I am thrilled to announce my latest short story Dog and Man – New Literary Fiction, just published in Hotch Potch, Volume Three, Issue Two. Dog and Man tells the tale of a dog, an old man, and the past that threatens them both. The genre is literary fiction.
Welcome to Hotch Potch Volume Three Issue Two, the sixth issue of a new collective literary arts magazine. Seven contributing editors, fifteen guest writers, and three featured visual artists collaborated to create a great literary and arts ‘Zine. Inside Volume Three Issue Two you will find thirteen short stories, eight flash or drabbles, two interviews with our guest artists, and great artwork throughout the ‘Zine. This fine collection of literary treats includes my story Dog and Man.
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The New Year is well underway, my Lovelies, and I wish each of you peace and prosperity. Dog and Man is my third story to go live this year. There will be a whole lot more, so hold onto your hats, folks!
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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 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/