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4-20-08 Only updating to stay active. I hate going to sites that aren't maintained regularly; I never know if the site has been abandoned. I'm within a couple of pages of finishing a historical Y/A novel "Moses in the Wilderness." It's about a slave growing up in 1800 near the Great Dismal Swamp. According to the members of my writing group, it's pretty good. Now it's time to confront that dreaded beast, "The Re-write."

Expressions magazine is going to include my satire about Global Warming, called "Hopscotch to Be Banned." Go to Sam's Dot Publishing after May 1.

3-20-08 Just got my copy of Beneath the Surface. It's an impressive anthology and I'm looking forward to reading the other stories.

3-8-08 I've been told that BENEATH THE SURFACE, the anthology by Shroud publishing will be out within the week. It contains 13 stories, plus my story as a "bonus story." (Check out the awesome cover art, on the right.)

Another story, "Monkey Bottom," has been requested for EXOTIC GOTHIC 2, which will contain all new stories by authors from around the world. It will be used for teaching Gothic and Horror Literature, as is Exotic Gothic, I presume.

3-3-08 Took the day off today, Dr. Seuss's birthday, to visit the 1st and 2nd graders at W. H. Taylor Elementary School in Norfollk. Dressed as "MonkeyJohn the Pirate," I read a Seuss book and a couple of my own poems to 7 different classes. I enjoyed it a lot, despite nearly wearing out my voice saying "Arrgh!" There's a picture up on the photos page.

2-1-08Just finished updating the site today, with covers for all the anthologies, etc., I've been involved in. Also, I just found out I've been nominated for the James Award again. (7th nomination) This is a big surprise - Tyree Campbell always let the cat out of the bag ahead of time in other years. I'm honored, and grateful to J Alan Erwine, editor of The Fifth Dimension. The nomination is for my story, PORTRAIT OF A WEEPING SOLDIER.

John Bushore is the author of the SciFi/Suspense novel, FRIENDS IN DARK PLACES, from Sam's Dot Publishing. Dozens of his short stories and daffy poems have been published in many on-line and print magazines, as well as anthologies. He is a 3-time winner of the independently-judged James Award and one of his stories is part of a textbook anthology used in an international studies course in Gothic and Horror Literature.