Fiction Venue Closures – Circle Dark and Ashen Eye

[Vex Harrow]

Since a bit has been going on in the field of dark publishing, I figured that I would tell some people about recent events that have come to my attention. Some of which directly affect the Mill Avenue Vexations crowd.

One of them is that Circle Dark Publishing have shut down their operations indefinitely. They were one of the first publishers to pick up a story from Vexations and published "Step On It" in their horror and dark fiction anthology Twilight and Thorns. To this end, the story may eventually become available to readers for free since the e-book that contained it is no longer in circulation. Thanks to everyone who bought a copy.

The Ashen Eye another publication has also folded, also right after their very first issue—which is available for purchase now if people want to support their efforts. They were holding a Vexations short story for later consideration as entry into their second offering, but that will now never happen. C’est la vie.