New Slipstream Fiction

An Inch Either Way

My slipstream short story An Inch Either Way has just been published by the bodacious editors at October Hill Magazine. An Inch Either Way is the tale of a London man who suddenly has everything he thought he wished for, including a massive hangover and a very annoying dog.

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October Hill Fall 2022 is a FREE download or you can read the issue online. Follow the link and look for OHM FALL 2022 Volume 6, Issue 3. My story is on page 53. What are you waiting for? Mash the big button!

For you button phobic folks, here is the direct link to my new story at October Hill Magazine. W00T! Free Read! Just mash the link and away we go!

https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com/archives

Better yet, browse the rest of the fine October Hill library. This great ‘Zine has a lot to offer besides my story An Inch Either Way. Here is the general link:

https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com/

Let Me Catch My Breath…

Hey My Lovelies, busy times here at the frosty writer’s garret. Deadlines looming, submissions running naked and wild through the streets. Madness! But wait! There’s more. Issue Two of Hotch Potch Magazine, with yours truly as contributing editor, is looming on the horizon. Read all about it on the MEF blog! Or, better yet, sign up for my alerts so you won’t miss a single story.

Pumpkin Time

Last night, as I smoked my sanity cigar, I watched a cold mist rising from the dank ground. The ghost of summer, dead and gone. But Fall has it’s own delights. And no, I ‘m not talking about pumpkin spice! How about a collection of short stories for your reading needs? Stay strong, be kind, and keep reading!

Orphaned Lies – Collected Stories

The Journey of Orphaned Lies

The fifteen stories contained within these pages tell tales of love lost and love found, of darkness at the end of life, and light at the beginning. Unforgettable characters struggle against the impersonal forces of the outside world, and against the flaws they carry within themselves. There is quiet heroism and unwanted heroes discarded, acts of defiance and of acceptance. The inhabitants of these pages learn who they are, and sometimes, who they are not. Enter here, Reader, and join in the journey that is Orphaned Lies.

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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 by reviews, journals, and magazines in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. Here, for the first time, fifteen of his best short stories are gathered together in one collection. An aging veteran who despises his neighbor ends up in hospital under her care. An isolated married couple search for help to deliver their first child. A man pauses on a wind-swept cliff to converse with a dead friend. A young kitchen boy is sent on a perilous journey across a pestilential land. A man and women find love at the end of their lives. The fifteen stories contained within these pages tell tales of love lost and love found, of darkness at the end of life, and light at the beginning. Unforgettable characters struggle against the impersonal forces of the outside world, and against the flaws they carry within themselves. There is quiet heroism and unwanted heroes discarded, acts of defiance and of acceptance. The inhabitants of these pages learn who they are, and sometimes, who they are not. Open these pages and join in the journey that is Orphaned Lies.

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Genre: Short Stories
Tags: Recommended Books, Short Stories
Publisher: Marco Etheridge Fiction
Publication Year: 2021
ASIN: B099TG6GQ7
List Price: 9.95
eBook Price: 2.99

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