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Pulp Sonnets!
Pulp Sonnets are what happens when a tale
Of shoot-em-ups or cyborgs is cut down
To fourteen rhyming lines. Let us all hail
The kaiju penguins, robot hands, a town
Where zombie hookers roam, or, best of all
The creatures hiding in the ancient deeps
Of oceans and of fountains! And recall,
Some stories cuddle up, like doggies, sweet
And cute as centaur courtships. So if you
Love fiction in quick flashes that obey
The Bard's own form, then cast your eyes into
These pulpy pages, and hey, never say
You weren't warned. You'll laugh, you'll maybe cry,
Or sleep with all the lights on, by and by...
From the author of Suppertime Sonnets comes a new collection of pulpy tales in sonnet form. From science fiction (on Saturdays) to horror (on Terror Tuesdays) to Westerns (guess which day of the week those are) to fantasy (yep, Fridays), these stories span the genres and have something for everyone! Featuring pulptastic interior illustrations by renowned independent comics artist M.R. Neno, Pulp Sonnets has something for everyone. And as always, the contents are sonnetized for your protection.
Of shoot-em-ups or cyborgs is cut down
To fourteen rhyming lines. Let us all hail
The kaiju penguins, robot hands, a town
Where zombie hookers roam, or, best of all
The creatures hiding in the ancient deeps
Of oceans and of fountains! And recall,
Some stories cuddle up, like doggies, sweet
And cute as centaur courtships. So if you
Love fiction in quick flashes that obey
The Bard's own form, then cast your eyes into
These pulpy pages, and hey, never say
You weren't warned. You'll laugh, you'll maybe cry,
Or sleep with all the lights on, by and by...
From the author of Suppertime Sonnets comes a new collection of pulpy tales in sonnet form. From science fiction (on Saturdays) to horror (on Terror Tuesdays) to Westerns (guess which day of the week those are) to fantasy (yep, Fridays), these stories span the genres and have something for everyone! Featuring pulptastic interior illustrations by renowned independent comics artist M.R. Neno, Pulp Sonnets has something for everyone. And as always, the contents are sonnetized for your protection.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 2, 2017
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About the author
Kate Sherrod
5 books88 followersKate Sherrod is a poet, fictioneer, audio book narrator, and high school speech & debate coach living in the tiny (under 2000) town of Saratoga, WY. Her poetry and prose have appeared in numerous anthologies. She is the author of Suppertime Sonnets, a curated collection of poetry from her 2009-2010 challenge to write a Shakespearean sonnet every day by suppertime, and of Pulp Sonnets, an extensive collection of flash-length genre fiction in sonnet form.
Kate has several other projects under development, but she's keeping those under wraps for now. The year of 2016 taught her a thing or two about jinxes, oh yes it did.
When she's not writing, recording, or coaching, Kate sits on several boards for local community projects, is the president of a very active volunteer organization, and spends a lot of time soaking in the local mineral hot springs in Saratoga.
Kate has several other projects under development, but she's keeping those under wraps for now. The year of 2016 taught her a thing or two about jinxes, oh yes it did.
When she's not writing, recording, or coaching, Kate sits on several boards for local community projects, is the president of a very active volunteer organization, and spends a lot of time soaking in the local mineral hot springs in Saratoga.
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December 13, 2018
While these are hard to read through because they are almost archaic in today's world, Kate brings back a lost Shakespearean way of writing to the new world. She has literally found a way to use everything in her sonnets.
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