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The May Roundup

Stories, Not Cows

The May Roundup of New Stories…

It’s roundup time, the May Roundup of new stories, not cows. So, without further ado, here we go:

Doubles – New Dark Fiction

A brand new story – Doubles – New Dark Fiction from the great online ‘Zine Book of Matches. Doubles tells the story of a man haunted by his doppelgänger. Is you is or is you ain’t my evil twin?

https://www.bookofmatcheslitmag.com/

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Her Face in the Mirror – New Literary Fiction

Her Face in the Mirror, published by the great online ‘Zine Rundelania, tells the tale of an only daughter, her aging mother, and a journey to a small town in Newfoundland.

https://rundelania.com/

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Reciprocal Debt – New Literary Fiction in Print

My latest short story Reciprocal Debt, published by the Clackamas Literary Review. Reciprocal Debt tells the tale of one man who saves a stranger from an attempted suicide, and what transpires in the aftermath. Chance meetings and strange friendships.

Order your print copy:

https://clackamasliteraryreview.wordpress.com/

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Sparagamos – New Dark Fiction

My short story Sparagamos, hot off the Mason Jar Press and live in Jarnal Volume Three. Sparagamos is a modern retelling of the death of Orpheus at the hands of the Maenads. We are talking dark, creepy, and epic.

Order your print copy:

https://clackamasliteraryreview.wordpress.com/

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That’s All She Wrote…

Cue Sam Elliot. That’s the Roundup. All the literary doggies are in their corral. Thanks for being readers. Readers Rock the World! For the full lowdown on any or all of these fine stories, run on over to the MEF Blog:

https://bro.uxw.mybluehost.me/whats-new-in-marcos-world-the-blog/

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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