My Criminal Minds/NCIS holiday-themed twisted short story mashup is now available as a solo story! It’s 2020 — why not? “DEAR SANTA, PLEASE SAVE ME.” Thanks to rampant worldwide consumerism, dear old Saint Nick retired long ago to an undisclosed location. But when a disturbing “Dear Santa” letter is received by the Santa Mail office in Alaska, a former…
“I mean, you stab somebody with this, they’re not gonna forget you.” Alethea Kontis Gaby Triana invited me to The Witch Haunt this month to tell a story round the fire about my “Aunt Ernestine and The Knife in the Bed.”
Hear Alethea Kontis read “Consolidation” by Langley Hyde, now live on EscapePod!
I often get asked, “Alethea, which of your books should I start with?” This is a legitimate question. I’ve published a LOT of stuff. It’s too easy to tell you to jump in anywhere, but you can! Whatever you like and however you’re feeling that day…whatever strikes your fancy. Just go for it. However, some folks need more guidance….
Our Gothic Horror Zoom panel on the occasion of the release of Castle of Horror Anthology Vol. 4: Women Running from Houses, a collection of Gothic-themed horror stories! MANW Highlights:24:30 — Leanna Renee Hieber introduces her story “Sea-Found.”44:20 — Alethea introduces her story “A Poor Man’s Roses.”49:30 — Q&A begins56:00 — Gothic Fiction Show & Tell1:16:00 — Alethea discusses…
Members of the Make Art Not War Collective: K. Tempest Bradford (Twitter/IG/News/Patreon/Tips)Nivair H. Gabriel (Twitter)Leanna Renee Hieber (Twitter/IG/News)Alethea Kontis (Twitter/IG/News/Patreon/Tips)Stina Leicht (Twitter/Patreon)Shveta Thakrar (Twitter/IG/News)Monica Valentinelli (Twitter/IG/News/Patreon) Have you heard the podcast? Tempest, Alethea, Shveta, Stina, and Monica talk about Make Art Not War on ORIGINALITY, Episode 28. The MANW Collective was inspired by Monica Valentinelli’s Make Art Not War…
The rules of Tempest’s #PictureGame are simple: Choose a picture and give yourself a moment to think about it. Set the timer for 15 minutes. Then start writing and don’t stop until the timer goes off. You never know what may happen. At the very least, you’ll have a fun bit of flash to share with your friends. At…
New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis sits down with New York Times bestselling author Christopher Paolini (Eragon) to discuss his upcoming release from Tor–To Sleep in a Sea of Stars–his first adult novel. (For TN Southern Festival of Books)
With Alethea Kontis is the fabulous Linda Addison, Luis Urrea, Gaby Triana, and Josh Malerman, featuring Jonathan Maberry as moderator. These leading voices in contemporary fiction share a TOC in the anthology DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS!
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alethea Kontis sits down with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kit Rocha (duo Donna Herren and Bree Bridges) to discuss their upcoming release from Tor–Deal with the Devil–a fabulous novel about post-apocalyptic life and mercenary librarians. This panel was presented by the 2020 Southern Festival of Books for…
I often talk to middle schoolers about how keeping…
Casey and I have always said that she is…
In March 2020, the world shut down. That same…
