Book: The Damned
Stories: The Drain, The Enforcers, The Fog, On a Spring Day, and The Trial.
ASIN: B0C82RQFSZ
Publication Date: September 23, 2023
Genre: Flash Fiction, Horror
Buy Link: http://books2read.com/DamnedDrabbles
Price: $1.99 ebook (Pre-order price)
Book Blurb:
Bite-sized horror stories are brought to you by thirteen authors. From creepy crawlies to the seemingly normal pets. From hideous monsters lurking in the dark to charismatic people showing their true colors.
Each tale is precisely 100 words and leaves a long-lasting chilling effect. Some will make you question the security of the world around you, and what’s more terrifying than that?
Featuring drabbles from Storm Lomax, Jonathan Reddoch, Zari Hunt, Kellee Kranendonk, Andreas Flögel, Simon Clarke, Jacek Wilkos, Ferenc K. Zoltán, Vanessa Bane, C.L. Hart, Natascha Eschweiler, Angela Zimmerman, and J.E. Feldman.
Pre-Excerpt Information
I wrote this drabble along with 29 others for potential inclusion in The Damned, an anthology of drabbles from Dragon Soul Press. I submitted this one for potential inclusion, but it didn't make the cut.
So, why in the world am I sharing it here?
Because there are approximately 3 more weeks until the anthology is published. My contract stipulates that I can't share more than 500 words from the anthology prior to publication. That's all five of my selected stories. So, what in the heck would I share the rest of the time?
The other drabbles that didn't make the cut for this anthology, of course!
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The Orb
Israel
Evensen was the kind of kid who insisted upon empirical evidence for
everything. Therefore, the little purple and gold orb that had been
following him everywhere for the past two weeks stymied him.
Nevertheless, it seemed quite real.
Israel
wondered if the appearance of the orb meant he was schizophrenic like
his mother, although there were no other signs he had manifested the
disease. In truth, he found the presence of the globe comforting,
even if it sometimes appeared to be analyzing him as he would a
specimen on a microscope slide. He couldn’t risk losing his only
friend.
Notes
I've been aggressively sharing the limited edition Hot and Sticky anthology from Passionate Ink, which will be pulled from publication on October 30th. If you'd like to read excerpts from my (Lil DeVille's) story, The Liberation of Mac MacCarrick, visit the official Naughty Netherworld Press blog.
http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com
I also want to tell you about an upcoming event where readers can win free books and other good stuff and authors can share their stories. I will be giving away one copy of Hot and Sticky and one copy of The Damned.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/renesgetawaypartyroom
Fellow authors can sign up to participate. Here are the details:
Your book does NOT need to be Halloween related just make sure your graphics are Halloween Themed, that's it!
All Romance, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi subgenres are welcome.
Rules are simple:
1. Fill out the form below
3. Ask your readers to join Rene's Getaway Party Room. They will not want to miss this event! It will be so much fun for them to meet new authors, play games and win prizes.
4. Commit to sharing "A Spooky Good Time's" graphics on Social Media and in your Newsletters (including links to the group) leading up to the event. This is a team effort, so please share!
5. Mark your calendars. Saturday, October 28th. Anytime on the 28th, make 1 post in the group. Introduce yourself, tell the readers a bit about your books, tell them what you are giving away, and ask them a question, have them play a game, ask them to follow/friend you, whatever you want to do--but their comment on the post is their entry into the giveaway! You can give away as many books as you'd like! You can also give away swag and gift cards.
6. On Sunday the 29th you will pick your winner(s). Be sure to friend them and tag your winner right under GIVEAWAY CLOSED, so I know that you have reached out and made arrangements with your winner(s).
Thank you!
I will be sending important updates as we gear up for the event, so be sure to check your inbox!
Hope you join us!
--
Rene Migliore
Personal Virtual Assistant
Rene's Getaway
Blog: www.renesgetaway.wordpress.com
Please contact Rene, your ghostess with the mostest, if you have questions.
