To read these texts between young lovers, check out the anthology on Amazon if you don't already own it. That is all for now, and I will be sharing more soon!
Today from Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less I will be looking at the story "Stay in Touch", a ghost story within a love story. This story is another experimental one, written solely in the form of a text message conversation. Technology has a tendency to act up and identities can be stolen or property could be misplaced, but sometimes something supernatural could also be at work. This story shows that death does not have to be the end for true love.
To read these texts between young lovers, check out the anthology on Amazon if you don't already own it. That is all for now, and I will be sharing more soon!
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Today from my Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less anthology, I will take a look at my story "Family... Food?". This is a first-person POV story told by a zombie. The tone of the story is meant to be tinged with dark humor but the horror of the story comes from the irony of the main character's situation, from his transformation to into a member of the undead to his perception of others and his outlook on life. Besides a book/movie like Warm Bodies it seems uncommon for a "zombie" to undergo any type of character arc in stories, even though the horror genre has been over-saturated with decaying, shuffling brain-eaters along with masked slashers and sexy bloodsuckers. As a fan of shows/movies like The Walking Dead, I just don't tire of writing about walkers, but the fun of writing them into my own stories is finding a new way to share the narrative.
That is all for now. Please go to Amazon to pick up your copy of my ebook today and see if my zombie tale and 98 other stories resonate with your grey matter and visit again soon because there is more to come! From my book Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less, now available on Amazon, I'm bringing another double feature to round out the week, taking a look at the stories "Revenge & Love" and "Playdate".
"Revenge & Love" is one of the simpler stories in my anthology. It's straightforward, there are no strange terms or concepts, and the only monsters are bullies and the monster that they create. People of any age can be cruel, even in this time of "wokeness" we are currently experiencing. Every person has someone who loves them, and possibly even someone who would kill or die for them... When someone is harmed physically, emotionally, or mentally, the person(s) responsible for the harm often does not think about the impact on the people connected to the victim, but only the victim they desire to hurt. Harmful actions such as bullying can have a ripple effect and can rebound back, and in "Revenge & Love" we see one way that plays out. "Playdate" is one of the shorter stories in the book about puppy love (pun intended). Friendships and love can come from anywhere and can be expressed in many forms. "Playdate" will hopefully remind readers of when they went through that awkward phase and had their first crush or the first friend they made after moving to a new town or school. That is all for today in regards to my first solo book, but if you want to check out a book with some creations by Yours Truly and many other independent creators, MEGABOOK 5 is finally here! You can download a copy today on DriveThru Comics. It features my short comics "David and Goliath" and "Terrors of Oz" along with a short story titled "Rite of Passage" from the upcoming Chimera Chronicles anthology created by myself! So check out M5 and Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less and there will be more to come soon! |
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