New Short Fiction

A Trinket for Madge

My short story A Trinket for Madge, just published by the bodacious editors at Sheepshead Review! A Trinket for Madge tells the story of an old crone who helps or curses young men seeking love and fortune. But this is no fairy tale. The story unfolds in a near-future dystopia.

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Sheepshead Review Fall 2022 is now live at ISSUU as a FREE read! Bang the embedded link below and you will be whisked away to my newest story at this lovely Lit ‘Zine. FREE read! What are you waiting for? Mash the big button!

After you enjoy my latest story, why not browse the rest of Sheepshead. This super ‘Zine comes at you from University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. There’s lots more on offer besides my story A Trinket for Madge. I think you’ll dig it! Here is the general link:

https://sheepsheadreview.com/

Back From Egypt…

No, not from exile, but a great three-week jaunt up and down the Nile and the Red Sea. But hey, My Lovelies, it’s chaos here in the frosty writer’s garret. I’m freezing my nads off! Acceptances unattended, submissions running naked through the streets, drafts and deadlines crushing the flimsy furniture. Madness! But wait! Did I mention a new short story collection? Hell yes, U6 Stories – Vienna Underground Tales. Get your copy today!

U6 Stories – Vienna Underground Tales

Every train carries a story.

The U6 is one line of the Vienna underground transit system. The silver and red trains carry stories, many stories. A woman mourns her musical lover, and a man discovers his courage. A Syrian family flees to a fragile new beginning, and a young man helps circus performers during a pandemic. Lovers rediscover each other after decades apart, and a man finds a father he never knew. A contract is broken, and neighbors defend their own. Eighteen tales of love lost and found, of the darkness within us, and the glimmering light that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters struggle against the pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. Welcome, Reader, to the stories of the U6.

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About the Book

Marco Etheridge is a writer of fiction, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His stories have been published in more than seventy reviews, journals, and magazines in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. U6 Stories gathers eighteen of his best short stories into one collection. The U6 is one line of the Vienna underground transit system. The trains transport more than people. Each silver and red carriage carries stories, many stories. A woman mourns the death of her musical lover, and a man discovers his courage. A Syrian family flees to a fragile new beginning, and a young man helps circus performers during a pandemic. Lovers rediscover each other after decades apart, and a man finds a father he never knew. A contract is broken, and neighbors defend their own. These eighteen stories tell tales of love lost and love found, of the darkness that lies within us, and the glimmering light that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters struggle against the tides and pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. Welcome, Reader, to the stories of the U6.

Details

Genre: Short Stories
Tags: Recommended Books, Short Stories
Publisher: Marco Etheridge Fiction
Publication Year: 2022
ASIN: B0BLLQN8WB
ISBN: 9798362399221
List Price: 8.95
eBook Price: 2.99

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