October 2011
25 posts
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology now... →
30 powerful stories from around the world to benefit two children’s charities: PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children (www.protect.org) and Children 1st…
Denny's triple whammy offer! →
The latest Denny story, “Junkyard Dog,” is in the new issue of Plots With Guns. If you like him, he also appears in Pulp Modern issue one, along with great stories by Lawrence Block, John Kenyon, a…
Denny returns in Plots with Guns →
If you’ve read my stories about Denny the Dent such as “Rain Dog” in Crimespree Mag issue 43, and “Legacy of Brutality” in Pulp Modern #1 (links at the right) you know he doesn’t need a gun to get…
Chuck Wendig slays the Duke of Doubt →
Kung Fu Master Pen Monkey Chuck Wendig likes issuing flash fiction challenges. A while back he asked for a three sentence story, and I condensed a revenge tale of mine called “Two to Tango” into…
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology →
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology
When I asked Fiona “McDroll” Johnson to take the guest spot at Ron Earl Phillips’ Flash Fiction Friday, I had no idea the response…
Calling Occupants... →
I was listening to Sirius satellite radio, The Boneyard, this afternoon for a little heavy metal nostalgia. It’s a good station usually, where I can hear AC/DC, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy and other…
Faggot →
This is for Chuck Wendig’s 100-word bullying story challenge in support of Spirit Day, a campaign to end LGBT bullying, and the bullying of anyone. For more info: It Gets Better
Live Wire →
This is the unofficial theme song of Jay Corso, whose novel I am currently writing. He appears in a short story called “Gumbo Weather,” which will appear in the Winter 2011 issue of…
Review: The Outlaw Album: Stories →
The Outlaw Album: Stories by Daniel Woodrell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Daniel Woodrell has been called a regional writer. That’s what we call writers who don’t write about suburban…
Flash Fiction - High Yaller →
This story is for Patti Abbott’s charity flash fiction challenge, based on the following photo by Reginald Marsh of Harlem in the early 1900’s. She’s donating $5 to Union Settlement, an East…
They must've played the record backwards... →
My story “Not With a Bang, But a Squeaker,” originally written for the Fictionaughties writing prompt “Apocalypse,” is in 69 Flavors of Paranoia Menu #14. Thanks to Erin Z. for the prompt and…
Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled →
I have a story appearing in BEAT TO A PULP’s first e-book anthology, fittingly titled Beat to a Pulp: HardBoiled. Drop by David Cranmer’s blog to see the gritty pulpy cover and the line-up. A great…
Don't Change →
One of my favorite songs of all time. The original 80s video. I listen to this on loop while writing occasionally. I’ll post a series of the songs I’m obsessed with, the ones I’ll loop when…
Smoke by Nigel Bird →
I’ve enjoyed Nigel Bird’s short fiction for years. He imbues his characters with such a vital and fragile humanity that you feel as if you’re watching a nature documentary about a…
Flash Fiction: Candle →
This is for the Flash Fiction Friday cue “Old Men in New Cars,” by guest host David Barber, about two old folks parked at the lake…
Candle
So I was parked by…
Review: Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon... →
Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles, Vol. II by Edward A. Grainger My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was never much into westerns in print until Cash Laramie came along, and the…
My Voyage to Italy →
I just got back from a short vacation in Italy. The Firecracker and I were visiting friends in Napoli, home of the Camorra crime syndicate and the world’s greatest pizza. We took day trips to…
CONSUME →
Just put on the damn glasses!
© 2011 Thomas Pluck
R.I.P. →
The man on the right is Steve Jobs, working with Steve Wozniak on the Apple ][e personal computer. My first home PC was an Atari 800XL, but my first experiences were with IIe’s at the…
Off the Record! →
Crime-writin’ pal Luca Veste gave an update on his OFF THE RECORD anthology, stories inspired by classic rock songs. I’m doing Freebird. Play some Skynyrd, man! Check it out at: …
Legacy of Brutality →
I‘m not real smart, but I listen good.
I learned early, you don’t talk much, people ignore you. When you’re big like me, they call you a big dumb…
Bullets and Beginnings →
While I was on vacation, I received the First place Bullet Award from Geoff Eighinger for my story “Black-Eyed Susan,” which appeared in Powder Burn Flash. It was picked as the…
