Robert James Russell

So, a short story of mine, “Pulp,” was accepted in Down in the Dirt magazine in the late fall/early winter.  You can find it online here (just click on my name to read), and now, you can find it in Volume 92, which is for sale here.

The story is pretty gruesome, so be warned.

The Dead Beat, by Cody James, is a wonderful little novella.  It’s available via eight cuts gallery press (here), and I highly recommend you pick it up.

My review of The Dead Beat is up online over at Cow Heavy Books. Go check it out…here.

Got a Kindle? Now you can download your very own copy of Sex Scene: An Anthology for a mere $0.99!

Just a refresher, in case you need it:

Sex Scene: An Anthology aims to decontextualize sex, asking the reader to look at the act itself as not only a form of art, but also as the very basest of human urges. The result is a cacophony of unique perspectives, cultures, styles and scenes–from soft and romantic to deranged and hardcore–that invites you to leave any hang-ups behind and actively engage in conversations about the all-too-often taboo topic, showing that, perhaps, we are not so different after all. Featuring stories by: Sabina England, Penny Goring, Dan Holloway, Sara Lippmann, Kirsty Logan, Sarah E. Melville, Gary Percesepe, Leah Petersen, Jeff Pfaller, Remittance Girl, Scott C. Rogers, Robert James Russell, and Cherise Wolas.

Check out Sex Scene at the Amazon Kindle store here.

It’s also available in the following formats:

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$6.50 6×9 paperback

As of today, I am officially campaigning for a Shorty Award.

What’s a Shorty Award? Per the official website:

The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter and social media.

Pretty simple. I’m campaigning for the #author category, so if you have a Twitter account, here’s what you need to do:

• Send a tweet like this: I nominate @robhollywood for a Shorty Award in #author because… (add reason here)
• You can also tweet shorter votes like this: #shortyawards @robhollywood #author (add quick reason here). This shorter format is helpful if you want to vote from a party, on the road, in a meeting, or on a boat
• Be as creative as you want with the reason
• A tweet that does not give a reason for the nomination will not be counted
• The nomination must be relevant to the category
• Vote for as many different people as you want, in as many categories as you want, as often as you want
• Only one person and one category per tweet
• Voting for the same person in the same category more than once just replaces the text of your original vote; it does not count as an additional vote

Simple. My twitter handle is @robhollywood.  Last year Neil Gaiman won, so I don’t expect to take the top prize, but I am hoping to crack the top ten. So, any help all y’all can give would be greatly appreciated.

Lulu is offering 25% off purchases until 1/5/11, which means if you haven’t done so already, you can get a hardcopy of Sex Scene: An Anthology for under 5 bucks!

Enter the code WINTER305 at checkout and you’re good to go. Oh, and find Sex Scene right here.