The Teeming Brain

Looking back over my previous month’s postings, I find that, well, there aren’t any. Yes, I really did go the entire month of November without uploading any new posts.

I ‘d like to resuscitate The Teeming Brain with a series of posts that will provide updates on a few things. Topics will include writing and publishing news re: me, news about my musical project Daemonyx, news about the Holy Horrors anthology, thoughts and links regarding the economic tsunami that’s set to sweep through America (and probably a few other nations) beginning soon after the holidays, thoughts and links about the rapidly escalating and now undeniable reality of peak oil, and a few religion-and-philosophy related items.

For now, starting at the top of my list, here’s some writing and publishing news. I’ve recently had a couple of nonfiction pieces published. They are:

• My literary-critical essay “The Master’s Eyes Shining with Secrets: H.P. Lovecraft’s Influence on Thomas Ligotti,” in Lovecraft Annual No. 1 (October 2007), edited by S.T. Joshi. This long and detailed piece represents my definitive statement about the relationship between two of the towering authors and persons in my literary-intellectual-emotional-philosophical-spiritual-artistic life. As I recall, I posted an excerpt or two at this blog in the past. I’m proud to see the piece published alongside additional scholarly work by the likes of Darrell Schweitzer and John Langan.
• My review of Richard Gavin’s fine short horror fiction collection Omens in the second issue of the new review journal Dead Reckonings — which, like Lovecraft Annual, is edited by the formidable S.T. Joshi (in association with the also-formidable co-editor Jack Haringa).

As for my forthcoming fiction and nonfiction collection, Dark Awakenings, it’s still on the drawing board. I’m wanting and needing to give the whole thing a once-over and perform some stylistic revisions, but the time and energy elude me. I suspect there will be more to say about it in the relatively near future.