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LATEST NEWS --- "The Demon Sword" has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of DANIEL E. BLACKSTON'S FLASHING SWORDS EZINE! Be looking for it at http://www.swordandsorcery.org/. Nicholas Ozment at OZMENT'S HOUSE OF TWILIGHT also has accepted an Ash story for the premiere issue of the continuation of the late MOOREEFFOC MAGAZINE. http://www.myspace.com/ozmentshouseoftwilight RIGHT NOW --- Gabe is putting some final touches on his odd, edgy novel, "All that Good Fuckn Wine," and looking around for where to submit it. He intends to write another novel with a similar tone. The draft in progress is being posted at http://gabedybing.blogspot.com/. The bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Gabe Dybing is the author of exciting adventures set in antediluvian times. Dubbed the "antediluvian cycle" by Mr. Frederic S. Durbin, these stories feature four main characters: Ash - a man who once was a tree (hence the name). He is imbued with the "celestial flame" from heaven and currently strides across the earth, impelled by a desire borne out by the celestial flame to seek out and kill all "earthborn Gods." Mitsar - a young, petite, pale, big-eyed woman who is in love with Ash and may have supernatural powers. Racham - a young man from Abzu City who made a foolish vow. Within a certain number of moons, he must save his sister from being sacrificed to the God Abzu or lose his own soul. He searches for Ash, hoping to convince Ash to kill Abzu. Racham is aided in his quest by a powerful demon sword that someday Racham may have to pay dearly for. Elekka - one of the Seven Sisters responsible for creating Ash. She is a barefoot witchy warrior woman searching for Ash because the Sisters sense that Ash has "gone wrong," and they want to put things "right." "The Monstrous Garden" is awesome! (I don't use that word lightly, since it's been so abused for about the last twenty years. I mean it in the literal, dictionary-definition sense. This is a big, mighty story that inspires awe.) [...] This one is, as Nick [Ozment, http://forum.sfreader.com/default~f~20~m~15843.html, http://myspace.com/ropespor] said, like the best of the pulp masters, and yet you've taken it to a new, original level. It's hard to classify - maybe you've created a completely new sub-genre of adventure fiction. Gabe -- your writing is wonderful. I have enjoyed reading the Ash cycle as much as any work of fantasy -- barring, of course, Tolkien. I'm on the Monstrous Garden right now, so I'll hold off any commenting. I just wanted to send you a quick note conveying my enthusiasm.
These are my favorite Dybing works so far. I only wish you would re-work them into a novel, preferably a long one. Your world building is outstanding and I would like to explore further -- maybe I'll have to write a knock off! Gabe has been working on a shared world product with Nicholas Ozment and Frederic S. Durbin. Dubbed "Unsung Heroes," the project features a cast of characters kind of like a "contemporary supernatural knights of the Round Table," as Durbin says. Potential publishers currently are looking at the first completed manuscript in the series. From 2000-2002 Gabe co-edited the late MOOREEFFOC Magazine: Fiction in the mythic tradition with Nicholas Ozment. Stories published in his former life (before age 30): "The Christmas Fir," MOOREEFFOC #6, 2001/2 "The Cowboy," Scavenger's Newsletter, Jun 2001 "Gilbert-wolf," MOOREEFFOC #4, 2001 "Ole's Cap," MOOREEFFOC #3, 2001 "One Stroke Till Sunrise," MOOREEFFOC #2, 2000/1 "The Black Bull," MOOREEFFOC #1, 2000
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