January 1st, 2012 
Yes, I live again! Quite an accomplishment after having a living creature wrenched from my throbbing innards. (He’s pretty cute for an innards-creature.) So, to celebrate my current not-quite-dead status, I return with a quick smattering of new good-lookin’ markets for you to peruse and enjoy. So, peruse. And enjoy!
Pink Narcissus
“We like strong writing, well-crafted worlds, and original voices. If this means excessive use of profanity, sex, or violence, then so be it. However, pushing the envelope of good taste is one thing, grossing out the editors is another. Whether or not we think a piece of writing is edgy or has just gone too far basically boils down to a matter of taste. We do appreciate the beauty in the subtle and the sublime.”
“SUCTION CUP DREAMS: An Octopus Anthology, features around ten to fifteen short fiction stories dealing with the most fascinating and noble of marine lifeforms, the octopus. We welcome all subgenres and forms of fiction, spanning genres and styles, from romance, historical fiction, crime dramas, to sci-fi horror. We are looking for short stories which either showcase or are inspired by the octopus as a central theme. Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012. No entries will be accepted beyond this deadline.”
Masque of the Red Death
“we accept genres of poetry and prose from any genre including horror, fantasy, and general. just take a look at about us and what we don’t like for more specific details of what not to send us in ANY genre. we also accept works that do not have any set genre, so don’t worry if yours does not fit neatly into any box.”
“Hyperpulp is a quarterly online magazine aimed at a broad spectrum of genres from fantastic literature. Edited by Alexandre Mandarino, the publication mixes fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, war and western, including its various sub-genres and schools, from magical realism to slipstream, from cyberpunk to new weird, but always with a twist: the text must be literary and demonstrate a concern with writing, not only with plot or characters. Anyway: literature as the goal, fantastic literature as the result.
The idea is to harbor stories that exceed expectations, surprise the reader – also regarding the form – and are not afraid to subvert clichés and conduct experimentations. While we’ll accept tales from genres as diverse as horror, SF, fantasy or western, a “traditional” story, within the parameters of its genre, will hardly be accepted – unless it’s spectacularly well written. If this is not the case, just run away from the genre clichés and show a minimal concern with the literary aspects. We’ll give preference to a prose more poetic and surprising. Prose that leads to unknown terrains full of wonders.”
Dark River Press
“We are currently reading submissions for Dark River Magazine its Stories and, soon to be launched, Poetry pages. We do not specialize in splatter and gore for the sake of it. Intelligent, thought-provoking horror is favoured over shock…Intelligent, subtle horror and art. Shock, gore, splatter all have their place, but it needs to be done properly. Nothing’s taboo – it just needs to be done well.”
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