3 Little Pigs: Process at Work

David Accampo | July 29, 2010

So, this is a fun little thing that I thought I’d dust off and finally show people. Some time last year, my friend Paul Montgomery, as part of his writing duties on the website, iFanboy.com, made a creative challenge — to adapt a fable in comics form. Write, draw, whatever. I didn’t think I had [...]

Wormwood and the Five Fingers of Glory: Dead Man’s Hand

David Accampo | July 28, 2010

The following story originally appeared at part of the audio anthology, “Wormwood & The Five Fingers of Glory,” which was part of Season Three of the audio drama podcast, Wormwood: A Serialized Mystery. The following text introduced each story: The Hand of Glory remains one of the strange artifacts at the dark heart of the [...]

“Monkeyshines79″ in Grok #6

David Accampo | July 28, 2010

Man, there sure are a lot of cobwebs in here… So, I’m looking to revamp the blog and hopefully dust it off and get some more current content on here. The truth is I’ve been very busy with Wormwood: Revelation and various other creative projects, and this blog is really sort of a portfolio for [...]

I Wrote a Novel in November

David Accampo | December 1, 2009

Just because I feed the need to share it: I wrote a novel entitled “Red Right Hand” during the month of November, as part of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. I actually wrote very regularly and was more disciplined and productive in a sustained manner than I usually am.

Violent Movies Ain’t So Bad

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

This short script was part of an anthology series of short films to be developed by Habit Forming Films. The theme was “Whiskey, Gun, Cigarette” and each script was required to contain those elements. Sometimes a little violence is a good thing.

The Good Guys

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

This short script was part of an anthology series of short films to be developed by Habit Forming Films. The theme was “Whiskey, Gun, Cigarette” and each script was required to contain those elements. Billy stumbles across a strange man in a field and gets a lesson on the difference between good guys and bad [...]

Lucky Numbers

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

This short script was part of an anthology series of short films to be developed by Habit Forming Films. The theme was “Whiskey, Gun, Cigarette” and each script was required to contain those elements. Would you sell your soul to win the lottery?

The Beautiful People: Who You Are

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

This story was originally written as a short to complement a script concept entitled The Beautiful People. It was my first attempt at science fiction. I don’t know the original date of  creation, but it would have been circa 2001. By David Accampo Today my name is Leopold Atari. My father, a bronze ambassador from [...]

Apartment House Blues

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

This story originally saw print in Transfer #75, Spring 1998 By David Accampo Leroy leaning on the black iron gate, Leroy owes me forty dollars. He’s thin as a lamppost, bent over, brown skin faded. Shit, I mean look at me. I’m black, white, everything, all mixed up, he tells me, thin arms outstretched, scant [...]

Where Were You When I Was Dying Yesterday?

David Accampo | January 24, 2009

By David Accampo Marc and Annette lie on the bed, staring up at the tiny white topographical map of ceiling above the bed. A single sheet stretches between them, covering the odd angles of their naked bodies. “I don’t know how you can say I’m being selfish,” says Annette. “Bullshit.”