Oooo… Bad Luck Bus Stop, a Ghost Story just in time for Halloween! My short story Bad Luck Bus Stop, just published by the editors at Quibble. This brand new ghost story tells the tale of a recently deceased engineer haunting the bus stop where he was accidentally shot dead. The genre is literary fiction, or magical realism, or something like that. W00T!
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Quibble is a great online ‘Zine. Show your love for these hard-working editors (and Indie Writers) by giving them a read. Quibble is a FREE online read, so you can spread the Lit-Love without forking over a dime. How about that? Grab a dose of haunting flash fiction by giving my story Bad Luck Bus Stop a read. Just mash the big button:
But wait! There’s still more. Quibble is a veritable cornucopia of literary delights. Sure, I want you to read my story, but there’s lots more on offer. Check out the whole Quibble lineup at:
On the eve of a four-month walkabout in SE Asia, one might think things would quiet down. Bags are packed, boarding passes in hand. But No! Things here at the MEF lair have gone from crazy to downright insane. As of this writing, ten (count ’em, TEN!) acceptances have rolled through the virtual gates. That smashes the previous monthly record by a country mile. W00T! Look for more stories coming your way. Lots more stories! I’ll be sending them in remote from the wilds of Indonesia and the Philippines, but the stories do not sleep.
That’s it, My Lovelies! Travel blog stuff is on the horizon. Stay tuned for all the latest by following the MEF blog:
Maybe you’re planning your own long flight. If so, you’ll need a good book. Look no further, My Bodacious Readers! How about a great collection of dark stories? The Wrong Name awaits:
The Wrong Name
Stories from the darker edge
The Wrong Name – Stories from the Darker Edge, stories of the darkness that lies within us, and the occasional glimmer of hope that keeps us afloat in the shadows. Doppelgangers and crones, artificial and human intelligence gone wrong, murder, revenge, tragedies embraced, and fates narrowly avoided. Reluctant heroes tire of the chase and ghosts relive the past. Bodies must be disposed of, corpses arise, and dreams damned. Here is magick, for good or ill. Twenty-one tales of darkness, and the occasional glimmer of hope that keeps us afloat in the shadows. Welcome, Reader, to The Wrong Name.
The Wrong Name gathers twenty-one of author Marco Etheridge’s best dark short stories into a single volume. These are speculative tales from the darker edge. Within these pages live characters bearing the wrong name, unrepentant, untethered, and unforgiven. Good choices are made and bad; others that are downright evil. Here are doppelgangers and crones, artificial and human intelligence gone wrong. Murder and revenge, tragedies embraced, and fates narrowly avoided. Reluctant heroes tire of the chase and ghosts relive the past. There are bodies to be disposed of, corpses arisen, and dreams damned. Here is magick, both benevolent and not. Twenty-one tales of the darkness that lies within us, and the occasional glimmer of hope that keeps us afloat in the shadows. Welcome, Reader, to The Wrong Name.
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Marco Etheridge
Marco Etheridge is 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 over one hundred reviews and journals across Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. His story “Power Tools” has been nominated for Best of the Web for 2023. “Power Tools” is Marco’s latest collection of short fiction. When he isn’t crafting stories, Marco is a contributing editor for a new ‘Zine called Hotch Potch. In his other life, Marco travels the world with his lovely wife Sabine. Website: https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/