Another Sunday has rolled around, giving you the opportunity to spot new writers you might like with the Six Sentence Sunday crew. A great, simple concept that seems to be very effective. My six this week come from a short that’s been under submission for a bit now; I’ve become so good at the “submit…
Category: noir
Tuesday’s Overlooked A/V: The Third Man
Phone pics off the screen Hold on there, cookie! The Third Man, that classic Orson Welles film — overlooked?! Well, yeah, I dare to say it. I say it on the basis of so many people who are not film geeks who’ve either never heard of it though they might recognise the title or those…
Six Sentence Sunday: The Claddagh Icon
Another Sunday has rolled around; in the States it’s Mother’s Day, so happy Mother’s Day to my mother and all the other mothers out there. It’s also Six Sentence Sunday, so I’ve selected another story to tease you with. It’s definitely a tease, because while I’ve sent the story off to my publisher in Italy,…
Writer Wednesday: Recommended
From pal Samuel Walker on Facebook: Dublin street art. What a great idea! I may need to do something similar. Hmmm, QR codes on promo postcards? Might be the way to go. You have checked out the QR code on the sidebar, right? Scroll down. I thought today I would point you toward some things…
Writer Wednesday: Postcards, Bits & Bobs
The deadline is fast approaching for the inaugural Postcard Fiction Contest! Be sure to get your entries in the mail to me in order to be in the running for that $25 prize. Deadline is May 15, 2012. I’m interviewed over at Vic Watson’s blog about some of my current projects. Drop by, share, leave…
Burning Bridges on Walpurgisnacht
It’s a big bonfire night, Walpurgisnacht. Traditionally, bonfires burn and witches fly and the dark night clears the way for the bright May Day. How appropriate that it heralds the release of Burning Bridges: A Renegade Fiction Anthology. A remarkable anthology of 15 stories by a bunch of writers who let their imaginations flow around…
Six Sentence Sunday: It’s a Curse, Round 2
Six Sentence Sunday has rolled around again. Drop by and see all the offerings at the Six Sunday blog. Today I offer another taste of “It’s a Curse” because the eBook of Drunk on the Moon is already out and the print version arrives this week. And because I had such a hard time choosing…
Publication: Drunk on the Moon eBook
Start spreading the news, as Francis would say. Drunk on the Moon is now available as an ebook — print version will be available next week. Read it, review it, rate it! Releasing a book these days is like throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean. Let’s hope the tide catches ours. A…
Six Sentence Sunday: Bill is Dead
Yes, it’s that time again, Six Sentence Sunday. For this week I share another work you can read in full for nothing over at Pulp Metal Magazine, where you will find lots more for your noirish pleasures, including the omnipresent Mr B. PMM loves stories inspired by songs; oddly enough, I tend to write a…
Writer Wednesday: Reviews
PLAGUE TOWNDANA FREDSTI Ashley Parker makes a winning heroine: she’s a bit older than her fellow students and while she’s got the classic California co-ed looks, it’s her intelligence and integrity that you’ll remember. Fredsti’s writing is always full of good humour and arch observations, but it’s also chock full of action and really gruesome…