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Matt Ponticello's Blog: The Sunbottle Stone

From "Funny as Hell" to "Scary as Hell"

I loved writing "How to Beg for Cigarettes." It was fun and I had a lot of laughs while writing it, but there was something inside me that wanted to write a really scary horror story with vampires. so I wrote; "The Sunbottle Stone." a vampire murder thriller. Enjoy! Okay, the vampires are out of my system. Now, Back to laughing out loud with my latest release: "Americana, Boiled Alive in the Melti Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 20, 2012 15:18 • Tags: blood, humor, matt-ponticello, murder, vampires

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	How to Beg for Cigarettes 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sunbottle Stone 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poet Blossomed by Matt Ponticello (Goodreads Author), Matthew Louis Ponticello 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V-Positive: the Bloodbaby Chronicles by Matt Ponticello (Goodreads Author), Mataos Ponticello 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AMERICANA, Boiled Alive in the Melting Pot 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You don't know what a bad day is until you wake up after a three-day drunk and find out a trap spider built its nest in your asshole.”
― Matt Ponticello, How to Beg for Cigarettes

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“Some people talk like a fish with a paper asshole; whatever they say just doesn't hold water.”
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“If you don't like the smell of Christmas trees, get the hula girls; they smell like coconuts.”
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“Some people talk like a fish with a paper asshole; whatever they say just doesn't hold water.”
― Matt Ponticello, How to Beg for Cigarettes

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“If you don't like the smell of Christmas trees, get the hula girls; they smell like coconuts.”
― Matt Ponticello, How to Beg for Cigarettes

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“You don't know what a bad day is until you wake up after a three-day drunk and find out a trap spider built its nest in your asshole.”
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message 6: by Sarah

Apr 22, 2012 08:13PM

Hi, thank you for the friend request! (=

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message 5: by Tasneem

Jan 11, 2012 11:25PM

hi Matt,
thanks for the add and good luck with your writing!!!!

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message 4: by VampireNovelFan

Jan 05, 2012 03:55PM

Thanks for the friendvite, Matt! Best of luck with your work.

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message 3: by Carly

Dec 05, 2011 03:37AM

Hey Matt, Thanks for the friendship :)

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Nov 30, 2011 09:19AM

Hello Matt, it is a pleasure to meet you. If you ever have any questions about Harlequin or our books, please feel free to ask.

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Nov 26, 2011 05:44AM

Thanks for adding me. :)

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