Spotted in the wild: My short story “The Skull-Faced Boy” in the zombie anthology The Living Dead, edited by John Joseph Adams. At Borders on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto.
When I bought a copy, the cashier actually exclaimed “Awesome book!,” in a way that suggested to me that he recognized the book and had possibly even read it. Or maybe he just says that to every customer, to make them feel good about their purchase, who knows?
The Living Dead also just got a mention on the blog of geek icon Wil Wheaton. It’s weird and kind of cool to think that Wil Wheaton might possibly read my story.
I will admit that I have a google news alert set up to let me know when someone mentions me in their blog, so that’s why I’m here.
My copy of The Living Dead arrived earlier this week, and I spent much of yesterday morning reading it.
Because I’d read this post before the book arrived, yours was the first story I turned to. Not that my opinion means much, but I really liked it. It’s damn hard to do anything original in the zombie genre, but you pulled it off, man.
I look forward to reading more of your work!