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Free Kindle Ebook - Monkey Bars
I'm running a promo all weekend for my experimental short story, Monkey Bars. It's about 7 Kindle pages long, and you can download it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Bars-ebo...
Synopis:
On the precipice between salvation and ruin, an unnamed man sits alone in a parked car, waiting for something to happen. Reminiscing about the good old days can only take him so far. It's up to him - and only him - to choose his fate.
http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Bars-ebo...
Synopis:
On the precipice between salvation and ruin, an unnamed man sits alone in a parked car, waiting for something to happen. Reminiscing about the good old days can only take him so far. It's up to him - and only him - to choose his fate.
Free Short Story - Emily Smiles for April
My new short story, Emily Smiles for April, will be free for download on Amazon Kindle today and tomorrow (4/29-4/30). It’s a young adult/chick lit story, but the themes are universal. Anybody can read it. No, scratch that. Everybody should read it.
http://www.amazon.com/Emily-Smiles-fo...
Here’s the breakdown:
Emily receives a bouquet of violets for her sixteenth birthday. She thinks they remain in a vase on her nightstand, but they keep showing up in the most unusual places.
In a perfect world, this mysterious phenomenon would elicit a bewildered smile from Emily, but Emily doesn’t doesn’t smile much anymore. Then again, Emily’s world is far from perfect.
If you like this story, check out my other ones too.
Free Short Story - Monkey Bars
If you're in the mood for a free short story this weekend (4/27-4/28), come get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Bars-ebo...
On the precipice between salvation and ruin, an unnamed man sits alone in a parked car, waiting for something to happen. Reminiscing about the good old days can only take him so far. It's up to him - and only him - to choose his fate.
As always, reviews are appreciated.
http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Bars-ebo...
On the precipice between salvation and ruin, an unnamed man sits alone in a parked car, waiting for something to happen. Reminiscing about the good old days can only take him so far. It's up to him - and only him - to choose his fate.
As always, reviews are appreciated.
Free Short Story - Book of Suburbia
This weekend (5/3-5/5), my new short story, Book of Suburbia, will be free on Amazon Kindle. Fair warning: If you have a problem with people making what may be perceived as negative comments about religion (particularly the Christian faith), please don't read this story. Otherwise, if you like good satire, please, by all means, download and read Book of Suburbia.
Here's the lowdown:
In the distant future, the Holy Bible is amended with stories set in Twenty-First Century America. Book of Suburbia is one of them.
Two young prophets, Austin and Chad, are traveling door-to-door, evangelizing on a quiet Saturday afternoon, when they come upon the house of a deranged insomniac. Things get uncomfortable real quick.
http://www.amazon.com/Book-of-Suburbi...
Here's the lowdown:
In the distant future, the Holy Bible is amended with stories set in Twenty-First Century America. Book of Suburbia is one of them.
Two young prophets, Austin and Chad, are traveling door-to-door, evangelizing on a quiet Saturday afternoon, when they come upon the house of a deranged insomniac. Things get uncomfortable real quick.
http://www.amazon.com/Book-of-Suburbi...
Free Summer Read: Canis Major (Because Why the Fuck Not?)
You should be reading Canis Major. As in right now.
Because you know this summer is going to be just miserable. If a tornado doesn't knock you five miles eastward, a hurricane will. And in the unlikely chance neither of those two disasters affects you in any way whatsoever, the heat will surely fry your pale ass to a bacony crisp.
So what's a reader to do? Venture out, assemble with other activists, and protest the big oil companies, whose extraction of poisonous compounds from the earth's crust and suppression of alternative energy technologies is likely fostering the climate change that is increasing hurricane strength and tornado activity, not to mention raising world-wide atmospheric temperatures, which in turn is frying your aforementioned ass? Nah, fuck that. It's too hot outside.
I'm no activist, but I am a writer, so this is what I'll be doing this summer:
I'm offering you a deal. Since I want as many interested people as I can find to read my book this summer, I will be offering it for free at Smashwords on select days. (It is free this weekend, 6/1-6/3). All I ask in return is for you guys to actually read it, or attempt to read it. I don't want any of this "Hey, a free book! I'll download it and add it to my To Read list with the 524,124 other books I'll never get to!" Also, I really want you to read it this summer. Since Canis Major is a summer book, it only makes sense.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Here's the link for a free download (remember: you must at least try to read it this summer)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
And a description:
After seventeen-year-old Russell Whitford confronts and kills a rabid dog, he seeks to prevent the news from reaching the dog's owner, whose hair-trigger temper is well-known in the small town of Riley, Alabama. Russell can count on silence from two of the three witnesses who watched him hack Hector Graham's Bloodhound to death, but the third, Michael O'Brien, isn't like the other two. His allegiance isn't as fixed as Russell would like it to be.
When the Centers for Disease Control arrive in town, and dogs begin running away, and gun shots start ringing out in the dead of night, Russell's summer goes from bad to worse. All he wants to do is play his piano and guitar, maybe walk his dog every now and then, not have the weight of the universe hoisted upon his shoulders.
Because you know this summer is going to be just miserable. If a tornado doesn't knock you five miles eastward, a hurricane will. And in the unlikely chance neither of those two disasters affects you in any way whatsoever, the heat will surely fry your pale ass to a bacony crisp.
So what's a reader to do? Venture out, assemble with other activists, and protest the big oil companies, whose extraction of poisonous compounds from the earth's crust and suppression of alternative energy technologies is likely fostering the climate change that is increasing hurricane strength and tornado activity, not to mention raising world-wide atmospheric temperatures, which in turn is frying your aforementioned ass? Nah, fuck that. It's too hot outside.
I'm no activist, but I am a writer, so this is what I'll be doing this summer:
I'm offering you a deal. Since I want as many interested people as I can find to read my book this summer, I will be offering it for free at Smashwords on select days. (It is free this weekend, 6/1-6/3). All I ask in return is for you guys to actually read it, or attempt to read it. I don't want any of this "Hey, a free book! I'll download it and add it to my To Read list with the 524,124 other books I'll never get to!" Also, I really want you to read it this summer. Since Canis Major is a summer book, it only makes sense.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Here's the link for a free download (remember: you must at least try to read it this summer)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
And a description:
After seventeen-year-old Russell Whitford confronts and kills a rabid dog, he seeks to prevent the news from reaching the dog's owner, whose hair-trigger temper is well-known in the small town of Riley, Alabama. Russell can count on silence from two of the three witnesses who watched him hack Hector Graham's Bloodhound to death, but the third, Michael O'Brien, isn't like the other two. His allegiance isn't as fixed as Russell would like it to be.
When the Centers for Disease Control arrive in town, and dogs begin running away, and gun shots start ringing out in the dead of night, Russell's summer goes from bad to worse. All he wants to do is play his piano and guitar, maybe walk his dog every now and then, not have the weight of the universe hoisted upon his shoulders.
Free Summer Read: Canis Major
If you're open to reading something different, you're definitely at the right place. Canis Major isn't typical in any way. It's what you would call a "slow burn." You've got to stick with it to feel the full effects.
Instead of blathering away, I'll give you the cover summary:
After seventeen-year-old Russell Whitford confronts and kills a rabid dog, he seeks to prevent the news from reaching the dog's owner, whose hair-trigger temper is well-known in the small town of Riley, Alabama. Russell knows he can count on silence from two of the three witnesses who watched him hack Hector Graham's Bloodhound to death, but the third, Michael O'Brien, isn't like the other two. His allegiance isn't as fixed as Russell would like it to be.
When the Centers for Disease Control arrive in town, and dogs begin running away, and gun shots start ringing out in the dead of night, Russell's summer goes from bad to worse. All he wants to do is play his piano and guitar, maybe walk his dog every now and then, not have the weight of the universe hoisted upon his shoulders.
My goal is to get as many people reading this book this summer as possible. You can get a free ebook at Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Or you can chip in 99 cents and get a copy at amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Canis-Major-ebo...
All I ask is that you at least try to read this book this summer. I know the temptation is there to say, "Hey, free book!" and download it and never get around to reading it.
Please don't do that!!
While I know this novel is not for everyone, and that a lot of you will abandon it because of its length, I know that some of you will read it all the way through and be sincerely touched by not only the ending, but how you arrived there.
Whether you get the free copy or pay the 99 cents, I sincerely thank you for giving my book a shot.
Jay
Instead of blathering away, I'll give you the cover summary:
After seventeen-year-old Russell Whitford confronts and kills a rabid dog, he seeks to prevent the news from reaching the dog's owner, whose hair-trigger temper is well-known in the small town of Riley, Alabama. Russell knows he can count on silence from two of the three witnesses who watched him hack Hector Graham's Bloodhound to death, but the third, Michael O'Brien, isn't like the other two. His allegiance isn't as fixed as Russell would like it to be.
When the Centers for Disease Control arrive in town, and dogs begin running away, and gun shots start ringing out in the dead of night, Russell's summer goes from bad to worse. All he wants to do is play his piano and guitar, maybe walk his dog every now and then, not have the weight of the universe hoisted upon his shoulders.
My goal is to get as many people reading this book this summer as possible. You can get a free ebook at Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Or you can chip in 99 cents and get a copy at amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Canis-Major-ebo...
All I ask is that you at least try to read this book this summer. I know the temptation is there to say, "Hey, free book!" and download it and never get around to reading it.
Please don't do that!!
While I know this novel is not for everyone, and that a lot of you will abandon it because of its length, I know that some of you will read it all the way through and be sincerely touched by not only the ending, but how you arrived there.
Whether you get the free copy or pay the 99 cents, I sincerely thank you for giving my book a shot.
Jay
Free Short Story - Emily Smiles for April
Emily receives a bouquet of violets for her sixteenth birthday. She thinks they remain in a vase on her nightstand, but they keep showing up in the most unusual places.
In a perfect world, this mysterious phenomenon would elicit a bewildered smile from Emily, but Emily doesn't doesn't smile much anymore. Then again, Emily's world is far from perfect.
Looking for reviews!! On here and Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Emily-Smiles-Ap...
In a perfect world, this mysterious phenomenon would elicit a bewildered smile from Emily, but Emily doesn't doesn't smile much anymore. Then again, Emily's world is far from perfect.
Looking for reviews!! On here and Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Emily-Smiles-Ap...
Introducing "Uprising"
My new Kindle single, Uprising, is out today. It's short and sweet... well, maybe not sweet. The price is 99 cents, but it will be free for the next three days starting tomorrow. So give it a shot and tell me what you think!
Description:
At the biggest football game of the season, college students Gareth Miller, Tyson, and the hilarious Victor DeNunzio decide to play a prank on the packed stadium. When Gareth calls an audible, their plan disintegrates--or, depending how you look at it, transforms into something even more epic.
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Uprising-Jay-Ni...
Description:
At the biggest football game of the season, college students Gareth Miller, Tyson, and the hilarious Victor DeNunzio decide to play a prank on the packed stadium. When Gareth calls an audible, their plan disintegrates--or, depending how you look at it, transforms into something even more epic.
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Uprising-Jay-Ni...
Free Short Story - Uprising
My new short story Uprising will be free on Amazon Kindle starting today (January 13th) through Wednesday (January 15th).
Here's the lowdown:
At the biggest football game of the season, college students Gareth Miller, Tyson, and the hilarious Victor DeNunzio decide to play a prank on the packed stadium. When Gareth calls an audible, their plan disintegrates--or, depending how you look at it, transforms into something even more epic.
If you do read it, please leave a review either here or on amazon, or, if you're feeling crazy, both!
Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Uprising-Jay-Ni...
Happy reading!
Jay
Here's the lowdown:
At the biggest football game of the season, college students Gareth Miller, Tyson, and the hilarious Victor DeNunzio decide to play a prank on the packed stadium. When Gareth calls an audible, their plan disintegrates--or, depending how you look at it, transforms into something even more epic.
If you do read it, please leave a review either here or on amazon, or, if you're feeling crazy, both!
Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Uprising-Jay-Ni...
Happy reading!
Jay
Trawling for Reviews - "Monkey Bars" Edition
If you want a free Kindle short story, you can get one here:
http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Bars-Jay...
It may depress you, it may shock you; you may not even care!
Basically, I'm trawling for reviews (for here and amazon), so do your patriotic duty: read my story and write a review! (Come on, I know you've read and rated worse books on this site. How else do all the other no-name authors get hundreds of reviews?)
http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Bars-Jay...
It may depress you, it may shock you; you may not even care!
Basically, I'm trawling for reviews (for here and amazon), so do your patriotic duty: read my story and write a review! (Come on, I know you've read and rated worse books on this site. How else do all the other no-name authors get hundreds of reviews?)
