"Look at all those dead guns!" said a friend of John L. Thompson, as he pointed at an image on the internet of a big pile of guns which were confiscated in a foreign country. They were possibly in Great Britain or Australia, but either way it was one BIG pile of guns slated for destruction. How is this related to Dead Guns Press? It’s related in a couple ways...
John decided in 2013 to become an editor and publisher. He planned to make a website, and fill it with hardboiled and crime stories. While John pondered for a name, Dead Guns came back to him.
Yesterday’s writers, such as Ray Bradbury, Philip Jose Farmer, Jim Thompson, and a slew of others, set the standard in crime, horror, fantasy, and science fiction, but they are all just about gone to the Writer's Valhalla. They were the big guns in their fields and their work will live on forever.
Tomorrow's monumental writers are starting out today, or have been in the game for a few years already... We’re looking for those writers of tomorrow, so check out the SUBMISSIONS page and join us.
DGP is constantly in a process of re-design and improvement, so available projects will change.
John decided in 2013 to become an editor and publisher. He planned to make a website, and fill it with hardboiled and crime stories. While John pondered for a name, Dead Guns came back to him.
Yesterday’s writers, such as Ray Bradbury, Philip Jose Farmer, Jim Thompson, and a slew of others, set the standard in crime, horror, fantasy, and science fiction, but they are all just about gone to the Writer's Valhalla. They were the big guns in their fields and their work will live on forever.
Tomorrow's monumental writers are starting out today, or have been in the game for a few years already... We’re looking for those writers of tomorrow, so check out the SUBMISSIONS page and join us.
DGP is constantly in a process of re-design and improvement, so available projects will change.
THE DGP EDITORS
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John L. Thompson breathed life into DGP (Dead Guns Press) in 2013. He currently lives in New Mexico with his wife of twenty-one years. Since its creation, the site has grown and undergone many changes to its design.
When he is not searching for lost remnants of the old west, he can be found working on several hardboiled writing projects. Thompson is known to have worked as a truck driver, heavy line diesel mechanic, armored truck guard, corrections officer, body guard, and a host of other professions. His true passion is writing, and he is the founder of Dead Guns Press. |
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M. LEON SMITH has been a lover of dark fiction since he was introduced to horror books as a youngster. M. Leon became an avid reader of hardboiled pulp and crime fiction later in life. He has published many pieces of flash fiction and short stories with a dark, gritty edge.
M. Leon lives with Multiple Sclerosis, is a wheelchair user and has spent a great deal of time on projects linked to disability rights. |
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