Bartred Memo no. 0021

The following is a brief teaser detailing an occult detective and the world he lives in.

Mr. Director,

            It has come to my attention that certain agents have suggested that Joe Bartred is a danger due to perceived “leftist tendencies.”

            This is a mistaken belief, and any attempt to act on it would be even more so.

            Mr. Bartred’s reluctance to aid the United States government stems more from family loyalty than political leanings. The Bartreds have taught their children, rightfully so if I may be bold, that the expenditure of human life should always come with great cost or come in most usual circumstances. Even so, Mr. Bartred has a blinder loyalty to noble ideas of “keeping the peace” than his father did or his mother does.

            All of this said, Mr. Director, Joe Bartred is your best chance.

            Recruiting his mother or older brother would be a nonstarter, if not counterproductive.

            I can only do so much of what you are asking me to do, and every day [REDACTED] is funded by the Soviets is a more dangerous one. You cannot afford to alienate him.

            This is my input, take it for what you will.

            Sincere well-wishes,

            J. K. 

Where you can find me

First of all, a sincere thanks for reading this. While I have an amazon author page (there will be a slew of links at the end of this post), several works cannot be found on amazon quite yet. What follows are a list of works that have been published or that are forthcoming that I can announce. There are several things that I cannot announce, and when I am able to I will do so. For now, this is what I can offer:

Published:

1. "Movie Magic" first published in Ravenwood Quarterly #1. 2016
2. "Skins" first published in Ravenwood Quarterly #2, 2016
3. "The Cthulhu Candidate" first published in Ravenwood #2, 2016
4. "Carcosa" (poem) first published in Ravenwood #2, 2016
5. "I've Been Here a Very Long Time," first published in Turn to Ash vol. 0, 2016
6. "When the Trees Sing," first published in Turn to Ash vol. 0, 2016
7. "And the Woman Loved Her Cats," first published in The Third Spectral Book of Horror Stories, 2016
8. "The Darkness Makes Us Whole," first published in Miskatonic Dreams, 2016
9. "The Case of Yuri Zaystev," first published in Onyx Neon Shorts Book of Horror Stories, 2016
10. "Krampus County," first published in New Zenith Magazine, 2016
11. "The Owl" (poem) first published in Weirdbook #33, 2016
12. "The Oldest Story" first published in Weirdbook #36, 2017
13. "What the Dog Tells Me" first published in Horror Tree, 2017
14. "Allister's Garden" first published in Unleashed: Monsters vs. Zombies II, 2017
15. "The Witch Queen," (poem) first published in Weirdbook Annual #1
16. "The Death of An Author," first published in Mythic Magazine #4

Forthcoming:

1. "Meeting the Matchmaker," to be published in Ravenwood Quarterly #3, 2017
2. "Cabras," to be published in Ravenwood Quarterly #4, 2017
3. "A Summoning" (prose poem) to be published in Ravenwood Halloween Special, 2017
4. "A Walk Through the Thinned Veil" (poem) to be Published in Ravenwood Halloween Special, 2017
5. "Magdalena," to be published in Occult Detective #3, 2017
6. "The Alienation of the Self: Marx, Polanyi and Ligotti," to be published in Vastarian: A Literary Journal #1, 2017 or early 2018
7. "The War Witch," (poem) to be published in Lycan Valley Poetry With a Side of Brews, 2017
8. "Golden Girl," to be published in Test Patterns, 2017
9. "Volver al Monte," to be published in "Chthonic: Weird Tales of the Inner Earth"
10. Classified Novelette, to be published 2017
11. Classified Short Story, to be published 2018

Find all or most of that in the following links:
http://electricpentaclepress.bigcartel.com/

http://www.mythicmag.com/p/issues.html

https://www.gofundme.com/39qw5ps

https://www.amazon.com/S.-L.-Edwards/e/B01M34MZOT