Doubles – New Dark Fiction

A New Short Story

New Dark Fiction from Book of Matches

Doubles – New Dark Fiction

A brand new story – Doubles – New Dark Fiction from the great online ‘Zine Book of Matches. My latest short story Doubles has just been published by the hard-working editors at Book of Matches. Doubles tells the story of a man haunted by his doppelgänger. Is you is or is you ain’t my evil twin?

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Book of Matches offers an online flip-book format as well as a FREE downloadable PDF version. This fine literary magazine showcases the best in contemporary poetry, fiction, and essays. Grab your very own copy of Book of Matches Issue 8. The PDF is FREE! Just mash the big button or click the link below.

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Besides my latest story, Book of Matches Issue 8 is chock-full of literary treats. Not only do you get a great read, you support independent literature. Good on ya! Top-notch content awaits your hungry reader eyes. I think you’ll dig it! Here is the link:

https://www.bookofmatcheslitmag.com/

Wave the Red Flag!

It’s May Day! Raise the Red Flag, Man the Barricades, Read Fiction by Independent Authors! Bang the drum! The acceptances for the month of March are emerging as the published stories of May. That means more publishing announcements on the horizon. Stay tuned to the MEF blog for all the latest. What’s New In Marco’s World is here:

https://bro.uxw.mybluehost.me/whats-new-in-marcos-world-the-blog/

Craving More Stories?

Sure you are! Fear not, Good Readers! We’ve got your back on this one. How about your very own copy of my latest flash fiction collection:

Broken Luggage Collected Flash Fiction

Broken Luggage: Two dozen flash fiction tales of love lost and love found, of darkness at the end of life, and light at the beginning.

A man's life condensed into the broken luggage that will contain it. A young woman alone in the Sonoran Desert. Memories of dangerous eggs, thunderstorms, and a gunshot man. A character tours his self-made hell. Another steps from between the pages. Parables of sand and migration A labyrinth into new love, and the remembrance of love past. These two dozen flash stories tell swift tales of love lost and love found, of darkness at the end of life, and light at the beginning.

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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 reviews, journals, and magazines in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. Broken Luggage gathers twenty-four of his best flash stories into one collection. A man’s life condensed into the broken luggage that will contain it. A young woman alone in the Sonoran Desert. Memories of dangerous eggs, thunderstorms, and a gunshot man. A character tours his self-made hell. Another steps from between the pages. Parables of sand and migration A labyrinth into new love, and the remembrance of love past. These two dozen flash stories tell swift tales of love lost and love found, of darkness at the end of life, and light at the beginning. Unforgettable characters struggle against the tides and pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. There is joy and despair, defiance and acceptance. The inhabitants of these pages learn who they are, and sometimes, who they are not. Welcome, Reader, to the world of Broken Luggage.

Details

Genre: Short Stories
Tags: Recommended Books, Short Stories
Publisher: Marco Etheridge Fiction
Publication Year: 2022
Format: Paperback & eBook
Length: 137 Pages
ASIN: B0B3CSJR2C
ISBN: 9798833773079
List Price: $8.95
eBook Price: $2.99

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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://bro.uxw.mybluehost.me/