And allow me to unmangle the prepositions from the previous update, and refer to the work, of course, as "Noir is *the* New Black." On which note! This allows me to add that Doug and I have come across an upcoming anthology with the same title, which collects short noirish fiction from an African-American vantage point.

Thus, we may also be amending/tweaking the title in the story’s next incarnation (and while we’ve been batting ideas around, remain open to any salient suggestions!)

cheers,

Mark

Hey, folks -- thanks for being part of "the few, the plucky few" (to riff of a certain other writer) who ordered early for "Noir is a New Black." Since the model here is to sell a small press initial print run’s worth of books *up front*, and we have about 36 hours left, we can soberly say we’re not going to cross this particular finish line, in this particular incarnation of the book.

However, Doug and I will be getting the story out elsewise, even if that doesn’t mean the "collected chapters all at once" form of what remains traditional book publishing. 

Stay tuned, and thanks again!

--Mark