Tag Archives: M. Parfitt

Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues

My first big book sale came in 2008, when Scribner bought a collection of essays I’d culled from my Morbid Curiosity magazine. Morbid Curiosity collected true first-person confessions from people around the world, talking about the crazy stuff they had survived. It … Continue reading

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Mobbed!

It’s funny, looking back, at how much I worried about the live Morbid Curiosity events.  This is my recap of the release reading for Morbid Curiosity #9, at Borderlands.  The piece was originally written 5/15/05 and published on my LiveJournal … Continue reading

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Morbid Curiosity #6

It’s been 11 years since the publication of Morbid Curiosity‘s 6th issue.  It’s one of my favorite issues, careening wildly from the political to the supernatural, with stops at the witchcraft shop, the HR office, and the backwoods. Contributors included Morbid Curiosity regulars … Continue reading

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