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Saturday, December 10, 2016
Smart Girls Read Romance: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide For Writers
Smart Girls Read Romance: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide For Writers: It's that time of year again, and every year I update the gift guide for writers. For those of you who have writers in your life (and w...
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Smart Girls Read Romance: REVIEW OF OF JACQUIE ROGERS' SLEIGHT OF HEART
Smart Girls Read Romance: REVIEW OF OF JACQUIE ROGERS' SLEIGHT OF HEART: By Caroline Clemmons SLEIGHT OF HEART is the first of the High Stakes Heroes series by Jacquie Rogers. If you have read her Hearts of Ow...
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Excerpt from the short story "The Walk"
In case you have not seen it before, below is a small sample from my short story "The Walk." Set in the summer months here in Texas it might just warm you up a little...
THE WALK
“Tower Four, radio
check.”
The scratchy
voice was barely indiscernible from the background noise. The old radios were
damn near worthless. State budget cuts meant that replacement radios weren’t
coming anytime soon.
“Tower Four
Operational.”
He had to say it
again before dispatch was able to break through the static long enough to for
him to hear, “Acknowledged. Stay cool.”
The mandatory
hourly check in completed, the solitary man on the watchtower wiped his brow
and put his tan ball cap back on his head. Two hours down and probably at least
two more before he had his chance. He was new to the prison located deep in
southwest Texas. Being the new man had drawn him the assignment in the
sweltering tower that had no working air-conditioning. With no working AC, it
was a little bit cooler outside on the catwalk than inside the tower. Unlike
the other guards, he could not hide inside behind the glass. That suited his
purposes perfectly, so he pretended to grumble for the benefit of the other
guards while relishing the opportunity.
Mom always said
every Sunday on the way to church, "There's no rest for the wicked, not
even on Sunday," and it seemed like divine providence that he was assigned
that tower. The old louvered windows were open as wide as they would go.
Prayers for a breeze hadn’t worked; the tower was broiling. The sweat frequently rolled down into his
eyes despite his cap and he worried that a drop would slip into his eye at
precisely the wrong time.
He stepped out
the door onto the old metal catwalk, as he had several times each hour, and
glanced quickly at the nearest tower. The guard there ignored him like he had
all morning, which also suited his plan perfectly. The novelty of watching the
new guy suffer had worn off quicker than he had thought possible. He didn't
know him or any of the other guards on the towers around him, and didn't expect
to live long enough to know them. While he cradled his rifle and kept a finger
lightly on the trigger, his eyes scanned all around the flat Texas desert for
any signs of life. Far to the north somewhere sat Midland, lost in the heat
haze. All he saw were heat mirages and the occasional buzzard riding the
thermals under the blazing June sun.
His radio
squawked and he glanced at his watch. After he gave approval, the small
procession began to cross the dusty inner courtyard below. The four guards surrounding the prisoner ……
If
you liked the above sample, there are 15 more short stories in Mind
Slices: A Collection of New and Previously Published Stories. The book
is a mix of fantasy, science fiction, and mystery with many stories containing
elements of more than one genre. $2.99 it is available online at:
Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243655
Barnes and Noble’s NOOK http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mind-slices-kevin-tipple/1113576100?ean=2940044983076
If you have not yet read the book, I
hope you take a chance on it.
Sunday, December 07, 2014
Sample Sunday: "Package of Pain" in "Mind Slices" collection
Have not mentioned my stuff in quite awhile so I thought with today being Sunday I would mention this twisted mystery. Previously published in the Spring 2007 edition of Mouth Full Of
Bullets the story will hopefully keep readers guessing to the end. I don’t
remember now what gave me this twisted little idea……
Package of Pain
Mike heaved himself out of his old
truck and crossed the leaf-strewn yard.
Rain and wind had stripped most of the leaves off the trees .....
If you have not yet read the book, I
hope you take a chance on it.
Package of Pain
Mike Thornstein sat in his truck in
front of his own house as a light drizzle coated the windshield. The package was there again, even though it
wasn’t supposed to be. He had been
promised by everyone that it was all over.
The investigation was supposed to have ended months ago. He had been cleared, publicly exonerated, but
nothing changed.
It sat there wrapped in plain brown paper
on his stoop. When they first started
showing up every Friday like clockwork, his colleagues had searched for the
sender. Each one had been mailed from a
mailbox in Fort Worth. Television had
“Walker,” but all Mike had were bureaucratic bosses who decided the packages
weren’t a threat. When the sender wasn’t
identified after a few weeks, manpower and resources were delegated
elsewhere. Mike was still on suspension
while awaiting assignment, albeit very unofficially, and the packages were
still coming. Something had to be done
to end it.
The windshield wipers slapped across
clearing the glass. Visible again, the
package sat there waiting for him. He
turned the engine off and listened to it tick as it cooled. The glass slowly misted over as the drizzle
continued. The package dissolved from
view into globs of water on the glass. Sitting there, watching the mist fall,
wasn’t going to solve the problem.
If you liked the above sample, there
are 15 more short stories in Mind Slices: A
Collection of New and Previously Published Stories. Some tales lean towards the science fiction
side, some lean towards mystery, and almost all of them are suspenseful in some
way. Most stories also contain more than one genre. The e-book is currently $2.99 and is available online at:
Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243655
Barnes and Noble’s NOOK http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mind-slices-kevin-tipple/1113576100?ean=2940044983076
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Buy My Book--Please!
That is the heart of it.....buy my book......Please!
My short fiction has appeared in magazines such as Lynx Eye, Starblade, Show and Tell, and The Writer's Post Journal among others and online at such places as Mouth Full Of Bullets, Crime And Suspense, Mysterical-e, and others.
I am the author of Mind Slices and a contributor to the Carpathian Shadows, Volume II anthology at http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Tipple/e/B009Q5J8T4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 and other platforms.
The books are good and both the publisher in the case of Carpathian Shadows II and me with the other could really use some sales. So, buy my book--please!
My short fiction has appeared in magazines such as Lynx Eye, Starblade, Show and Tell, and The Writer's Post Journal among others and online at such places as Mouth Full Of Bullets, Crime And Suspense, Mysterical-e, and others.
I am the author of Mind Slices and a contributor to the Carpathian Shadows, Volume II anthology at http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Tipple/e/B009Q5J8T4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 and other platforms.
The books are good and both the publisher in the case of Carpathian Shadows II and me with the other could really use some sales. So, buy my book--please!
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Sample Sunday-- "Package of Pain" in "Mind Slices: A Collection of New and Previously Published Stories"
Sunday today means a mystery sample
from my MIND SLICES short story
collection. Previously published in the Spring 2007 edition of Mouth Full Of
Bullets the story will hopefully keep readers guessing to the end. I don’t
remember now what gave me this twisted little idea……
Package of Pain
Mike Thornstein sat in his truck in
front of his own house as a light drizzle coated the windshield. The package was there again, even though it
wasn’t supposed to be. He had been
promised by everyone that it was all over.
The investigation was supposed to have ended months ago. He had been cleared, publicly exonerated, but
nothing changed.
It sat there wrapped in plain brown paper
on his stoop. When they first started
showing up every Friday like clockwork, his colleagues had searched for the
sender. Each one had been mailed from a
mailbox in Fort Worth. Television had
“Walker,” but all Mike had were bureaucratic bosses who decided the packages
weren’t a threat. When the sender wasn’t
identified after a few weeks, manpower and resources were delegated
elsewhere. Mike was still on suspension
while awaiting assignment, albeit very unofficially, and the packages were
still coming. Something had to be done
to end it.
The windshield wipers slapped across
clearing the glass. Visible again, the
package sat there waiting for him. He
turned the engine off and listened to it tick as it cooled. The glass slowly misted over as the drizzle
continued. The package dissolved from
view into globs of water on the glass. Sitting there, watching the mist fall,
wasn’t going to solve the problem.
If you liked the above sample, there
are 15 more short stories in Mind Slices: A
Collection of New and Previously Published Stories. Some tales lean towards the science fiction
side, some lean towards mystery, and almost all of them are suspenseful in some
way. Most stories also contain more than one genre. The e-book is currently $2.99 and is available online at:
Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243655
Barnes and Noble’s NOOK http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mind-slices-kevin-tipple/1113576100?ean=2940044983076
If you have not yet read the book, I
hope you take a chance on it.
Kevin
Friday, September 13, 2013
Untreed Reads WEEKEND SALE
As posted by Untreed Reads Owner Jay Hartman earlier today…..
Hi, everyone!
If you're looking for some great mystery/suspense/thriller short
stories to read this weekend, we're running a sale where all of our short
stories (in all genres, not just mystery) are only $0.50 each. That includes short
stories from MANY of the list members here including Herschel Cozine, Kaye
George, Earl Staggs, Jan Christensen and a lot of other great folks.
All titles are available in all formats, and many can be sent
directly to your Kindle or Nook. Or, you can gift them to other people!
For a complete list of all of our mystery titles that are on sale,
be sure to visit:
Jay Hartman
Editor-in-Chief
Untreed Reads Publishing
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Interesting Reading Elsewhere--E-BOOK TRACKING
This has been going on for sometime, but just now is getting noticed in the more mainstream press. Alexandra Alter's piece in the Wall Street journal is one of the best at explaining what is being done. Read
article "Your E-Book Is Reading You"
As a reader I am less than thrilled with the idea of being tracked in such a way. Smacks too much of a Orwellian type deal for me. Whether or not Amazon's tracking stuff works for the "Kindle for PC" deal is not made clear.
I also know that I fundamentally read much differently on screen than with a book in my hands. I read slower, for shorter stretches of time, and have less patience with an on screen book than I do with a print book.
The world is changing and while this may help some authors in some way, one should be able to read what one wants to with an expectation of privacy.
Kevin
article "Your E-Book Is Reading You"
As a reader I am less than thrilled with the idea of being tracked in such a way. Smacks too much of a Orwellian type deal for me. Whether or not Amazon's tracking stuff works for the "Kindle for PC" deal is not made clear.
I also know that I fundamentally read much differently on screen than with a book in my hands. I read slower, for shorter stretches of time, and have less patience with an on screen book than I do with a print book.
The world is changing and while this may help some authors in some way, one should be able to read what one wants to with an expectation of privacy.
Kevin
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