I have published two novels, journalism, comedy, comics, and short stories. I also served as editor for two magazines. The 90s were a busy time!
Mercedes Lackey, steve libbey, cody martin, dennis lee
Invasion: The Secret World Chronicle Book One
BAEN Books, 2011
I co-created this five book pulpy superhero series with Mercedes Lackey, and contributed to the first book. Other contributors are Cody Martin, Dennis Lee, and Veronica Giguere. Available in hardcover, ebook, paperback and audiobook format.
steve libbey
The Bloodbaths
Subatomic Books, 2007
out of print, worth hundreds of dollars by now
A sword and sandal epic pitting aristocratic vampires against plumbers.
Crixus Oraan is a water artesan, an engineer who builds aqueducts and piping for bathhouses and mansions in the empire of Rond (which bears a resemblance to our own Roman Empire). His guild has entrusted him with a large sum of gold to establish a branch in the up-and-coming coastal town of Restia. In a misguided effort to win enough gold to buy a lavish house for his new fiancé Kharrina, he loses the guild’s gold in a card game. A shady sea captain present at the game-and possibly responsible for fleecing him-offers to sneak him off to the wild and mysterious continent of Minq. Afraid to lose his status in society for his crime, he agrees, hoping to gain back the gold he lost and compensate the guild back in Rond. In this first volume in the bold new Aqua Pura Trilogy, Crixus finds employment with the Lamiae of Nistru, a cruel society where those at the top bathe in the lifeblood of those on the bottom. Will his conscience allow him to finish the job? By turns dark, comedic, erotic and thrilling, The Bloodbaths is a book that transcends genre to stand on its own.
Short Fiction
“Interstellar Overdrive” (Subatomic Anthology 01: One Step Beyond, 2008)
“4/4″ (A Cincinnati Conspiracy, anthology, 1990)
“The Man with One Leg” (originally published by Clifton Magazine, 1991, and again by Feedback, 1994 and Blue Penny Quarterly, 1994)
“The Miracle of Modern Lethargy” (Mind in Motion, 1991)
“Rabbit Died” (The Monthly Independent Tribune Times Journal Post Gazette, 1991)
“A Partial Solution” (Puppet Smut, 1992)
“A Ray of Hope for the Children of the Night” (Evil Dog, 1995)
“The Magic in a Devushka’s Heart” (Top Cow, City of Heroes Comic book, 2005)
Editing
Editor-in-Chief, Clifton Magazine, 1991
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Evil Dog Magazine, 1993-1995
Non-fiction
“Who the Hell is Who in Cincinnati music?” (Clifton Magazine, 1991)
“Bu Bu Klan: Serious about not being serious” (Imminent, 1991)
“Ass Ponys” (Imminent, 1991)
“Digging Up the Underground” (Clifton Magazine, 1992)
“Count Vernon Von Tulip’s Monthly Horoscope” (Humorous horoscopes for Austin weekly 15 Minutes…lost count of how many of these I wrote, but I found issues from 1995-1997)
“Red, Red Wine” (Cincinnati CityBeat, 1996)
Technical and Promotional Writing
Documentation for AppForge CrossFire, a .NET development toolkit (2003).
Marketing and promotional materials for Imperial Fuzz Records and artists The Shut-Ups, Ceiling Fan, Martian Electric, Robotic Storm Cloud (1995-2004).
Scripts
“Dating in the Workplace” (sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
“It’s Good to be King” (sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
“Make Us Proud” (sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
“The New Cleavage” (with Laura Patterson, sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
“No God Deed Goes Unpunished, Part One: The Pony” (sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
“No God Deed Goes Unpunished, Part Two: War” (sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
“No God Deed Goes Unpunished, Part Three: Love” (sketch for Extra Medium comedy troupe, 2005)
Comics
CCCP: Secret Files “The Rise of the Robots” (webcomic, 2004)