Gods and Heroes submissions are still open. Got divine drama? Mortal mistakes? A god with attachment issues? We want it. The lineup’s already epic—but there’s always room for another legend. Knock us off our cloud. ⚡ 🎸🥁📚 #LiteraryGarage #GodsAndHeroes

"No matter how often you attended meetings and protests, no matter how much of an activist you were—at every fucking event the women were nudged, without malice but inexorably, in the direction of the coffee urns." Available at the 'Zon. Buoy my book, mateys! And I'll stop with the bad jokes.

“In the long run, you can’t keep anything." But in the meantime, you could be enjoying THE PARROTS COME AGAIN. Available at the 'Zon.

Heart. Broken. Death, keep your mitts off of Dolly Parton.

Keith Roysdon (@keithroysdon.bsky.social): "[C]rime stories produced in contemporary times but set in the past are just as enticing and have the additional benefit of hindsight." crimereads.com/lets-do-the-...

I could use some help spreading the word. My new little book is about two sisters who hunt down killers and collect body parts while complicating their lives with volatile magics, bizarre visions, and a mysterious mouth in the wall. Think Junji Ito meets Little Women. ghoulish.rip/product/fami...

Today is the Last Day!!

We are quickly sliding into authoritarianism. I write about authoritarian regimes for a living. Never did I think I would be writing about my own country.

ICYMI: Lions and tigers and noir! Check out my novelette "They Eat Their Own," part of this kick-ass antho from @jeffcircle.bsky.social and @leonardoaudio.bsky.social Ebook out now, audiobook drops Oct 1. Get your copy: amzn.to/3HSLycg

"The Parrots Come Again is a fun and breezy PI novella that I'd best describe as The Sixth Sense meets Philip Marlowe." Love this! The Parrots are waiting for you at the 'Zon. Purchases (and reviews) are most welcome.

"The Parrots Come Again is a fun and breezy PI novella that I'd best describe as The Sixth Sense meets Philip Marlowe." Love this! The Parrots are waiting for you at the 'Zon. Purchases (and reviews) are most welcome.

I liked this very much! And The Merry Dredgers, too.

"Carlotta Dale's "The Parrots Come Again" is a breezy and funny supernatural noir. PI Penny Lane discovers that odd and forlorn lost souls find her. Full of twists and comforting reminders of Los Angeles from the period. Immensely readable." New review! Woot! Available at 'Zon.

Thread!

If you enjoyed this, you might want to give THE PARROTS COME AGAIN a spin. Available at the 'Zon.

Re-posting my second published story--again by punk noir magazine. I have several reasons to be grateful to them, one of which may be surprising. punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/a... Anyway, if you didn't catch it before, give it a read!

This is so great! Nathan is a writer to watch!

"I liked it! I was checking it out to see where to put it in my TBR pile and the next thing you know I had read it straight through. Look forward to seeing Penny and Phanny again!" The Parrots Come Again, available at the 'Zon.

My thanks to Keith! Available at the Zon.

Honored to be in the same post as @jordanharper.bsky.social . EVERYBODY KNOWS is excellent!

And if you like that, you might like this, too (available at Amazon):

This was my first piece of fiction published, about six months ago. Thanks to @meproctor.bsky.social and punk noir! punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/03/09/t...

"Carlotta has created a delightful and fast paced gem that I devoured in one sitting! Her handling of timelines, the era, the voices involved is incredible! My favorite part is her take on the afterlife. The resolution process is a breath of fresh air." www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

"This book was a breath of fresh air for me! Witty and insightful in unexpected ways... Dale has a voice to her story that is hard to walk away from. I didn't put this book down until I read the last word. Addictive. A great story!" www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

"Build your world around him, my ass." I seem to be stuck at four reviews on the 'Zon. I know more than four of you have bought it. I know more than four of you have read it. And I know doing reviews is a pain in the ass. But they help! So ... please? www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

As @gabino.bsky.social once said in a review (about a book that shall remain nameless, heh): "Read it for the _ _ _." www.bristolnoir.co.uk/deader-than-...

If you enjoyed "Deader Than Hell," you might like my novelette. “The sisters upstairs thought you might be able to help me.” “Oh, them two.” “You don’t like them?” “They give me the creeps. Like they’re ghosts and they ain’t even dead yet." www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

Please read my homage to James M. Cain ... told from a *slightly* different viewpoint.

My little story ...

Scotus says racially profiling Latinos is just fine. All of this could have been stopped if some of you mofos had just voted for Hillary.

Alex Dal Piaz does an incredible job of uncovering 'that' neighbor for us. Read about him in: Unspoilt Country www.patreon.com/posts/unspoi... Volume 4 #Prompt: Overheard at a Funeral BunkerSquirrel.com/Subissions #HilariousSituationsInSeriousPlaces

Aw hell.

I've got a short story in this anthology!

EVERYONE COULD ENUMERATE what was wrong with Los Angeles. No one could agree on what was right about it. But it’s there, if you can find it somewhere deep inside you; somewhere you don’t visit very often. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHHPKGN...

"What’s that one?” I asked, pointing to a large plant with gnarled air roots and giant leaves, big enough for a eunuch to flap at an empress while another one peeled her a grape. www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

"Honestly, though, I'd rather hunt for missing French poodles throughout eternity than be the Paranormal Detective." @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

A lovely, lovely book.

Re-upping this for the night owls!

Some more reviews would really help (or so they tell me).

My Story is live @literarygarage.bsky.social ! Please give it a read.

Thank you for the kind words, Andrew. It's available at Amazon, if anyone is interested.

Available at Amazon! @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

My Story is live @literarygarage.bsky.social ! Please give it a read.

This is FANTASTIC. So much depth, but written in a conversational style that draws you in immediately and keeps you hooked. And bonus points for mentions of Connee Boswell and Gene Krupa! BUY THIS. Seriously!

“Carlotta Dale’s deliciously supernatural detective story features Penny Lane, an unflappable PI. I won’t give it away—the reveal is cleverly engineered—but Penny has a very useful gift when crime is your business.” @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

If you haven't read this yet, YOU SHOULD.

“Bright as day in its depiction of humanity, and even darker than a starless night in its depiction of the same. Carlotta Dale’s prose is refreshing. Intriguing, haunting, dryly humorous, and down to the emotional bone.” @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

“The perfect blend of detective fiction and the paranormal—with prose that flows like melted butter. You’ll devour Dale’s book, with its great characters and fresh take on the supernatural, in one slipstream-filled sitting. I did.” Available at Amazon. www.amazon.com/Parrots-Come...

Re-upping this for the afternoon/evening crew. Or morning, depending on where you are!

Here's my entry in the Escalating Chaos series from Pistol Jim Press. pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/death-and-...