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afterbirth editor

and why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings...

About Me

Hey, I find myself the editor of a new alternative press, Afterbirth Books, dedicated to bringing the bizarre, experimental, and surreal out to the public at large... I have also at various times worked for a bank, a pest control company, a publishing company, the parks & rec department, and done therapy with extremely emotionally disturbed children...all great preparation for the task at hand.Go see our website at www.afterbirthbooks.com if you want to see more about that, or have a novel of the bizarre, twisted, disturbed, or unusual, or in the genres of magical realism or other types of interstitial fiction that you want to submit. Bizarro rules!
Your results:
You are Obi-Wan Kenobi Obi-Wan Kenobi 72% Qui-Gon Jinn 68% Princess Leia 61% R2-D2 59% Yoda 59% Padme 59% Chewbacca 57% C-3PO 54% Mace Windu 54% Lando Calrissian 53% You are civilized, calm, and
have a good sense of humor,
even when those around you don't.
You can hold your own in a fight,
but prefer it when things
don't get too exciting.
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My Interests

books, reading manuscripts, movies, starting something new, organizing stuff, coffee but only espresso not the regular type you get in restaurants, out-of-the box and off-the-wall ideas, chocolate, preschool children who still think anything is possible and adults can fix everything, dogs and cats, protecting the environment, talking to people.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet weird and unusual authors and artists, animal lovers, people who still read children's books and are proud of it, those who revel in diversity, creative thinkers, someone who would wear striped long underwear under jeans with ripped knees out in public without batting an eye, great spiritual leaders.

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Music:

musicals, indigo girls, the soundtrack from Star Wars, beatles, nancy griffith, classical piano, peter paul & mary, uncle bonsai, the amazing pink things, the smiths, Red Hot Chili Peppers, john mellencamp, the ramones, simon & garfunkel

Movies:

all the Star Wars movies even the new ones, the Lord of the Rings series, the Harry Potter movies, the Dune series, the X-men movies, the Matrix movies, What About Bob?, Donnie Darko, Mulva Zombie Ass-Kicker, Drop Dead Fred, lots of musicals.

Television:

all the CSI's, X-Files, Millinneum, Star Trek series, Dead Like Me, Six Feet Under, Wonderfalls, the L Word, Futurama, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, King of the Hill, Simpsons, sometimes those really stupid reality shows just for kicks, shows about true crime cases and supernatural phenomenon.

Books:

the Dune books, all the Star Wars series books (hmmm, getting a little redundant here), the Harry Potter books, C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Francesca Lia Block, Ursula K LeGuin, numerous science fiction and fantasy series, a bunch of children's books like Sheep in a Jeep, the Cows are going to Paris, the Owl and the Pussycat, Where the Wild Things Are, etc.

Heroes:

yoda, a bunch of great spiritual leaders, poliwhirl (a pokemon), spock.

My Blog

New bizarro website Bizarro Central!

Last blog was in March.  Guess that totally corresponds with the super-crazy (at times hellish) spring quarter I had--taught 23 credits!!! (contract requires 15)  In the meantime, while lif...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:44:00 PST

Not Quite One of the Boys...and All Encompassing Trip!

I can't believe how long it has been since I have written a blog...I figure it must be time to update everyone (who is interested, that is) on my life.  Things have been wild here the past 3 or 4...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:15:00 PST

Tales from the Vinegar Wasteland Delivered!

The boxes are here!  Hooray!  I will release back orders today, for those who have been waiting.  Also, we're going to send some signed copies over to Shocklines (well, after Ray gets a...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:18:00 PST

Suicide Girls in the Afterlife

Wow!  One week goes by, and not only have we accepted the proof for Tales from the Vinegar Wasteland and put in our first order, but I just got Suicide Girls in the Afterlife off as well!  A...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:08:00 PST

TALES FROM THE VINEGAR WASTELAND

I am incredibly excited to say that I got Tales from the Vinegar Wasteland off to press!  We'll be getting the proof in our office soon.  This is one book that will totally make your mind wa...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 04:01:00 PST

Deity has arrived!

As promised, our latest book, Deity by Vic Mudd has arrived!  Anyone who wants to read bizarro with a totally humorous and absurd slant will want to check this one out.  I'm not sure where V...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:03:00 PST

What happened to May?

So, I totally can't believe it is June.  All I can really remember from May is World Horror...although that WAS a highlight and if I have to remember one thing, I'll go with that.  I'm prett...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:19:00 PST

Chemical Gardens is here!!!

Hooray!  I am totally excited to tell you all that we've received shipment of Chemical Gardens by Gina Ranalli! I've said over and over how beautiful the cover is, but I can't stop saying it.&nbs...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Fri, 05 May 2006 02:17:00 PST

A week later

I can't believe it is a week later!  I am happy to announce that Chemical Gardens went to press!  We'll get the final proof monday.  The cover is just beautiful--I can't say enough abou...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:40:00 PST

The Spring Crunch

It is spring here in the Pacific Northwest! I can tell because the rain is a little warmer!  Also the weather is weird--maybe even bizarro--I was out walking the dog, and it started to hail! ...
Posted by afterbirth editor on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:39:00 PST