Withersin’s Damned Interview with:
Mark Allan Gunnells
I am thirty-two years old, hold a degree in English and Psychology. I spent
five years as a social worker but got quite burned out on that job; now I work
security which allows me the time I need to work on my writing. While I don't
necessarily dream of fortune and fame, it would be nice to be able to support
myself someday with my writing. A small town boy at heart, I
still live in my hometown of
I have published over forty of my short stories in various markets, such as
Nocturnal Ooze, Alien Skin, The Harrow, Hungur, Fifth
Dimension, The Sword Review, Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review, Dark
Recesses, Wanderings, Dred, Mytholog,
Byzarium, and Inclinations.
Contact number: (864) 489 0048
If you were a
sideshow act, what would you be?
The Amazing Boring Man, I'm a homebody
and proud of it.
What is your
greatest non-literary influence?
Hmm, probably Ian McKellen. Not
only an amazing actor, but an inspiration as a gay man.
Describe your most
irrational fear.
Mayonaisse, it's the condiment of the devil.
How about your most guilty pleasure?
Bad '80s comedies, such as Summer
School and Satisfaction
Do you eat meat?
Hell yeah, like any red-blooded American male.
Name your favorite garden tool.
Um, I'm going to have to say a
gardener.
Name your least
favorite color, first job and worst job.
Puke Green, Janitor, Social Worker(too much stress, not enough pay, an administration
that didnt' care about its workers or its clients)
Favorite: Author,
Movie, Music Group, Song, and Quote.
Neil Gaiman(if you haven't read
him, check him out), Pulp Fiction(Forrest Gump stole the Oscar that year),
Dixie Chicks, "Not Ready to Make Nice," and from The Handmaiden's
Tale: "Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it."
If you were a loaf
of bread what kind would you be?
Cinnomin Raisin, it's just so tasty.
Why horror?
I love suspense, I love to have my
adrenaline pumping and my heart racing, and I love to inspire that in others.
Here's a photo. (seen on Interview main page)
“INEDIBLE NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN FOOD”
You have 112 words. Go.
The truck was on its way. The taping
began in five hours, and the driver was sure he should be there in plenty of
time. Those crazy reality show contestants, they'd do anything for cash and a
minute in the spotlight, mistaking the freak show of reality TV for true fame.
He was carrying the most vile, disgusting substances imaginable, things no
human should ever digest, and these idiots were going to stuff their faces with
it for the chance at a prize. It was repulsive, but the driver had made sure to
set his VCR.
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