Up On Pikes, Smoldering Clowns, Still Twitching

Brian Reed built his career in advertising and marketing, so he is no stranger to tall tales, fabrications, and things that are just plain wrong. He holds degrees in English and Philosophy from the University of Southern Mississippi. He lives in Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in Hobb’s End Press’ Black Sheep, Crystal Lake Publishing’s Shallow Waters, and the 2024 Sley House Anthology. He writes what he knows (not much) and he fibs on the rest. You can hardly find him in the real world because he claims that hiding creates a wonderful mystique. He does show up on X occasionally: @jbrianreed.