Curriculum Vitae
COMICS
- PUNKS Twitter Comics, various, 2022-present (art by Chris Wahl)
- Origin Stories 4: The Ultimate Degen, Pixel Vault, 2022 (art by Walter Ostlie)
- Origin Stories 3: The Trouble With PUNKS – Pixel Vault, 2022 (art by Travis Hymel & Hoyt Silva)
- Origin Stories 2: Eye for an I – Pixel Vault, 2022 (art by Siya Oum)
- Bloot Comic: The Ring of Destiny – Pixel Vault, 2022 (art by Born Older)
BOOKS
- 40 Nickels – Shotgun Honey/Down & Out Books, 2019
- Dead Clown Blues – Shotgun Honey/Down & Out Books, 2017
- Die, Famous! – Dirt Starling Press (self-published), 2009
- Caffeine Fueled Revelation Machines (Stories) – Dirt Starling Press (self-published), 2009
- It’s All in the Interpretation (Poems) – Dirt Starling Press (self-published), 2009
- Repetition Can Be Beautiful – VFS Press (handmade run of 100 copies, numbered), 2005
PUBLICATIONS
Fiction:
- “The Ballad of Silas and Bill” – Hoosier Noir 4:20 Anthology
- “Dead of Summer” – Pulp Literature
- “The Retcon” – EconoClash Review #5
- “Shotgun Mickey” – Excuse Me Magazine #2
- “Gut Punch” – Greasepaint and .45s Anthology
- “The Sound of One Shoe Tapping” – Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Anthology
- “Some Say the World Will End in Fire ” (reprint) – Syntax & Salt Magazine: Staff Issue
- “One-Shot Deal” – Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon
- “Nowhere to go but Dead” – Switchblade #7
- “Double Trouble” – Martian Magazine
- “Free Your Mind” – Broken Pencil #79
- “Budgie a Survivor” – Mash Stories
- “Broken. Everything.” – Lascaux Prize 2015 Anthology
- “Some Say the World Will End in Fire” – Pulp Literature #5
- “GIFbaby” – 365 Tomorrows
- “The Janitor Cometh” – Broken Pencil #63
- “Quebec” – Bareknuckles Pulp
- “Lady Death and the Three Riders” – The Big Adios/Shotgun Honey
- “Year of the Frog” – Shotgun Honey
- “Christmas in Hell” – Bareknuckles Pulp
- “Sucker Play” – The Flash Fiction Offensive
- “22-Day Rabbit” – Shotgun Honey
- “Space Aliens” – 8th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest
- “117 Oblivion” – Adbusters #70
- “Magpie and the Goose” – Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine
Short Form Humour:
- “Classic Movie Quotes but the Movie’s About Parents Working from Home During a Pandemic While Their 5-Year-Old Also Has Virtual School” – Points in Case
- “Investor Always Craves Junk Bonds At Night” – Hard Money
- “Dow Closes, Will Reopen But Only 3 Stocks Allowed In At Same Time” – Hard Money
- “The Man Who Bought Amazon at $6 Sold It One Month Later for $8.02—Ka-Ching!” – Hard Money
- “Dear Hard Money: I’m 28, Have $12,000 in Credit Card Debt, $48,000 in Student Loans and Make $14/Hr at an Office Job I Hate – How Soon Can I Retire?” – Hard Money
- “All Work And No Play Makes Doris A Top Citizen” – Omnarchy
- “A Few Weeks After a Late Night Quarantine Viewing of David Lynch’s ‘Dune,’ President Trump Telling Fox News About This Great Guy He Met Once” – The Daily Drunk
- “The Last Remaining Fun-Sized Package of Peanut M&Ms in the Box Prepares for its Destiny and Mourns Kin Slain Before They Could Die Valiantly in the Bowl of Candy Valhalla” – Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
- “Elon Musk Confident About Tesla Earnings Report, Says Numbers Are ‘Rock-Solid, Bulletproof’” – Hard Money
- “Local Man Gets Two Honda Civics for the Price of One in Carvana Vending Machine Mishap, Says First Car Was “Just Stuck Hanging There” – Hard Money
- “A Penny For Your Thoughts Is Below Market Value But That’s Because We Know Them Already” – Omnarchy
- “Behold, My Take! For I am a Take-master and Provide Only the Takeiest of Takes Ever Took by a Taker” – Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
- “Sci-Fi Horror Virtual Reality Videogame or Life During Covid-19” – The Daily Drunk
- “This is Your Brain on Doug’s” – Omnarchy
- “Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right – Unless It’s How We Combined Komodo Dragons and Scorpions Because Those Things are Fucking Wicked” – Omnarchy
- “A List of Even Wordier Alternative Meat Loaf Song Titles Relating to His Recent Climate Change Opinions” – Robot Butt
- “Home Is Where The Backup Heart Is” – Omnarchy
- “Mobility Walkers Needed! Help Disgraced Male Moguls Appear Sympathetic and Earn Big $$$” – Slackjaw
- “List: Parent or Broke, Inexperienced, Mediocre, Slightly Unethical, Overworked Public Defense Attorney?” – Points in Case
- “A List of Debut Writer Lists for Every Aging Writer Concerned They May Have Missed the Opportunity to be on a Debut Writer List” – Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
- “Self-Sustaining Sentient Playground That Absorbs Human Children for Nutrients Wins Design Award” – Omnarchy
- “From a Proud but Contrite Music Snob With a Secret Life to his Daughter in the Event of his Death” – Points in Case
- “Survival Strategies for Maximum Enjoyment and Appreciation Now That You can Stream Martin Scorsese’s Netflix Masterpiece, ‘The Irishman.’” – Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
- “Rogue A.I. Accused of Multiple Acts of Human Decency Makes Court Appearance” – Omnarchy
- “Inside the Head of an Undiscovered and Self-Described Comedy Genius Finally Getting His Big Break” – Little Old Lady (LOL) Comedy
- “A Letter to the Four Jars of Moldy Salsa Found at the Back of My Fridge” – Points In Case
REVIEWS
- Kirkus Reviews (40 Nickels)
- Kirkus Reviews (Dead Clown Blues)
- Bookshine and Readbows (40 Nickels)
- Bookshine and Readbows (Dead Clown Blues)
- Independent Book Review (40 Nickels)
- The Bookwormery (Dead Clown Blues)
- Every Read Thing (Dead Clown Blues)
- Every Read Thing (40 Nickels)
- Broken Pencil (Dead Clown Blues)
- Unlawful Acts (Dead Clown Blues)
- Broken Pencil (Caffeine Fueled Revelation Machines)
INTERVIEWS
- Read and Distribute Podcast (10:55-18:45)
- Broken Pencil
ARTICLES
- Author POV: The Void Kills (Shotgun Honey)
WRITING CONTESTS
- Semi-Finalist, 2018 Broken Pencil Indie Writers’ Deathmatch
- Finalist, 2015 Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction
- Winner, Mash Stories Competition #5
- Finalist, 2014 NYC Midnight Short Story Competition
- Semi-Finalist, 2014 Broken Pencil Indie Writers’ Deathmatch
- Honourable Mention, 8th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest
R. Daniel Lester 