Bruce's Available Work
Metamorphosis Blues
Welcome to the monstrous mind of Mr. Magic Realism
Enter a land of love beasts, intergalactic cowboys, and rock ‘n’ roll. A land where Sears Catalogs are doorways to insanity and men keep mysterious black boxes. In a playful, quirty style, Bruce Taylor lays out his personal pains alongside his greatest dreams, blurring the line between the real and the fantastic, and showing us what it means to sing the Metamorphosis Blues.
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The Magic of Wild Places
Bruce Taylor’s father wanted to be a writer but couldn’t handle the rejection. How much supoport could he give to his son, Bruce, who wanted to be a writer? How do you identify with someone who doesn’t want you to identify with them? This is the story of Bruce Taylor’s struggles to own his power and identity—as a writer.
“. . . an extraordinary, universal work of discovery.”
From the introduction, by Brian
Herbert, New York Times best-selling author
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Like Water for Quarks
Science Fiction & Magic Realism — the two most important literary forms of the Western Hemisphere together at least in one ground-breaking anthology: Like Water for Quarks — featuring a selection of stories by some of the science fiction’s great names and brightest new comers. Like Water for Quarks opens up a universe of fusion fiction that provides readers with an entirely new perspective on both our present and our future. Includes are stories by Ray Bradbury, Greg Bear, Ursula K. LeGuin, Connie Willis Brian Herbert, William F. Nolan , Jason V. Brock, Tamara Kaye Sellman, Mary Choo, and many others.
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A man hangs from the rafters of his house by only his thumbs for over a decade. A mall that might be the afterlife is stormed by giant insects. Aliens on the run hide out in American breakfast foods. Spiders put a man on trial for crimes he has not committed. Like Golden Age science fiction comics written by Freud, Mr. Magic Realism is a strange, insightful adventure that spans the furthest reaches of the galaxy, exploring the hidden caverns in the hearts and minds of men, women, aliens, and biomechanical cats.
"A writer of imagination and insight, Bruce Taylor...amazes and intrigues." - New York Times bestselling author Terry
Brooks.
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Stormworld
After the Greenland ice cap suffers an abrupt and catastrophic collapse, Earth’s climate suddenly changes, turning the planet into a horrendous stormworld. Against this backdrop, men and women in the Cascade Seed Repository valiantly struggle to protect the food supply of civilization. . . Both local authors, Bruce Taylor is known as “Mr. Magical Realism” and Brian Herbert continues the legacy of his father with the DUNE books.
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An alternate universe? A different dimension? The "id" of America? Meet Anslenot and his tormentor/confidant, a giant tarantula, as they wander the desecrated landscape of broken ideals and shattered hopes. In this place, nothing is right. The Militant Lambs fight with the Opposition, and no one knows whose side who is on. Add to that Martians... Venusians... Elvis... To top it off, Anslenot is hounded by his dysfunctional family and upbringing... and legendary surrealist Franz Kafka makes Anslenot his honorary uncle. Nightmarish, strange, bizarre – the way things are to be? Or the way things – really are?
Nominated for the &NOW AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE WRITING (SUNY, NY, 2009) and with introduction by Brian Herbert.
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For more than 20 years, fantasist Bruce Taylor has been entertaining readers all over the world with his masterful blend of surrealism and magic realism. Now these stories have been collected, along with new work, in this collection. From the vaguely sinister adventures of Mr. M. to the "Bradburyesque" boyhood exploits of Edward, Taylor's tales showcase an imagination at once intense and gentle, absurd and cutting.
"A writer of imagination and insight, Bruce Taylor delivers a collection of stories that amazes and intrigues."
- Terry Brooks
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This novelized collection of semi-autobiographical short stories takes a sharp-witted poke at the fragile bubble that is reality/life/politics -- and consciousness in general. True to the un-tradition of magic realism, Taylor uses a variety of ingenious, hilarious, and agreeably disorienting techniques to blur the boundaries between dream and reality, science fiction and spiritual surrealism, and author, protagonist, and audience. With an introduction by Jay Lake.
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There's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: Bizarro. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such as David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Tim Burton, and even Lloyd Kaufman) but has been largely ignored in the literary world, until now.
The Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange) features Bruce Taylor, D. Harlan Wilson, Carlton Mellick III, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Kevin L Donihe, Gina Ranalli, Andre Duza, Vincent W. Sakowski, Steve Beard, and John Edward Lawson.
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Bruce Taylor's novella, "13 Miles to Paradise", published with Jay Lake, Ray Vukcevich, and James Van Pelt in the collection Alembical (Paper Golem, LLC, Lawrence Schoen, Arthur Dorrance, editors) released Nov. 2008 at World Fantasy Con.
"What is unusual about "13 Miles to Paradise" is the use of real artists in the work. From the fine and oftentimes funny and insightful artwork of Roberta Gregory and the stunning photo-magicrealism of Carl and Lida Sloan of www.electricvoodoo-art.com – to the highly original and delightful music of Mike Pryor (mikepryor.com) – do yourself a favor and check out their art and music.
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Mountains of the Night
Everyone has a journey they must take which ultimately defines their lives. To take it and fully embrace the journey brings to one the riches of a life well-lived. That is not easy.
Using the metaphor of hiking, I explore my own Mountains of the Night, dealing with a chronic and potentially life-threatening illness, confronting the impact of a profoundly dysfunctional family—it is like being on a trail through the rugged mountains of one’s soul, through the cliffs of despair, the storms of doubt, the false summits of false hopes, yet always ascending, ascending, we must go on, no matter what the trail of life brings us, no matter what the obstacles, we must go on. If we turn back, we would never come to know What Could Be, what our true strengths are—we would never, in the end, know the true destination of our lives, which, if we do go on in spite of the hardships, inevitably brings us into the Realms of the Gods, Fates, our place in history and above all, coming to know Grace and our Nobility and what it means to be vitally and truly--alive!
For more information about Mountains of the Night and The Landis Review Press, go to www.thelandisreview.com.
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