New Slipstream Fiction

The Ball Glove

My latest short story The Ball Glove, just published by the quirky online ‘Zine Wilderness House Literary. This new story tells the tale of a sole survivor, a found baseball mitt, and the smashing of small devices. Cryptic markings adorn the abandoned doorways, and the streets are empty. It’s two parts dystopian slipstream mixed with one part lit-fiction.

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After you enjoy my latest story, why not browse the rest of Wilderness House Literary. There’s lots more on offer besides my scribbles. Wilderness House Literary features short fiction, poetry, and essays. There is a lot of great content awaiting your hungry reader eyes. I think you’ll dig it! Here is the general link:

https://www.whlreview.com/#fiction

And the New Year begins…

Every New Year dawns bright and rosy, our hearts filled with hope! Rejections creep in. Rejections, acceptances, who cares? We dance naked in the streets, throw a few cartwheels down the cobblestones. It’s all madness, but madness of the best kind! Find out more and keep up-to-date by following the MEF blog:

https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/whats-new-in-marcos-world-the-blog/

But wait! Did I mention a new short story collection? Hell yes, U6 Stories – Vienna Underground Tales. Get your copy today!

U6 Stories – Vienna Underground Tales

Every train carries a story.

The U6 is one line of the Vienna underground transit system. The silver and red trains carry stories, many stories. A woman mourns her musical lover, and a man discovers his courage. A Syrian family flees to a fragile new beginning, and a young man helps circus performers during a pandemic. Lovers rediscover each other after decades apart, and a man finds a father he never knew. A contract is broken, and neighbors defend their own. Eighteen tales of love lost and found, of the darkness within us, and the glimmering light that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters struggle against the pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. Welcome, Reader, to the stories of the U6.

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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 more than seventy reviews, journals, and magazines in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. U6 Stories gathers eighteen of his best short stories into one collection. The U6 is one line of the Vienna underground transit system. The trains transport more than people. Each silver and red carriage carries stories, many stories. A woman mourns the death of her musical lover, and a man discovers his courage. A Syrian family flees to a fragile new beginning, and a young man helps circus performers during a pandemic. Lovers rediscover each other after decades apart, and a man finds a father he never knew. A contract is broken, and neighbors defend their own. These eighteen stories tell tales of love lost and love found, of the darkness that lies within us, and the glimmering light that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters struggle against the tides and pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. Welcome, Reader, to the stories of the U6.

Details

Genre: Short Stories
Tags: Recommended Books, Short Stories
Publisher: Marco Etheridge Fiction
Publication Year: 2022
ASIN: B0BLLQN8WB
ISBN: 9798362399221
List Price: 8.95
eBook Price: 2.99

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