Author:Mark A. Mellon

LONG FICTION
1. My fantasy novella, Escape From Byzantium, will be published by Withersin Press in 2009. More information may be found at: 
 * No info found at the site. When this is published it can be entered normally. -DES Talk 21:32, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

SHORT FICTION
3. Conversations with an Old Man, Chasm:  Journal of the Macabre, Vol. 2, No. 2.  Approximately 5,000 words. Exiled to an Arctic wilderness, a young man is drawn into a deadly game with an old shepherd who may be more than he appears. 6. The Old Man and the Sea Ate Me, Gauntlet, No. 3, 1999. Approximately 6,000 words. A man suspiciously like Tarzan finds himself locked in battle with a shark as big as a bus. 7. Viva La BigAss!, Terra Incognita Magazine, No. 6, Winter 2000/2001. Approximately 6,000 words. Coco the sacred ho is taken prisoner by a bird-headed man in a sadly deteriorated future Las Vegas. 8. The Brave Little Cockroach, Anthrolations Magazine, No. 3, January, 2001. Approximately 6,000 words. A 50-pound cockroach labors heroically to salvage a radioactively contaminated Taj Mahal, unaware he is but a pawn in a plot. (Note: this story was nominated for Best Anthropomorphic Short Story of 2001 for the Ursa Major Awards.) Note that this story will soon be narrated in podcast format at the website: 

10. Shtriga’s Kiss, chapbook published by Anxiety Publications, 2001. Approximately 4,500 words. Count Ciano conquered every beautiful woman he met. After all, he was Mussolini's son-in-law. That is, until he met the Shtriga. 

13. And A Snake Tattoo, Whispers From The Shattered Forum, No. 8, 2002. Approximately 3,000 words. “Mellon ... sets horror in a mundane, even familiar locale, then sets out to make it as weird as an exotic setting. He also tries to evoke a snake as an innocent victim, a rare reversal.” Tangent Online review excerpt. 

14. The Were-Jaguar, The City Morgue, No. 11, 2003. Approximately 5,000 words. A fanged dwarf wreaks strange magic in a Pre-Columbian horror story. 15. The White Whale of Europa, Black Satellite, No, 4, 2003. Approximately 3,000 words. “A genetically engineered animal resides on the terraformed surface of Europa. Created by a partnership of alien industrialists, the whale exists solely to be hunted by wealthy clients.” From the review on the Project Pulp website. 

16. The Goth’s Daily Grind, Quietus Magazine, Vol.1, Issue 2, Hallowmas, 2003. Available on CD-ROM. A disgruntled goth receives an unpleasant surprise that makes his day. Order from:

18. Two Heads Are, Premonitions, 2004 Relaunch Issue, Pigasus Press. Approximately 5,000 words. A gencode relies on his specially bred two-headed companion for everything: sex, information, protection. 

19. Bell of the Clan, Zahir, No. 4, 2004. Approximately 6,000 words. A boy in medieval Ireland is sent to the land of the Sidhe on a quest for a family heirloom. 

20. Neron Caesar 666, Sutekh’s Gift, No. 1, 2004. Approximately 6,000 words. Laenas, a retired gladiator, must battle demons from the pit at the command of a resurrected Emperor Nero. 

21. Et in Arcadia Ego, Aoife’s Kiss, No. 8, 2004. Approximately 6,000 words. An arrogant Olympic athlete competes in the manner of the ancient Greeks and learns a valuable lesson about real courage.