To take your mind off the depressing world that currently surrounds us, here’s a charming little ditty to bring some lighthearted adult fun into your life. Have a beer and enjoy.
Month: May 2020
„Pfff…“ von Claude K. Dubois (2019) — Testkammer
32 Seiten / ab 3 Jahren / Moritz Verlag / 10,95 € Buchkritik: Das Kinderbuch „Pfff…“ von Claude K. Dubois schildert mit seiner tierischen Geschichte die Alltagswelts vieler Kindern, vor allem jenen die eine Zuneigung für die Technik entwickelt haben. Der Vogelpapa hat beschlossen, dass die beiden Vogelkinder heute schon genug Zeit am Tablet verbracht…
on Gauguin — (CALIATH)
I recently joined a Portuguese e-publication where I must compose a poem weekly, and my self-proposed theme was to translate paintings that I favoured throughout my life, which, knowing myself, is a monumental task. I’m not a visual creator in the slightest, but am instead wholesomely auditive; I suffered of poor eyesight from early age, […]
Videotagebuch Vlog Trisha Galore: 19. Mai 2020 / LIEBE UND LICHT/Video Diary Vlog Trisha Galore: May the 19th 2020 / LOVE AND LIGHT —
Hallo, ihr Lieben, 😍 ich schicke euch ganz liebe Grüße, Licht und Liebe. Schaut euch meine Videos an und genießt das Leben und die Sonne. Ich habe viele Pläne heute. Zitat Trisha Galore: Manchmal ist das Leben unfair, und wir müssen für alles auf dieser Welt kämpfen, aber nur, wenn man immer wieder aufsteht, nachdem […]
Shadowed By Despair Release Day! —
Today is Shadowed By Despair’s release day! I love this series so much and I hope you take the time and check it out! All three books in the series, Clouded By Envy, Veiled By Desire, and Shadowed By Despair are .99 each for today’s release! Purchase on Amazon Perin expected eternal darkness after his […]
Reviews Needed
I am seeking people to review my works and who post their reviews to markets in the US, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada. I offer my Kindle e-books for free periodically according to Amazon policy. You can find my works on my Amazon author’s page. Let me know which you would like to review and I will let you know when it available for free or set up a date that you can have it for fee. I am most interested in having reviewed either my short horror (A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror), my collected poetry (Nocturne: Poems of Love, Distance, and the Night, a callous and disinterested lover), my short fiction on relationships (The Scent and Other Stories), or my action-adventure novelette (Click). The other two works are contained in A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror.
Personal note: Takis’s Shelter
I found this video after coming home from walking my own dog, Sara, who looks very much like dog #2, Phoenix, who is shown above in the thumbnail for th video. They seem to be of the same breed: German short-haired pointers. Both are
black, though most German short-haired pointers are mostly white and usually speckled. Sara is very gentle, like Phoenix is at the end of his story. I hate to think there are people out there who would intentionally mistreat a dog or any harmless animal, but I have seen this several and have heard of many such cases. It is always heartbreaking to think of what some dogs suffer at the hands of heartless, cruel humans. Sara had been fortunate and had been well cared for and trained. She has been a blessing to us since we adopted her.
This video really touched my heart, because we picked up Sara from the Farmington dog pound. She and two sisters had belonged, so the people at the pound said, to an old lady who had passed away. They had already given away Sara’s two sisters. When I saw Sara, I knew she was the one for us. We were looking for a dog that day, because our previous one, Brownie, had died the day before from an exceptional sensitivity to some ailment, which was not fatal to most dogs.
If you need a pet, I urge you to adopt one from your nearest shelter. There are many wonderful dogs out there in need of a home.
Take care.
How to Write a Novel Synopsis – by Jane Friedman… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
It’s probably the single most despised document you might be asked to prepare: the synopsis. The synopsis is sometimes necessary because an agent or publisher wants to see, from beginning to end, what happens in your story. Thus, the synopsis must convey a book’s entire narrative arc. It shows what happens and who changes, and it has to […]
via How to Write a Novel Synopsis – by Jane Friedman… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
The Saturday Night Special: “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe
What can I say? Few people are not familiar with Poe’s tale of people trying to isolate themselves from a ravaging pandemic, a tale eerily appropriate for our time.
“Diabolical: Three Tales of Vengeance and the Sorcerer Jack Thurston” is Free Today
Today, Diabolical is free.
Go to amazon.com/author/philslattery or Goodreads or any other social media to leave a review.
Jack Thurston is a retired professor of medieval literature and history. He is also a widower and father and a retired sorcerer who has returned to the black arts to exact revenge for the death of his wife, daughter, and brother. He has an intriguing position in the universe at a focal point of life, the afterlife, logic and reason, anger and hatred, the ancient and the modern worlds, grief and his attempts to escape grief through self-destruction. Though he wants to have the peace he once found with his wife, Agatha, he is pulled in many directions by circumstance and by his powerful negative emotions.
Reader Edward Z says about these three tales:
“Three of the stories feature a sorcerer named Jack Thurston, who is a really well done evil sort of character and the best of the bunch in my opinion. The author methodically goes through his rather complicated and gross preparations for the spells and it adds a bit more weight to them then usually found in these kinds of stories.”
Reader Tabs says about this collection of three tales:
“I very much enjoyed this short read. It was interesting and allowed for me to develop great imagery. Will recommend to friends.”
This collection of three short tales is perfect for those who have only a few short breaks to escape into the hidden world of horror, black magic, sorcery, and anger-fueled revenge.
I am a fan of the old school horror practiced by such authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Poe, Edward Lucas White, and Arthur Machen. I endeavor to make a story as terrifying and suspenseful for the reader as possible without resorting to gratuitous blood and gore for a simple shock or quick feeling of disgust.
You can find this and other works at my Amazon author’s page: www.amazon.com/author/philslattery.
Currently, Jack has a Twitter account (@jthurston666), where he has attracted a small following.
Information on more social media accounts and other characters (as they are developed) can be found at: philslattery.wordpress.com.
Show your appreciation for these stories by leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or other social media.
If you enjoy horror, check out my collection of horror short stories A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror: Stories of wizards, werewolves, serial killers, alien worlds, and the damned, which includes these stories.
“Diabolical: Three Tales of Vengeance and the Sorcerer Jack Thurston” is Free Today
Today, Diabolical is free.
Go to amazon.com/author/philslattery or Goodreads or any other social media to leave a review.
Jack Thurston is a retired professor of medieval literature and history. He is also a widower and father and a retired sorcerer who has returned to the black arts to exact revenge for the death of his wife, daughter, and brother. He has an intriguing position in the universe at a focal point of life, the afterlife, logic and reason, anger and hatred, the ancient and the modern worlds, grief and his attempts to escape grief through self-destruction. Though he wants to have the peace he once found with his wife, Agatha, he is pulled in many directions by circumstance and by his powerful negative emotions.
Reader Edward Z says about these three tales:
“Three of the stories feature a sorcerer named Jack Thurston, who is a really well done evil sort of character and the best of the bunch in my opinion. The author methodically goes through his rather complicated and gross preparations for the spells and it adds a bit more weight to them then usually found in these kinds of stories.”
Reader Tabs says about this collection of three tales:
“I very much enjoyed this short read. It was interesting and allowed for me to develop great imagery. Will recommend to friends.”
This collection of three short tales is perfect for those who have only a few short breaks to escape into the hidden world of horror, black magic, sorcery, and anger-fueled revenge.
I am a fan of the old school horror practiced by such authors as H.P. Lovecraft, Poe, Edward Lucas White, and Arthur Machen. I endeavor to make a story as terrifying and suspenseful for the reader as possible without resorting to gratuitous blood and gore for a simple shock or quick feeling of disgust.
You can find this and other works at my Amazon author’s page: www.amazon.com/author/philslattery.
Currently, Jack has a Twitter account (@jthurston666), where he has attracted a small following.
Information on more social media accounts and other characters (as they are developed) can be found at: philslattery.wordpress.com.
Show your appreciation for these stories by leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or other social media.
If you enjoy horror, check out my collection of horror short stories A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror: Stories of wizards, werewolves, serial killers, alien worlds, and the damned, which includes these stories.
Phil Slattery’s Sci-Fi Novelette “Alien Embrace” is Free Today on Amazon Kindle.
Logan Rickover, owner of a hardware store in a small town in Kentucky, has lucid dreams of life as an astronaut that intrude upon his life at any moment. Which of his lives is real? The quiet paradise of Danville or the terrifying jungle world of Stheno D?
This novelette is a terrific read for those who have only a quick break to take a breather and escape to another reality. In this sci-fi thriller, I endeavor to blur the boundaries between alien-induced hallucinations, the brutal reality of the present, and memories of an idyllic past.
Ron Baker calls it “Nightmare Planet”, gives it five stars, and comments: “This short has exactly what I like in science fiction: planet exploration and bizarre otherworldly aliens, in this case insectoid. The horrendous purpose the aliens have for the hapless astronauts who make planetfall to find the numerous previous missing exploration teams is grisly. I love the mystery of the planet and the authors device of alternating from the aliens bizarre perspective then switching to the astronauts point of view.”
Follow this link to obtain your free copy.
Don’t forget to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or other social media.
Check back frequently for updates and check out my Amazon Author’s page for more great works.
This novelette is included in my horror collection A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror.
Book Review by Ligeia Resurrected: The Dark and the Disturbed by Guy de Maupassant
I recently discovered Ligeia Resurrected. Her focus is on all things Goth, but the majority of her videos seem to be on gothic literature and music, dress, make-up, and absinthe, naturally. I enjoy her book reviews and will start posting them here occasionally. I am considering having book reviews by myself or others at 8:00 p.m. on Fridays, but that is still in the concept stage. If I do them, they will probably be written as my video production skills are rudimentary at best. I may make videos of them later. I hope you enjoy this presentation.
A Change of Pace: Rick Grime vs. Walter White, an Epic Rap Battle of History
If you haven’t seen the Epic Rap Battles of History Channel on YouTube, you are missing out on one of YouTube’s most enjoyable channels. Here are two of today’s most famous fictional characters in a duel to the musical death.
Phil Slattery’s Sci-Fi Novelette “Alien Embrace” is Free Today on Amazon Kindle.
Logan Rickover, owner of a hardware store in a small town in Kentucky, has lucid dreams of life as an astronaut that intrude upon his life at any moment. Which of his lives is real? The quiet paradise of Danville or the terrifying jungle world of Stheno D?
This novelette is a terrific read for those who have only a quick break to take a breather and escape to another reality. In this sci-fi thriller, I endeavor to blur the boundaries between alien-induced hallucinations, the brutal reality of the present, and memories of an idyllic past.
Ron Baker calls it “Nightmare Planet”, gives it five stars, and comments: “This short has exactly what I like in science fiction: planet exploration and bizarre otherworldly aliens, in this case insectoid. The horrendous purpose the aliens have for the hapless astronauts who make planetfall to find the numerous previous missing exploration teams is grisly. I love the mystery of the planet and the authors device of alternating from the aliens bizarre perspective then switching to the astronauts point of view.”
Follow this link to obtain your free copy.
Don’t forget to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or other social media.
Check back frequently for updates and check out my Amazon Author’s page for more great works.
This novelette is included in my horror collection A Tale of Hell and Other Works of Horror.
Phil Slattery, Writer, Publisher 