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Yearly Archives: 2011

Has any single article of clothing been at the heart of controversy as much as the corset? Okay, if you remove any given Lady GaGa costume out of the equation… then has any article of clothing been at the heart of controversy as much as the corset? Well? Dare you answer? Are […]

Fabulous Friday: Corsets make a comeback

December 9, 2011 in News tagged jack wallen by jlwallen

B-Horror. The stuff of legends. Ed Wood, Roger Corman, William Castle — names that bring up reels of celluloid most would never watch. But B-Horror holds a quiet genius that can be overlooked. It’s a campy thrill fest that offers delight, laughter, some shock, mild frights, and pure joy. And, […]

Humpday Horror: 10 Things I learned from B-Horror

December 7, 2011 in News tagged horror / jack wallen by jlwallen

I am proud to admit that I am an indie artist. To be more specific, an indie author. And since the “indie” does everything they can to spin the system around and make it their bitch, I thought it fitting to dedicate this “Misfit Monday” to the indie artist. Follow […]

Misfit Monday: Indie artists

December 5, 2011 in News tagged digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen by jlwallen

The people have spoken! Recently I asked my readers what they would have me write next. I have a huge TBW (To Be Written) pile, and wanted to know what YOU wanted to read next. Well, you spoke up. Via Facebook, Twitter, email, and my blog; you let me know, […]

Fabulous Friday: Klockwerk Kabaret

December 2, 2011 in News tagged author / corsets / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / steampunk / stockings by jlwallen

Ladies and gentlemen of the Jack-verse, I have a Dog Star level question for you at this moment. It’s not a hard question (nor will you be graded on your response), but it’s one I’ve been pondering of late and decided maybe it would be best to reach out to […]

A question for my readers

November 30, 2011 in News tagged A Blade Away / apocalyptic fiction / Die Zombie Die / dystopian fiction / Gothica / horror / I Zombie I / jack wallen / My Zombie My / Shero / zombies by jlwallen

Wow — what a cliff hanger. The collective audience of The Walking Dead were left dangling from a cliff so high, it was almost impossible to see the ground below us. It was thrilling, it was horrific, it was … frustrating! What? Frustrating? Oh, I guess I should add a […]

Humpday Horror: What we’ve learned from The Walking Dead

November 30, 2011 in News tagged apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / horror / I Zombie I / My Zombie My / The Walking Dead / Undead / zombie fiction / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen

I wanted to take a moment to spotlight a very special type of misfit today. In no uncertain terms will you find a soul more misunderstood, misrepresented, mistaken, and often — miserable, than you will the Artist. Why is that you say? Why would a collection of people tasked with […]

Misfit Monday: Artists

November 28, 2011 in News tagged indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen by jlwallen

Oh you didn’t go there. Did you? Why yes, I did. And if you’ve followed me long enough, you know I walk the walk baby! That’s right, I proudly admit the well of my truth runs deep and flows out into a fabulous wardrobe that include as many skirts as […]

Fabulous Friday: Men in skirts

November 25, 2011 in News tagged indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / transgender / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen

I want to preface this by saying, I love the show. Not only is it giving credibility to a genre near and dear to my heart (as well as giving me the hopes that the I Zombie trilogy will someday soon make its way to the screen). So it is […]

Humpday Horror: Mistakes made on The Walking Dead

November 23, 2011 in News tagged apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / horror / I Zombie I / jack wallen / My Zombie My / zombie fiction / zombie horror / Zombie Radio / zombies by jlwallen

Oh no! Here they come, everyone hide! Shhhh, they’ll hear you. You REALLY don’t want that group to know we’re here. Oh, which group am I talking about? I’m talking about that tragically hip subset of the urban middle class adult ironically named “the hipster”. The hipster is one of […]

Misfit Monday: The hipsters

November 21, 2011 in News tagged fashion / hipster / music / style by jlwallen

Gobble, gobble. I was watching one of my favorite new comedies the other night, The New Girl (with recent Fabulous Friday award recipient Zooey Deschanel) when one of the characters referred to Thanksgiving as the least sexy holiday of all time. I have a few turkey friends that would beg […]

Fabulous Friday: Happy Fabsgiving!

November 18, 2011 in News tagged hipsters / holidays / In This Moment / music / thanksgiving by jlwallen

As you might expect, I’m a big fan of The Walking Dead. It’s a great series illustrating so many levels of what the zombie apocalypse will bring to the human race. Oh sure there are cringe-worthy moments that make us zombie authors think “Oh, why didn’t they consult me?” 😉 […]

The Walking Dead: A bit of irony

November 16, 2011 in News tagged apocalypse / apocalyptic fiction / horror / I Zombie I / My Zombie My / zombie fiction / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen

I’ve had enough. Seriously. I can’t believe My dear friend Jack has gone this long with his Misfit Monday and not taken the opportunity to do ME! Wait, that came out so deliciously wrong. Look, this place needs a little pretty hung up on the walls and who better than […]

Misfit Monday: Shero

November 14, 2011 in News tagged Shero / superhero / transgender by jlwallen

Today is a special Fabulous Friday. Why? Well, ma’am, I’m glad you asked. Today’s FF is brought to you by the the most fabulous group of all — the gay men and women of the world. Those wonderfully loving, accepting, and (most of all) FABULOUS people of which I do […]

Fabulous Friday: All the gays in the villiage

November 11, 2011 in News tagged gay / Little Britain / neil patrick harris by jlwallen

Oh Hollywood, you vile temptress you. How you taunt the planet with your idea of what beauty is. You toss caution and logic to the wind in lieu of an image of beauty no mortal could ever achieve. You force your children to spend the vast majority of their days […]

Humpday Horror: Hollywood-induced beauty

November 9, 2011 in News tagged beauty / hollywood / movies / television by jlwallen