A Glowing, Shameless Introduction

The world is my oyster and I came to claim the fucking pearl - Carl Hose

Those are my words. The concept isn't original but the phrasing is. I appreciate every breath I take, I love my family and friends, and I make every day count. I'm married to a woman who is beautiful in every way, I have awesome kids, and my career is booming.

I'm claiming the pearl.

I am the author of the anthologies Deadtown and Other Tales of Horror Set in the Old West, Weird Horror and Other B-Grade Tales, Fematales, Fematales Supernatural, Dead Horizon, the zombie novella Dead Rising, and the erotic anthology Pornocopia, all published by MARLvision Publishing.

My work has appeared in many horror anthologies and magazines, including Cold Storage (which I co-edited), Peep Show, Deathgrip: It Came from the Cinema, Deathgrip: Exit Laughing, Champagne Shivers, Tentacles, Butcher Knives and Body Counts, Through the Eyes of the Undead, Silver Moon, Bloody Bullets, Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes,  Writer's Journal, and Lighthouse Digest magazine. I am also editor and publisher of the Dark Light anthology to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Years ago I chose to focus on writing short stories and novels. I don't regret the decision, but that chapter of my life is finished. I've decided to pursue something I started as a kid - writing and playing music. I guess you could say I'm re-inventing myself, but that isn't entirely accurate. I wrote my first song when I was twelve. I still play that tune today. I played in a band when I was in my twenties and continued writing songs. Songwriting, and music in general, is my first love. I'm happy to be back at it, and judging from the songs I'm writing, doing it better than ever. I'm not re-inventing myself after all, just picking up where I left off.

I am also going to let my Internet website go in favor of blogging. This is a much more immediate and satisfying outlet for my love of music than a static website.

Carl's Jukebox will be about the music I love. Not only my music, but the music of the performers I have been inspired by. I want to create something for music fans and musicians alike. If it's music related, you'll find it here. A word of warning, though. I am opinionated. I like to say what I feel, regardless of who likes or dislikes. I do, however, love healthy debate and differences of opinion.

I plan to keep Carl's jukebox as fresh as possible and hope to attract a loyal following of music lovers of all kinds. I am new to the blog thing, so this is a work in progress. I hope together we can make it entertaining and successful.

Love and thanks to:

My wife Marcee for bringing unconditional love into my life.

My kids, Nick, Haley, Seth, Ethan, Caleb, and Ireland.

The audience that pays attention to the things I do.