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Hometown:
Chicago, IL
About Me:
I like my eggs with cheese. I also write short plays and short stories.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer, Editor
Website:
http://www.JohnWeagly.com
Books And Authors I Like:
So many to list! I average about 50 books and 300 short stories a year. I mainly read mystery and horror. Favorite authors include: Dennis Lehane, Neil Gaiman, Daniel Woodrell, Carl Hiaasen, Dashiell Hammett, Joe R. Lansdale, Jim Thompson, Elmore Leonard, Charles Bukowski, Harlan Ellison, Walter Mosley, David Goodis, F. Paul Wilson, John Steinbeck, James Lee Burke, Stephen King, James M. Cain, Bentley Little, Lawrence Block and Donald Westlake (under any name).
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Again, so many to list! I average about 250 movies a year and they include a bit of everything. I love film noir, horror and the Marx Brothers. Favorites include: Duck Soup, Escape From New York, The Maltese Falcon, Basket Case, True Romance, Bringing Up Baby, Bride of Frankenstein, King Kong, Wings of Desire, Hannah and Her Sisters, Out of the Past, An American Werewolf in London, Jaws, Creepshow, Freaks, Barton Fink, The Thin Man Series, The Bob Hope/Bing Crosby Road Series and a lot of stuff on Turner Classic Movies. As for TV, I try to catch "30 Rock" when it's on, but otherwise I watch stuff when it comes out on DVD. In the past there's been "Buffy," "Angel," "Veronica Mars," "Cheers" and "The X Files." And through it all "The Simpsons," "The Twilight Zone" and Wrestling.

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I was pleased to find out today that my story "Love in the House of Nowhere," published in the Twilight Tales anthology BOOK OF DEAD THINGS, received Honorable Mention in THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR 2008. It won't stop the cat from peeing on the couch, but it's still nice.

Posted on October 1st, 2008 at 8:03am — 1 Comment (Add)

Orville & Wilbur in South Dakota

My ten-minute play “Orville & Wilbur Discuss Film Noir” is being done this Saturday in South Dakota. Here are the details: 8 in 48 - Claire Donaldson Short Play Festival Saturday, September 13 7:30 pm Augustana College Edith Mortensen Center Theater Sioux Falls, South Dakota. $5 requested donation This is a 48-hour play festival, which means the director's receive their scripts on the night of Thursday September 11, they cast the play on Friday the 12th and rehearsals begin immediately… Continue

Posted on September 11th, 2008 at 10:52am — No Comments (Add)

Northern Haunts

I'll have TWO stories in the upcoming Shroud Publishing anthology NORTHERN HAUNTS. "Sinister Mirth" (a ghost story) and "A Yeti in Green" (a story about a bank robbery gone awry). Here's what the publisher has to say about this awesome book: "NORTHERN HAUNTS is much more than an anthology. It is an indispensable guidebook for your journey through the shadowy New England otherworld. 100 original tales of ghosts, creatures, mad men, and other horrifying mysteries. Each story is told in the first… Continue

Posted on August 27th, 2008 at 4:57am — No Comments (Add)

Shifting Gears: Friday Night at Cluck & Jive

Last February, Patti Abbott, Gerald So and Mystery Dawg hosted a Flash Fiction Blog Challenge with a Love/Crime theme. About twenty writers participated with some good results. They’re doing it again and this time I’m chipping in. The theme is “Shifting Gears” and all of the stories have to incorporate the following sentence into a flash story of around 750 words: “With gas prices rising, their plans had to change.” All of the stories will be posted on June 15. To see a list of all the stor… Continue

Posted on June 13th, 2008 at 4:12am — 3 Comments (Add)

Events For The Middle Of June

I have a few things coming up this week: On Thursday June 12 my play “Why Abominable Snowmen Don’t Like Fast Food” is being done at the GONE IN 60 SECONDS Festival in Leeds, England. Here are the details: Thursday June 12th 7.30pm Stage One @ University Of Leeds Leeds University Campus Leeds, England 0113 3438730 £6 (£4conc) On Friday June 13 and Saturday June 14 my plays “A Bullet for Every Brain” and “In Shadows of Night” are being done at the GONE IN 60 SECONDS Festival in Brooklyn. Her… Continue

Posted on June 12th, 2008 at 3:35am — No Comments (Add)

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At 10:43pm on August 27th, 2008, carole gill said…
But have you tried eggs, cheese and fried onions?
Wow!
At 2:02am on June 18th, 2008, L.J. Sellers said…
Hey John
Just saying Hi because you're online.
At 3:19pm on February 23rd, 2008, Simon Wood said…
Hey John,

How's it going...
At 7:57am on February 22nd, 2008, robert walker said…
Yo John, how's tricks, my friend? Great to hear from you and hope all is well with you and yours. I was in for Love is Murder where I WON something! The Lovey Award for Shadows in White City -- for best hYstery mYstery or historical horror in a sense, hystorical suspense. You know me, crossing genres.
On cloud nine over the win. Check it out at www.loveIsmurder.net
Hey@and great to hear from you, John! I still think your the funniest man writing.

rob walker
www.robertWWalkerbooks.com
At 7:27am on February 22nd, 2008, JackBludis said…
Great favorites over generations.
 
 

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