The first published story after the long sabbatical is… Pitfall. My short story Pitfall has just been published in Grim & Gilded Issue 19. Pitfall tells the tale of a woman on a solo hike, a deadly trap, and her attempt to escape the trap. This story is literary fiction smacking headlong into psychological horror, and it’s a FREE read!
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Grim & Gilded is a great online ‘Zine. They love Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, all of your favorite genres. Show your love for these hard-working editors (and Indie Writers) by giving them a read. Grim & Gilded Issue 19 is a FREE online read, so you can spread the Lit-Love without forking over a dime. How about that? Grab a dose of creepy by giving my story Pitfall a read. Just mash the big button:
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I’m just back from a four-month walkabout in SE Asia. You might think I’d earned a cushioned reentry, but No! Things here at the MEF lair have gone nuts. New stories going out, acceptances (and rejections) pouring in, and no rest for the wicked. Look for more stories coming your way. Lots more stories! Stories wait for no author, the crafty little buggers.
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How about a brand-new collection of 21 great short stories? That’s right, folks, it’s here! Hot off the presses Power Tools awaits your hungry reader eyes:
Power Tools
There are moments in life when having the right tool makes all the difference.
An elderly woman sets out alone on a journey into a new life. Two soldiers in a bunker share candy and memories. A widower takes on the Supreme Court with a robot. Grief is sung over the cobbled streets of Valletta. Two old heroes question their purpose. These stories tell tales of love lost and found, of the fight for justice, and the glimmering flame of hope that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters push back against the crushing weight of the world and shoulder the burdens they carry within. Love, laugh, dance, weep; these are the stories of Power Tools.
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 more than eighty reviews, journals, and magazines in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. Power Tools gathers twenty-one of his best short stories into one collection. An elderly woman sets out alone on a journey into a new life. Two soldiers in a bunker share candy and memories. A widower takes on the Supreme Court with a robot. Grief is sung over the cobbled streets of Valletta. Two old heroes question their purpose. These stories tell tales of love lost and found, of the fight for justice, and the glimmering flame of hope that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters push back against the crushing weight of the world and shoulder the burdens they carry within. Love, laugh, dance, weep; these are the stories of Power Tools.
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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/