Background
Arnzen was born in Amityville, New New York
("Come one, come all. See the Amazing Pin Cushion, a prodi...)
"Come one, come all. See the Amazing Pin Cushion, a prodigy of a piercings and pain" ... watch in amazement as "Calimari-faced kids play tag in the carnival parking lot" ... grimace as "Inky the Hemophiliac Clown picks a scab above his lips" ... enter, if you dare, into the pages of Michael Arnzen's wickedly fun surrealist sideshow: "Freakcidents." Thirty disturbing poems of mutancy by Michael A. Arnzen. Profusely illustrated with the bizarre imaginings of GAK. Bram Stoker Award winner for Poetry Collection 2005.
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(WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement ...)
WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection! "Come one, come all. See the Amazing Pin Cushion, a prodigy of a piercings and pain" ... watch in amazement as "Calimari-faced kids play tag in the carnival parking lot" ... grimace as "Inky the Hemophiliac Clown picks a scab above his lips" ... Enter, if you dare, into the pages of Michael Arnzen's wickedly fun surrealist sideshow: "Freakcidents." Thirty disturbing poems of mutancy by Michael A. Arnzen. Profusely illustrated with the bizarre imaginings of GAK. Bram Stoker Award winner for Poetry Collection 2005.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ISB6LZU/?tag=2022091-20
Arnzen was born in Amityville, New New York
Shortly thereafter, he went on to earn a Master"s degree while working on his second novel, soon followed by his Doctor of Philosophy in English at the University of Oregon, where he studied the role of horror and nostalgia in 20th century culture in a dissertation called The Popular Uncanny.
After a brief stint in the United States Army overseas, where he began writing horror stories to entertain his fellow soldiers, he moved to Colorado, where he launched his career in publishing to much success. 100 Jolts (Raw Dog Screaming Press) features 100 of his very best flash fiction stories. His short story collection, Fluid Mosaic (Wildside Press) collects his best stories from the 1990s.
His poetry chapbooks include,,,,,, and
His most recent published work is Play Dead, a crime thriller with a poker theme. In addition to his extensive publications and award-winning blog, Arnzen also runs Mastication Publications, an umbrella imprint for creative ephemera, chapbooks, collector’s items and independently published ebooks.
He also keeps a weblog devoted to teaching.
(WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement ...)
("Come one, come all. See the Amazing Pin Cushion, a prodi...)