Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • Looking Back and Looking Forward: The Year in Review and Preview

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    For many the New Year is a time of reflection and resolution. I am no different. It’s a chance to look back on accomplishments, and set goals for the next 365 days. Looking back on the past year in writing, I accomplished quite a bit. Looking forward, I hope to accomplish quite a bit more.…

  • A Confabulator Cafe Review of Fortunately, the Milk

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    My latest Confabulator Cafe book review is available. This week, I step away from my standard dark fiction to review Neil Gaiman’s recent children’s story Fortunately, the Milk. My son gave me the book for Christmas (with my girlfriend’s help), so that I could read it to him. The review is less about the book and…

  • “Murph’s Law” is now available at The Confabulator Cafe

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    I have a new short story up at The Confabulator Cafe. Murph didn’t mean any offense when he pissed on his best friend’s grave, but when he’s around, things go wrong. There may or may not be a vampire involved. You can read the story in its entirety at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/12/murphs-law-flash-fiction/

  • A Cafe Review of McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited and “Flute of the Dead” News

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    In case you missed it, my latest book review is up at The Confabulator Cafe, featuring Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited: a Novel in Dramatic Form, and experimental scripting of a discussion between White, an atheist professor, and Black, a devout ex-con. You can find my review here: http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/12/cormac-mccarthys-sunset-limited-book-review/ The latest issue of Bete Noire, containing my…

  • NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe

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    NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe This is my last NaNoWriMo posting for this year at The Confabulator Cafe. Head on over and see how my writing went this month.  

  • NaNoWriMo Week 4 Update

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    For those of you keeping track, we are in week four of NaNoWriMo, and I am closing in on the end of my first draft. Head on over to The Confabulator Cafe in order to see how things are going. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/december-coming-nanowrimo-week-4/ I also approved the galleys for “Flute of the Dead” in the next issue…

  • NaNoWriMo Week 3 at The Confabulator Cafe

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    As NaNoWriMo has escalated, so to has my Fall semester at grad school. A busy week studying didn’t leave much time for the novel. I talk about it in my latest post at The Confabulator Cafe.  Check it out. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-week-3-ugh/

  • NaNoWriMo November

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    It’s November and National Novel Writing Month is upon us once again. This year, my project is a novella based on my short story “Mama’s Little Boy.” I have high hopes this this book. The short story itself had received good feedback and I actually had to withdraw it from a anthology’s short list in…

  • Confabulator Cafe Book Review: Alan Ryker’s Nightmare Man

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    I have a new book review up at The Confabulator Cafe. Head on over and check out my thoughts about Alan Ryker’s latest novella from Darkfuse, Nightmare Man. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/10/alan-rykers-nightmare-man-book-review/

  • The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan (Book Review)

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    The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan (Book Review) We are trying something new at The Confabulator Cafe, sharing reviews of books, films, and games. We’ve spent the last two years discussing various aspects of writing as they affect our own lives. Stop by and check out what we think about the writing of other artists.…