Here’s a quick one from a reader: christopher Thanks I won’t bother you after I finish each story, but “A Second chance” is excellent. If it is his first published story, he has a great career ahead of him. Larry “A Second Chance” was written by Michael Grey out of Victoria Australia. KUDOS to Michael! […]
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Well, this morning was an other first for my little publishing enterprise. Penny Dread Tales Volume One got it’s first review on Amazon.com. I’m pleased as punch! I thought I’d share the review with you here on Diascribe. I will start by saying that I am not the biggest fan of science fiction so when
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Three of the contributors covering five of the stories in “Penny Dread Tales Volume One” will be available to autograph copies of the anthology at the Broadway Book Mall on Saturday, June 25th at 3:00 pm. The contributors attending will include: Laura Givens (“Chin Song Ping and the Fists of Steel”) J. M. Franklin (“The
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Go To Episode 2 Imagine being Adam, kicking back in the Garden of Eden, minutes after God scooped up a fist full of clay and breathed that first breath of life, and then hearing that same God laughing at him. Good thing I’m not Adam, or human for that matter, or I’d take it personal. I
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Go To Episode 001 “It seems kinda fragile, you know? You sure you couldn’t build anything bigger… and maybe just a touch more… durable?” I couldn’t stand the sound of my own voice. That high-pitched squeak was going to drive me insane. I heard a clicking sound behind me and then, suddenly, my vision multiplied by
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One of my writing groups assigned the following exercise: “Our exercise for next time is the “Macro Machine.” First, write a 50-100 word story. (Those of us who were there on the 12th did this that night.) Though very concise, the story should have a complete arc. Next, you’ll take the story and “blow it
Well, it took longer than expected, but two of us here at Diascribe have stories that have now seen the light of day. RuneWright finally released the steampunk anthology Penny Dread Tales in print, Kindle and iPad formats. Quincy Allen has a story in it called Lasater’s Lucky Left about a cyborg gun-slinger in the 1860s that tangles horns with Chinese
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With an annoyed scowl setting the exposed part of his face into deep lines, Jake Lasater slowly returned his hot Colts to the holsters at each hip and waited for the thick white veil of smoke to clear. He let out a long, resigned sigh and winced as he rubbed the shallow gash in his
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