Chris Bartholomew

• Dec-2011
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Organ donor dash before Christmas chiseling out final chances to be Santa to somebody else's adult strip club kids-the air pirates of the intergalactic motels making unauthorized incisions into tourists, travel guides and ice bucket guts to go post-o...

• Nov-2011
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• Aug-2011
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Hate. An all-consuming emotion that blinds people to reality, reasonable thought, often reasonable behaviour. Hate. Hatred. Loathing. Detestation. Whatever the name, whatever the word, the object of that hate became unbearable. - Excerpt from "Burnin...

• Aug-2011
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Interesting to note that Thomas Edison used the Out of Body Experience when working on inventions, and the artist Salvador Dali used it to gain visions for his paintings. Whether or not all of these stories are fictional will be left up to your imagi...

• Jul-2011
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Chris Bartholomew is proud to present some of the best Speculative Fiction on the market today. There is something in our first issue for everyone. This magazine is a sprinkling of the stories found in the online magazine each month....

• Jun-2011
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Her voice was nothing more than a whisper, softer even than the dry leaves that rattled across the yard below. But there was a desperation to her plea that was normally reserved for prayers offered by the bedsides of the dying. A tone of trembling ex...

• May-2011
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Joey cringed when he looked at the closet door and noticed it was slightly open. Any other night he kept it open, a proven method to ward off any monsters that might be lurking inside, but not this time. This time he deliberately closed it, he was su...

• May-2011
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Gralamin turned to another page in the book, careful not to rip the parchment. He licked his lips before continuing. "For instance, these were not ordinary dragons; they were a different species entirely. They didn't just breathe fire. They could als...

• May-2011
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A SCRATCHY POEM by Jan Turner-Jones: It's perfectly normal to scratch itchy bits - but don't scratch your head or they'll say you've got nits and don't scratch your nose or they'll say you spread germs and don't scratch your butt or they'll say you'v...

• Apr-2011
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William Wolford came up with this incredible title and started with the compiling of stories. Life and sickness got in the way of his finishing it, but what he did, he did well, and I hope he will be proud of this book, which I dedicate to him, and h...

• Apr-2011
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She turns her hands over. Once. Twice. On the third time she still can't see anything wrong with them. What had she done? She'd made the shadow disappear, for one thing. It's rather a relief to know that she can make them go away. But what had she do...

• Apr-2011
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Why do zombies scare us? Are they merely our own fear of death given form? Is it their corrupted, rotted appearance or that they retain the appearance of those we once loved? Or is it simply that they want to eat us, and there are always more, and mo...

• Apr-2011
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As the thing in front of him opened its mouth Marcus let out a silent scream. All Marcus saw was teeth, rows and rows of teeth. It was like looking into a shark's mouth. -excerpt from Getting Out by Suzanne Robb...

• Mar-2011
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The scent of volcanic ash violated his nostrils. The air was moist and heavy, from the rising global temperatures. Pedro's muscles ached; dragging the struggling holy man to the top had not been easy. - From Month Thirteen by Jason Barney...

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• Jan-2011
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Featuring these talented authors: The Men: John "jam" Miller A.J. Brown David W. Landrum James Stewart Robert Eccles Eric S. Brown Michael Hanson Brian L. Porter Martin Turton Jason Hughes The Women: Theresa Newbill Myrrym Davies Deborah Walker S.E. ...

• Jan-2011
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Because of the extreme nature of this job my client activated the dead man switch implanted on the base of my skull as an added incentive. If I didn't complete the job by the time the clock ran out, a poison would be admitted into my system killing m...

• Jan-2011
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The deepening evening sky joins the lake in azure shadows, casting the landscape in monochromatic gloom that can't touch the darkness in my soul. Resting my chin on my knees, I stare unseeing down the length of the pier. The clamor of voices drifts f...

• Jan-2011
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Lightning crashed and blood spilled. Thunder roared and howls echoed out over the furious storm. Arcane chanting filled the dark air, rising to a blood-thirsty shriek as the storm grew faster and stronger. The air pulsed with dark thoughts and evil i...

• Dec-2010
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A shaggy head appeared from inside the bag. The head was attached to a livid neck. The skin separated in places leaving room for tendons to poke their way through. The head twisted around and a terrible face stared into Aubrey's own. Its eyes bulged ...

• Dec-2010
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From the outside, the old school building looked like the perfect place to send your little darlings, but on the inside it was a different picture. Ever since the nasty accident, things had changed, girls weren't so friendly and morale had declined. ...

• Nov-2010
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Johan stood up, rocked the whiskey back and forth in the glass and then downed it. He placed the glass beside the bottle and then walked toward them. He took their hands knowing that in the morning his wife and children would wake up and come looking...

• Nov-2010
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• Nov-2010
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Like the Static Movement books Dusted, The cedar Chest and Trunk Stories, this is another offering of stories that were written and put away, while the writer went on to other things. Given the chance to revisit these stories has brought about a seri...

• Nov-2010
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This book... and the stories you are about to read, is for all of the youngsters who have embraced the printed word. Those who are not afraid to use their imaginations, turn pages, and embrace good printed stories. -Jason Barney...

• Oct-2010
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Please enjoy this volume of work and let your imaginations go when reading all of the stories. Measure their effect on your psyche; recall your encounters with creatures strangely different from us. And wonder when that spider might be making its way...

• Oct-2010
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It happened only because of a cosmic accident, really. It was just one of those freak events, like lightening hitting in the same location twice, or a weather phenomenon that happens once every several thousand years. The consequences were not univer...

• Oct-2010
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The cries coagulated, the whimpers ceased, the breathing stopped. The cloaked man stood up, looked deeply into the camera, his knife dripping with sorrows and promise, ambition and dreams demolished. Saul stood straight, quiet. His mouth was rigid, h...

• Oct-2010
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Now, Static Movement brings you Trunk Stories, the third in its series of books created to give writers the opportunity to see their long forgotten work in print. Enjoy, sometimes the forgotten stories written in the beginning of a writing career are...

• Sep-2010
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Twenty five writers give their take on time travel... some stories are endearing, some terrifying, but most of all, each one is intriguing. Grab a cup of your favorite drink and join these writers and dream - about time....

• Sep-2010
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In your hands, you have another non-themed anthology that is the brainchild of Chris Bartholomew. She saw the positive response in submissions and the quality of stories available... and asked writers to send her their Cedar Chest stories. The respon...

• Sep-2010
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In this collection of stories, you will read some of the best horror ever written. Is it a ghost? Is it a demon? Are they one in the same? Do they really exist? You decide... but read this in broad daylight if you are at all worried that they might j...

• Sep-2010
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Ever had something happen that you weren't sure was real? Seen something that was impossible so you just shrugged it off and forgot about it? Ever had someone act so strangely that you were a bit afraid, but shrugged that off too, and then later reme...

• Sep-2010
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Reading this book with the stars above, outside, by lantern, torch, or candlelight is the preferred method of coaxing true fear and anxiety out of your soul. Imagine yourself sitting by that campfire, the flames reaching into the sky like the tower ...

• Aug-2010
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That is what is particularly fascinating about this anthology - the authors of the stories had a chance to immerse themselves in fantastic worlds of imagination and adventure on this planet, under the water, in outer space, just about anywhere where ...

• Jan-2010
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The first in the Guest Editor Series of Lame Goat Press books. Twenty-nine stories and poems from John C. Mannone, Mark Wolf, James P. Wagner, Shells Walter, Lawrence R. Dagstine, Kristin Aune, Kyle Hemmings, Ralph Greco, Pete Carter, Deborah Walker,...