My true love gave to me, “Answer Me” by Adrienne J. Odasso, a story included in the anthology Needles & Bones, and an erotic “Trianon” by Tim Mulcahy, author of the Paul Altimari stories in the anthology Things that Go Bump in the Night. Trianon is erotic, and you must be 18 or over to download it.
You must be registered on the blog to download a story. There’s no limit to the number of stories that can be downloaded, but you are only entered into the drawing for the ebook reader once for each story you choose (void where prohibited). In other words, if you download both of today’s free stories, you are entered twice. If you also buy a book in the bookstore (the holiday sale has been extended through January 5!), you’ll be entered again.
Download:Answer Me
Download: Trianon
About Adrienne J. Odasso +/-
| Adrienne J. Odasso’s poetry has appeared in a number of publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including Strong Verse, Aesthetica, Succour, Sybil’s Garage, Farrago’s Wainscot, The Liberal, and Mythic Delirium. Her short fiction has appeared in Behind the Wainscot, Ruins Terra anthology from Hadley Rille books, and Straying from the Path, an anthology of Little Red Riding Hood stories and poetry. You can find her on the web at ajodasso.livejournal.com. |
About Needles & Bones +/-
| Needles & Bones is a collection of poems and short fiction by a double handful of brilliantly creative artists-with-words. It begins gently, with fairy tales, but its tendrils of surreality spread from the stories of our childhood, into our adult world, and on to places beyond our own. We visit heaven, and hell, and places we might never imagine, peopled by creatures who are only sometimes like us. |
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About Tim Mulcahy +/-
| In 2001 Tim left the day to day practice of law to devote himself to writing. Since then he has completed two novels and over 20 short stories, all of which he hopes to publish someday.
When not writing, Tim manages the largest project management publishing company in the Midwest United States. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife and two children. |
About Bump in the Night +/-
| “Monday Night at the Vampire Lounge” and the other Paul Altimari stories set the tone for our Bump in the Night anthology.
Compared to the Vampire Lounge, Vegas looks like a church social. When you step into the world of blood letting, daytime morality is irrelevant. This is the world of cold pointy tongues, sharp teeth and razor blades, where pain and pleasure come together in a red cocktail. Come in, see what you find. Wipe the blood off when you leave.
Most importantly, keep your mouth shut.
When former police officer Paul Altimari stumbles across a dying girl, he does what any good citizen would do–he calls the police. Too bad the body’s gone when they get there.
As more bodies pile up–some of them on Altimari’s front lawn–things get worse. Sure, he figures it out but the police aren’t going to believe him; they don’t like him much. Too bad the killer vampire likes him a little too well.
Bump is an EPIC Awards finalist for best anthology. The EPIC Awards are given annually to recognize outstanding achievements in e-publishing. |
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Thank you!!
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Deena Replied:
December 26th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
@Bethanie, you’re welcome!
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I downloaded and read “Trianon” which was great until page 8–where waist is misspelled as waste. Ok, ok, I am a spelling nazi, but that misspelling broke the spell for me.
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Deena Replied:
December 27th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Thanks for letting me know. It’s been corrected.
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