Clint Smith

Cover of the book SUFFERING THE OTHER - a dark but colorful illustration showing a winged creature with a human face, wings, and long trailing tails, in vibrant gold and orange tones, flying upwards towards the top right corner, while dozens of dark serpents with glowing eyes and forked tongues travel in the opposite direction. The book contains 16 original stories and 8 reprints (indicated with **), arranged here alphabetically by author name. Table of contents: Nadia Bulkin -- Infested ** Lisa Cai -- The Eighth Cigarette ** Matthew Cheney -- Queer Horror, and Other Stories Jennifer DeLeskie -- You Shall Love Your Crooked Neighbor with Your Crooked Heart Kurt Fawver -- The KnowQuest AI Chatbot Answers All Your Questions About Britemol C Robin Rose Graves -- Her True Face Alexander Hay -- LEAD ** Bitter Karella -- The Divine Feminine Gwendolyn Kiste -- My Sister, the Abyss Jonathan Lees -- To Those That Have Lost Hope Laura Mauro -- Ptichka ** David Peak -- Crawling Out of Black Sun Marigold Rowell -- Salt Blossoms Erica Ruppert -- Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea Cheyenne Shaffer -- Ursula the Powerful ** A. J. Sharpe -- Sore Thumb Clint Smith -- “January Sick” J. J. Steinfeld -- The Suicide Inspector ** Bogi Takács -- A Technical Term, Like Privilege ** Jeffrey Thomas -- Song of the Loved Lee Thomas -- Kisses from the Pain Chamber Pamela Weis -- An Abomination A.C. Wise -- Sea-Wives Wen Wen Yang -- Ghost Festival in the Desert ** Cover art and design by RewX Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan

Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!

SUFFERING THE OTHER: Cover Reveal Justin Steele, in publication partnership with Sam Cowan, has revealed the cover art for the forthcoming Dim Shores anthology, Suffering the Other. The amazing design comes courtesy of RewX (Andrew S. Fuller). Suffering the Other is a charity compilation benefitting the Transgender Law Center and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES). After production costs, all proceeds will be split between the two organizations.

Justin Steele, in publication partnership with Sam Cowan, has revealed the cover art for the forthcoming #DimShores anthology, SUFFERING THE OTHER. The amazing design comes courtesy of RewX (Andrew S. Fuller). #sufferingtheother #januarysick #rewx

Woven Within the Horror Some of it’s due to practical (read: mundane) distractions, though more of it’s intentional, but I’ve resided on the margins of “the socials” lately, conducting deep dives elsewhere...

If anything, I feel a flicker of shame in admitting that a certain degree of competitiveness might suffer in that surgically-specific withdrawal (think of it as less wholesale “fomo,” and more “promo fomo.”)

Recently in from the estimable editor, C.M. Muller: Proud to announce that my story, “Hog Butcher for the World, is slated to appear in an early, 2026 installment of Chthonic Matter Quarterly.

I’m in the clear to make an official announcement: My story, “January Sick,” will appear in the Dim Shores anthology, SUFFERING THE OTHER, a charity compilation benefitting the Transgender Law Center and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).

Something amazing and humbling happened today.

Have you gotten a chance to dive into the new issue, yet?

Tell us your favorite story!

Coming January, 2026: The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake (Lethe Press) It’s early on in the process, but I’m antsy. With appreciation and pride, I’d like to announce that I’ve signed a contract with Lethe Press, which is set to publish my novella, The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake, in January, 2026. I’ve been working to distill this story since the summer of 2021, and am gratified that it’s found a home with such a reputable publisher. 

Coming January, 2026: The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake (Lethe Press)

It’s early on in the process, but I’m antsy. With appreciation and pride, I’d like to announce that I’ve signed a contract with Lethe Press, which is set to publish my novella, The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake, in January, 2026.…

Thanks to the creative team at CHM: Charles Tyra, Jolie Toomajan, and Carson Winter. Featuring arresting cover art by Teo Lehog, check out Cosmic Horror Monthly, No. 58, containing my story, “Onward and Downward.”

#cosmichorror #cosmichorrormonthly

Bottoms Up: New Short Story, “onward and Downward,” Appearing in Cosmic Horror Monthly In a year yielding a cascade of creative disappointments, inclusion in Cosmic Horror Monthly No. 58 has provided a guyline of encouragement. (Thanks to the creative team at CHM: Charles Tyra, Jolie Toomajan, and Carson Winter.) Featuring arresting cover art by Teo Lehog, check out the April, 2025 issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly, containing my story, “Onward and Downward.” Fellow contributors include EC Dorgan, Marisca Pichette, and Max Zoska. Cover art by Teo Lehog

Bottoms Up: New Short Story, “onward and Downward,” Appearing in Cosmic Horror Monthly

In a year yielding a cascade of creative disappointments, inclusion in Cosmic Horror Monthly No. 58 has provided a guyline of encouragement. (Thanks to the creative team at CHM: Charles Tyra, Jolie Toomajan, and…

The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

Meta considered licensing books to train AI—but opted instead to pirate LibGen, a database that currently contains more than 7.5 million books and 81 million research papers, Alex Reisner writes.

Veg variation: Egg yolk gnocchi, seared artichokes, pickled fennel slaw, toasted parmesan crumble, gorgonzola cream, carrot hot sauce

Spring break riffin'. Scallops, gnocchi, spinach cream, carrot hot sauce, fennel, chive oil

Keep it in your back pocket. I submit this as a citizen's playbook for navigating super-dark times.

I edited this antho that got nom’d for a Shirley (Jackson) Award, spent years soliciting and editing for it, immensely proud of how it came out no-press.org/mooncalves

Close enough.

Duo of pan-seared chicken + glazed short rib, demi, camembert cream, potato Anna, Swiss Chard bundles, cabbage glass, arugula oil

The End: 2024...

#culinarycompositions #culinaryarts #culinary #gastronomy

In That Familiar Darkness: David Surface’s THE THINGS THAT WALK BEHIND ME “I remember feeling shocked that there was still so much sunlight outside, that the sky hadn’t turned black already.” There are uncountable undercurrents of illumination within David Surface’s stor…

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2024 edition...

Honored to have a story catch Ellen Datlow's discerning eye. "Mastication Station" appeared in Rebecca Rowland's 2023 anthology, AMERICAN CANNIBAL.

#americancannibal #besthorroroftheyear

Thanksgiving riffing: Shredded turkey tamales, cranberry-chile red sauce, charred corn, avocado labna, pickled cranberry, lemon-corn cream

One of my favorite, recent rough drafts: Butter-poached mussels + sopressini, smoked-tomato broth, preserved lemon oil, leek ash

Duo of chicken: Portabello-dusted breast and crispy-skin mosaic, charred corn + poblano risotto, braised leeks, smoked tomato

#nestleinn #nestleindy #massaveindy

HORROR'S CALL NUMBER: The Johnson County Public Library’s Local Author Fair

#JCPL #JohnsonCounty #indianauthors #indianahorror

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Chilly Saturday, but Spring was on theme: Stuffed chicken thigh, ricotta, preserved lemon, sweet-pea + chive puree, scorched shallot soubise, spinach sopressini, blood-orange, curry-cornbread crumble

#nestleinn #nestleindy #massave #massaveindy #marchmadness

Tamarind Pad Thai: smoked chicken thigh, shrimp, chive oil, burnt bok choy, Thai basil, gochugaru lace

#nestleinn #nestleindy #thaifood #thaicooking #padthai #indycookingclasses #stpatricksindy #stpatricksweekend

According to the kids, this is their favorite meal when we're all together at home (though, instead of a single plate, it's often repeated platings): Seared salmon, toasted-coconut basmati, charred broccoli, white-wine cream, lemon and chive oil

#familymeal #culinaryplating #salmon

This past winter, shortly before its release, I had the opportunity to supply a blurb for Adam Golaski's latest collection, STONE GODS

Received word today that my more comprehensive examination will appear as an essay in the Spring, 2024 issue of DEAD RECKONINGS. Snag a copy over at No Press.

Simple sous vide chicken breast, charred scallion spinach, fennel soubise, saffron oil, gochugaru tuille

#plating #sousvidecooking #sousvidechicken