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The Beacon – New Literary Fiction

Just Published at Smokey Blue Literature and Arts

The Beacon – New Literary Fiction

The Beacon – New Literary Fiction for you, my wonderful readers! My latest short story has just been published at Smokey Blue Literary and Arts Magazine. The Beacon is a dark and yet hopeful story about a young woman despairing of an empty life and an unlikely meeting that alters her life’s path. This is a straight-up literary fiction story and I do hope you enjoy it. I want to throw down a huge shout-out and thanks to the editors of Smokey Blue for having faith in my work.

Read “The Beacon” Now!

“The Beacon” is a available now as a free, online read. Just mash the big “Read Now” button that appears just below. This online ‘Zine is free for your reading pleasure. Just follow the link, click on the cover (Issue #14, Spring 2021) and you’re in! Click on the magazine cover and page through it until you reach page 70. That is where you will find my story “The Beacon.”

Read The Beacon

Or, if you’d rather, here is the link to latest new literary fiction at Smokey Blue on issuu, the free reading platform. Again, click on the arrows to scroll through the magazine. My story in on page 70.

https://issuu.com/sblaam/docs/sblaam14

More Stories headed your way…

2021 has been a wild year here at MEF with more stories going live in the coming months. Another story, “Crow Chain,” was just accepted today! And… Stay tuned to the MEF posts and newsletter for updates and publishing announcements.

I truly hope you like this latest story. Stay healthy in these strangest of times. Thanks for being readers. Be Kind, Be Well, Be the World You Imagine! And hey, a major shout-out to my readers just for being you. Readers Rock!!

Or how about a novel to help pass the Time of Corona? Here is a link to my latest book, “Breaking the Bundles.” This great conspiracy novel is available at fine online booksellers.

Breaking the Bundles

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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