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In the dark spaces of j.a.kazimer's bookcase, hidden behind literary classic and the occasional book of poetry (unread, of course), is a well-loved collection of over 5,000 mystery, urban fantasies, suspense, thrillers, romance, and humorous novels.
When j.a. isn't reading, she spend her time writing urban fantasies and crime fiction with a dark comic twist. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, she escaped at a young age, and now lives in Denver, Colorado, where she received a master's degree in forensic psychology, and has worked as a PI, bartender, and most recently at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
Stories
# 1042 in Twenty3 Magazine, (Issue 3)
The Last Days of a Junkie in The Heroin Times, (2002)
Bronze, Silver & China White in Twisted Tongue, (Issue 5, February 2007)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas in Twisted Tongue, (Issue 8, November 2007)
Safer Words in Thug Works, (2007).
Slut. Bitch. Whore. forthcoming from Savage Kick Literary Magazine, (Issue #5)
Honey is that a Dead Hooker Under Our Bed? in Big Pulp, (June 16, 2008)
Junkpardy! in Frequency: the Poetics of Change, (Summer Writing Program Magazine, Issue #34, July 2008)
Time of Death: A Semi True Tale in Monkey Puzzle #7, (2009)
Two Days After Happily Ever After, (r)evolve, SWP, 2009.
Excuse Me, But There's a Kidney in My Soup in Back Alley, (2009).
Awards
2007- Finalist, Mystery Fiction, Paul Gillette Memorial Award (Dope. Sick. Love) Click here to watch the Dope. Sick. Love. trailer
2008- Winner, Mainstream Fiction, Paul Gillette Memorial Award (BENT) Click here to watch the BENT trailer.
2008- Winner, Speculative Fiction, Colorado Gold Award (The Body Dwellers)
2009-Finalist, Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror, PPW Award (The Body Dwellers)
