C.D. Brown/Dirty Magick Magazine
@cdbrown.bsky.social
writer, filmmaker, and professor in New Orleans who is now publishing a monthly fantasy magazine
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If you're in New Orleans on Nov 15, I'm having a book release party for Midnight Brew, an urban fantasy novel of vampires and witches. Parleaux Brewery 6-7:30 pm.
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you're in New Orleans on Nov 15, I'm having a book release party for Midnight Brew, an urban fantasy novel of vampires and witches. Parleaux Brewery 6-7:30 pm.
I wrote about the my late, great friend Carlo Nuccio and his last album on my Substack. Subscribe if you can.
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Album Review: Clap Hands by Carlo Nuccio
The final creative statement of a New Orleans character is as rollicking and fun as he was
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November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I wrote about the my late, great friend Carlo Nuccio and his last album on my Substack. Subscribe if you can.
#neworleans #nola #neworleansmusic
#neworleans #nola #neworleansmusic
For those of you in the New Orleans area, I will be having a book release party at Parleaux Beer Labs Saturday Nov 15. Readings and a game of loteria for a free book.
After Dark with C.D. Brown: A Midnight Brew Release Party
Event in New Orleans, LA by Book Banter Books on Saturday, November 15 2025
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
For those of you in the New Orleans area, I will be having a book release party at Parleaux Beer Labs Saturday Nov 15. Readings and a game of loteria for a free book.
Substack users: Get your monthly fantasy/urban fantasy fix in your e-mail. Dirty Magick Issue 15 is now online. dirtymagickmagazine.substack.com
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Dirty Magick Magazine specializes in fantasy fiction with a hard-boiled edge. We are interested in urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, and gothic/supernatural horror. Click to read Dirty Magick Magazine...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Substack users: Get your monthly fantasy/urban fantasy fix in your e-mail. Dirty Magick Issue 15 is now online. dirtymagickmagazine.substack.com
Need to add something to the TBR list? Read Jennifer Povey's book reviews in Dirty Magick 15. Free on Patreon.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Need to add something to the TBR list? Read Jennifer Povey's book reviews in Dirty Magick 15. Free on Patreon.
Dirty Magick's film column "Naked Steel" reviews John Boorman's "Excalibur," the messy but classy take on Arthurian legends. Read for free on Patreon.
Naked Steel: Excalibur | Dirty Magick Magazine
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November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Dirty Magick's film column "Naked Steel" reviews John Boorman's "Excalibur," the messy but classy take on Arthurian legends. Read for free on Patreon.
Quests and intrigue abound in Keith Roysdon's "The Sword and The Crossbow" available in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the story, the issue, or subscribe on Patreon. @keithroysdon.bsky.social
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November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Quests and intrigue abound in Keith Roysdon's "The Sword and The Crossbow" available in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the story, the issue, or subscribe on Patreon. @keithroysdon.bsky.social
Justice and tradition come first in JT Beatty's "Headtaker Knight" in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the story, the issue, or subscribe on Patreon.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Justice and tradition come first in JT Beatty's "Headtaker Knight" in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the story, the issue, or subscribe on Patreon.
A serial killer and a spell gone wrong=weird revenge in @rae-patterson.bsky.social Rae Patterson's "Blood Golem" in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the single story or the whole issue on Patreon.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A serial killer and a spell gone wrong=weird revenge in @rae-patterson.bsky.social Rae Patterson's "Blood Golem" in Dirty Magick 15. Buy the single story or the whole issue on Patreon.
Seedy adventurers help a female wizard in ... trouble? Buy G.C. Collins' "Iridium" from Dirty Magick 15 on Patreon.
Dirty Magick Issue Fifteen | Collection from Dirty Magick Magazine | 7 posts
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November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Seedy adventurers help a female wizard in ... trouble? Buy G.C. Collins' "Iridium" from Dirty Magick 15 on Patreon.
Patreon users: Get Dirty Magick 15 and subscribe if you can. #fantasyfiction #indiepublishing #dirtymagick
Dirty Magick Issue Fifteen | Collection from Dirty Magick Magazine | 7 posts
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November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Now available on @weightlessbooks.bsky.social Dirty Magick Issue 15.
Stories: G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon
Film Column: Naked Steel: Excalibur
Book reviews by Jennifer R. Povey
Please subscribe if you can. You can still get extra issues with 6- and 12-month subs.
Stories: G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon
Film Column: Naked Steel: Excalibur
Book reviews by Jennifer R. Povey
Please subscribe if you can. You can still get extra issues with 6- and 12-month subs.
Dirty Magick Magazine Volume Two Issue Fifteen
About Dirty Magick Magazine Issue Fourteen Dirty Magick Magazine is a monthly fantasy, urban fantasy, and gothic horror magazine first published in September 2024. The editor and publisher is C.D. Bro...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Now available on @weightlessbooks.bsky.social Dirty Magick Issue 15.
Stories: G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon
Film Column: Naked Steel: Excalibur
Book reviews by Jennifer R. Povey
Please subscribe if you can. You can still get extra issues with 6- and 12-month subs.
Stories: G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon
Film Column: Naked Steel: Excalibur
Book reviews by Jennifer R. Povey
Please subscribe if you can. You can still get extra issues with 6- and 12-month subs.
Twenty years ago, Paula and I were refugees in San Francisco, staying with Aunt Elyse. We went to the Day of the Dead parade that night and I wasn't expecting to be so moved. He's what I wrote then, reprinted with pictures from that night on my Substack, Yat's That.
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Flashback: Day of the Dead 2005
My reactions to the Mexican holiday when I was a Katrina refugee
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November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Twenty years ago, Paula and I were refugees in San Francisco, staying with Aunt Elyse. We went to the Day of the Dead parade that night and I wasn't expecting to be so moved. He's what I wrote then, reprinted with pictures from that night on my Substack, Yat's That.
Subscribe if you can.
Subscribe if you can.
I was very pleased to talk Halloween and horror/urban fantasy with author Craig DiLouie and our great host Aki Liao on the NoName Podcast
Things That Go Bump in the Mind: Craig DiLouie & C.D. Brown on the Horror of Writing Fear
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October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I was very pleased to talk Halloween and horror/urban fantasy with author Craig DiLouie and our great host Aki Liao on the NoName Podcast
You can spend your afternoon getting spooky with Dirty Magick Magazine before trick or treating tonight.
Dirty Magick Magazine Volume Two Issue Fourteen
About Dirty Magick Magazine Issue Fourteen Dirty Magick Magazine is a monthly fantasy, urban fantasy, and gothic horror magazine first published in September 2024. The editor and publisher is C.D. Bro...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
You can spend your afternoon getting spooky with Dirty Magick Magazine before trick or treating tonight.
Cover Reveal: Dirty Magick Magazine Issue 15
Stories by G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon. Please help us by subscribing at Weightless Books, Patreon, or Substack.
Stories by G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon. Please help us by subscribing at Weightless Books, Patreon, or Substack.
October 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Cover Reveal: Dirty Magick Magazine Issue 15
Stories by G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon. Please help us by subscribing at Weightless Books, Patreon, or Substack.
Stories by G.C. Collins, Rae Patterson, JT Beatty, Keith Roysdon. Please help us by subscribing at Weightless Books, Patreon, or Substack.
A brief reminder that until the end of the year, a 12-month subscription to Dirty Magick gets your 15 issues. Please help us grow as about 30 more subscriptions will get us to breaking even. This offer is only from @weightlessbooks.bsky.social
Dirty Magick Magazine 12-Month Subscription
About Dirty Magick Magazine Dirty Magick Magazine is a monthly fantasy, urban fantasy, and gothic horror magazine first published in September 2024. The editor and publisher is C.D. Brown. Each issue ...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A brief reminder that until the end of the year, a 12-month subscription to Dirty Magick gets your 15 issues. Please help us grow as about 30 more subscriptions will get us to breaking even. This offer is only from @weightlessbooks.bsky.social
I will be appearing at Contraflow XI/Deep South con this weekend:
Fri 10/10: Escape From the Secret Lab Live
Sat 10/11: Worst Superhero Movies Ever Made, Reading (1pm), Fantasy Noir
Sun 10/12: How to Charm an Editor
Come say hi if you're in NOLA/Kenner!
Fri 10/10: Escape From the Secret Lab Live
Sat 10/11: Worst Superhero Movies Ever Made, Reading (1pm), Fantasy Noir
Sun 10/12: How to Charm an Editor
Come say hi if you're in NOLA/Kenner!
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I will be appearing at Contraflow XI/Deep South con this weekend:
Fri 10/10: Escape From the Secret Lab Live
Sat 10/11: Worst Superhero Movies Ever Made, Reading (1pm), Fantasy Noir
Sun 10/12: How to Charm an Editor
Come say hi if you're in NOLA/Kenner!
Fri 10/10: Escape From the Secret Lab Live
Sat 10/11: Worst Superhero Movies Ever Made, Reading (1pm), Fantasy Noir
Sun 10/12: How to Charm an Editor
Come say hi if you're in NOLA/Kenner!
Substack Users: Dirty Magick's Halloween issue is available now. Please subscribe if you can to support #indiepublishing #fantasyfiction and #urbanfantasy.
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Dirty Magick Magazine | Charles Brown | Substack
Dirty Magick Magazine specializes in fantasy fiction with a hard-boiled edge. We are interested in urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, and gothic/supernatural horror. Click to read Dirty Magick Magazine...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Substack Users: Dirty Magick's Halloween issue is available now. Please subscribe if you can to support #indiepublishing #fantasyfiction and #urbanfantasy.
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Jennifer R. Povey @ninjafingers.bsky.social reviews J.R. Blains'
"Portraits of Decay" and Zalika Reid-Benta's "River Mumma" for the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
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"Portraits of Decay" and Zalika Reid-Benta's "River Mumma" for the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
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Book Reviews October 2025 | Dirty Magick Magazine
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October 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Jennifer R. Povey @ninjafingers.bsky.social reviews J.R. Blains'
"Portraits of Decay" and Zalika Reid-Benta's "River Mumma" for the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
Read for free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/book-r...
"Portraits of Decay" and Zalika Reid-Benta's "River Mumma" for the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
Read for free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/book-r...
Dirty Magick's Halloween issue features in our film column "The Sword and the Sorcerer," Albert Pyun's grimy exploitation debut. #80sfilms #fantasyfilms
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Naked Steel: The Sword and the Sorcerer | Dirty Magick Magazine
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October 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Dirty Magick's Halloween issue features in our film column "The Sword and the Sorcerer," Albert Pyun's grimy exploitation debut. #80sfilms #fantasyfilms
Read for free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/naked-...
Read for free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/naked-...
Read Eric Witchey's @ewitchey.bsky.social heartwarming tale of vampiric love "Our Maple Syrup Anniversary" in Dirty Magick's Halloween issue.
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Our Maple Syrup Anniversary | Dirty Magick Magazine
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October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Read Eric Witchey's @ewitchey.bsky.social heartwarming tale of vampiric love "Our Maple Syrup Anniversary" in Dirty Magick's Halloween issue.
But the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/our-ma...
But the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/our-ma...
Read Matthew R. Davis' "Count To Thirteen" for some psychedelic weirdness, goth music, and demons in the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
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But the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/count-...
Count To Thirteen | Dirty Magick Magazine
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October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Read Matthew R. Davis' "Count To Thirteen" for some psychedelic weirdness, goth music, and demons in the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
But the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/count-...
But the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/count-...
Read Sako Tumi's @sakotumi.bsky.social "The Halloween Party" for giggles and vampiric fights. Only in the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
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Hope’s Chest - The Halloween Party | Dirty Magick Magazine
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October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Read Sako Tumi's @sakotumi.bsky.social "The Halloween Party" for giggles and vampiric fights. Only in the Dirty Magick Halloween issue.
Buy the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/hopes-...
Buy the single story here: www.patreon.com/posts/hopes-...
Editor C.D. Brown looks back on his own childhood memories for Dirty Magick's Halloween issue. #halloween #funsize
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Editorial: Halloween Memories | Dirty Magick Magazine
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October 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Editor C.D. Brown looks back on his own childhood memories for Dirty Magick's Halloween issue. #halloween #funsize
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