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My Favorite Story Podcast Anthology
Genre: Horror Short Stories Project Entertainment Network Presents ... My Favorite Story Fifteen podcast hosts and authors share their favorite short story they've ever written…
Spirits by James A. Moore
Two strangers brought together by tragedy are haunted by ghosts of the past. The Tin Box by Kelli Owen After the death of their grandma, siblings make a macabre discovery amongst her belongings. Some secrets were meant to go to the grave... Short Straw by Jay Wilburn After drawing the short straw, the youngest son is delegated to wake every year to monitor his sleeping family after an apocalypse forced them into bunkers. But there’s something else out there…..with claws. The Rag and Bone Man by John Urbancik The Rag and Bone Man wanders—buying, selling, finding and collecting. He always has what you need. He always finds what he wants. Or does he have what you want and finds what he needs? The Priest by Jaimie Engle A fallen angel hopes to redeem himself and battles demons in a western town so he can return to Heaven one day. Seven Eight One Five Four by Amber Fallon Some habits are hard to forget...even when you’re undead. Kins by Mary SanGiovanni Reality takes a dark twist for one man once the mannequins start appearing... Rainforest of Bones by Armand Rosamilia A reporter searches out a missing professor deep in the jungles of Brazil – where the skeleton in his closet told him to go. Put On a Happy Face by Christopher Golden A clown’s wish to be the funniest clown in the circus has dire consequences. Mr. Giggles by Frank J. Edler In the realm of demons, their boogeyman wants a hug and is called Mr. Giggles. M.EN.TOR. By Thomas R. Clark An injured soldier gets an experimental chip implanted in his brain with homicidal tendencies. I Sing A New Psalm by Brian Keene A man asks the question of how God can give love only to take it away, and he decides on terrible and violent answer. Dandelion Yellow by Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi When a young girl can’t find her favorite yellow crayons, the world takes on a dark and disquieting cast. Dead Beckoning by Chuck Buda A young man challenges demons to a game of poker with his friend’s life up for bet. Pegleg and Paddy Save the World by Jonathan Maberry The Great Chicago Fire wasn't caused by the cow.....they were trying to kill what ate the cow. 
Project Entertainment Network:
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JAMES A. MOORE is the author of over forty novels, including the critically acclaimed Fireworks, Under The Overtree, Blood Red, Blood Harvest, the Serenity Falls trilogy (featuring his recurring anti-hero, Jonathan Crowley) Cherry Hill, Alien: Sea of Sorrows and the Seven Forges series of novels. He has twice been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and spent three years as an officer in the Horror Writers Association, first as Secretary and later as Vice President.
Never one to stay in one genre for too long, James has recently written epic fantasy novels in the series SEVEN FORGES (Seven Forges, the Blasted Lands, City of Wonders and The Silent Army). He is working on a new series called The Tides Of War. The first book in the series The Last Sacrifice, came out this last January and the sequel, Fallen Gods, is due out in late December. Pending novels also include A Hell Within (a Griffin & Price Novel) co-written with Charles R. Rutledge and an apocalyptic Sci-Fi novel tentatively called Spores. Why be normal? Being a confirmed Luddite, he is working up the nerve to plunge completely into the electronic publications age. Along with Christopher Golden and Jonathan Maberry, he is one of the Three Guys with Beards. 
Born and raised in Wisconsin, Kelli Owen now lives in Destination, Pennsylvania. She has attended countless writing conventions, participated on dozens of panels, and has spoken at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, VA regarding both her writing and the field in general. Her fiction leans toward thriller and quiet horror, with an occasional bloodbath and even rarer happy ending. Her podcast is called the Buttercup of Doom.
Jay Wilburn is an author of horror and speculative fiction that lives in coastal South Carolina near Myrtle Beach. He is doing very well following a life-saving kidney transplant. He taught public school for sixteen years before becoming a full-time writer. His signature series is the Dead Song Legend Dodecology.
Writer. Photographer. Adventurer. Man.
John Urbancik, author of Stale Reality and The Corpse and the Girl From Miami, has written three series of Inkstains stories and hosts a podcast, also called Inkstains, on the Project Entertainment Network. His first novel came out in 2002, and he’s still fighting to become an overnight success. He also takes pictures. 
Like stepping into a living dream, Jaimie Engle writes visually stunning fiction where magic turns ordinary into extraordinary. She loves weaving lore into her stories and taking her readers on wondrous adventures. Engle is a cosplayer, podcaster, entrepreneur, and speaker at schools, conferences, and colleges across Florida. She is the creator of Wick Books(tm), story-scented candles based off scents from her novels so readers can fully immerse in the experience of her books. She once danced in the Aloha Bowl, won the Miss Hawaiian Tropics bikini contest, and even ran a body shop. Today, she drinks coffee, plays trivia, and spends time with her husband, two kids, and hound dog.
Amber Fallon lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two dogs. A techie by day and horror writer by night, Mrs. Fallon has spent time as a bank manager, motivational speaker, produce wrangler, and butcher. Her obsessions with sushi, glittery nail polish, and sharp objects have made her a recognized figure.
Amber's publications include The Warblers, The Terminal, Sharkasaurus, Daughters of Inanna, So Long and Thanks for All the Brains, Horror on the Installment Plan, Zombies For a Cure, Quick Bites of Flesh, Operation Ice Bat, and more! Listen to her podcast, It Cooks!, on the Project Entertainment Network. 
Mary SanGiovanni is the author of a number of novels including THE HOLLOWER TRIOLOGY (the first book of which was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award), THRALL, and CHAOS, and the novellas FOR EMMY, THE FADING PLACE, and POSSESSING AMY. Her short fiction has appeared in periodicals and anthologies for the last decade. She has a Masters degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, Pittsburgh. She is currently a member of The Authors Guild, The International Thriller Writers, and Penn Writers, and was previously an Active member in the Horror Writers Association and the Garden State Horror Writers. She lives in New Jersey with her son and her cat.
Armand Rosamilia is a New Jersey boy currently living in sunny Florida, where he writes when he's not sleeping. He's happily married to a woman who helps his career and is supportive, which is all he ever wanted in life...
He's written over 150 stories that are currently available, including horror, zombies, contemporary fiction, thrillers and more. His goal is to write a good story and not worry about genre labels. He not only runs two successful podcasts... Arm Cast: Dead Sexy Horror Podcast - interviewing fellow authors as well as filmmakers, musicians, etc. The Mando Method Podcast with co-host Chuck Buda - talking about writing and publishing But he owns the network they're on, too! Project Entertainment Network He also loves to talk in third person... because he's really that cool. 
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling author of such novels as Ararat, Snowblind, Tin Men, The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, and Of Saints and Shadows. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Poison Ink, Soulless, and the thriller series Body of Evidence, honored by the New York Public Library and chosen as one of YALSA's Best Books for Young Readers.
Golden co-created (with Mike Mignola) two cult favorite comic book series, Baltimore and Joe Golem: Occult Detective. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, The New Dead, and Dark Cities, among others, and has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, a BBC radio play, the online animated series Ghosts of Albion (with Amber Benson), and a network television pilot. A frequent speaker at conferences, schools, and libraries, Golden is also co-host of the podcasts Three Guys with Beards and Defenders Dialogue, and the founder of the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world. 
Frank J. Edler
My mother was an alien and my father was a lamp post. I was fed a steady dose of soap bars as a child as punishment for my foul mouth and incessant pranks. Little did anyone know the soap only made me stronger, faster, more agile. My brain filled with bubbles that were 99.9% pure. It was an amazing time. I left the city and moved out to the country where I heard tell there is an amazing banana bread store. I never found it, but I did find love. I loved that tuna sandwich like no other and we were married on the Fourth of July, just like Tom Cruise in that one movie about said date. It was a magical time but alas was not meant to be. I ate it. I tried to move on, writing books and sharing them with the local townsfolk. They would tell me to shut up and make sure I flushed before I left. Never once did I wash my hands like the signs demanded. So here I am, dirty handed and telling my tales. Wanna hear one? 
Tom Clark is a writer, and a veteran internet journalist and podcast producer. His work has been seen in websites such as This is Infamous and Rue Morgue, among other freelance outlets. He currently produces podcasts at Project Entertainment Network, including his shows: the long running heavy metal and horror themed the Necrocasticon, and the Curtain Jerkers, a comedic take on pro wrestling podcasting. Tom’s debut novella, “Good Boy” will be self published and available through all your digital reading outlets in 2018. Tom and his wife live in the wilds of upstate New York, cohabiting with a pair of Jack Russell Terriers and their pet rabbit.
BRIAN KEENE is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, The X-Files, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman.
Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. Several more are in-development or under option. Keene’s work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Media Bistro, Fangoria Magazine, and Rue Morgue Magazine. He has won numerous awards and honors, including a World Horror Grand Master award, two Bram Stoker awards, and a recognition from Whiteman A.F.B. (home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber) for his outreach to U.S. troops serving both overseas and abroad. A prolific public speaker, Keene has delivered talks at conventions, college campuses, theaters, and inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA. 
Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi has Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, Journalism, and History. She has 20 years of experience in the communication fields and is currently a writer, a journalist, a publicist, and an editor among many other things.
She is the mother of three school-aged children and a cat. She lives with her family in rural Ohio nestled in the forest—a place just ripe for nightmares. Her passions are reading, writing, book hunting, hiking, and entertainment such as movies/film, television, and music. Oh, and she bakes, because you can’t do any of that without cookies. Erin is a co-host with her Marketing Morsels segment on Project Entertainment Network’s The Mando Method, an award-winning weekly podcast for new and veteran writers. Breathe. Breathe., published by Unnerving, is her debut collection and a mix of dark poetry and short stories. She will also be featured in the upcoming anthology from Unnerving called Hardened Hearts coming in at the end of 2017. Many other works in various genres are in progress as well. 
Chuck Buda explores the darkest aspects of the human condition. Then he captures its essence for fictional use. He writes during the day and wanders aimlessly all night…alone.
Chuck Buda co-hosts The Mando Method Podcast on Project Entertainment Network with author, Armand Rosamilia. They talk about all aspects of writing. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. You can find The Mando Method Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and most other places where podcasts are available. 
JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times best-selling and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers. His books have been sold to more than two-dozen countries.
He is one third of the hirsute pop-culture podcast THREE GUYS WITH BEARDS, along with Christopher Golden and James A. Moore. Their guest include authors, actors, and filmmakers. 
How a Yellow Crayon Became My Muse – About “Dandelion Yellow”
By Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi, author of Breathe. Breathe. and #marketingmorsels host on The Mando Method podcast of Project Entertainment Network (PEN). “Dandelion Yellow” is featured in the My Favorite Story Anthology of PEN. “Dandelion Yellow” has been a fan and peer favorite since my collection Breathe. Breathe. published from Unnerving in October of 2017. It’s actually a sad story, but it’s origins weren’t set up that way initially. When Crayola announced early in 2017 that they would be retiring the color Dandelion Yellow in place of a new blue color, I was distraught. (Yeah, yeah – I like my crayons, okay!) I like the yellow for the balance it carries between hope and healing coupled with loss and loneliness. I wondered in my head about a story featuring a little girl who is driven mad by the loss of the crayon. As I started working on it, and the story presented its layers, I saw that there was much more to it than just the loss of a crayon. As with yellow, the dandelion is a beautiful vision, and yet also a weed that people abuse. It’s a vibrant flower that quickly blows its seeds far into the wind if left to maturity, and wishes scattered that often don’t come true, and yet, still rejuvenates each year. As I thought of the dandelion and the color, and this little girl crying out in my head to be put onto the page, I channeled some of my writing inspirations as well. My pen planted nuggets of characterization and setting I’d admired from the early works of V.C. Andrews, and as well, crafted an ode to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper, drawing on themes of isolation and madness. It didn’t take much for this story to come flowing out of me. It took most of one afternoon in a coffee shop, ironically dressed in my The Mando Method t-shirt. A few more hours of work on the ending a couple of days later and some editing wrapped it for me. It seemed to tell itself. I wouldn’t have thought that one little yellow crayon would have so impact on my life as a writer this year, but most of all after reading this piece, I hope readers become aware of children and people in abuse and domestic captivity situations. It’s my favorite story because it’s a nightmare, but also because it shows resilience through trauma. *** Here are some things others had to say about it: “The yellow crayon story is one of the best short stories I have ever read! It has the perfect twist and it punches you right in the feels.” -Cedar Hollow Reviews "I loved Dandelion Yellow. I was hyperventilating at the end, but it was such a beautiful, painful and artful tale. I'll be saying that last line to myself for weeks at least. Just beautiful.” – Somer Canon, author of The Killer Chronicles “I truly loved this story, I felt it was perfectly paced, I loved the details and I personally found this the best example of Al-Mehairi's talent, as it perfectly described to me what it feels like to be trapped in a terrible situation and how you will do anything to make it better. I felt the characterization was spot on, the personality of the protagonist was excellently done - it is never easy to write child main characters - and I felt the power of this tale as its harrowing ending came to a close.” – Selcouth Station Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi, Biography – Erin Sweet Al-Mehairi has Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, Journalism, and History. She has 20 years of experience in the communication and marketing fields and is currently a writer, a journalist, a publicist, and an editor among many other things. She writes fiction, essays, stories, and poetry and is an avid reader of many genres. She has edited poetry anthologies, novels, fiction pieces, and other various non-fiction and journalistic pieces. As a journalist, she’s written, interviewed, and edited for various newspapers, magazines, media outlets, and online news sources at both ends of the spectrum in media and public relations. As an entrepreneur, she owns two businesses: Addison’s Compass Public Relations and Hook of a Book Media, in which she acts as a PR/Marketing Consultant, publicist, and editor for authors, publishers, and others. She also handles marketing and PR for Sinister Grin Press, where she is also an editor. Her third pursuit is writing her own works for publication. She volunteers her time in the community and is the chairwoman on the board of directors for a local mental health center and rape crisis and domestic violence safe haven. She is the mother of three school-aged children and a cat. She lives with her family in rural Ohio nestled in the forest—a place just ripe for nightmares. Her passions are reading, writing, book hunting, hiking, and entertainment such as movies/film, television, and music. Oh, and she bakes, because you can’t do any of that without cookies. Erin is a co-host with her Marketing Morsels segment on Project Entertainment Network’s The Mando Method, an award-winning weekly podcast for new and veteran writers. Breathe. Breathe., published by Unnerving, is her debut collection and a mix of dark poetry and short stories and has been an Amazon best-selling paid title, debuting at #2 in Women’s Poetry. She is also featured in the anthology from Unnerving called Hardened Hearts, which published in December 2017. Her story “Dandelion Yellow,” from Breathe. Breathe. is also featured in the My Favorite Story anthology of the Project Entertainment Network, which published also in December of 2017. You can e-mail her at hookofabook (at) hotmail (dot) com and find her easily at www.hookofabook.wordpress.com. You’ll also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest where she loves new friends. 
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