Foul Tommy’s Armor – Just published by Millennial Pulp Magazine. My newest short story, brought to you by the fine folks at Millennial Pulp Magazine Volume Two. Foul Tommy’s Armor tells the story of an ex-soldier and street drunk who hides the souls of the dead under his greatcoat. The demons of his past pursue him as he struggles to survive in the world of The Ruins, a community of castaways set apart from The Outside.
The Ruins Stories
The Ruins is a small island of temporary hope in a bleak, dystopian world. It is an internment camp for the misfits and the crazies thrown aside by the leaders of a grim urban hell. And, it is the setting for a three-story series of my short stories. The first story is Crow Chain, published by The Dead Mule School. The second is our current lovely, Foul Tommy’s Armor. The Third story is Angel of the Ruins. This is the final installment in the series, and we wish it well out there in Submission Land.
Read the Stories Now!
Crow Chain is the first of The Ruins stories. Crow Chain is a free read at The Dead Mule School. What more could you ask for?
And now, our headliner! Mash the big button and –Presto!– your whisked away to the Millennial Pulp site. Millennial Pulp Volume Two is a print-only edition, but it is well worth the cover price. Order your copy today! Make sure you order Volume Two now, y’hear?
There you go, Friends and Neighbors! We managed to squish two stories into a single post. Needless to say, we are wishing that third story well. I hope it finds a good home out there in the big wide world of LitMags.
Meanwhile, keep up on all the latest at Marco Etheridge Fiction. Check out the blog for new stories, blog posts, and your basic whatnot:
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.
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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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/