancelled. Some very nasty posturing occurred in Missoula, people patting themselves on the back at the expense of another. I have to be cryptic for professional reasons, but those who decided to use one man's tragedy as a springboard for their own egos know who they are and they should be very, VERY ashamed of themselves.
Alec Cizak is a writer and filmmaker. His work has appeared in several journals and anthologies. His most recent novel, Breaking Glass, is available from ABC Group Documentation. He is the editor of the fiction journal, Pulp Modern.
NOW AVAILABLE!
Mr. Cizak's first collection of weird fiction/horror stories. Available now from ABC Group Documentation.
BREAKING GLASS
Follow Chelsea Farmer's journey out of hell!
DOWN ON THE STREET
Mr. Cizak's tender novella about a cabbie who decides to become a pimp
Manifesto Destination
The most prophetic book ever written!
CROOKED ROADS
Mr. Cizak's classic collection of crime stories from the Golden Age of the online pulp fiction movement
Between Juarez and El Paso
Mr. Cizak's contribution to the Drifter Detective series.
PULP MODERN
The very BEST pulp fiction by the very BEST contemporary writers.
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FYI, this reading has been postponed.
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