My TWO new collections will be here tomorrow!
I’m really excited…they were a true labor of love. Between conventions and travel and my day job as an audiobook proofer and, well, life, I thought I’d never get them finished.
Sweet, Sour, & Spicy was the brainchild of Jeff Strand. I had three stories for a chapbook project that fell through. One was a sweet story I wasn’t sure what to do with (“Bark Off”). Another was so foul, it soured my stomach (“Giggly”), and when I mentioned all this to Jeff, his response was, “Now write a spicy story and call the collection Sweet, Sour, & Spicy.” He’s a really smart fellow. So I went full-blown spicy and out came “Rewards.”
It’s a toss-up between “Giggly” and “Rewards.” I’m not sure which would win for the most extreme story I’ve ever written. But hey, Ed Lee loved them both!
I still had that third chapbook, however…a stalker story titled “Belong.” What to do with it? The rights to two anthology stories had recently reverted back to me (“Getaway” and “Scars”), so I polished them up, added “Belong” to the lineup and What the Fuck Was That? was born. The title was inspired by my love of the Evil Dead musical and my favorite song on the soundtrack.
I really wanted the covers to be fun, quirky, playful…very tongue in cheek. That’s exactly what Lynne Hansen delivered! And just wait until you see the interiors!
Both collections will be available in eBook and paperback editions on June 6th! I hope you’ll enjoy my depravity!
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