John Claude Smith is a writer of dark speculative fiction, everything from hardcore horror to magic realism, weird fiction, and a few unknown off-ramps along the way. He has had two collections published, The Dark is Light Enough for Me and Autumn in the Abyss, as well as three limited edition chapbooks: Dandelions, Vox Terrae, and The Anti-Everything. His debut novel, Riding the Centipede, was published in June of 2015 and was a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award in the Superior Achievement in a First Novel category. His new widely-released 23k chapbook containing three tales of weird horror in an urban setting, The Wrath of Concrete and Steel, is currently available via the publisher (Dunhams Manor), and soon from Amazon.He splits his time between the East Bay of northern California, across from San Francisco, and Rome, Italy, where his heart resides alwaysHis blog, The Wilderness Within, deals with writing (of course), music, art--whatever strikes his fancy. http://thewildernesswithinbyjohnclaudesmith.blogspot.com/Words Matter!