New Dystopian Fiction
Beyond the Briar – New Dystopian Fiction
Brand new dystopian fiction, my short story Beyond the Briar, just published by Rural Fiction Magazine. Beyond the Briar is a retelling of the fairy tale Briar Rose. In this version, while the enchanted kingdom has slept away a century of dreams, the world has descended into dystopian chaos. A lone bowman, a mercenary, finds his way past the thorny barrier of the briar hedge and into the legend.
Read the story NOW!
Rural Fiction Magazine is a lovely ‘Zine and (FREE!) online read. Give them a virtual visit. You won’t be disappointed. Bonus! Read my story Beyond the Briar, but check out the rest of the great stories and poems on offer at Rural Fiction. Just mash the big button or click the link below.
Read Beyond the BriarFor my lovely readers who are button-adverse, let me offer another option: here’s a plain old link:
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Speaking of FREE reads…
Hotch Potch is a great ‘Zine created by a collaboration of writers and visual artists. And yes, full disclosure, I am one of the founding editors. Hotch Potch Volume Two Issue One is available as a FREE PDF download or a FREE online read. BookFunnel ensures safe downloads and easy online reading. Just click the link below.
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The Madness…
Yes, through the looking glass sort of madness, such is the case here at MEF. A cascade of acceptances (Yayyyyyy!!!!) and rejections (Booooo!!!!!). New stories fluttering about, waiting for their turn to venture out into the cold, cruel, literary world. Tune into the MEF blog for all the latest:
https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/whats-new-in-marcos-world-the-blog/
i say it’s still summer, so that’s the way it it. And that means summer reading is still a thing. Need a book for theses warm days and cooler nights? Look no further, My Bodacious Readers! How about a post-apocalyptic thrill ride? The Best Dark Rain awaits you:
The Best Dark Rain: A Post Apocalyptic Struggle for Life and Love
Seattle is dead. Almost dead. Liz and Pat are the last couple standing. Survival is only half the battle. Living is hard, trusting is harder.
There is precious little room for love in a dead city, a dead world. For not quite everyone died. Better if they had. Armed bands stalk the streets. In the shadows worse enemies prowl, horrible enemies. At the center of this bleak urban waste lies a makeshift fort. It is the refuge of Liz Walker and Pat O’Shea. They are the last living couple in the shell of what was once Seattle.
