My true love gave to me “Moral Purposes” by Nora Fleischer, author of Over Her Head and a short story in the upcoming ghost story anthology. My favorite science fiction puts humanity in new places, while still struggling with age-old dilemmas. This is the story of a young man struggling to build a place for himself while he discovers that what he begins to understand is important may not be what everyone else believes is important, and what that means to him. The story is interesting to me because it introduces ideas of prejudice and privilege and how the character recognizes them and learns to deal with them. I won’t say more for fear of spoiling it for you, but I hope you’ll be sure to download today’s story. It’s definitely worth it.
My true love, feeling exceptionally generous, also gave me “Shepherd to the Wolves” by Connie Neil. “Shepherd” is currently available in “Bump in the Night”, along with a companion story, “Lydie”. We’re plotting–I should say hoping–that you won’t be able to miss “Lydie” once you’ve read “Shepherd”, a story about a somewhat unusual vampire with a mission.
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About Nora Fleischer +/-
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Nora Fleischer was born near Boston, spent high school in Northern California, and currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She’s been writing since she was very little–her parents have a copy of her first novel, written when she was in elementary school, about a princess who marries a dragon, which she illustrated and hardbound herself. She is currently working on a zombie romance novel, but expects to leave the binding to the publisher.
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About Over Her Head +/-
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OVER HER HEAD is swimming in charm and wit. Fleischer has created a romantic, compelling story with a bright, unusual heroine and a mysterious, sensual hero. I was dragged under and didn’t come up for air until the last page! A great read.
–Tate Hallaway, best selling author of author of HONEYMOON OF THE DEAD
 A bicycling young lady scholar writing her thesis on the historical meaning of merpeople tales visits a well-known collector of literature on the subject, determined to get him to let her read his books. She comes armed with cookies, that well-known advent to a man’s heart, and is surprised to discover he’s not at all the old curmudgeon she had imagined him to be. In fact, he’s almost dismayingly handsome, putting her far out of any running, were she so inclined, which of course she’s not. She just wants his books, despite what her landlady may say.
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About Connie Neil +/-
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A long time ago, a girl saw a movie set in a galaxy far, far away, and the potential of Story exploded in her mind. It started with “Well, but what happens next?” and went to “Wouldn’t it be cool if this had happened instead?” and ended with “I’ve just had a very interesting idea.” Now Connie follows the interesting ideas that pop into her head to see what story unfolds.
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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. Three sections explore the worlds of vampires, ghosts, and zombies from the pens of some very strange authors.
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. Edited by Deena Fisher. Cover art by George Cotronis. |
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