A DARKNESS E-ZINE FOR CREATIVE MINDS...

CYBERSPACE--The Spring 2003 issue of the Midnight Times marked a significant change in format. I have already published some of my works of fiction and poetry here, but now my primary objective is to provide a forum for new writers to publish their own works of poetry and fiction. Of course, the theme of the Midnight Times is DARKNESS, so if you are a new writer interested in an opportunity to get published who has written work with a "darkness" theme, I encourage you to take a look at the submission guidelines for the Midnight Times. If I like your work, I'll put a link to your story in the space below.

HARBINGER is new fiction by JJ Collins! JJ is originally from Biloxi, Mississippi, where he earned an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies. Upon completing his degree, he began his professional career performing computer support for a regional Internet Service Provider. He currently works in the IT department at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana.

If your work meets the stated Midnight Times' guidelines for publication, I'll put a link to your poem or story with a brief bio right here.

Author works are presented in the PDF document format. If you need Acrobat Reader to view PDF files, click here and download it from the Adobe web site.

The Epic Café

Think of the Epic Café as that lonely coffee shop off the beaten path. It's located somewhere down a dark side alley from what used to be Main Street a century ago. It's a place you only know about because some languid stranger who likes to frequent poetry readings shoved a flyer in your face at the local bookstore. The Café pulls together the literary threads of the Tower in a unique place that provides a single point of virtual access. The main pathways outward from this discrete basement local are Webhead's CD-Rom Menu, Vampire Compendium--which leads to the darkest recesses of the imagination, and the Art Gallery--a place where visual inspiration and creative thought meld within the vast reaches of Cyberspace. This is the printed word enhanced by the multidimensional nature of the Web. Feel free to explore, but realize you do so at your own risk...

The Tome

The Tome, featuring original works by Webhead, is an online preview of fiction, poetry, essays, journal entries, and non-fiction articles by the Midnight Times editor. The Tome is a work-in-progress, and I contribute new material whenever I can find time. Check below in the "Webhead's Work-in-Progress" section for a selection of works that I am currently highlighting.

Wasteland

"Le Prince d' Aquitaine à la tour abolie¹/These fragments I have shored against my ruins..." Two lines of T. S. Eliot best describe this dark inferno of The Midnight Times. Herein the Wasteland you will find the eternal depth from which we cannot escape. This is darkness everlasting.

¹ "The Prince of Aquitaine in the ruined tower." One of the cards in the Tarot pack is the "tower struck by lightning."

TowerWeb.Net Update -- Vampire Compendium

I put this off for such a long time that I find it hard to believe I finally got around to posting the Vampire Compendium web site. In addition to some of my own poetry and fiction on the topic, I have provided authoritative lists of classic works of fiction and poetry (provides full text e-books), movies, non-fiction books and a Top 10 list of the best vampirism web sites on the Internet. I have also added movie reviews to the filmography list for Blade (1998), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), The Forsaken (2001), and The Lost Boys (1987).

FICTION

Admittedly, I need to get more of my short fiction online, but so far I have a couple of short shorts (less than 2,000 words) in Pavilion and Vampire posted. My most recent addition is a chapter excerpt (the "Prologue") from the currently unfinished novel Nightmare. I also recently published the short story "And He Died Laughing...". I plan to publish another chapter from Nightmare very soon.

POETRY

I have published more poetry because poems are shorter and therefore it's easier to finish a final revision prior to converting to HTML format. Recent additions to The Tome are Pharaoh of the Pyramids, and the second section of the epic poem Wasteland (i.e. "Eternal Dream"). I most recently published "A Moment of Your Time", and plan to add the third installment to Wasteland soon.

Welcome to the Tower

I sincerely hope that somewhere within the Tower you will find something of interest to you--whether it's home grown fiction, information resources or links to the best web sites on science. For a comprehensive index or site map use (respectively) the Site Index or the Table of Contents.

Library Resource Center

LibraryResourceCenter.com is dedicated to providing links to only the best information resources. LRC has comprehensive directories for book publishers and U.S. Government web sites, as well as links to only the best web sites for news and many other topics such as intellectual property.