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Shawn Mischief Klimek - Author

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Author of short stories and poems, humorous and horrific. Self-published author of "Hungry Thing", an illustrated, fantasy horror tale told in five, narrative poems. jotinthedark.blogspot.com/
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Shawn Mischief Klimek - Author

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Total protonic reversal!

August 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM

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Purchase link for Watership Sideways: books2read.com/AA-Shawn-M-Klimek

The book cover of "Watership Sideways" depicts Alice in Wonderland, being stalked by a werewolf.

July 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM

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Further adventures about the modern, grown-up Alice can be found in books by other authors in the "Alternate Alice" series, published by Black Hare Press: blackharepress.com/pages/public...

An array of eight, colorful book covers representing eight separate stories in the "Alternate Alice" series, by different authors, all published by Black Hare Press. "Thrown to the Dogs", "Watership Sideways", "The Chosen One", "Dark Reflections", "Mad Hatter's Robot Revenge", "Life of the Party", "Upon Branches of Thorns", and "Red Roses".

July 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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"Watership Sideways" is a comic-horror story about a grown-up, contemporary Alice, who fondly remembers her childhood adventures in Wonderland. When a blind date goes horrifically south, new adventures begin, and old friends reappear.
More details here: blackharepress.com/products/wat...

July 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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I was notified this week that my 200-word horror story, "The Curse of Loneliness" had been chosen for inclusion in "ALONE", the latest anthology by indie horror publisher, Black Hare Press (blackharepress.com).
I'll follow up with publication details once they become available.

A nightmarish scene, beneath the book title, "ALONE": a small girl wearing a yellow rain coat, stands alone, hugging herself in the middle of a field. A television set is in the foreground. Scores of grasping black hands reach up out of the ground surrounding her and out of the television screen.

July 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM

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This headline is roughly 1% overstated.

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June 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM

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If I didn't share this, would you even have known it exists?
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March 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM

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These four, detailed ink illustrations by surrealist Norbert Somosi illustrate "The Art of Hunger", the penultimate poem in my book, "Hungry Thing".

A detailed, surrealist ink drawing of a painter painting a canvas. Ravens can be seen emerging from the painting.

A poetess with a scroll in her lap sits in a boat atop calm waters among lotuses and swans. A cat crouches behind her.

A detailed ink drawing of a dancer performing on a wooden stage before an audience of ravens. She wears a false wing. To her rear, a paper moon and stars are suspended above fake waves.

A detailed ink drawing of a singer holding a book as he recites on a tiny stage--a wooden island among surrealist stars. He is surrounded by giant humming birds.

March 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM

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Available today, from Black Hare Press.
Order here: books2read.com/BHP-THORNS @blackharepress.bsky.social .

January 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM

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Coming soon, from Black Hare Press: books2read.com/BHP-THORNS
Featuring thirteen, tumbleweed-inspired horror short stories, including "Dust to Dust", by yours truly. Since mine didn't win a prize, I can confidently guarantee at least three better stories. And that's saying something. 😜

December 25, 2024 at 3:49 PM

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To celebrate, Norbert has imagined a color version of the cover illustration.
Here are the Lulu.com links: www.lulu.com/shop/shawn-k... (paperback)
www.lulu.com/shop/shawn-m... (hardcover)
(It is also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.)

December 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM

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This week marks the 5-year anniversary of the publication of Hungry Thing, the product of a long-distance collaboration by poet in Japan and an artist in Romania. A small, unique book, still uniformly 5-star reviewed. 7/7

December 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM

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He asked for yet one more poem give a *happier* closure to the story. I wrote "Farewell Hungry Thing," bringing the total (including The Art of Hunger) to five poems. Two years and twenty illustrations had accumulated. Now in 2019, we had a book to assemble. 6/7

December 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM

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So I wrote "The Art of Hunger." Although he liked it also, he was disappointed that the style was so distinct, and it did not finish the original story. He asked me to I try again, incorporating a forbidden tree. And so, I wrote, "The Forbidden Tree." 5/7

December 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM

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I sent him ten. He replied by observing that "Hungry Thing" and "Remembering Gladys" obviously connected, and volunteered to conjure custom illustrations for them. As these progressed, he was inspired to suggest that if the another poem resolved the story, we could have a book. 4/7

December 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM

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Here’s the updated cover image:

December 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM

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Black Hare Press ( @blackharepress.bsky.social ) will soon publish a 3rd in it's "Flash Flights" series of prompt-inspired, horror micro-fiction. This one, titled "CABIN", is obviously about the horror variety of forest dwelling. Here's the purchase link: books2read.com/BHP-CABIN

A pair of scary, red eyes in a shadowy face. Overlaid atop the image are the words: "Featured Author"; the book title, "CABIN"; and a text banner along the bottom, "COMING SOON: DIGITAL - PAPERBACK"

December 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM

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Black Hare Press (@blackharepress.bsky.social) will soon publish the third anthology of prompt-inspired, horror micro-fiction in it's "FLASH FRIGHTS" series. This one, titled, "CABIN", is full of scary stories, including one of mine plus a poem. Pre-order here:
books2read.com/BHP-CABIN

Promotional image of a scary looking cabin in some dark woods beneath a stormy sky. Blood seems to be dripping from the roof.

December 3, 2024 at 8:41 AM

Shawn Mischief Klimek - Author

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42 stories, each having exactly 42 words and a 42-character title, in 42 genres, for a total of 1,764 (42x42!) Why, because it's the answer to life, the universe and everything! Available now, at a pre-holiday discount. (E-book planned). www.amazon.com/42-Stories-A...

November 25, 2024 at 8:37 PM

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For a second time, Black Hare Press solicited flash fiction horror stories (<201 words) based on an image prompt shared with veteran authors and compiled the results into an anthology. Here's the link to "HEX", another hair-raising collection of micro horror: books2read.com/BHP-HEX

September 12, 2024 at 9:29 PM

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Reap is a unique anthology born from a captivating prompt: a zombie farmer cultivating a crop of human brains. This collection of thirty-two stories delves into the bizarre world of undead agriculture, blending horror, dark humour, and speculative fiction.
books2read.com/BHP-REAP

June 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM

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Here are 2 recent anthologies featuring my stories.

LOCKDOWN SCI-FI #7 includes "On the Tip", a bit of space-explorer comedy; and "The Last Loophole," a time-travel romance. books2read.com/lockdown-sci...
NIGHTMARE WITH A TWIST includes "Birthday Desserts", a revenge horror.
bit.ly/Nightmarewit...

May 30, 2024 at 5:14 AM

Shawn Mischief Klimek - Author

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This week, my dark fantasy story told in verse (five distinct poems) has received its 19th five-star Amazon rating and 16th review. As always, massive credit goes to the splendid illustrator, Norbert Somosi.