Anthony Rapino

Hi all. I’ve gotten a few messages (thanks everybody) asking about my whereabouts. Well, I’m still here. I just finished my student teaching experience. Well, actually today is my last-last day. I have a few meetings to attend, and I have to hand in some papers and review my portfolio. But after that, oh yes, […]

I thought I’d post a few updates. Can you believe it’s October? I’ve been trying to make the most of this, my favorite time of year, but it’s hard when I have as much work as I do. I have had time to bake a few of my favorite autumn pies (apple and pumpkin), trying

Okay, I know I haven’t been posting a lot. This has very little to do with writing or horror, but I wanted to get people involved. Do you like the TV show Lost? I sure do. There’s a blog site giving away some cool prizes, and all you have to do is post in the

About a month rejection from Strange Horizons.

My short story, “Retired” has been put on the “short list” for a new magazine called Dark Discs. They do not have a website, but if you are interested in learning more about them, guidelines can be acquired through Ralan.com Here’s the letter I received: “This was a neat story, short and sweet and to

“Go back to Sleep” received a form rejection from Fictitious Force.

Wow. No posts since the 20th of August. That’s pretty bad. See, here’s the thing. I only like to post about writing related things, and I haven’t been writing. At all. Well, let me restate that. I actually did do some longhand during my prep period at school, but it was junk. Really I did

I haven’t been writing. I haven’t been posting either. Or reading other blogs. Or doing anything really. Even when I sit down to read a book, I can only manage a few pages before drifting off. I’m not sure what it is, but I have a feeling it is due to the start of my

I know many of you already have writing sites that you frequent, and some of you have critique groups, but I urge you all to at least check out the new and improved writers4writers. New management has taken over and revamped the entire site. There is a new forum, a new look, but the same

40-some-odd day rejection from Son and Foe for “Enduring at the Edge of the Storm.” I submitted this same story to GUD. Son and Foe will be releasing their 4th issue in a month or so, and then they are taking a short break (till next year some time. For more info, check out their