Hard Luck Sale is About to End

Hard Luck: Stories is still on sale until tomorrow (12/10). Pick up a copy for only $0.99. Seventeen stories in total. Not a bad deal. Check it out HERE.

From the back cover:

Hard Luck is an evocative collection of seventeen stories that glimpse into the lives of the often broken and downtrodden people in small-town southern Indiana. Some residents escape while others are consumed by their drug-fueled, crime-ridden environments.
A man’s love triangle goes awry in CRANKED. Sex, drugs, and gambling seduce the characters in LOOKING FOR ACTION. In the title story, HARD LUCK, a hard-drinking sheriff enforces his own kind of law. A once imprisoned biker returns to his hometown to witness a backwoods, bare-knuckle brawl in THE FIGHT. In the dark, hillbilly gothic tale YOUR BIRD MY CAT, a young boy is fascinated by the chance to see the female anatomy up-close and personal for the first time. A man rides the rails looking to escape the perils of his hometown only to discover a town stranger and more unlivable than his own in BOXCAR TO PARADISE.
The stories in this collection spring in and out of rural noir and often land in steamy piles of contemporary and dirty realism. Some stories contain mature content.

On Sale Now

The book sale has begun. Head over to Amazon and pick up a copy or two from the titles listed below. Only $0.99 each! Be sure to tell your friends and neighbors!

Here are the links:

Brothers of the Mountain: Heart of the Frontier (novel-in-stories)

Moonshiner's Justice (novel)

Moonshiner's Honor (novel)

Where the Gravel Lane Ends (collection)

Chicken Liver Blues (collection)

Hard Luck (collection, *sale starting Dec. 3)

Reduced Prices on Ebooks

Starting tomorrow, December 2, my novels and short story collections will be reduced to $.99. Be sure to stop by Amazon and pick up a copy or two. This will be the perfect opportunity to get a book if you don't have a Kindle Unlimited subscription and don't want to throw down the regular three to five dollars. This sale will last until December 9. 

Here's what's on sale:

Brothers of the Mountain: Heart of the Frontier (novel-in-stories)

Moonshiner's Justice (novel)

Moonshiner's Honor (novel)

Where the Gravel Lane Ends (collection)

Chicken Liver Blues (collection)

Hard Luck (collection, *sale starting Dec. 3)

Fourteen Years as an Indie Author

November 25th marked 14 years since I became an Indie author. My first published story, Faith, Love and Moonshine: An Appalachian Tale, was published on Smashwords back in 2011 and has since spread across the interwebs to many other retailing sites. That story has also spawned two novels: Moonshiner's Justice and Moonshiner's Honor. Eventually, I plan to expand the series into a third book. I've been claiming that for a while now, but I know that someday it will happen.

I still write about every day, although, I don't publish as often as I would like. My writing consists of whatever story I'm working on at the moment and journal entries. Both are very therapeutic. I couldn't stop either even if I tried. I suppose I'll stop writing when I lose my mind or when I'm dead.

Here's the very first Faith, Love and Moonshine cover compared to the most recent one. There have been a few in between. Also, this story is permanently free on Amazon and other sites. Grab a copy HERE if you'd like.

2011

2023

The Way of the Culture: A Short Story is Free

The Way of the Culture, a story included in my collection Hard Luck, is free for a limited time. If you enjoy gritty country noir, then click on the cover and head over to Amazon to download your free copy.

From the back cover:

Jesco Morgan is a bare-knuckle fighter who’s trying to survive in the poverty-stricken town of Uproar. The southern Indiana town, filled with drug dealers, run-down neighborhoods, and people living off food stamps and disability checks, is the place that Jesco has always called home. When his ailing mother wants him to go out and buy her “medicine” with his fight winnings, the reluctant Jesco agrees, but the good son’s nurturing ways are met with dire consequences. (Country Noir, Grit Lit)

Here's what I'm Reading

 Lately, I've been diving in and out of The Collected Stories of Sheldon Lee Compton, who I would consider to be one of the finest writers out there today. I recommend you check out his work as soon as you finish reading this blog entry. You won't be disappointed. I discovered him and his work several years ago on Twitter. Below is the autographed copy of The Collected Stories of Sheldon Lee Compton that the man himself sent me in 2023. I'm honored to have it, and it will remain on my shelf for many years to come.

 

 

I also started re-reading The Last Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone. I was turned on to the series about twenty-five years ago, and I would be withholding information if I didn't admit that this series inspired me to create my own series, Brothers of the Mountain, in 2011. I haven't read every book in the Last Mountain Man series, but I have read a few. And the good news is I just acquired every book in the series from my younger brother who was gracious enough to donate them to my bookshelf. Thanks, bro. And happy reading to everyone.

The Way of the Culture is now in Kindle Unlimited

The Way of the Culture is now available in the Kindle Unlimited program. If you enjoy this type of story, consider checking out the other stories in the collection HARD LUCK. Click on the cover above to go to Amazon.

Here's the description for The Way of the Culture:

Jesco Morgan is a bare-knuckle fighter who’s trying to survive in the poverty-stricken town of Uproar. The southern Indiana town, filled with drug dealers, run-down neighborhoods, and people living off food stamps and disability checks, is the place that Jesco has always called home. When his ailing mother wants him to go out and buy her “medicine” with his fight winnings, the reluctant Jesco agrees, but the good son’s nurturing ways are met with dire consequences. (Country Noir, Grit Lit)