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After the Fall
"After the Fall" was originally published by Kinglake Publishing in their 2010 anthology, Ten Modern Stories of 2010. ( 9781907690051)
What is Humpty Dumpty up to these days? I'll tell you, that egg is living a hard life, his former existence shattered beyond repair. Where did it all go wrong?, he wonders as he pounds down the drinks in his favorite pub. Well, it all went wrong when he climbed atop that damned wall, of course!
What is Humpty Dumpty up to these days? I'll tell you, that egg is living a hard life, his former existence shattered beyond repair. Where did it all go wrong?, he wonders as he pounds down the drinks in his favorite pub. Well, it all went wrong when he climbed atop that damned wall, of course!
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First published January 8, 2012
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Donald Capone
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"Fun spin on a classic tale... Thoughtful reflections pepper the narrative, bringing a welcome depth to the story's lighter supernatural elements."
—Publisher's Weekly
Now available from Rockford the Cat Books:
Piper Van Winkle, A Sleepy Hollow Novel
by Donald Capone
17 year-old Piper is a modern-day Rip Van Winkle—except when she awakens in 2021 she hasn’t aged a day. Can she adjust to a strange new world? Will a desperate Russian spy get his hands on her blood, which he believes is the Fountain of Youth? Can the ghost of author Washington Irving return her to 1996 before it's too late?
Thrilled to be published in Prime Number Magazine. Please check out my story "Wreck Center." https://www.press53.com/issue-229-sho...
I have a new story published by River and South Review here:
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I have a new story published by Onyx Publications. There is also an audio version followed by an interview with me (second link):
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I have a story in the Westchester Review:
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Donald Capone's third novel, PIP VAN WINKLE, A SLEEPY HOLLOW NOVEL, was published May 3, 2025. His second novel, JUST FOLLOW ME, was published by Pen-L Publishing in 2014 and republished by the author in 2018. His stories have appeared in Word Riot, Weekly Reader's READ magazine, Onyx Publications, as well as the anthologies Sudden Flash Youth (2011); The Westchester Review 2014, 2013 & 2020; Short on Sugar, High On Honey: Micro Love Stories (2018); See You Next Tuesday; The Ampersand volume 4; and Ten Modern Short Stories 2010. His comic novel, Into the Sunset, is available on Amazon. He also designed, and wrote the preface for, Letters Home: A Soldier's Correspondence During WWII, which was a finalist in the 2013 USA Book News Awards, History: Military category.
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"Fun spin on a classic tale... Thoughtful reflections pepper the narrative, bringing a welcome depth to the story's lighter supernatural elements."
—Publisher's Weekly
Now available from Rockford the Cat Books:
Piper Van Winkle, A Sleepy Hollow Novel
by Donald Capone
17 year-old Piper is a modern-day Rip Van Winkle—except when she awakens in 2021 she hasn’t aged a day. Can she adjust to a strange new world? Will a desperate Russian spy get his hands on her blood, which he believes is the Fountain of Youth? Can the ghost of author Washington Irving return her to 1996 before it's too late?
Thrilled to be published in Prime Number Magazine. Please check out my story "Wreck Center." https://www.press53.com/issue-229-sho...
I have a new story published by River and South Review here:
https://riverandsouth.com/index.php/2...
I have a new story published by Onyx Publications. There is also an audio version followed by an interview with me (second link):
https://onyxpublications.com/get-me-t...
https://www.onyxpublications.com/Edit...
I have a story in the Westchester Review:
https://www.westchesterreview.com/don...
Donald Capone's third novel, PIP VAN WINKLE, A SLEEPY HOLLOW NOVEL, was published May 3, 2025. His second novel, JUST FOLLOW ME, was published by Pen-L Publishing in 2014 and republished by the author in 2018. His stories have appeared in Word Riot, Weekly Reader's READ magazine, Onyx Publications, as well as the anthologies Sudden Flash Youth (2011); The Westchester Review 2014, 2013 & 2020; Short on Sugar, High On Honey: Micro Love Stories (2018); See You Next Tuesday; The Ampersand volume 4; and Ten Modern Short Stories 2010. His comic novel, Into the Sunset, is available on Amazon. He also designed, and wrote the preface for, Letters Home: A Soldier's Correspondence During WWII, which was a finalist in the 2013 USA Book News Awards, History: Military category.
https://twitter.com/DonaldCapone
https://rockfordthecatbooks.com
http://www.donaldcapone.blogspot.com/
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October 23, 2012
"After the Fall" was originally published by Kinglake Publishing in their 2010 anthology, Ten Modern Stories of 2010. (ISBN13: 9781907690051)
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