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Marco Etheridge Fiction

Welcome to Marco Etheridge Fiction, my Author Page! Whether you are looking for great short stories or full-length novels, you’re in the right place. My latest published short stories are listed in my blog. Simply click on the menu above: MEF News. Scroll through the blog and you can find the newest stories. Many of them are free reads, and there are links to the many wonderful journals and reviews that have featured my work.

If you are searching for a great new novel, look no further! Here at MEF, we’ve got you covered. Click on the Books link on the menu at the top of the page, or scroll to the bottom of this page. You can dive into The Best Dark Rain series, my thriller Breaking the Bundles, or check out Blood Rust Chains. All of these fine novels are available in eBook and paperback format.

Exciting news on the publishing front:

A New Short Story Collection!

Cue the drum roll! Here it is, my latest collection of short stories: Power Tools. It has been a long road to get here, but Power Tools is now live and awaiting your eager reader eyes. The title story of this collection has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize as well as a Best of the Web award.

There are moments in life when having the right tool makes all the difference.

Power Tools gathers twenty-one of my best short stories into one collection. An elderly woman sets out alone on a journey into a new life. Two soldiers in a bunker share candy and memories. A widower takes on the Supreme Court with a robot. Grief is sung over the cobbled streets of Valletta. Two old heroes question their purpose. These stories tell tales of love lost and found, of the fight for justice, and the glimmering flame of hope that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters push back against the crushing weight of the world and shoulder the burdens they carry within. Love, laugh, dance, weep; these are the stories of Power Tools.

Power Tools is available at fine online booksellers worldwide, in both eBook and Paperback editions. For more information on this new collection, or for buying links at your favorite online booksellers, scroll down the page to my Book Table click on the menu above: Power Tools.

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How about a free book? Get a free eBook copy of my novella Clouds Before Rain. Simply click the big button in the upper right of the sidebar. The good folks at Book Funnel will take care of the rest. Downloads are safe and secure. Sign up for my monthly newsletter and the book is yours, absolutely free. That’s it; no strings, no gimmicks. Once a quarter or so I send out a newsletter with deals, updates on projects, and book reviews. I never send any spam, and I would never, ever, sell or distribute reader’s emails to anyone.

About the Author:

Marco Etheridge is a world traveler, a writer of prose, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His work has been featured in more than one hundred reviews and journals across Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. When he isn’t crafting stories, Marco is a contributing editor and for a new ‘Zine called Hotch Potch.

Marco began his writing journey with The Dark Rain Series, a riveting and original tale of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. This post-apocalyptic saga opens with the novella Clouds Before Rain and continues in the full-length novel The Best Dark Rain: A Post-Apocalyptic Struggle for Life and Love. Marco’s second novel is Blood Rust Chains, a stand-alone novel set in Portland, Oregon. Breaking the Bundles is the latest novel, an absurdist political thriller set across two continents. Orphaned Lies is Marco’s first collection of short stories, followed by Broken Luggage, a great collection of flash fiction, U6 Stories – Vienna Underground Tales, The Wrong Name, and now Power Tools. All of these fine volumes are available at online booksellers worldwide.

The Short Stories

You can read the short stories by checking out the publishing announcements in my blog, Just click on the menu bar at the top of the page. For instant reading gratification, you can read one of my latest published short stories Return to Nowhere. This story is a free read published by the bodacious editors at Bridge Eight Press.

https://www.bridgeeight.com/return-to-nowhere/

And More…

Marco’s fiction takes the reader on an intricate literary journey through different genres. With attention to detail and thoughtful prose, Marco builds immersive worlds crafted to house distinct and diverse characters. Always character and dialogue-driven, Marco’s novels captivate the readers with dark charm and unforeseen plot hooks.

Though born in the USA, Marco considers himself a citizen of the world. Love carried him across the Atlantic Ocean to Vienna, Austria, and love holds him there. The long and winding pathway that has led to writing novels is one of varied experience. Marco has been a soldier, a commercial fisherman, a wanderer, and a jack-of-all-trades. His feet have happily trod the soil of over thirty countries; a wandering path over four continents and the odd sub-continent. The world is his playground and his fellow citizens are his playmates.

Marco’s antidote for everything is to throw some gear in his faithful Deuter backpack and disappear. An avid traveler and a complete street-food junkie, there is nothing he won’t try. Munching wok-roasted spiders in Cambodia? Absolutely! How about a four-course meal in Bangkok’s Chinatown, with each course from a different street stall? He’s there! For tall tales of travel, please check out Marco’s travel blog at:

https://newland-newtale.blogspot.co.at/