I’m so happy to report that Drive, She Said by Tracie McBride in issue #14 is on the HWA Bram Stoker Award™ 2012 Reading List. Not only that, it has been recommended for a Bram Stoker award.
A big congratulations to Tracie for the recommendation — it really is a great story. If you’d like to congratulate her, please comment below.
I’m happy for Lovecraft eZine, as well — to have one of our stories recommended for a Stoker Award is very rewarding.
NOTE: Nominations don’t come out until January, the story is “recommended”, not “nominated”. Still, the notice from HWA is welcome.
Tony hasn’t been a taxi driver for going on 14 years without developing a sixth sense about his fares. This one, he decides, is trouble with a capital T. Without a word, she slides into the front passenger seat bum first and swings two stiletto-clad feet inside after her. Her glossy leather skirt rucks up her thighs as it squeaks across the cheap vinyl upholstery. Her blouse is perilously low-cut. Between her breasts nestles a silver scimitar-shaped pendant. A tiny black tattoo adorns one slender ankle… [continue reading this story]
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Thanks, everyone! Thanks especially to Mike for all his hard work and support for his authors.
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Congratulations, Tracie — great story, this recognition is well deserved.
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Congratulations, Tracie! I’m sure the nomination will come.
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Great news, and a great story by Tracie!
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Congratulations all round! Much deserved kudos to you, Tracie, for a hell of a story, and to you as well, Mike, for all the love the eZine keeps getting 🙂
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Awesome! I haven’t read through much of the ‘zines yet; been saving them for when I need something to read in between other stuff, but am currently using the Big Book of HP Lovecraft for that (it’s over 1000 pages!!! O.O) so it’ll probably be awhile; but I’ll pop over and read this particular story right now!!
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Big congrats (also cong-mice, & cong-voles) to you, Tracie!
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Major conga-rats to Tracie, and kudos for Mike’s continuing good taste.
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Fantastic news, congrats to Tracie McBride and Mike Davis for making great works that get noticed. Ia! Ia!
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Absolutely smashing! Good luck to you — although with a story this good, I think you’ve made your own luck!
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Lots of great stuff on the zine. This is the first, but it surely won’t be the last.
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Wow, congrats! How exciting!
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