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Summer 2009 news W.D. Gagliani's second novel, WOLF'S GAMBIT, is coming soon! 
Some people are afraid there’s a wild animal on the loose, savagely tearing its victims apart. Others, like Nick Lupo, know better. Lupo knows a werewolf attack when he sees one. He should, since he’s a werewolf himself, though he’s been able to control his urges and maintain his secret. He’s also a homicide cop, so it may be up to him to hunt down one of his own kind. It looks like there’s a new werewolf in town, a rogue out only for blood. But looks can be deceiving. This sequel to the critically acclaimed WOLF'S TRAP is already garnering a number of positive reviews, which you can download here. World Horror Convention 2008 and other new photo galleries You'll note a series of photos of two different pipe organs in the gallery. Anyone who knows me knows about my deep love of and interest in all types of keyboard instruments. The pipe organ is kind of the original synthesizer, if you think about it. All those stops are labeled with the names of the instruments it is intended to emulate. Five-manual organs are awesome beasts. It turned out the Mormom Tabernacle Choir has the great fortune to perform in front of not one, but two pipe organs. The volunteers at Temple Square were amazingly accommodating in allowing me to get as close to these magnificent instruments as they did (and hear one while the organist practiced). In fact, they were quite generous with their time, granting Dave Benton and me what was in essence a personal, private tour and even some helpful photography on the roof of the convention center. I don't know their names, but I thank them for their generosity. As I've stated before, conventions are a great way to renew friendships in a business that's largely a solitary endeavor. This WHC (my seventh in a row and ninth overall) was no different, as I was able to hang out with, catch up with, at least greet in passing, or otherwise wave to, the following (growing) list of good friends: David Benton, John Everson, Bill Breedlove, Chris Treagus, Jim Argendeli, Adam Pepper, Gary Braunbeck and Lucy Snyder, Martel Sardina, Don D'Auria, Erin Galloway, Tim DeYoung, Maria Alexander, Curt and Karen Hoffmeister, Del Howison, Ed Bryant, Cullen Bunn, Richard Dansky, Ann and Kelly Laymon, Gerard Houarner, Linda Addison, Dave Simms, Tracy Carbone, Bill Lindblad, F. Paul Wilson, Mort Castle, Lisa Morton, Karen Taylor, Kim Paffenroth, Eunice Magill, Wrath James White, Jeff Strand, Lynne Hansen, Deb LeBlanc, Steve Shrewsbury, Sarah Langan, Gord Rollo, Gene O'Neill, Lee Thomas, Mike McCarty, Gene Kelly, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse, Loren Rhoads, Hank Schwaeble, Nick Kaufmann, Adam Niswander, and probably more to whom I should apologize for forgetting! There was also the chance to meet new friends: fellow electronic music and Theremin fan Cody Goodfellow, plus Carl Moore, Charlie Harmon, Michael Calvillo, Jason Gehlert, John Little, John Palisano, Elizabeth Blue, Nick Grabowsky, Jen Caress, Rocky Wood. Gee, I hope I've mentioned everybody. Sooner or later, I assume we will all know each other! If you're curious about the Dark Arts PJ Party, check out this link. While you're here, you might want to check out some older galleries now available for the first time:
ASIA, (Milwaukee, WI)
Visit the Gallery Here you go: ASIA rocks Milwaukee again! April 23, 2008, at the Pabst Theater, the original members of ASIA (Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, John Wetton) returned to showcase their previous material and their new album, PHOENIX. A great time was had by all. However, there was to be no photo pass for me this time, so I was stuck trying to shoot surreptitiously. The Concert Nazis were in full force, intimidating and then swarming offenders with their flashlights (and perhaps billy clubs and tasers, who knows!). Even benign cell phone cameras were under attack! So the result is that my shots are particularly, er, "candid" in parts. You'll see blurs, hands, people blocking out the action, and even (gulp!) poor framing. Some are pretty good, considering the nature of the shooting conditions. After all, I didn't want to end up in some Photographers' Gulag ... where they send those caught trying to steal the souls of their favorite performers! Seriously, it just wasn't worth being hassled and maybe tossed out. I'm considering purchasing a more stealth camera for those dangerous assignments. Hope you'll enjoy these photos of ASIA for what they're worth, anyway. |
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Alan Parsons Live Project, Northern Lights Theater (Milwaukee, WI), September 28, 2007 New Concert Gallery World Horror Convention (Toronto, Ontario) Visit the Gallery I managed to attend, and record all contestants of, the "unofficial" Gross-Out Contest (winners, the very disturbing Cullen Bunn ,Wrath James White, and Jeff Strand), and attended the Twilight Tales Flash Fiction Contest (winners Larry Santoro, Mark Zirbel, and my memory fails on the third place winner) but my camera battery discharged about midway, so that record is incomplete. I also didn't photograph the great Dark Arts pool tournament, but John Everson and I took two out of three! The Stoker Awards banquet was a smashing success, and I had the privilege to find myself seated at one of Leisure's tables in the excellent company of editor Don D'Auria, Ann and Kelly Laymon, Nate and Nicole Kenyon, Mick Sims, Len Maynard, Gary Braunbeck and Lucy Snyder. It was the highlight of a fantastic weekend. Hanging with writers John Everson, Bill Breedlove, Adam Pepper, Mark and Jennie Zirbel, John and Rebecca Hay, Curt Hoffmeister (thanks for breaking my fall!), Mike Laimo, Gord Rollo, Chesya Burke, Maurice Broaddus, Lisa Mannetti, Di and Philip Barron, Mike Arnzen, David Simms, Simon Wood, and -- well, here the list would grow exponentially (see most of them in the gallery!). Let me conclude by saying once again it was fantastic to see, meet, and/or be with you all, even those unnamed above, and I look forward to doing it all over again. I hope the wide-ranging, rambling gallery will give you a good sense of what the convention was like. Except for the sauna-like suites, the venue was very accommodating. And the city sparkled. World Fantasy Convention (Austin, TX) Visit the Gallery "The themes in my books are simplistic, but I think they're the most important things, like trust and friendship, remaining true to friends, the fact that the family of choice is often more important than the family you're born into...." I'm grateful for my family of choice. You know who you are! Often, you're the best reason for traveling a long distance to a convention. It's this family of choice that makes it a slight bit easier to toil in these trenches of publishing. And the cool thing is, this family constantly grows... New Galleries
Just announced June 2006 June 2006 - On Saturday, June 3, 2006, I was a guest author at the Twilight Tales
booth in the midst of Chicago's vibrant annual Printers Row Book Fair.
It was a typical windy, sunny spring day in Chicago and the crowds
couldn't have been friendlier. Besides signing numerous copies of Wolf's Trap, I was able to meet some new friends, such as ex-homicide detective
Thomas Keevers (author of his own PI mystery series), and spend time
with some old friends: Brian Pinkerton, John Everson, Raymond Benson,
Robert Walker, Mort Castle, Bill Breedlove, Tina Jens, and more. Viki
Rollins orchestrated the event with skill and verve, and the entire
Twilight Tales gang made me feel right at home while helping to
hand-sell everyone's work to eager buyers. It was one of the best
signings I've ever done, in great part because of my great friends at Twilight Tales!
June 2006 - They say all good things
must come to an end. So it felt at the end of the 2006 World Horror
Convention, this year held in the scenic city of San Francisco.
It was my first time there, and I enjoyed playing tourist for a
while. But the con was most notable for the great friends with whom
I was able to spend time and chat about horror, publishing, and
the usual writers' woes. It was also notable for the number of new
friends I made, and the wonderful time to be had at famed Borderlands
Bookstore, at the mass autograph session, at the Leisure party,
at all the other parties, at the readings and panels, and finally,
just to be with so many like-minded folks who "get" what
we do and why we do it. And it was notable for having the honor
to be presented with a lovely print of the fantastic Deena Warner
cover for my Amazon Short story, "The Great
April 2006 - View the new "For the Press" section, including an author bio, review blurbs for Wolf's Trap, and a recommended reading list.
April 2006 - On a bitterly cold day in late December 2005, I photographed the recently completed new annex to the Milwaukee Art Museum, an incredible work by the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava. I'm not the only one to have photographed this beautiful addition to the much more conservative Art Museum, nor have I captured any better than other photographers its sweeping white lines, the grace of the open sun-shade as it appears to take flight into the metallic blue sky over Lake Michigan, or indeed its internal lattice-work of ribs framing the windows that bring warming natural light into its brilliant white cathedral-like grand hall. No, I'm not the only one, but I'd like to share these photos because standing either inside or outside the Calatrava is so inspirational and awe-inspiring. Seeing the great wings opening and allowing the sun's rays to touch the white structure can't adequately be described. I hope this series of pictures does justice both to the building itself, and to its location on the brink of the frozen lake in the early deep winter.
November 2005 - During the weekend of November 3-6, 2005, I attended the World Fantasy Convention in Madison, WI. Nearly a thousand fantasy literature professionals and fans congregated within sight of the state capitol and between the shores of Lakes Mendota and Monona, enjoying the late fall foliage and relatively mild weather. For me, it was a chance to spend time with good friends such as Alice Henderson, Jason Patnode, John Everson, Dave Benton and Mark Zirbel (with his fiancée Jennie), Richard Dansky (with his wife Melinda), Maurice Broaddus, Mike Arnzen, Tina Jens, Deb LeBlanc, David Simms, Maria Alexander, Judi Rohrig, and John Hay, and meet some new folks such as Lucien Soulban, Chris Welch, Viki Rollins, Ken Swaim, Steve Witt, Michael Fountain, Steve Shrewsbury, and Matt Forbeck (my apologies to anyone I've missed!). It was also great talking to such luminaries as Bob and Phyllis Weinberg, Tom Monteleone, Dennis McKiernan, Judi Rohrig, Del Howison, John Helfers, and John Pelan, among others. It was a fabulous and well-run convention, the facilities were much better than adequate, and a great time was had by all who came and hung out. A melancholy highlight of the weekend was the time Alice and I spent reminiscing about our dads, bringing them back to us (if only for a moment or two) by telling stories of their adventurous lives. It really is true that keeping loved ones in your heart and mind keeps them near you. "No one leaves you, when they live in your heart and mind."
October 2005 - Happy Helloween! NEW STORY OLDER STORY WFC 2005 ----- Our panel of experts reviews the state of the "art" of
fantasy review and criticism. Is there too much out there? Too little?
Are reviews helping or harming the field? Where can a reader go
for reliable reviews? And, of course, what practical things can
a writer do to insure a fair review? Of course, I'll also be signing at the autograph session Friday night, so come on up and say Hello if you're in the neighborhood! See http://www.worldfantasy.org/2005/ for further World Fantasy Convention program information, schedules, rates, and so on. I hope we'll have a chance to meet there. I'll have a few copies of the first edition of my Stoker-nominated novel Wolf's Trap on hand, as well as a few anthologies in which I've had stories, and I'll be glad to sign them for you. NEW CONCERT PICS July 2005 - J.A. Konrath (author of Whiskey
Sour and Bloody Mary) at Mystery One Bookstore,
FRIDAY THE 13th SPECIAL - order Wolf's Trap at the special price of $12.00 and get free (Media rate) shipping! Offer good from this Friday the 13th to the next. Order a copy of Wolf's Trap. THE DOUBLE FRIDAY THE 13th SPECIAL - buy a copy of Wolf's Trap AND a copy of The Black Spiral (see below) for $22.00 and still get free (Media rate) shipping! Order Wolf's Trap and The Black Spiral. All copies of Wolf's Trap will be signed, personalized, and specially illustrated (on the title page) by the author! PayPal or checks accepted. Email for instructions! May 1, 2005 -- I have posted image galleries from two recent events:
Enjoy! March 13 , 2005 -- I was the spotlight author in Wicked Karnival #3 , which can be read on-line or as a FREE pdf download. Included from yours truly are the short story "Lead Me into Temptation" (from Shadowplays and an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, 14th edition), my article "Horror As Literary Element," appearing here for the first time anywhere, and finally David L. Tamarin's vigorous interview in which I expose some of my deepest and darkest secrets... To sweeten the deal, besides my section of fiction/article/interview, you'll also find interviews with Tom Piccirilli, Douglas Clegg, Phil Rickman, and Paul Kane. There's fiction by Dan Foley, Clint Hall, David Hayes, Josh Reynolds, and Michael A. Kechula. And great nonfiction articles by Darren Franz, Brian Knight, Deborah LeBlanc, Laurel Starling, T.M. Gray, and Robert W. Walker. Reviews by Brian Yount, Nancy Jackson, Brutal Dreamer, and more! Plus some wicked art by William Nick Johns, Charlie Siebert, Tracy Flynn, Neil Foster, Tom Kelly, Brian Yount, Art Skull, Tom Moran and more! 92 pages of Wicked fun! October 31 , 2004 -- Please take a moment to view the gallery of photos taken by my father, Gilberto Dario Gagliani. A tribute to him and his life can be found on my homepage. August 20, 2004 -- I'm thrilled to report the sale of three short-short stories ("Stand By Your Zombie," "Of a Feather," and "The Great Belzoni and the Monster of Goa") to Small Bites, an anthology to benefit the Charles Grant Medical Fund, edited by Garrett Peck and Keith Gouveai. The table of contents is fabulous -- 104 contributors and 196 tiny tales! -- so plan to check this out when it debuts at Dragon*Con in early September! It'll be available as an e-book and trade paperback, with a possible hardcover edition later. Charles Grant's work made an indelible mark on me as a developing writer, and this is one small way for me to say Thanks! For info, visit http://www.apfuchs.com/cgrantsmallbitesordering.html
June 19, 2004 -- I've posted some photos from the Stoker Awards weekend. View them here. June 9, 2004 -- As you may know by now, Wolf's Trap did not win the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel. But it must be said that the competition in this category was unusually tight, and it has been an honor to share the nomination with Brian Keene, Jeffrey Thomas, and Jeff Vandermeer for the last two months! Congratulations go out to Brian Keene, whose novel The Rising (Delirium Press) deservedly took the top spot. And congratulations to my fellow nominees for writing at a level that has helped keep our field of dark fiction vibrant and relevant. It has been a pleasure seeing my name listed together with the distinguished nominees in all categories, and congratulations are also due all the individual winners. For the complete list of this year's Bram Stoker Award recipients, please visit http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm. Special thanks also to everyone who read and enjoyed, and perhaps voted for, Wolf's Trap. The response to my first novel has been tremendous, and I couldn't be more proud. April 28, 2004 -- I've posted my photos from the last two World Horror Conventions: April 2, 2004 -- Wolf's Trap is now a nominee for the Bram Stoker Award, in the category of Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Thanks to all who read it, recommended it, and voted for it! Congratulations to all the nominees! To see the final ballot, please visit the Horror Writers Association website. March 1, 2004 -- Wolf's Trap has made the Preliminary Ballot of the HWA's Bram Stoker Award. Also available now is The Black Spiral: Twisted Tales Of Terror (Cyber-Pulp, ISBN 1-897013-22-1), edited by Richard Weber, and containing my erotic snake-handling story "The Serpent Said," along with stories and essays by Mort Castle, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tim Lebbon, Sephera Giron, Robert Weinberg, Tina Jens, Thomas Deja, J. Knight, Richard Weber, Kevin Anderson, L. Marie Wood, Sara Merlene, Mike Rimar, and Julie Novais. The print version of this anthology can be ordered direct from my website (as above -- send an email to inquire about pricing), or in three formats from its publisher. The publisher: http://www.lulu.com Order the trade paperback from me for $12.00 plus $2.00 shipping What they're saying about The Black Spiral: "Black Spiral is a wonderfully 'twisted' book which takes the reader on a spiraling descent into terror. I recommend it for any connoisseur of the nightmare world of suspense." — Charlee Jacob: six time Stoker nominee and author of This Symbiotic Fascination, Haunter, and Dread In The Beast "It was during a protracted series of failed suicide attempts that I first discovered the delights of Black Spiral, handed to me by a wretched tramp in a bus shelter one rainy day. I resigned to throwing myself from an iron bridge over the Cheddar gorge but my body refused to die ... Black Spiral brought me back from the brink. I next tried shooting my forehead clean off with my grandfather's shotgun but my brain refused to die ... Black Spiral showed me the way back to recovery. Next, a truck, its horn blaring... For months this mania continued... each time I was welcomed back into the gory embrace of Black Spiral. Until one day I discovered that it was Black Spiral that was making me commit these serial suicides, it was Black Spiral that made me cling onto life when reason would have left me for dead. The very next day I resorted to burning the damned book ... And Black Spiral made me suffer from my transgression." — Hertzan Chimera, 2003 (I love this...)
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