The First Of Me: Stories

by Peter Derk

Some of the earlier stories I worked up and sent out here and there. None of them were ever picked up, but in the interest of putting a nice bow on it, and so people can read them conveniently, here they are, bundled together with nice little intros.

39 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 2014

About the author

Peter Derk doesn't understand why they've never sold a Twix called "Twick" that's just one long bar made of the two bars mashed together.

Reviews

[Ian Derk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good early work from Pete

[Steve Bal4 · Rating 5 out of 5]

It kills me that this short story collection is independently published. That something this damn good has so few eyeballs on it -- just because it may be lost in the ocean of self-published works that gets cranked out every year. But I'm also very grateful I found Peter Derk via Goodreads, and that he's taken a chance to share his writing with us. Continuously and consistently.

The First Of Me is magnificent.
High praise, I know, but warranted.
After having read and enjoyed the EPIC genre-trolling that is Ghost Dick: Private Eye and The Heist-iest Heist Ever Heisted, these offerings were the polar opposite in beautifully crafted pieces, filled with unique vision and voice; poignant, real, impactful, and entertaining. There is not a dud amongst them, though I will center out This is a Hand Grenade as one of the top 5 stories I've ever read.

Ever.

This book reminded me what great writing is about, what it does, what it can inspire, and why reading is so very important when it finds all those elements in balance. This is a keeper, and one I will no doubt share as often as possible, with as many eyeballs as I can get on the pages. I can't recommend this book enough.

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