New story, "Osvaldo's Guitar," in Hart House Review

My third short story accepted for public consumption, "Osvaldo's Guitar," is forthcoming in 2011 edition of the Hart House Review: www.harthousereview.com. It's a story set in Western Nicaragua. Updates to follow about publication date, and the launch party, which usually features public readings. Eep!

Thanks again for all of your support, in general and in the recent Broken Pencil Death Match. My story, "The Expiry Dates," is out, but Round 4, between "Fatty Fat Fat Fat" by Jeffrey Ross and "Deathmatch" by Martha Tuff, is neck-and-neck going into the homestretch. Read and vote at www.brokenpencil.com/deathmatch, and as of Monday, watch for the semi-finals between "Free Therapy" by Colin Brush and "Field Guide to Kleptoparasitism," by Braydon Beaulieu. It's shaping up to be a knock-down, drag-out war!

If you've stumbled across this, thanks for stopping by! Here are two more links:

Read "The Expiry Dates"
http://www.brokenpencil.com/deathmatch/view.php?id=1

Daniel Perry Fiction on Facebook
http://cy-gb.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-Perry-Fiction/312152847761

Final 48 hours to vote

Until Feb. 7, at midnight, you can read AND VOTE FOR my short story "The Expiry Dates" at www.brokenpencil.com/deathmatch. This competition has been a gruelling war of Facebook lists, and it's been 50-50 for about four days. But seriously - my story is better than my opponent's! Come check it out!!

You can vote up to once per hour, per IP address. Smartphone users, you're twice as nice.

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