Dirty
Magick: New Orleans
Dirty
Magick Anthology
Book
Two
Editor
Charlie Brown
Genre: urban fantasy/crime hybrid
Publisher: Lucky Mojo Press
Date of Publication: 5/8/2015
ISBN: 978-0-9911960-3-6
Number of pages: 309
Word Count: 85,000
Cover Artist: Trent Oubre
Book Description:
"Dirty Magick: New
Orleans" continues the urban fantasy anthology series exploring the
crossroads between magic and crime. Set in "The City That Care
Forgot," this book covers back alleys of the French Quarter, the hidden corridors
of Storyville, the weird voodoo in the backyards of Treme and whatever those
old Victorians are hiding. Featuring such established authors as Rhonda Eudaly,
Terry Mixon and Scott Roche, as well as the continuing editorial hand of
Charlie Brown, this book sweeps away the swampy myths for some hardboiled
partying.
Excerpt
from the Introduction: Hiding In Myth’s Shadows: New Orleans’s Complicated
Relationship With Truth
On a moonlit
night in late fall, the fog lowers onto Jackson Square, clinging to the street
lamps and bathing the ancient cobblestones with a soft ambience. These moments
show how magical New Orleans can be, how it is a world separate from the known.
About
the Author, Editor and Publisher:
Charlie Brown is a writer and
filmmaker from New Orleans. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he
recently received his Masters in Professional Writing from the University of
Southern California and also runs Lucky Mojo Press and Mojotooth
Productions. He has made two feature
films: “Angels Die Slowly” and “Never A Dull Moment: 20 Years of the Rebirth
Brass Band.” His fiction has appeared in Conium Review, Oddville Press, Writing
Disorder, Jersey Devil Press, The Menacing Hedge, Aethlon, and what?? Magazine,
plus the anthology "Dimensional Abscesses."
All
The Pretty Little Horses
Michael
Ashleigh Finn
Excerpt
All the Pretty Little Horses:
It was always about the music.
The first time I’d heard New Orleans’
special blend of jazz, I had been sent to the city by Winesap to look into the
man behind a string of murders in 1919, in which the music played a pivotal
role. Ever since, I’d made sure that if I came anywhere near the city in my
travels, I’d swing by to get an earful before going on my way. There’s a soul to the sliding bend and weave
of the notes that’s just mesmerizing.
About
the Author:
Michael Ashleigh Finn writes his
shorts from Houston, Texas. The
protagonist here can also be found getting into trouble in "Dirty Magick:
Los Angeles", and is worming his way into nascent novel. In addition to
his shorts, he's a consultant for the Hugo nominated "Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files"
comics from Dynamite Press and the
"Mana Punk" role-playing game from Hot Goblin.
Last
Dance In Storyville
Brent
Nichols
Excerpt
Last Dance In Storyville:
You couldn’t
cross Basin Street without feeling like you were entering another world.
George Frontenac
stepped over a horse plop, paused to let a police wagon pass, then stepped
quickly out of the way of a gleaming red Model A as it growled its way up the
street. He didn’t entirely trust the newfangled machines. It was shaping up to
be a noisy and boisterous new century.
About
the Author:
Brent Nichols is a Canadian
writer of science fiction, fantasy, and steampunk. His stories appear in a
bunch of anthologies, such as Shanghai Steam, Blood and Water, Here Be
Monsters, and Tesseracts. He’s also the author of several novels and novellas,
including Lord of Fire, Bert the Barbarian, and Gears of a Mad God.
Stigmata
Scott
Roche
Excerpt
Stigmata:
Willie
“Sparkles” Evans looked up at the edifice of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. It had been a number of years, almost half of his twenty six, since
he’d set foot in a church. He didn’t know what the hell he was doing
approaching this one. He did need sanctuary, and he’d heard holy ground was always
supposed to be a safe place, even for a drugged-out, hung over hedge wizard
like himself. He started across the street without looking both ways, traffic
non-existent in the muggy pre-dawn. There were a few lights on inside the house
of God, showing off the beautiful stained glass.
About
the Author:
Some creatures feed on blood and
revel in the screams of their prey. Scott Roche craves only caffeine and the
clacking of keys. He pays his bills doing the grunt work no one else wants to
take, bringing dead electronics back to life and working arcane wonders with
software. His true passion is hammering out words that become anything from
tales that terrify to futuristic worlds of wonder. All that and turning three
children into a private mercenary army make for a life filled with
adventure.
The
Sacred Marriage of Etienne McCray
Kirsten
M. Corby
Excerpt
The Sacred Marriage of Etienne McCray
The next couple
of days were weird. He was off the next day, and called in sick the day after.
He wouldn’t be able to avoid work forever, but maybe by the time he went back
the bruises would go down.
About
the Author:
Kirsten Corby is a writer and
librarian who works for the public library and lives in the Irish Channel in
New Orleans.
Website: www.atlantisfalling.net
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/kmcorby
Twitter: @kmcorby
Glass
Darkly
Paul
K. Ellis
Excerpt
Glass Darkly:
The crimson
spray arched gracefully up the wall and across ceiling from the window to the
overhead light. Deep, dark, almost black at the curtains to a somewhat brighter
shade of maroon near the bulbs told of a day or so drying time.
If it weren’t
for the copper tang in the air, you might think it was paint.
Thank goodness
for the cold, the coldest October in New Orleans in over one hundred fifty
years. Kept the flies away. And, the maggots.
About
the Author:
Paul grew up in northern Alabama,
in the crook of the Tennessee River, and moved to central Virginia in the late
70's. He has worked in food service, retail, radio and television, and in IT,
most recently as a systems programmer. His work has appeared in Dirty Magick:
Los Angeles, Dirty Magick: New Orleans, and Tales from the Archives. Paul's
life is kept exciting by his wife and three daughters. Other than that, he's
just this guy, you know?
Prompt
Succor
Hugh
J. O'Donnell
Excerpt
Prompt Succor :
The name is
Terry O’Byrne. Folks that know me call me “Sharp.” I have a keen eye, keener
than most people believe. I was born in Ireland back at the turn of the
century. My Gran said my generation was going to be something special, that we
had a fate touched by the fair folk. She was a bit soft, my old Gran, but she
was right, in the end. I have what she would’ve called “the sight.” I can see
things other people cannot, or maybe just willfully ignore.
About
the Author:
Hugh J. O'Donnell is a writer and
podcaster. He is the host and editor of
The Way of the Buffalo Podcast, and his fiction has appeared in Bards and Sages
Quarterly, Over My Dead Body! and others.
He lives in Western New York with his spouse, cats, and shelves of
obsolete video game consoles.
Web/blog: www.hughjodonnell.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/hatchingphoenix
Knowledge
Is Power
Rhonda
Eudaly
Excerpt
Knowledge Is Power:
Light streamed
through the hotel room windows, triggering a blinding headache. Janna blinked.
Maybe not choosing the interior room was a mistake. She remembered wandering
the French Quarter as the clubs opened up. The rest was a blur. The pounding
increased in volume and insistency until she realized it wasn’t her head.
Someone was knocking on her door.
“One moment.”
Janna stumbled out of bed and slipped on her robe. Maybe she’d ordered
breakfast before falling asleep?
About
the Author:
Rhonda Eudaly lives in Arlington,
Texas where he's ventured into several industries and occupations for a wide
variety of experience. She's married with dogs and a rapidly growing Minion©
army. Her two passions are writing and music, which is evident in her
increasing horde of writing instruments.
Rhonda has a well-rounded
publication history in fiction, non-fiction and script writing. Check out her
website - www.RhondaEudaly.com - for her latest publications and downloads.
Butler’s
Last Stand
Michell
Plested
Excerpt
Butler’s Last Stand:
I entered the
old building and climbed the stairs up to the roof access. I opened the
creaking window and stepped out onto the slate-tiled roof. Looking down, I
didn’t really blame Jean for not wanting to be there. The ground looked a long
ways away.
I patted the
hidden Butler medal I kept tucked under my shirt. It was just about the only
thing I had left tying me to parents who had died when I was too young. It was
my lucky charm. I hoped it would keep me from doing something stupid like
falling off the roof.
The only saving
grace if I did? Jean wouldn’t be able to give me a hard time about it.
The roof was
slick with moisture, making footing treacherous. I inched my way toward the
mystery object.
The closer I
got, the fuzzier it seemed to be. I had to practically lean over top of it to
get any idea what it was. When I saw it, there was no doubt though.
About
the Author:
Michell (Mike) Plested is an
author, editor, blogger, closet superhero (not to mention sock herder and cat
wrangler) and podcaster living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is the host of
several podcasts including the writing podcast, Get Published, (2009, 2011,
2013 and 2014 Parsec Finalist).
His debut novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy
Superhero was shortlisted for the Prix Aurora Award for Best YA Novel and its
sequel, Mik Murdoch: The Power Within was launched at When Words Collide 2014.
He has stories and several books coming out this year (2015) including Scouts
of the Apocalypse (June), and a collaborative Steampunk work, Jack Kane &
the Statue of Liberty (June).
@Mplested
Blood
Debt
Terry
Mixon
Excerpt
Blood Debt:
“I see. Your
boss created this situation, but arguably, you caused the deaths of these
people.”
“That’s bull!”
He turned toward Al, bringing his gun up.
Ready for his move,
Al twisted the gun from the man’s grasp and jabbed him with the pin he’d just
cleaned. The man jumped back, swearing.
Al smiled
without humor. “There’s a lesson in this, Marie. I want you to pay close
attention. Actions have consequences, even when you think you’ve done something
for the best reasons. And someone always pays a price.”
About
the Author:
Terry Mixon is a former
non-commissioned officer that served in the United States Army 101st Airborne
Division and also dedicated nearly two decades to providing direct computer
support to the flight controllers in the Mission Control Center at the NASA
Johnson Space Center supporting the Space Shuttle program, the International
Space Station, and other spaceflight projects. He lives in Texas with his
lovely wife and a pounce of cats.
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