Burnt Tongues

Transgressive fiction authors write stories some are afraid to tell. Stories with taboo subjects, unique voices, shocking images — nothing safe or dry.

Burnt Tongues is a collection of transgressive stories selected by a rigorous nomination and vetting process and hand-selected by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, as the best of The Cult workshop, his official fan website.

These stories run the gamut from horrific and fantastic to humorous and touching, but each leaves a lasting impression. Some may say even a scar.

Also includes: The Power of Persisting: An Introduction by Chuck Palahniuk, and from the Editors: The Genesis of Burnt Tongues by Dennis Widmyer and Richard Thomas.

Table of Contents:

Live This Down by Neil Krolicki

Charlie by Chris Lewis Carter

Paper by Gayle Towell

Mating Calls by Tony Liebhard

Melody by Michael De Vito, Jr.

F for Fake by Tyler Jones

Mind and Soldier by Phil Jourdan

Ingredients by Richard Lemmer

The Line Forms on the Right by Amanda Gowin

A Vodka Kind of Girl by Matt Egan

Gasoline by Fred Venturini

Dietary by Brandon Tietz

Invisible Graffiti by Adam Skorupskas

Bike by Bryan Howie

Heavier Petting by Brien Piechos

Engines, O-Rings, and Astronauts by Jason M. Fylan

Lemming by Terence James Eeles

The Routine by Keith Buie

Survived by Gus Moreno

Zombie Whorehouse by Daniel W. Broallt

• Author
• Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas, Dennis Widmyer, Amanda Gowin, Matt Egan, Fred Venturini, Brandon Tietz, Adam Skorupskas, Bryan Howie, Brien Piechos, Jason M. Fylan, Terence James Eeles, Keith Buie, Gus Moreno, Daniel W. Broallt, Neil Krolicki, Chris Lewis Carter, Tony Liebhard, Michael De Vito, Jr., Phil Jourdan, Richard Lemmer, Tyler Jones, Gayle Towell, Jay Shaw

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 329

• Publisher
• Medallion Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781605427348

• Genres
• fiction, horror, anthologies, dark, collections, adult, literature, novels

• Release date
• 2014