Posts in category: Current Writers

Chuck Rakiecz is the original “Analog Man,” a self-described semi-technophobe who pines for the pre-social media days of yore. He is a retired model builder for the museum exhibit and industrial display industry. Chuck lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife, Sue, and their feisty tabby cat, Misty.

In addition to his membership in Pennwriters, Chuck is also a life member of the nationally known, Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum. He developed the concept and preliminary plans for the museum’s fictional, Mon-Valley System,” a 4,000sq. ft. model railroad display, featured on WQED TV and national hobby magazines.

Chuck is currently working on a time travel murder mystery novel, “POINT IN TIME,” and acts as Coordinator for the Pittsburgh East Writers critique group.

STORIES ON THE LIFT:

S4E6: “Waif 26947”, by Charles Rakiecz

S2E4: “The Promise” by Charles Rakiecz

S1E14: “Crosshairs” by Charles Rakiecz

S1E4: “THREE TWELVE NOEL” by Charles Rakiecz

Lee Forman is a fiction writer and editor from the Hudson Valley, NY. His fascination with the macabre began in childhood, watching old movies and reading everything he could get his hands on. He’s a third generation horror fanatic, starting with his grandfather who was a fan of the classic Hollywood Monsters.

His work has been published in horror magazines, anthologies, and podcasts. In October 2014 he won 3rd place in the Writer’s Carnival Short Story Contest hosted by Sanitarium Magazine. In 2015 he was a competitor in David Wellington’s Fear Project. He currently writes for the horror fiction website PenoftheDamned.com.

For more information and a list of publications go to www.leeformanauthor.com

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STORIES ON VICTORIA’S LIFT:

VL: A Little Lift for the Holidays, “One Last Crimson Ball”, by Lee Andrew Forman

S5E2: “Carapace”, by Lee Andrew Forman

S2E12: “Slipping Away” by Lee Forman

S1E8: “The Exchange” by Lee Forman

Barbara Jean Savoie is a content creator by day and writer…also by day. In addition to The Wicked Library, Barbara has also contributed several stories to the Victoria’s Lift podcast.

An avid listener of podcasts, writing for The Lift has been an amazing opportunity. She hopes to one day fill out a biography more fully with published works. Until then, she can be found screaming into the void about podcasts on twitter and sharing amateur attempts at photography on instagram.

A native Floridian, Barbara enjoys spending lots of time inside with her ridiculous cat, Sterling. She can generally be found reading, writing, listening to podcasts, and playing an embarrassing amount of video games.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

S2E7: “Take a Bow” by Barbara Jean Savoie

S3E11: “Five Years” by Barbara Jean Savoie

S4E8: “Cold Reading”, by Barbara Jean Savoie

Christopher Long is a writer hiding out in the early stages of his forties, where he spends the majority of his free time sending out ghost stories to help deal with his own morbid paranoia.

Chris has previously released two novels, six novellas and three collection with KGHH Publishing. His stories have also featured in Sanitarium Magazine and The Ghastling. Chris has also had several stories appear on The Lift and Wicked Library podcasts, including one which was nominated for a Parsec award.

Along with these, he’s had a story on the first series of the new Shadows at the Door podcast, based on one of the ghost stories for Christmas he contributed to their website. He’s also had the honour of appearing in both The Wicked Library and Shadows at the Doors published anthologies and the latest Infernal Clock anthology, Deadcades.

He lives in the UK with his wife, Sam, and is currently working on his third novel.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

VL: A Little Lift for the Holidays, “Pick a Card”, by Christopher Long

VL: To Those Who Thrive in The Dark, Ch. 1 “Cuckoo Stone”

S4E1: “Half The Mirage is Mirror”, by Christopher Long