New Speculative Fiction

Word Double Cross – New Speculative Fiction from The Rumen

My short story Word Double Cross is featured in the new literary ‘Zine The Rumen. Word Double Cross tells the tale of a conceptual private investigator who strays into the concrete only to regret it. The genre is literary fiction wherein noir gets strange. Huge shout-out to the lovely editors at The Rumen, both for publishing my story and for having the chutzpah to found a literary magazine. And speaking of new ‘Zines, get ready for the plug for Hotch Potch. (You know it was coming, right?)

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The Rumen is a great new ‘Zine and this is your chance to be a part of it. Show your love by giving The Rumen a visit. Bonus! My story Word Double Cross is a FREE online read. And hey, tell them I sent ya. Just mash the big button or click the links below.

What? You don’t trust big orange buttons? You like to see the actual link? Okay, okay:

https://www.therumen.com/publications/fiction/Word%20Double%20Cross

Speaking of FREE reads…

Hotch Potch is a great ‘Zine created by a collaboration of writers and visual artists. And yes, full disclosure, I am one of the founding editors. Hotch Potch Volume Two Issue One is available as a FREE PDF download or a FREE online read. BookFunnel ensures safe downloads and easy online reading. Just click the links below.

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Hot Time, Sumner in the City…

The heat is on, My Lovelies, and you know I like it hot. Huge deadlines looming, pressure cooker stuff. Yeah, bring it on. We’ve got new stories, new acceptances, and deadlines to meet. The latest project is a collaborative series of stories for a contest. W00T! Stay current on all the doings at the MEF blog:

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

And the New Story Collection…

Is summer reading your idea of a slice of paradise? Look no further, My Bodacious Readers! How about a great collection of dark stories? The Wrong Name waits for you:

The Wrong Name

Stories from the darker edge

The Wrong Name – Stories from the Darker Edge, stories of the darkness that lies within us, and the occasional glimmer of hope that keeps us afloat in the shadows. Doppelgangers and crones, artificial and human intelligence gone wrong, murder, revenge, tragedies embraced, and fates narrowly avoided. Reluctant heroes tire of the chase and ghosts relive the past. Bodies must be disposed of, corpses arise, and dreams damned. Here is magick, for good or ill. Twenty-one tales of darkness, and the occasional glimmer of hope that keeps us afloat in the shadows. Welcome, Reader, to The Wrong Name.

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About the Book

The Wrong Name gathers twenty-one of author Marco Etheridge’s best dark short stories into a single volume. These are speculative tales from the darker edge. Within these pages live 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. Twenty-one tales of the darkness that lies within us, and the occasional glimmer of hope that keeps us afloat in the shadows. Welcome, Reader, to The Wrong Name.

Details

Publisher: Marco Etheridge Fiction
Publication Year: 2023
Length: Collected Stories
ASIN: B0C9DTRZYQ
ISBN: 9798399322612
List Price: 10.95
eBook Price: 2.99

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