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Follow “The Bees Are Dead” on Twitter!

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Oscar Wilde wrote that “life imitates art.”  Well, let’s hope not.  Because the world is so insane lately that I’m worried that my beloved dystopian and post-apocalyptic literature will come to be regarded as just … y’know … literature.

Nevertheless, if you do enjoy dystopian prose, poetry and photography, then remember to stay current “The Bees Are Dead.”  You can do so quite easily by following B.A.D. on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheBeesAreDead

Stop in and enjoy some excellent poetry by Wayne F. Burke and Prerna Bakshi!

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Call for Submissions — The Bees Are Dead

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From The Bees Are Dead:  

“The Bees Are Dead is officially open for business, and this is your official invitation to submit work for publication. Below are our submission guidelines – these will live permanently on our ‘Submissions‘ page. Please read the information below and get submitting!

The Bees Are Dead (BAD) is a new transatlantic webzine focusing on dystopian and post-apocalyptic prose, poetry, art and photography. BAD accepts submissions on an ongoing basis. We are searching for:

– Poems, with no limit on length within reason…
– Prose, preferably less than 6000 words, though longer pieces will be considered if exceptional.
– Photography, please no nudes…
– Reviews of books, single pieces or films/movies/TV shows – preferably under 1000 words.
– Videos and Audio recordings of poetry, prose or reviews.

http://www.thebeesaredead.com/submissions/

 

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Photo credit:  By yumikrum – highwire, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48418789

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The Bees Are Dead!

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If you haven’t been keeping current with “The Bees Are Dead,”then stop over this weekend.  It is becoming a unique and dark new corner of the online independent literature community.  There is some truly outstanding poetry from several authors.  ( I love John C. Zielinski’s “Soft Obsidian,” in particular.)  And Amy Quinn’s “Ghent and Portland” has christened the venue with its first published photography.

 

http://www.thebeesaredead.com/

 

Photo credit: By Silvision [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Submit your creative work to “The Bees Are Dead!”

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Hey, gang — my colleagues and I over at The Bees Are Dead are just thrilled with the submissions we’ve been receiving after the launch of our transatlantic webzine!  As you might know from my blog right here, we’ve been honored to launch the site with a powerful poem by Scott Thomas Outlar.  And Eddie Skelson’s “Fort Hope” was a wickedly clever post-apocalyptic zombie story.

Again, we’re interested in your very darkest visions of worlds gone bad — the editorial focus of The Bees Are Dead is dystopian and post-apocalyptic prose, poetry, art, photography and reviews.  Our submission guidelines are actually fairly flexible; click here and take a look:

Submissions – The Bees Are Dead

If you have submitted already, thanks!  If you are working on a submission, then keep at it!  And if you enjoy stories or verses about fearsome futures or world-ending catastrophes, then bookmark us and remember to visit!  We hope to keep you entertained!

 

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Photo credit: By yumikrum – escaping the dome, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48418763

 

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Hey zombie fans! Check out a terrific free short story, “Fort Hope!”

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I’m tickled to report that The Bees Are Dead’s first published prose work is a damn good zombie apocalypse yarn — Eddie Skelson’s “Fort Hope.”  Skelson’s wickedly surprising tale focuses on the survivors, rather than the monsters themselves — but, trust me, “Fort Hope” is fun, dark stuff.  I highly recommend it, and it’s free!  (If it’s one thing that the Internet has taught me, is that there are a lot of people out there who love a free zombie apocalypse story.)

So head on over to The Bees Are Dead and check out our very first short story.  And if you enjoy it, as I did, then send the link along to a friend.

“Fort Hope,” by Eddie Skelson

 

 

 

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Don’t miss “Suicidal March of the Worms,” by Scott Thomas Outlar

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If you haven’t already, please stop by The Bees Are Dead and enjoy “Suicidal March of the Worms,” by Scott Thomas Outlar!  This is the very first poem published at the site:

“Suicidal March of the Worms,” by Scott Thomas Outlar

 

 

 

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Send us your dystopian prose, poetry, photography and art!

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Just a reminder … The Bees Are Dead is interested in your darkest visions about terrible future worlds!

Below is our transatlantic webzine’s inaugural call for submissions. Send us your dystopian or post-apocalyptic poetry, prose, art or photography.

Call for Submissions — The Bees Are Dead

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A Call for Submissions from “The Bees Are Dead!”

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Calling all storytellers, poets, photographers and artists who harbor dark visions of the future in their hearts — submit your work to “The Bees Are Dead!”  B.A.D. is an entirely new transatlantic webzine devoted to dystopian, futuristic and post-apocalyptic literature, and it released its first official Call for Submissions today:

The Bees Are Dead – Call for Submissions

I am honored to share here that I’ve been invited to partner in B.A.D.’s development with two friends and distinguished colleagues of mine.  The first is Philippe Atherton-Blenkiron, and the second is Dennis Williamson.  (If you’re familiar with my blog, then you’re well aware that I have long admired both men’s work.)  As a third of “The Triumvirate,” I’ll be privileged to read and view your own interpretations of terrible days ahead.

So, please, visit the site, peruse our guidelines, and consider whether you might want to share any glimpses of the doomed worlds of your own creation.

Do it now … while there is still time.