The Wrong Name

Stories from the Darker Edge

The Wrong Name – Stories from the Darker Edge

Coming soon to a fine bookseller near you: The Wrong Name – Stories from the Darker Edge. This latest collection of short stories veers close to the precipice and looks over the fatal edge.

Something dark this way comes. The Wrong Name gathers twenty-one of my best dark short stories into a single volume. Speculative fiction with characters bearing the wrong name, unrepentant, untethered, and unforgiven. Good choices are made and bad; others that are downright evil. Here are doppelgangers and crones, artificial and human intelligence gone wrong. Murder and revenge, tragedies embraced, and fates narrowly avoided. Reluctant heroes tire of the chase and ghosts relive the past. There are bodies to be disposed of, corpses arisen, and dreams damned. Here is magick, both benevolent and not. And hopefully, a few laughs along the way.

A Sample…

Care for a quick look at what this new collection holds? Look no further than the great online ‘Zine Book of Matches. The fine editors published my short story Doubles and you an read it right here, right now. Doubles tells the tales of a man haunted by his doppelgänger. Is you is or is you ain’t my evil twin?

Read the Story NOW!

Book of Matches offers an online flip-book format as well as a FREE downloadable PDF version. This fine literary magazine showcases the best in contemporary poetry, fiction, and essays. Grab your very own copy of Book of Matches Issue 8. The PDF is FREE! Just mash the big button or click the link below.

Read Doubles

Besides my latest story, Book of Matches Issue 8 is chock-full of literary treats. Not only do you get a great read, you support independent literature. Good on ya! I think you’ll dig it! Here is the link:

https://www.bookofmatcheslitmag.com/

The Madness…

As ever, the madness continues. New stories to write, stories to submit, and rejections at which to scoff. Stay tuned to the MEF blog to keep up with all the news and the big release for The Wrong Name. Look for it before the fireworks of the Fourth of July! Here’s the link:

https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/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://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/