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Clyde's Last Ride | Literary Garage By Peter Bertlessen

My newest flash fiction "Clyde's Last Ride" Thanks to @literarygarage.bsky.social for giving it a home.

#shortstory #crimefiction

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I think that's what they call "5-D Chess". It's beyond my comprehension

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Clyde's Last Ride | Literary Garage By Peter Bertlessen

One last job. A half-baked plan. And a getaway car that probably shouldn’t exist anymore....seriously.
What could go wrong?
“Clyde’s Last Ride” from Peter Bertlessen is our flash feature of the day. Check it out!
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Clyde's Last Ride | Literary Garage By Peter Bertlessen

My newest flash fiction "Clyde's Last Ride" Thanks to @literarygarage.bsky.social for giving it a home.

#shortstory #crimefiction

literarygarage.com/clydes-last-...

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House of Bone and Rain Amazon.com: House of Bone and Rain: 9780316427012: Iglesias, Gabino: Books

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a story about storms, friendship, magic, ghosts, revenge, love, and monsters. And the hardcover is only $14! Go ahead, share what you love.
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Clyde's Last Ride | Literary Garage By Peter Bertlessen

My newest flash fiction "Clyde's Last Ride" dropped yesterday. Thanks to @literarygarage.bsky.social

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Today’s the day! I’m back, Gabino! I’m back!
A BETTER KIND OF HATE is now available everywhere! #FridayReads

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Excited to announce my newest short story "Gold Diggers" published by Nemesis Fiction and available now on their SubStack. The story of two brothers who bury their estranged father and lament over the inheritance he didn’t leave them.

#shortstories #pulp

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The Longest Way Home by Brandon Barrows ​Mina stood on the bridge, looking down at the river. Mist swirled around the banks, making it seem like the shore was moving rather than the water. During the day, it was muddy brown, but now, it...

"The whoop of a siren made her jump. She turned on her heel, pressing her back against the railing. The police cruiser’s passenger window rolled down. 'Everything okay, ma’am?'"

Read "The Longest Way Home" by yours truly, for free at Guilty Flash!

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I’ll be reading at this Palm Springs shindig on Feb. 28. Stop by and say hi.

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Starlite Pulpcast Round Table for Review 7: 11 authors discuss the ideas behind their stories
Starlite Pulpcast Round Table for Review 7: 11 authors discuss the ideas behind their stories YouTube video by Starlite Pulp

Check out the authors roundtable for the Starlite Pulp's Review #7
#writingcommunity #pulp #shortstories
@pnharrison.bsky.social
@shanejoaquin.bsky.social
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Got my copy of the new issue of Guilty Crime Story Magazine!

Where's yours?

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Thanks man. Mine is a fun little boxing story. But there's a great mix of crime fiction, horror, western, and then there's Ron Clyburn's "Send in the Killers" what he described as a neo-western/horror-comedy about a professional clown hitman in Texas. Which I can't recommend enough.

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Starlite Pulp Review #7 | Starlite Pulp Fifteen stories. No safe choices. Crime, horror, westerns, surf noir, killer clowns, and existential dread—Starlite Pulp Review #7 delivers sharp, feral pulp stories that refuse to behave. If you like...

If you're looking for some great fiction or weekend reading. Grab yourself a copy of the new Starlite Pulp Review.

#pulp #shortstories
@shanejoaquin.bsky.social
@pnharrison.bsky.social
@robertjbinney.bsky.social

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Starlite Pulp Review #7 | Starlite Pulp Fifteen stories. No safe choices. Crime, horror, westerns, surf noir, killer clowns, and existential dread—Starlite Pulp Review #7 delivers sharp, feral pulp stories that refuse to behave. If you like...

Got to grab yourself a copy of the new Starlite Pulp Review, for a great chunk of eclectic fiction. Not biased or anything, although my new short Tijuana Tango is also in there.
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Coach is a legend in the trolling game

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My favorite reads this year

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Hit my yearly quota mid March

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New Project Announcement:
"Lawyers, Guns, and Bad Intentions" — a crime fiction anthology inspired by the songs of Warren Zevon. Submissions open 2/01/2026

For more details go to: literarygarage.com

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And excited as I look forward to 2026, with already 4 short stories scheduled to come out in different anthologies in the next few months. Starting with Starlite Pulp Review #7 dropping January 1st.

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And excited as I look forward to 2026, with already 4 short stories scheduled to come out in different anthologies in the next few months. Starting with Starlite Pulp Review #7 dropping January 1st.

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In The Throes Of Silence He slid the end of the cable into the quarter-inch jack of his sunburst ‘51 Gibson and walked out to the edge of the stage. The few in the crowd paid him no attention, their eyes fixated on the gla…

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As the year comes to a close, here's a quick look at my publications for 2025. In 2024, I closed out the year with 4 publications in as many months. A streak that rolled into 2025 for 6 months straight. Thankful to each and every publisher that was willing to give my work a home.

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Congratulations again man. Excited to read what's to come.

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Deal Report
Category: Fiction: Debut
KILL CURRENT By Casey Stegman
Imprint: Zando
October 22, 2025
Casey Stegman's KILL CURRENT, the first book in the Jon Hendricks series, a geopolitical thriller centered around a former spy-turned-professor who's pulled back into the field to uncover a bloody conspiracy that would upend the balance of global technology and power, to Nicole Otto at Zando, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027 and spring 2028, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report Category: Fiction: Debut KILL CURRENT By Casey Stegman Imprint: Zando October 22, 2025 Casey Stegman's KILL CURRENT, the first book in the Jon Hendricks series, a geopolitical thriller centered around a former spy-turned-professor who's pulled back into the field to uncover a bloody conspiracy that would upend the balance of global technology and power, to Nicole Otto at Zando, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027 and spring 2028, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

And last but not least, this one takes the cake…

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Early announcements: Patrick Barb, James Bennett, Renan Bernardo, Katrina Carruth, Vincent V.
Cava, Andrew K. Clark, P.A. Cornell, Dennis K.
Crosby, Nicole Field, Alex Grecian, KC Grifant, John Hornor Jacobs, Pedro Iniguez, Ai Jiang, Helen
Glynn Jones, Red Lagoe, Ruth Frances Long, Jonathan Maberry, Sarah L. Miles, Lee Murray, Cassandra Newbould, Justine Norton-Kertson, David Quantick, Eden Royce, Eric Shanov r, Riley Silverman, Diogo Silva Ramos, Mark Stay, Casey Stegman, Angela Sylvaine, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Tim Waggoner, Kali Wallace, J.L. Worrad..and more authors to be announced soon!

Contributing Authors Early announcements: Patrick Barb, James Bennett, Renan Bernardo, Katrina Carruth, Vincent V. Cava, Andrew K. Clark, P.A. Cornell, Dennis K. Crosby, Nicole Field, Alex Grecian, KC Grifant, John Hornor Jacobs, Pedro Iniguez, Ai Jiang, Helen Glynn Jones, Red Lagoe, Ruth Frances Long, Jonathan Maberry, Sarah L. Miles, Lee Murray, Cassandra Newbould, Justine Norton-Kertson, David Quantick, Eden Royce, Eric Shanov r, Riley Silverman, Diogo Silva Ramos, Mark Stay, Casey Stegman, Angela Sylvaine, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Tim Waggoner, Kali Wallace, J.L. Worrad..and more authors to be announced soon!

I had my story selected for inclusion in the upcoming horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM from @starsandsabers.bsky.social . The TOC is incredible. (It’s currently in the crowd funding stage: ko-fi.com/jendiagammon...)

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The Best Mystery Stories of the Year

The Best Mystery Stories of the Year

My story, “Effie’s Oasis”

My story, “Effie’s Oasis”

I had my short story “Effie’s Oasis” selected by Otto Penzler and John Grisham for inclusion in @mysteriousbookshop.com presents THE BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf - Henry Rollins

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Sinners Ride Sinners Ride - Kindle edition by Barrows , Brandon. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sinners Ride.

SINNERS RIDE is the weird western you need in your life.

Ben Keelock was hanged at sundown. By sunrise, he was riding again.

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RIP Hartman

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