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Flashing the Dark by Bruce Boston, containd forty short fictions reprinted from literary and genre
publications. Includes two Rhysling nominees and "The House Broods Over Us", selected for The
Best American Flash Fiction of the 21st Century. J.L. Cormeau, of Creature Feature, writes: "The
breadth and depth of Boston's wide-ranging intellect is evident in the incredible scope of these tales,
which are terrifying, disturbing, bizarre, surreal and even laugh-out-loud hilarious -- but weirdness
rules." This book lists for $9.95. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
publications. Includes two Rhysling nominees and "The House Broods Over Us", selected for The
Best American Flash Fiction of the 21st Century. J.L. Cormeau, of Creature Feature, writes: "The
breadth and depth of Boston's wide-ranging intellect is evident in the incredible scope of these tales,
which are terrifying, disturbing, bizarre, surreal and even laugh-out-loud hilarious -- but weirdness
rules." This book lists for $9.95. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
Masque of Dreams by Bruce Boston, is a best-of-fiction collection -- six novelettes, seventeen
short stories -- along with fifteen of Boston's best poems from the 1990's. TIm Pratt of Locus writes: "It
is rare to find a writer capable of writing both prose and poetry with equal skill, and in the SF/F/H
genres there is no greater practitioner of that combination than Bruce Boston". This book lists for
$39.95. For more information, please contact Bruce at bruboston@aol.com.
short stories -- along with fifteen of Boston's best poems from the 1990's. TIm Pratt of Locus writes: "It
is rare to find a writer capable of writing both prose and poetry with equal skill, and in the SF/F/H
genres there is no greater practitioner of that combination than Bruce Boston". This book lists for
$39.95. For more information, please contact Bruce at bruboston@aol.com.
Pitchblende, by Bruce Boston, is a Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Poetry Collection, 2004.
Thirty-two previously uncollected poems, including the Rhysling FInalists "Pavane for a
Cyber-Princess" and "The Lesions of Genetic Sin". Gary West, of The Dream People, writes: "There
wasn't a piece of work I didn't find personally and technically and aesthetically flawless...these small
masterpieces instill emotions few, if any, other poets in the speculative field are capable of". This
book lists for $9.95. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
Thirty-two previously uncollected poems, including the Rhysling FInalists "Pavane for a
Cyber-Princess" and "The Lesions of Genetic Sin". Gary West, of The Dream People, writes: "There
wasn't a piece of work I didn't find personally and technically and aesthetically flawless...these small
masterpieces instill emotions few, if any, other poets in the speculative field are capable of". This
book lists for $9.95. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
Quanta: Award Winning Poems by Bruce Boston, has twelve award winning poems with
comments on each poem, an essay on speculative poetry by the author, and an introduction by
Andrew Joron. Includes a detailed bibliography of all Boston's books and broadsides through 2001.
Michael Arnzen of Strange Horizons writes: "I cannot think of another writer in the genre who could fill
a book of short pieces with award-winners, with the exception, perhaps, of Harlan Ellison". This book
lists for $8.00. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
comments on each poem, an essay on speculative poetry by the author, and an introduction by
Andrew Joron. Includes a detailed bibliography of all Boston's books and broadsides through 2001.
Michael Arnzen of Strange Horizons writes: "I cannot think of another writer in the genre who could fill
a book of short pieces with award-winners, with the exception, perhaps, of Harlan Ellison". This book
lists for $8.00. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
Sensuous Debris: Selected Poems, 1970-1995, by Bruce Boston, is a best-of-poetry
collection covering twenty-five years. Includes four Rhysling Award winners and three Asimov's
Readers' Award winners. Dragon's Breath Award, Best Genre Collection, UK, 1996. Patrick Swenson
of Talebones writes: "Boston's poems are enchanting and powerful. Funny and horrific. He tells
stories with his poems, and in these stories are the carefully chosen words of a master". This book
lists for $6.95. For more information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
collection covering twenty-five years. Includes four Rhysling Award winners and three Asimov's
Readers' Award winners. Dragon's Breath Award, Best Genre Collection, UK, 1996. Patrick Swenson
of Talebones writes: "Boston's poems are enchanting and powerful. Funny and horrific. He tells
stories with his poems, and in these stories are the carefully chosen words of a master". This book
lists for $6.95. For more information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
Stained Glass Rain, by Bruce Boston, is a coming-of-age novel set in the psychedelic drug culture
of the 1960's. "...a beautifully written, streetwise evocation of the '60s, told with uncommon grace and
clarity of vision. Boston writes with the voice of a poet, the heart of a bodhisattva, and the unblinking
eye of an investigative reporter" -- Daniel Marcus, Wired. "...probably the best novel yet written about
the sixties and its drug culture" -- Howard V. Hendrix, Tangent. This book lists for $34.95. For
information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
of the 1960's. "...a beautifully written, streetwise evocation of the '60s, told with uncommon grace and
clarity of vision. Boston writes with the voice of a poet, the heart of a bodhisattva, and the unblinking
eye of an investigative reporter" -- Daniel Marcus, Wired. "...probably the best novel yet written about
the sixties and its drug culture" -- Howard V. Hendrix, Tangent. This book lists for $34.95. For
information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
The Complete Accursed Wives, by Bruce Boston, includes five short stories and thirty-five poems,
all of Boston's Accursed Wives series. Includes the story "Curse of the Alien's Wife", winner of the Best
of Soft SF Award, and two Asimov's Readers' Award winners for poetry. Mary Turzillo of SciFi.com
writes: "Boston has the gift of making his poetry appealing to people who generally aren't fond of poetry.
They have a distinctive music that is quite ravishing..." This book lists for $9.95. For more information,
please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com .
all of Boston's Accursed Wives series. Includes the story "Curse of the Alien's Wife", winner of the Best
of Soft SF Award, and two Asimov's Readers' Award winners for poetry. Mary Turzillo of SciFi.com
writes: "Boston has the gift of making his poetry appealing to people who generally aren't fond of poetry.
They have a distinctive music that is quite ravishing..." This book lists for $9.95. For more information,
please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com .
Firelight on Snow, by Bobbi Sinha-Morey, is an offering of her latest poetry, filled with vibrant
images and new age references. Cover art is by Maggie Dix. This book lists for $5.50. For more
information, please contact Bobbi at: Isedmorey1@aol.com.
images and new age references. Cover art is by Maggie Dix. This book lists for $5.50. For more
information, please contact Bobbi at: Isedmorey1@aol.com.
Freakcidents, by Michael A. Arnzen, won the Bram Stoker Award for Outstanding Achievement in a
Poetry Collection in 2005. A grotesque in both the literary sense (a series of character studies) and the
literal sense, the book assembles thirty poems about impossible mutants and imaginary sideshow
freaks. Mark McLaughline writes: "Mike Arnzen's Freakcidents is a wickedly gleeful kaleidoscope of
hideous horrors. And yet amidst all this colorful carnage, one will find a heart - beating with sympathy,
even affection, for the bizarre characters that make up this amazing poetry collection." This book lists for
$10 trade paperback, $50 hardcover. For information, please contact Mike at: gorelets@gorelets.com.
Poetry Collection in 2005. A grotesque in both the literary sense (a series of character studies) and the
literal sense, the book assembles thirty poems about impossible mutants and imaginary sideshow
freaks. Mark McLaughline writes: "Mike Arnzen's Freakcidents is a wickedly gleeful kaleidoscope of
hideous horrors. And yet amidst all this colorful carnage, one will find a heart - beating with sympathy,
even affection, for the bizarre characters that make up this amazing poetry collection." This book lists for
$10 trade paperback, $50 hardcover. For information, please contact Mike at: gorelets@gorelets.com.
25 Cent Rocket Ship to the Stars, by G.O. Clark, is a collection of poetry originally published in
Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Dreams & Nightmares,
among others. It is 50 pages long, with cover illustration by Marge Simon, and includes a collaborative
poem with SFPA Grand Master Bruce Boston. Clark's poetry, stories, and book reviews have been
published in various journals since 1979. This book lists for $6.95. For more information, please contact
G.O. at goclark@ucdavis.edu.
Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Dreams & Nightmares,
among others. It is 50 pages long, with cover illustration by Marge Simon, and includes a collaborative
poem with SFPA Grand Master Bruce Boston. Clark's poetry, stories, and book reviews have been
published in various journals since 1979. This book lists for $6.95. For more information, please contact
G.O. at goclark@ucdavis.edu.
John's Compendium of Icky Little Nursery Rhymes, by John Borneman. Come to
the dark side of Mother Goose. Learn why Mother is disappointed by Steve, what Erin uses for
fertilizer in her garden, and why Jaime doesn't look at herself in the mirror anymore. Thirteen
twisted nursery rhymes, just right to read before bedtime! Illustrated by the author. This book
is 38 pages, and is available as a download, as well as in paperback for $10.99. For more
information, please contact John at john.borneman@gmail.com.
the dark side of Mother Goose. Learn why Mother is disappointed by Steve, what Erin uses for
fertilizer in her garden, and why Jaime doesn't look at herself in the mirror anymore. Thirteen
twisted nursery rhymes, just right to read before bedtime! Illustrated by the author. This book
is 38 pages, and is available as a download, as well as in paperback for $10.99. For more
information, please contact John at john.borneman@gmail.com.
The Guardener's Tale, by Bruce Boston. SFPA Grandmaster Boston's new novel is "A gripping
dystopia wickedly extrapolated from our present. Boston brings to bear his narrative genius in this noir
tale of a love triangle in a society gone mad, probing the way technology and science alter our reality.
Transcending genre, The Guardener's Tale combines suspense and breathtaking plot twists with
macabre humor. Involving, compelling, a masterwork." (review by Mary Turzillo). This book retails for
$19.95. For more information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
dystopia wickedly extrapolated from our present. Boston brings to bear his narrative genius in this noir
tale of a love triangle in a society gone mad, probing the way technology and science alter our reality.
Transcending genre, The Guardener's Tale combines suspense and breathtaking plot twists with
macabre humor. Involving, compelling, a masterwork." (review by Mary Turzillo). This book retails for
$19.95. For more information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
Like Birds in the Rain, by Marge Simon. "Like Birds in the Rain whispers dream-like songs.
Characters and stories knit back and forth, creating a haunting journey into tomorrow. Simon has
fashioned a new form of art as only a writer who is also an artist can, weaving story lines and images
in a future where the helpless gain power through her words and their anger." (review by Bram Stoker
award winner Linda D. Addison). Illustrated by the author. This book retails for $8.50. For more
information, please contact Marge at: msimon6206@aol.com.
Characters and stories knit back and forth, creating a haunting journey into tomorrow. Simon has
fashioned a new form of art as only a writer who is also an artist can, weaving story lines and images
in a future where the helpless gain power through her words and their anger." (review by Bram Stoker
award winner Linda D. Addison). Illustrated by the author. This book retails for $8.50. For more
information, please contact Marge at: msimon6206@aol.com.
Night Smoke, by Bruce Boston and Marge Simon. A brilliant collaboration of two of speculative
poetry's brightest lights, this collection contains twenty-seven poems, prose poems, and flash
fictions, as well as fifteen full color illustrations, all of a dark persuasion. This 72 page paperback
retails for $18.00. For more information, please contact Marge at: msimon6206@aol.com or Bruce
at: bruboston@aol.com.
poetry's brightest lights, this collection contains twenty-seven poems, prose poems, and flash
fictions, as well as fifteen full color illustrations, all of a dark persuasion. This 72 page paperback
retails for $18.00. For more information, please contact Marge at: msimon6206@aol.com or Bruce
at: bruboston@aol.com.
Blood and Brine, by Jaime Lee Moyer. In this collection, thirty-seven poems journey through
landscapes haunting and powerful; an intense feast of vision and emotion. Among the poems are
Paradise, When they sailed to Avenlee, Wicked Wish, Moon Dragon, and Sir Once Forgotten.
Full color reproductions of classic John Williams Waterhouse paintings on both front and back
covers. This book retails for $6.95. For more information, please contact Jaime at:
jaimewrites@gmail.com.
landscapes haunting and powerful; an intense feast of vision and emotion. Among the poems are
Paradise, When they sailed to Avenlee, Wicked Wish, Moon Dragon, and Sir Once Forgotten.
Full color reproductions of classic John Williams Waterhouse paintings on both front and back
covers. This book retails for $6.95. For more information, please contact Jaime at:
jaimewrites@gmail.com.
Drowning Atlantis, by David C. Kopaska-Merkel. From the winner of the 2006 Rhysling Award
for Long Form Poetry (with Kendall Evans) comes fifteen flash fiction pieces, including fourteen
new stories, exploring ideas and characters as only Kopaska-Merkel can. This book is a first
edition pressing, hand numbered, limited to 100 copies. It retails for $6.00. For more information,
please contact David at: jopnquog@gmail.com.
for Long Form Poetry (with Kendall Evans) comes fifteen flash fiction pieces, including fourteen
new stories, exploring ideas and characters as only Kopaska-Merkel can. This book is a first
edition pressing, hand numbered, limited to 100 copies. It retails for $6.00. For more information,
please contact David at: jopnquog@gmail.com.
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Chronicles of the Mutant Rain Forest by Robert Frazier and Bruce Boston. The first shared-world
poetry collection by the SFPA's first two Grand Masters. Includes "Return to the Mutant Rain Forest",
winner of the Odyssey Award and chosen as the Best All-Time SF/F/H poem in the 2006 Locus Online
Poetry Poll. Frazier and Boston create a new mythology for the rain forest that combines ancient Mayan
mysticism, Caribe superstition, and the image of the panther as supreme beast of the forest.
This book lists for $8.95. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.
poetry collection by the SFPA's first two Grand Masters. Includes "Return to the Mutant Rain Forest",
winner of the Odyssey Award and chosen as the Best All-Time SF/F/H poem in the 2006 Locus Online
Poetry Poll. Frazier and Boston create a new mythology for the rain forest that combines ancient Mayan
mysticism, Caribe superstition, and the image of the panther as supreme beast of the forest.
This book lists for $8.95. For information, please contact Bruce at: bruboston@aol.com.