Frank Sonderborg

  The Flash is peak Season on the mining planet Arthur Scargill. In the Antares System, 500 Million light-years from our home base. Arthur Scargill swings dangerously close to the sun. The intense solar gravity stretches the planet's crust, triggering massive global volcanic eruptions. The air fills with Flerovium (element 114) and Copernicium (element 112) gases. The essential building blocks of our spacefaring civilization. Our harvesters run at 100% capacity, skimming the atmosphere. Collecting our priceless cargo. Big bonus credits on the way for everybody. Happy days. Then the season changes to, The Deep freeze: The planet swings far away into the freezing dark of space. Mining stops, and we await the return of, The Flash season. If the harvesters haven’t suffered to much degradation or need to be replaced, we can move them to either of the other Flash mining planets, Herbert Hoover or George Hearst. We ship the collected and extremely volatile Flerovium and Copernicium back t...

  After years of avoiding it. I have gone down the Podcast route. Here is the first of many. As I turn my Talkingsoup tales into Podcasts. The first one covers my sons Rock n Roll Band called Tearaway. And the Charity Gig they performed in St Marys Hall Byfleet Surrey UK For the Sudan Charity Kids for Kids. Enjoy.

  Its a while since I have had something up on my blog. So I thought it time to stick something up. Here is a poem by a very famous Irish writer called Oliver Gold Smith.  The Village Schoolmaster Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The days disasters in his morning face; Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he: Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd: Yet he was kind; or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declar'd how much he knew; 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too: Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran...

I have some stories up on the excellent TwistandTwain website  This is a story of four very angry and very dangerous small men. Called: The Tales Of The Angry Inch Crew. https://www.twistandtwain.com/crime-detective/tales-of-the-angry-inch-crew/ On Talkingsoup I have a new story up called Losing It http://talkingsoup.com/travel/losing-it-four-cautionary-tales-of-travel

As I contribute a lot to the Talkingsoup website  I thought it appropriate to add a link to all my stories on that platform. In Search of 53 German Student Girls was my last one up on the site. A story of Dublin in the 70s and the fruitless search for 53 Student girls reported to be heading for Kinsale Cork Find it and many more by clicking the link below. http://www.talkingsoup.com/contributors/frank-sonderborg

I am back up on Talkingsoup.com with my story. Kensington and the Russian Billionaires Daughter Kensington and the Russian Billionaires Daughter A story of how a very simple Connect a Printer to a PC, turned into my biggest nightmare. Luckily it all turned out OK in the end. But for a time it was touch and go whether I'd succeed or end up in a body-bag. All my Talking Soup stories can be found here: http://talkingsoup.com/contributors/frank-sonderborg

I have a new story up on my favorite       Blockchain Blog                                      https://steemit.com/@franks                                                                               Called: Noble Rot                    It covers both my interest in wine and the Mongols trail of               destruction, which leads to.... well you have to read the story;D~                                                     https://steemit.co...

Happy to report my story "Copenhagen Assault" is for sale on Amazon and other platforms in the three story issue called  Pulpternative .  Cowboy of the Dakotas by Gordon Dymowski The Totem of the Cursed by Dragan Stajic Copenhagen Assault by Frank Sonderborg Copenhagen Assault   is set in an alternative world where the UN run everything. The Black Krew are called in by Liam O'Neil who works for a section of the Irish secret service section called "The Bureau" to save his ass. Throw in a long a lost Nazi Wunderweapon and the involvement of a hyper secret Vatican organization called   S.I.V or " Servizio Informazioni del Vaticano" and its time for some serious ass kicking.  I just love the cover. If you  don't  just love a Cowboy riding a  Dinosaur  well....... I have to thank Tommy Hancock and Pro-Se team for getting this over the line. HISTORY THROUGH A PULP LENS!  PULPTERNATIVE” DEBUTS FROM PRO SE PRODU...

Do I really need an editor? Here on Mary's Bookcase is some interesting tips on editing. Including reading your manuscript backwards to avoid getting involved in the story:D~ http://marybookreview.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/do-i-really-need-editor-amwriting.html

            My story: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,  is up on TalkingSoup Its about Ireland's entry into the EU http://talkingsoup.com/work-and-play/goodbye-yellow-brick-road

My story about Sluggies: Hostel to the Stars is up on TalkingSoup A story about Sluggies and Brighton and the entry into the world of IT. It's also about Gustav and how he became a syndrome. http://talkingsoup.com/work-and-play/3260 Interested in more of my stuff on TalkingSoup. Well you can get it all here. http://talkingsoup.com/contributors/frank-sonderborg

I have had two stories published on Shotgun Honey. One is a western called "The Kid at the Crossing" a nod to the master of cowboy stories Louis L'Amour. T hat was first Published on The Big Adios. But now is residing on Shotgun Honey. http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/western/the-kid-at-the-crossing-by-frank-sonderborg/#more-670 I had 2 comments for "The Kid at the Crossing" which was nice. "Kid at the crossing, would like to see more from this author, realistic." "Tense and plenty of action. Nicely done!" The other story is about a Hitman/Assassin is called: Elephants and Eagles  http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/elephants-and-eagles-by-frank-sonderborg/

                       Its a New Year and heres a new story called                              " A Whiff of a Knacker's ArmPit ,"            It is online now in that wonderful website called: It's about t ravels in Ireland with my Danish Mother-in-Law and how she  "Drove Me Cheese" Sweet Year 16teen - The Year of the Monkey Heres looking at you Kids  

The Ugly Truth of Publishing & How BEST to Support Writers More Grist for the Authors Mill from Kristen Lamb https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/the-ugly-truth-of-publishing-how-best-to-support-writers Kristen Lamb is the author of the #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone—The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. 

I have a story up on Spelkfiction.com called   Comanche Moon http://spelkfiction.com/2016/01/01/comanche-moon/  Gary Duncan runs the site and only accepts the cream of the 500 wordsmiths  So really happy to be involved and getting an amazing lot of feedback for this very simple story. 

More grist for the Writing Mill 6 Steps To Writing A Successful Screenplay by @JonnyEmmen http://www.bang2write.com/2015/12/6-steps-to-writing-a-successful-screenplay-by-jonnyemmen.html

 The Cult Of Man Utd  More stories from my past are up on Writing.ie  Sometimes fiction is not enough. Since I found TalkingSoup.com and now Writing.ie I have an outlet for a lot of stuff I had penned, but put aside as not relevant to the hard action stuff, fiction publishers wanted.  I'm sure I'll be caned for writing what I remember as true, but F*** it, its how I remember it.  Never let the truth or a foggy shaggy memory get in the way of a good story;D~ http://www.writing.ie/tell-your-own-story/the-cult-of-manchester-united-by-frank-sonderborg/

I have two stories up on SoundCloud read by the excellant Darren Sant. Both have been featured on NeartoTheKnuckle website. The home of great short stories. My second story up on Sound Cloud is called " Throwaway Soldier " is about a n ex soldier brought back fro m the edge with a promise of a new life. But first he has to pay the piper. Enjoy;D~ https://soundcloud.com/neartotheknuckle/throwaway-soldier-by-frank-sonderborg  

I have two stories up on SoundCloud read by the excellant Darren Sant. Both have been featured on NeartoTheKnuckle website. The home of great short stories. The first is a Spooky story about the Journey along the US Mexican border by an Irish Folk musian called Seamus. The Story is called "The Irish Nagual" Have a listen and I hope you enjoy it. https://soundcloud.com/neartotheknuckle/the-irish-nagual-by-frank-sonderborg

A Review of the Modern classic Pulp Modern: Issue Number #Six JFK by this excellent blogger. Including a fine review of my story "Kingslayer" Kingslayer by Frank Sonderborg The most emotional story of an trained marine caught up in a conspiracy against the current president of the US of A. As all stories it has its stronghold on JFK of course, but that is only one part of it, once the lone should-be kingslayer choses another option to get out of the mess he is involved in. Beautiful language and a powerful character makes "Kingslayer" more than only an appropriate final story. http://miranda.booklikes.com/post/1294225/pulp-modern-issue-number-six