Tim Waggoner

Tim Waggoner is a writer who lives in Dayton, OH; over 60 of his short stories and hundreds of his nonfiction articles have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. He teaches creative writing at Sinclair Community College and leads workshops at various conventions.

His work has been hailed by critics for its surrealism, humor, and creepiness. His best-known story is "Mr. Punch", which originally appeared in Young Blood.

Before his fiction career started to take off, Waggoner worked as a newspaper reporter and as an editor.

Bibliography

Novels

• The Harmony Society. DarkTales Publications, 2002.
• Dying for It. Foggy Windows Books, 2001.

Collections

• All Too Surreal. Prime Books, 2002.

Nonfiction Available on E2

• "The Naming of Names"
• "Writing What You Know (And Knowing What You Write)"
• "Network Smarter, Not Harder"
• "The Horror Of It All"
• "Being Class Conscious"
• "The One That Got Away"

Short Stories

• "Exits and Entrances." Vengeance Fantastic, DAW Books, 2002.
• "'Til Voices Drown Us." Apprentice Fantastic, DAW Books, 2002.
• "Home Security." the Speculative Micro Fiction Anthology.
• "Picking Up Courtney." All Too Surreal, Prime Books, 2001.
• "I Scream, You Scream." All Too Surreal, Prime Books, 2001.
• "Joyless Forms." All Too Surreal, Prime Books, 2001.
• "The Big Moment." Nightscapes, Issue 14.
• "Horror Show." Villains Victorious!, DAW Books, 2001.
• "Soaring." Half Human, Scholastic Books, 2001.
• "As Good As a Rest." Warrior Fantastic, DAW Books, 2000.
• "Weapon of Flesh and Bone." (In collaboration with R. Davis.) The Further Adventures of Xena, Warrior Princess, Ace Books, 2000.
• "Fixer-Upper." Single White Vampire Seeks Same. DAW Books, 2000.
• "The Stars Look Down." Guardian Angels, Cumberland House Publishing, 2000.
• "Breathtaking." Heat,Vol. 0, Foggy Windows Books, 2000.
• "The Other Woman." Dark Planet, 2000.
• "Ghost in the Graveyard." All Hallows, June 2000.
• "Loose Upon the Earth a Daemon." Civil War Fantastic, DAW Books, 2000.
• "Buried Treasure." Bruce Coville's UFOs, Avon Books, May 2000.
• "On the Shelf and Dreaming." Dark Planet, Mar. 2000.
• "Simulacrum." The Three-Lobed Burning Eye, Issue 4, Jan. 2000.
• "One Morning at the Stone." Merlin, DAW Books, 1999.
• "At the Movies." Skin and Bones, April 1999.
• "Meeting Dad." Prom Night, DAW Books, 1999.
• "The Castle and Jack." Twice Upon a Time, DAW Books, 1999.
• "The Man of Her Dreams." A Dangerous Magic, DAW Books, 1999.
• "Anubis Has Left the Building." More Monsters From Memphis. Zapizdat Productions, 1998.
• "Every Home Should Have One." Alien Pets, DAW Books, 1998.
• "Along for the Ride." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories, Barnes and Noble Books, 1998.
• "Catharsis."Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "Daddy." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "Mirroring." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "Night Eyes." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "Rude Awakenings." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "The Secret of Bees." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "Skeptic." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "A Wild Hair." Horrors: 365 Scary Stories.
• "Keeping It Together." Between the Darkness and the Fire, Wildside Press, 1998. Reprinted in Skin and Bones, April 1999.
• "The Hungry Man." Nightscapes. Issue 8, 1998.
• "All Fall Down." Night Terrors. Issue 6, 1998.
• "Lastjack." Masters of Terror. April 1998.
• "Debut." Bad Dreams: the Online Journal of Horror Fiction. Issue 3, Winter 1998.
• "Shoofly." Nightscapes. Issue 5, Dec. 1997.
• "Just a Simple Country Doctor." Mythos Online. Issue 6, Nov./Dec. 1997.
• "Foundling." Nightscapes. Issue 3, Sept. 1997.
• "Hunt's End." Monsters From Memphis, Zapizdat Publications, 1997.
• "Mibs." Nightscapes. Issue 2, Aug. 1997.
• "The Last Warrior." Elf Magic, DAW Books, 1997.
• "Seeker." Dark Tyrants, White Wolf Publishing, June 1997.
• "Blackwater Dreams." Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares 2, Scholastic Books, 1997.
• "Preserver." Blood Muse, Donald Fine, Inc., 1996. Reprinted in Skin and Bones, April 1999.
• "Newcomer." 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Barnes and Noble Books, 1995.
• "Buyer Beware." 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Barnes and Noble Books, 1995.
• "Supernaturally Incorrect." 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories, Barnes and Noble Books, 1995.
• "Hair of the..." Thin Ice XVII, 1995.
• "Mr. Punch." Young Blood, Zebra Books, March 1994. Reprinted in Skin and Bones, April 1999.
• "Mary Alice." Aberrations 21, 1994.
• "On the Skids in Another Dimension." Glimpses, Summer 1993. Reprinted in Skin and Bones, April 1999.
• "Grandpa Kelly and the Dragon." Figment, Winter 1992.
• "Alacrity's Spectatorium." Figment, Spring 1992.
• "Huntress." Tamaqua, Winter/Spring 1990. Reprinted in Mythic Circle, Fall 1993.
• "Talia." Nexus, 1986.
• "Shadow Play." Nexus, 1985.