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Noir Nation International Crime Fiction Noir Nation No. 5: Jihad and its Metaphors Now available on Amazon Featuring a host of Kick ass Authors and including my contribution 'Darko' George Beck - Deadly Mirage Bianca Bellova - Stickey Business Lauren Cahn - Flight From Floor 105 Lindsay Moran - HUMINT Deborah Pintonelli - Sequelles Andrew Scorah - Touched by the Hand of God A.J.Sidransky - Mother Knows Best Frank Sonderborg - Darko Jonathan Sturak - Don't Kill the Camel Barbie Wilde - Mr Duggin's Stigmata ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The sword, the hood, the crimes that turn the sands of Abraham scarlet, and the weeping pain that circles the world 1,000 times before high noon, may seem to you like the video games you love to play in the dark, the kind played by self-sucking swine drunk on darkness. But look into my blue eyes and their pointy lashes...
Fahrenheit 451 “The books are to remind us what asses and fool we are. They're Caeser's praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, "Remember, Caeser, thou art mortal." Most of us can't rush around, talking to everyone, know all the cities of the world, we haven't time, money or that many friends. The things you're looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book. Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Interesting article in the Huffington Post Are There 5 Reasons to Stick With Major Publishers? No, There Are Zero Reasons Respectfully, there aren't five reasons to go with New York. Actually, there are zero reasons. If they can't do a good job with Hillary Clinton's new book, and that release is generally viewed as a flop, why would they do any better with a book written by a mere mortal? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michaellevin/are-there-5-reasons-to-st_b_5569189.html
Finally signed a contract for my short story 'Copenhagen Assault.' With Pro Se Productions. They had been sending me emails about the contract. Which I have never received. But finally, one got through so now its just a matter of editing the piece so the Editor is happy with it. I have no idea when this will be released or what the final name of the anthology will be called. It started out as a Pulp-alternative edition. But they are running with so many new titles with all sorts of New Pulp and Genre Fiction. That it could easily morph into another form entirely. But as any Author will tell you, as long as it gets into print I will be very happy. Anyway looking forward to working with these guys. As they seem to be very passionate about what they do. And what they are doing is producing a great platform for a lot of new writers to cut their teeth on the New Wave Pulp and Genre Fiction that Pro Se Productions is producing. This could be the new Golden Age of Pul...
SHADOWS & LIGHT Andrew Scorah has put together an anthology of fine writers called Shadows & Light. Where all money from sales will be going to Women's Aid. They are a key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children I have had a short story called " The Summer of Penny Walsh " accepted for this edition. Its the story of youth and summer and a girl. It happened a long time ago. When the summer school holidays where hot and seemed to stretch on forever. I am sure every man and boy has a Penny Walsh story.This is mine. It always gives me a buzz to be included with some excellent writers and make a noise for a great cause. Here is the line up of Authors so far for the Charity Anthology: SHADOWS & LIGHT A Ballard Tale : Andrew Scorah Placebo: Andrew Vachss The Battered Wife: Graham Masterton Quits: Seumas Gallacher The Valley of the Shadow: David Edgerley Gates ...
Story in The Big Adios - Yippee ki-yay Just had my story " The Kid at the Crossing " accepted by The Big Adios Now online at the home of great western stories on About the Big Adios The Big Adios was a digital magazine for those who dream of the freedom and uncertainty imbued within the mythology of the American West. We aim to tell big tales of men who live by their wits and the cadence of their walk. Of women who are cunning, smart and willing to endure what any man has to set before them. These are stories of spirit more so than location or time, the American West is timeless as are its stories. No its all gone to the big wagon train in the Interweb Sky. But you can still get access to my story via the Wayback W eb Archive Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20140310123725/http://thebigadios.com/2014/02/the-kid-at-the-crossing-by-frank-sonderborg.html Feed Back: K.James: Kid at the crossing, would like to see more from ...