Highly Evolved “Black Alien”

When I saw this story on the internet I immediately thought of my short story, “Evolved,” contained in my new collection Transmogrify coming out in late 2021 from Červená Barva Press.

Bagels with the Bards #14 Debuts

Issue #14 contains my short story, “A Lovely Ride in the Park.”

Phil Temples Featured on The Writer’s Voice Podcast

In Episode 24 of The Writer’s Voice, Phil Temples talks about the “lab lit” genre of scientific murder mysteries. He ventures into other several other topics, as well, including his novels, marketing, and how he conducts research with the assistance of his wife!
 
You can find the The Writer’s Voice podcast at: https://the-writers-voice.castos.com/

Interviewed for The Writer’s Voice Podcast

the writer's voice podcast screenshotYesterday, I was interviewed on Zoom by Linda McHenry for The Writer’s Voice podcast. I spoke about my writing career, and my Carrie Bloomfield series of scientific murder mysteries.  I also described my novel “The Kanawha Anomaly” coming out from Moonshine Cove Publishing in August, 2021, 

The interview was a lot of fun. Linda has a way of putting even the most nervous interviewee at ease!

New Writing Project: “Dark Harvest”

I’m putting one of my older projects back on the shelf to embark upon a new novel that I’m calling “Dark Harvest.” It’s a scientific murder-mystery starring a new female protagonist and statistician, Jamie Patrick, Ph.D. She finds herself in grave danger after uncovering an illegal scheme to harvest organs from undocumented refugees who are funneled to a criminal enterprise from unscrupulous elements within Homeland Security.

“The Kanawha Anomaly” Accepted for Publication Today!

Moonshine Cove Publishing has accepted for publication my manuscript, “The Kanawha Anomaly,” about an unexplained phenomenon that occurs in the Appalachian region of West Virginia.

No estimated publishing date yet, but if previous experience with my last two Moonshine Cove novels is any indication, it should probably be around May-June, 2021. 

UPDATE: Moonshine Cove Publishing has given me an estimated publication date of August 21, 2021. 

Rob Dinsmoor, Phil Temples Reading at Cervena Barva Press

Phil Temples Červená Barva Press Reading Series in Somerville, MAAuthor Rob Dinsmoor (“Toxic Cookout“) and Phil Temples (“Uncontacted Frontier“) will read from their respective works on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 7 PM as a part of Cervena Barva‘s online series . Details to follow.

“Amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, in April Cervena Barva Press marked 15 years of publishing fine literature from around the world. Though our in-person celebration was cancelled due to Covid-19, we invite you, our authors and friends, to celebrate Cervena Barva Press. Choose an evening in July or August to continue our tradition of sharing your extraordinary poetry and fiction. As in the past, during our “Cervena Barva Press Reads Around the World” gatherings, this will be a world-wide event.”

Annual Neologism Contest

ANNUAL NEOLOGISM CONTEST
 
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words. The winners are:
 
1. Coffee (N.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (V.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (V.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (Adj.), impotent.
6. Negligent (Adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
7. Lymph (V.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (N.), olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence (N.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (N.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (N.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (N.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon 👎, a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster (N.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism (N.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent (N.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
 
The Washington Post’s Style Invitational also asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year’s winners:
 
1. Bozone (N.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
2. Foreploy (V): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid. 3. Cashtration (N.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially
impotent for an indefinite period.
4. Giraffiti (N): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
5. Sarchasm (N): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
6. Inoculatte (V): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
7. Hipatitis (N): Terminal coolness.
8. Osteopornosis (N): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
9. Karmageddon (N): It’s like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it’s like, a serious bummer.
10. Decafalon (N.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
11. Glibido (V): All talk and no action.
12. Dopeler effect (N): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at
you rapidly.
13. Arachnoleptic fit (N.): The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web.
14. Beelzebug (N.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
15. Caterpallor (N.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you’re eating.
And the pick of the literature:
16. Ignoranus (N): A person who’s both stupid and an asshole

First Known Sighting of “Uncontacted Frontier”

My good buddy Bob Rowlands emailed me this photo:

“Look at what came to our house from Amazon today!  Someday in the future (I don’t know when yet), I want to get together in person for drinks and dinner, and you can autograph it for me! Although I read at least part of the draft a while ago, I’m looking forward to reading the finished product.  It’ll be my bedtime reading.”

I’m still awaiting my copies of Uncontacted Frontier from the printer.  ;-(
 

CANCELLED: “Uncontacted Frontier” Book Launch at Arts at the Armory, May 30, 2020

UPDATE: I’VE DECIDED IT’S BEST THAT I CANCEL my in-person launch for my new book, “Uncontacted Frontier” on May 30. You can still buy the book from Amazon and Barnes & Noble when it comes out. The publisher, Moonshine Cove Publishing, is still shooting for a production date of April 21, 2020.

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I’ve reserved the Arts at the Armory Café for the launch of my new book, “Uncontacted Frontier,” for Saturday, May 30, 2020 from 3:00-4:30 PM. It’s located at 191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143. I hope everyone can attend!