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Luna of Pigwell Unearths Quantrill’s Bones

New Literary Fiction from The Opiate

Luna of Pigwell Unearths Quantrill’s Bones

Luna of Pigwell Unearths Quantrill’s Bones, brand new Literary fiction from The Opiate. My latest published short story is Luna of Pigwell Unearths Quantrill’s Bones. This long-format story appears in The Opiate: Summer 2021, Vol. 26. A young woman trapped in a small Missouri town finds her narrow world broken apart by her unlikely friendship with an ex-convict, a man bound to an old farm and a dark family history. The collision of past and present propel the characters forward.

The Opiate Editors on Issue 26:

In our first “post-pandemic” (even though still ongoing) summer, The Opiate offers a splash of cold water on your presumably de-masked face with fiction and poetry from Cara Hoffman, L. A. Ricketts III, Max DeVoe Talley, Salvatore Difalco, Marco Etheridge, Debrah Miszak, Steve Denehan, Donna Dallas, Zeke Greenwald, Ron Kolm, Hedy Habra, Victor Marrero, Thomas Wells, Matthew Peluso, David Estringel, Cynthia Andrews, Mitchell Solomon and Snata Basu.

Read the Story NOW!

The Opiate: Summer 2021, Vol. 26, is available as a FREE download at Issuu. That means, Dear Readers, that Luna of Pigwell Unearths Quantrill’s Bones is a free read! You can also purchase a print copy of the magazine with which to enlighten your world and adorn your coffee table. More on that below.

This is my second story with The Opiate, and I am very grateful to the editors for continuing to support my work. Your digital copy is standing by, so get it now! You can get your very own digital copy by mashing the big button below.

Read LUNA Now!

Or, if you’re button phobic and feeling flush, here is the link to The Opiate on Blurb, where you can buy a hard copy of this beautiful literary magazine featuring my story Luna of Pigwell Unearths Quantrill’s Bones.

https://www.blurb.com/b/10793835-the-opiate-summer-2021-vol-26

More Great Fiction Coming Your Way…

I’m here to tell you, Friends and Neighbors, July has been the wildest month ever here at MEF. The deluge of stories may have run itself down to a trickle, but a huge wave is cresting the horizon. That wave is titled: Orphaned Lies. That’s right, Dear Readers! My very first collected volume of short stories is live, ready for your eager eyes. You can get your copy today, at fine online booksellers worldwide. All of the details are here at the MEF website.

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/

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