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The Music Be The Food flash fiction event offers up a special round of Christmas “cheer”. This time around the song is “Red Water (Christmas Mourning)”, by Type O Negative. The first piece of fiction is by none other than Jay Wilburn. Listen to the song and read the fiction. […]

Less at the Table Every Year by Jay Wilburn

December 21, 2017 in blog tagged flash fiction / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food / Type O Negative by jlwallen

It’s November and the Music Be The Food flash fiction train keeps on rolling. This time around we’re looking at my favorite album of 2017–Pvris ‘All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell’. The song is called “Walk Alone” and the next piece of fiction is by Jay […]

The Smoke Through His Veins by Jay Wilburn

November 13, 2017 in blog tagged flash fiction / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food / Pvris by jlwallen

Music Be The Food flash fiction continues on with the eighth round. This time the song is “I Am Dust”, by Gary Numan. Listen to the song and then read the first piece of fiction, by Jay Wilburn. Waiting on God in the Growing Dust of the World If […]

Waiting on God in the Growing Dust of the World ...

October 16, 2017 in blog tagged flashfiction / Gary Numan / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food by jlwallen

The 7th round of the Music Be The Food flash fiction event continues. The new song is “Golden Sunlight”, by 311 and the next piece of fiction is by Jay Wilburn. Listen to this particularly uplifting song and read Jay’s wonderful story. Everything I Want Is Just Beyond The waves […]

Everything I Want Is Just Beyond by Jay Wilburn

August 29, 2017 in blog tagged 311 / flash fiction / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food by jlwallen

It’s round six of the Music Be The Food flash fiction event. This time around we’re turning the clocks back to the early nineties and one of my favorite of the “goth” bands (although Siouxsie would insist that term does not apply), Siouxsie And The Banshees. This is my favorite […]

Divoon Live by Jay Wilburn

August 2, 2017 in News tagged flash fiction / jay wilburn / Kiss Them For Me / Music Be The Food / Siouxsie and the Banshees by jlwallen

This next round for the Music Be The Food flash fiction event is inspired by a band that is very near and dear to my heart. You might know them from their incredible catalog of music, or you may know them from my novel, The Dark Seduction; the band is […]

The Zealot’s Last Address by Jay Wilburn

July 11, 2017 in blog tagged die so fluid / flash fiction / If Music Be The Food / jay wilburn by jlwallen

The Music Be The Food flash fiction event continues with round five. This time, the song is “Even In Death (2016)” by Evanescence. Give a listen to the tune and then read the next flash fiction piece, by Jay Wilburn. Links in the Chain; Boards Upon the Back The furnace […]

Links in the Chains; Boards Upon the Back by Jay ...

June 20, 2017 in blog tagged Evanescence / flash fiction / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food by jlwallen

The Music Be The Food flash fiction event continues with round four. This time, the song is one of my all-time favorite American hymns, “The Road Home”, by Stephen Paulus. This particular take on the piece of music is performed by Conspirare and the lovely soloist, Melissa Givens. Give a […]

Lost and Drawn by Jay Wilburn

June 6, 2017 in blog tagged Conspirare / flash fiction / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food / Stephen Paulus / The Road Home by jlwallen

The Music Be The Food flash fiction event continues with round three. This time, the song is one of my all-time favorites, from prog metal master, Devin Townsend, called Kingdom. Give a listen to the tune and then read the first flash fiction piece, by Jay Wilburn. Gifts on Wings […]

Gifts on Wings of Metal Dragonflies by Jay Wilburn

May 24, 2017 in News tagged Devin Townsend / flash fiction / If Music Be The Food / jay wilburn by jlwallen

The Music Be The Food flash fiction event continues with round two. This time, the song is from a delightful band called Broods. The song is “Freak Of Nature”. Give a listen to the tune and then read the first flash fiction piece, by none other than Jay Wilburn. Curse […]

Curse of Light and Smoke by Jay Wilburn

May 16, 2017 in blog tagged Broods / flash fiction / jay wilburn / Music Be The Food by jlwallen

The inspiring song for the first round of If Music Be The Food flash fiction is by The Naked & Famous. The song is called “Rotten”. Have a listen before you read the first entry, written by none other than Jay Wilburn! Cabin in the Cotton The boy had no shoes […]

Cabin in the Cotton

May 3, 2017 in blog tagged flash fiction / jay wilburn by jlwallen

Unless you’ve had your head stuck in the sand for the last month, you know that Summer of Zombie 2016 has been going on like well-oiled machine. If not…get your bad self over there now to find out what it’s all about. If you’ve been following Summer of Zombie 2016, […]

The case for Jay Wilburn

June 27, 2016 in blog tagged jay wilburn / summer of zombie / zombies by jlwallen

Under normal circumstances, I’d have an introduction here…something witty and, quite possibly, an obscure reference meant for those that know me well enough to get how my mind works. But in this case, we’re talking about introducing a writer who needs no introduction. Seriously, we’re talking about Jay Wilburn. He’s […]

Jay Wilburn Gets Jack’d

May 26, 2016 in blog tagged get jack'd / jay wilburn by jlwallen

by Jay Wilburn Originally published on Armand Rosamilia’s Dying Days site for Winter Of Zombie 2015. First, it is important to understand that Jack Wallen may be insane. I think his writing is brilliant and he has the soul of an artist, but he’s packed full of crazy ideas. Middletown […]

All the Zombies in Middletown

November 21, 2015 in blog tagged armand rosamilia / jay wilburn / winter of zombie by jlwallen

by Jay Wilburn Middletown Apocalypse is a zombie anthology. Wait. Where are you going? Come back. I have more stuff and things to say about more stuff and things, I promise. Sure, there are a few zombie anthologies out there. Some of them are good. We’ll let that statement stand […]

Celebrating the Good

October 30, 2015 in blog tagged jay wilburn / Middletown Apocalypse / zombies by jlwallen