Cormac Brown's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T19:11:35ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacBhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60987696?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=CormacB&xn_auth=no"Eight Maids-A-Milking" and "Santa Must Die"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-01-03:537324:BlogPost:2599172011-01-03T05:00:00.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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<p>Who says that Christmas has to end? Certainly not Dark Valentine Magazine or Do Some Damage Blog. They have plenty of goodies left to give to the good girls and boys, as well as for the not so good girls and boys. First up, we're talking thrills, under-dressed chills, milk spills and hamburgers. We're talking the very first "Dairy Noir" and…</p>
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<p>Who says that Christmas has to end? Certainly not Dark Valentine Magazine or Do Some Damage Blog. They have plenty of goodies left to give to the good girls and boys, as well as for the not so good girls and boys. First up, we're talking thrills, under-dressed chills, milk spills and hamburgers. We're talking the very first "Dairy Noir" and <a href="http://darkvalentine.net/index.php/2011/01/twelve-days-of-christmas-day-eight/"><span style="color: #330099;">"Eight Maids-A-Milking," which can only be found at Dark Valentine Magazine's "Twelve Days of Christmas."</span></a></p>
<p>Last but not least, <a target="_blank" href="http://dosomedamage.blogspot.com/2010/12/santa-must-die.html">"Santa Must Die" is also up at the Do Some Damage Christmas Fiction Challenge</a>.</p>"Dancing With Myself" Interview @ Nigel P. Bird's Sea Minortag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-06:537324:BlogPost:2577452010-12-06T17:41:14.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<div>Honestly, I wanted this guy to do it...<br></br><br></br><br></br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l9iELOhcfa4/TPz3w8FCG4I/AAAAAAAABqM/rH1xFnbJvaA/s1600/James%2BLipton%2Bfrom%2Bzimbio.com"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547581261146626946" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547581261146626946" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l9iELOhcfa4/TPz3w8FCG4I/AAAAAAAABqM/rH1xFnbJvaA/s400/James%2BLipton%2Bfrom%2Bzimbio.com" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></img></a> <br></br><div>...but he's been busy with other things, lately. <br></br><br></br><br></br></div>
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<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l9iELOhcfa4/TPz3n6S4_RI/AAAAAAAABqE/wPAUpEQ_dgY/s1600/James%2BLipton%2BPimp%2Bfrom%2Bblogs.mycentraljersey.com"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547581106049056018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l9iELOhcfa4/TPz3n6S4_RI/AAAAAAAABqE/wPAUpEQ_dgY/s400/James%2BLipton%2BPimp%2Bfrom%2Bblogs.mycentraljersey.com" border="0" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547581106049056018"/></a> <br/> So, I interviewed myself for the series "Dancing With Myself Interviews" over at Nigel P. Bird's Sea Minor. <a href="http://nigelpbird.blogspot.com/2010/12/dancing-with-myself-cormac-brown.html"><font color="#330099">Pop on over and maybe it will clear up a few things about me...or maybe it will confuse you even more</font></a>. <br/> <br/><br/><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l9iELOhcfa4/TPz3gKWWBEI/AAAAAAAABp8/06G4NoZtoL0/s1600/Billy%2BIdol%2Bfrom%2Bmtv.au"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547580972919555138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l9iELOhcfa4/TPz3gKWWBEI/AAAAAAAABp8/06G4NoZtoL0/s400/Billy%2BIdol%2Bfrom%2Bmtv.au" border="0" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547580972919555138"/></a></div>
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</div>"The Silver Wraith"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-11:537324:BlogPost:2560022010-11-11T17:55:54.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">What do you get when you add if you add one part crime fiction, plus one part pulp, to one part horror?</p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Answer,…</p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Answer, <a href="http://cormacwrites.blogspot.com/p/silver-wraith.html">"The Silver Wraith."</a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Here's an excerpt- <span style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace"><font size="4">Chick leans forward and says just so that Melvin can hear him, “I’m not trying to tell you how to run things, buddy, but you sure are going about everything all wrong.”</font></span></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace"><font size="4">“That’s the thing; you’ve barely paid me at all. I’ve put in almost three weeks on this job and the fifty dollars that you fronted me ran out a long time ago.”</font></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace"><font size="4">Melvin’s jaw would drop if it weren’t clenched so tight in anger. He looks at Chick incredulously, then he motions for Larry to take care of him and Chick grabs Melvin’s letter opener. Larry closes in on Chick until points the sharp end of the opener at his own left index finger.</font></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace"><font size="4">Chick sneers “like I said, I’m not trying to tell you how to run things, Melvin, but we’re going to have to be practical about this, some things are going to have to change.”</font></span></div>The Premiere Issue of Dark Valentine Magazine is here!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-06-12:537324:BlogPost:2379082010-06-12T00:30:00.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">So here it is, the day that it all comes fruition. Here is a new venue for dark fiction, a new publication that will change the way that you read magazines.</p>
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<div>Agatha-nominated Elizabeth Zelvin kicks things off with "The Silkie." Chad Rohrbacher brings us into a robotic near future with "Furious." Sandra Seamans offers up…</div>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">So here it is, the day that it all comes fruition. Here is a new venue for dark fiction, a new publication that will change the way that you read magazines.</p>
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<div>Agatha-nominated Elizabeth Zelvin kicks things off with "The Silkie." Chad Rohrbacher brings us into a robotic near future with "Furious." Sandra Seamans offers up a surreal piece of noir with "What Doesn't Kill You" and it is accompanied by an equally amazing illustration by Jane Burson.</div>
<div><br/>Paul D. Brazill turns horror on its ear and gives it a Michael Madsen, with "Drunk On The Moon." "Automancer" is a tale that gives a new twist to magic, by my friend author and editor, Katherine Tomlinson. I have a story in there called "His Hands, which is a tribute to the writing style of my friend Quin Browne. I chronicle a doomed relationship that takes unforeseen tragic conclusion.<br/></div>
<div><br/>The aforementioned isn't even half of the stories that are in this issue, and the art work is truly a feast for the eyes. There is horror, fantasy, noir, science fiction and all the dark things that are under the sun...and in the shadows.</div>
<div><br/>Please, check out the <a href="http://darkvalentine.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Dark_Valentine_Summer_2010.pdf"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: #cc0000"><font size="4">Dark Valentine Magazine in PDF form, here</font></span></a>.</div>Issue #8 of Astonishing Adventures Magazine is here!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-01-19:537324:BlogPost:2248352010-01-19T04:50:12.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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AAM #8 is here! It's chock full of both classic-style and brand new pulpy goodness! It also features an interview with Kelli Stanley ("Nox Dormienda" and "City of Dragons") and my story "The Tsar's Treasure," which is a return to Hammett-style noir.<br />
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AAM #8 is here! It's chock full of both classic-style and brand new pulpy goodness! It also features an interview with Kelli Stanley ("Nox Dormienda" and "City of Dragons") and my story "The Tsar's Treasure," which is a return to Hammett-style noir.<br />
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The print issue on Amazon is coming soon!"They Come From Above" and "Retribution"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-22:537324:BlogPost:2204582009-11-22T01:59:23.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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I am fortunate that David Cranmer saw a piece of microfiction that two other editors had rejected, and he decided that it could be more, and that it could have a greater audience.<br />
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With plenty of encouragement from David, Elaine Ash, and Katherine Tomlinson, that story became fuller and richer. I encourage you to see the end result, <a href="http://www.beattoapulp.com/stor/2009/1122_cb_TheyComeFromAbove.cfm" target="_blank">"They Come From…</a>
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I am fortunate that David Cranmer saw a piece of microfiction that two other editors had rejected, and he decided that it could be more, and that it could have a greater audience.<br />
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With plenty of encouragement from David, Elaine Ash, and Katherine Tomlinson, that story became fuller and richer. I encourage you to see the end result, <a href="http://www.beattoapulp.com/stor/2009/1122_cb_TheyComeFromAbove.cfm" target="_blank">"They Come From Above,"</a> which is now up at Beat To A Pulp.<br />
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Last but not least, comes <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2009/11/twist-of-noir-258-cormac-brown.html" target="_blank">"Retribution,"</a> a story that was originally published in the premiere issue of Crooked Magazine, and is now up at A Twist of Noir."They Come From Above" and "Retribution"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-22:537324:BlogPost:2204572009-11-22T01:59:23.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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I am fortunate that David Cranmer saw a piece of microfiction that two other editors had rejected, and he decided that it could be more, and that it could have a greater audience.<br />
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With plenty of encouragement from David, Elaine Ash, and Katherine Tomlinson, that story became fuller and richer. I encourage you to see the end result, <a href="http://www.beattoapulp.com/stor/2009/1122_cb_TheyComeFromAbove.cfm" target="_blank">"They Come From…</a>
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I am fortunate that David Cranmer saw a piece of microfiction that two other editors had rejected, and he decided that it could be more, and that it could have a greater audience.<br />
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With plenty of encouragement from David, Elaine Ash, and Katherine Tomlinson, that story became fuller and richer. I encourage you to see the end result, <a href="http://www.beattoapulp.com/stor/2009/1122_cb_TheyComeFromAbove.cfm" target="_blank">"They Come From Above,"</a> which is now up at Beat To A Pulp.<br />
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Last but not least, comes <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2009/11/twist-of-noir-258-cormac-brown.html" target="_blank">"Retribution,"</a> a story that was originally published in the premiere issue of Crooked Magazine, and is now up at A Twist of Noir."My Old Haunts"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-28:537324:BlogPost:2178532009-10-28T15:33:17.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Just in time for Halloween, the story <a href="http://thrillskillsnchills.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-old-haunts-by-cormac-brown.html" target="_blank">"My Old Haunts"</a> is up at Thrillers, Killers and Chillers.<br />
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A big thanks to Col Bury and company for posting it.
Just in time for Halloween, the story <a href="http://thrillskillsnchills.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-old-haunts-by-cormac-brown.html" target="_blank">"My Old Haunts"</a> is up at Thrillers, Killers and Chillers.<br />
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A big thanks to Col Bury and company for posting it."A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing" is up at A Twist of Noirtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-15:537324:BlogPost:2164832009-10-15T03:37:50.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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Originally from the pages of "Crooked Magazine," my revised version of <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2009/10/twist-of-noir-215-cormac-brown.html" target="_blank">"A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing" is up at A Twist of Noir</a>*.<br />
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Originally from the pages of "Crooked Magazine," my revised version of <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2009/10/twist-of-noir-215-cormac-brown.html" target="_blank">"A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing" is up at A Twist of Noir</a>*.<br />
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*Yes, I realize that the picture is the contrary to the title.Issue Number Seven of Astonishing Adventures Magazine Is Here!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-20:537324:BlogPost:2140842009-09-20T05:10:46.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Issue Number Seven of AAM is finally here!<br />
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Which also includes my story "Le Chat Noir."<br />
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Issue Number Seven of AAM is finally here!<br />
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Which also includes my story "Le Chat Noir."<br />
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Please check the print issue of the version Amazon: ISBN1448687330 $10.00 - <a href="http://tiny.cc/WV4OZ" target="_blank">http://tiny.cc/WV4OZ</a><br />
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Or on Issuu: <a href="http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/aam7" target="_blank">http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/aam7</a><br />
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Or at Mediafire: <a href="http://tiny.cc/ai2st" target="_blank">http://tiny.cc/ai2st</a></p>A reprint from the Premiere Issue of Crooked Magazinetag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-25:537324:BlogPost:2081992009-07-25T08:44:33.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
From the Premiere Issue of Crooked Magazine, my story <a href="http://cormacwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/best-of-retribution.html" target="_blank">"Retribution."</a>
From the Premiere Issue of Crooked Magazine, my story <a href="http://cormacwrites.blogspot.com/2009/07/best-of-retribution.html" target="_blank">"Retribution."</a>"The Trees"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-16:537324:BlogPost:2073152009-07-16T03:33:18.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Do you ever check the trees to see what is up there?<br />
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You would be surprised at what you can find.<br />
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Over at <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/" target="_blank">Powder Burn Flash.com</a>, Aldo Calcagno has posted a story of mine concerning the once in a lifetime things that a teenager has discovered in <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/336" target="_blank">"The…</a>
Do you ever check the trees to see what is up there?<br />
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You would be surprised at what you can find.<br />
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Over at <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/" target="_blank">Powder Burn Flash.com</a>, Aldo Calcagno has posted a story of mine concerning the once in a lifetime things that a teenager has discovered in <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/336" target="_blank">"The Trees."</a>"So Deaf" is up at Powder Burn Flashtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-24:537324:BlogPost:1997542009-05-24T00:23:07.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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My first attempt at a police procedural, <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/318">"So Deaf,"</a> is up at Powder Burn Flash.com. Please take a <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/318">look</a>.
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My first attempt at a police procedural, <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/318">"So Deaf,"</a> is up at Powder Burn Flash.com. Please take a <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/318">look</a>.What I've Been Up To, My Last Two Crime Stories From The Webtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-09:537324:BlogPost:1976922009-05-09T08:30:00.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<b><a href="http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/astonishing_adventures_magazine_6">The Sixth Issue of Astonishing Adventures is here!</a></b><br />
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And they kicked this epic issue with my story "All The Better To." Please to be sure and check out the hardcopy version, which will have exclusively the story "Djinn" by Katt Parrish.<br />
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I have another story up on a Twist of Noir called…
<b><a href="http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/astonishing_adventures_magazine_6">The Sixth Issue of Astonishing Adventures is here!</a></b><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70745490?profile=original" alt="" width="400" height="419"/></p>
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And they kicked this epic issue with my story "All The Better To." Please to be sure and check out the hardcopy version, which will have exclusively the story "Djinn" by Katt Parrish.<br />
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I have another story up on a Twist of Noir called <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2009/05/going-to-see-whale-about-man-cormac.html">"Going To See A Whale About A Man"</a> that has absolutely nothing to do with Greenpeace and...well, maybe this excerpt will point you in the right direction-<br />
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<i>As I sit down, I notice that Kieran is twice as good as I am at scanning a room. You wouldn’t know that he’s taking everything in, unless you too had pay attention to everything in order to stay out of jail and stay alive. His eyes go to the front door as he raises his beer, and then they go to the bathroom as he puts the glass down. His eyes widen ever-so-slightly as they return to the front door, and that’s tipped me off that something is about to go down.<br />
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From their angry mumbling, I’m guessing that they are Vietnamese, but I don’t know Vietnamese from Laotian. I do know that they have guns, because they are doing such a poor job of disguising this fact, that I can see this in the dirty mirrors behind Kieran. I’m screwed because they’ve taken up position behind me, and any move on my part at this time will most likely get me shot. Kieran has his right hand under a napkin on the table and I guarantee that’s not a fork under it.<br />
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“Gentlemen, to what do I owe the pleasure?” Kieran lays it on thick, solely for the benefit of the diners. Despite the beer-filled haze, everyone in here seems to have figured out that these guys aren’t here as some kind of new alternate entertainment for a mariachi band. The one behind me with the pink and green gel-covered hair, straight out of an anime, leans over me and puts a gun in my back.</i><br />
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Enjoy!Coming Attractions: "A Red Lipstick" and "The Price of Perfection"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-13:537324:BlogPost:1878412009-03-13T17:08:11.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
From Issue #5 of Astonishing Adventures Magazine, "A Red Lipstick"<br />
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<b><i>Lara calmly turned to the mirror and said as she dabbed her lip “I’m hungry and you’re gonna get us kicked out of here before we get a chance to eat…if they don’t call the cops first.” The mention of the police dimmed the wattage of Guy’s sneer for less than a second and only someone who knew him would’ve even noticed.<br />
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“I ain’t worried about the heat; I got them in my pocket like my blade. You should worry about what’s…</i></b>
From Issue #5 of Astonishing Adventures Magazine, "A Red Lipstick"<br />
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<b><i>Lara calmly turned to the mirror and said as she dabbed her lip “I’m hungry and you’re gonna get us kicked out of here before we get a chance to eat…if they don’t call the cops first.” The mention of the police dimmed the wattage of Guy’s sneer for less than a second and only someone who knew him would’ve even noticed.<br />
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“I ain’t worried about the heat; I got them in my pocket like my blade. You should worry about what’s gonna happened to your five dollar backside if you don’t get out of this bathroom in the next minute. I ain’t waiting all day to order and if you’re not ready by the time the waitress puts my coffee on the table? Well, let’s just say you’re looking tired. Maybe you need a little vacation like Millie got. Might do you a bit of good to get some rest. A little beauty sleep.” Then he laughed like a poor Cajun’s version of The Shadow.<br />
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Guy turned on his heels and walked out, his purple zoot suit with red pinstripes a garish blur. Lara smiled even though it caused her almost as much pain as one of Guy’s punches. Everything had to fall into place like one of those complicated Rube Goldberg contraptions. The stakes were high. She had everything to lose and her life to win. Her hand shook as she raised her lipstick, then it became amazingly steady as she started writing.</i></b><br />
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Also from Issue #5 of A.A.M, "The Price of Perfection"<br />
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<b><i>No, most guys would miss her the first time they looked around a room full of women, but to me? She’s perfect. I’m falling for her and that’s what’s eating me…I’ve only fallen for one other woman before like this and that’s how this poor gal got sucked into this situation.<br />
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The first time I saw Ella was nine months ago, New Year’s Eve. Here we are, in a new decade, and I’ll be damned if anybody wants to put The Depression behind us more than me. I was working a case that night at The Beverly Hills Hotel and Ella was there working for Laird Thompson, a rival detective and one of the cheapest bastards to ever walk the Earth. I should know. I started out working for him back in ’32 and I’ve since passed him by in business like I was a Ford Flat 8 and he was a Model T with four square wheels.<br />
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Every once in awhile he would try to poach or sabotage my business, and this looked to be one of those situations. I noticed Ella, not because of her strong resemblance to the woman that had just left me in a lurch, but because she was doing a bang-up job keeping Laird at bay. The man pitched woo like he ran his agency…dirty, shameless, unorganized, and all over the place.<br />
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Ella got tired of his gorilla antics and she flung a glass of champagne in his face. Laird reeled back like he was going to slap her, and she grabbed a pitcher of water from the bar and poured it on him. He stormed off and she made for the exit. I waited a moment, and then I went after her.<br />
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I didn’t want the man I was originally tailing to see me and he would have, as she had the attention of everyone in the room.<br />
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I called after her, “I hate to see what you do to people that are actually thirsty.”<br />
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She froze in her tracks and wheeled around with anger. “Are you a friend of that octopus?”<br />
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“No, I’m not as smart as you; it took me two whole years of working for that schmuck to get wise.”<br />
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“Well, when he comes back, tell him I quit!”<br />
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She wheeled off and I froze her feet again with, “Well, he and I aren’t exactly on speaking terms. Besides, you were probably here because you were supposed to distract me.”<br />
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She came up to me, gave me the once-over, tilted her head and said, “Come again?”</i></b><br />
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Astonishing Adventures Magazine Issue #5, now available on <a href="http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/astonishing_adventures_magazine_5">Issuu.com</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Astonishing-Adventures-Magazine-Issue-5/dp/1441451404">Amazon.com</a>."Vibrant"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-05:537324:BlogPost:1800482009-02-05T01:42:30.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Are you feeling a little down?<br />
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Do you feel lethargic?<br />
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Do you feel detached?<br />
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Do you need a little "pick me up?"<br />
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The protagonist in my story at Powder Burn Flash feels <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/252">"Vibrant."</a><br />
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How do you feel today?<br />
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You should try <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/252">"Vibrant"…</a>
Are you feeling a little down?<br />
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Do you feel lethargic?<br />
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Do you feel detached?<br />
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Do you need a little "pick me up?"<br />
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The protagonist in my story at Powder Burn Flash feels <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/252">"Vibrant."</a><br />
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How do you feel today?<br />
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You should try <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/252">"Vibrant"</a> too!The story "B*tch" is up at Powder Burn Flashtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-01-07:537324:BlogPost:1753812009-01-07T04:29:12.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
My story <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/239">"Bitch" is up at Powder Burn Flash.com</a> and I believe that you will enjoy it...maybe not initially, but you'll see what I mean. Hey, don't take my word for it, <a href="http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/2009/01/bitch-by-cormac-brown.html">Geoff Eighinger gave it four hats at Eastern Standard Crime</a>.
My story <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/239">"Bitch" is up at Powder Burn Flash.com</a> and I believe that you will enjoy it...maybe not initially, but you'll see what I mean. Hey, don't take my word for it, <a href="http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/2009/01/bitch-by-cormac-brown.html">Geoff Eighinger gave it four hats at Eastern Standard Crime</a>.Hey, the premiere issue of Crooked Magazine is up!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-01-02:537324:BlogPost:1747412009-01-02T06:46:51.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<a href="http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/2008/12/crooked-1-is-here.html">The premiere issue of Crooked Magazine is up.</a> No, you won't find tips in there on how to redecorate your den or the latest in spring fashions, we're talking neo-noir and hard-boiled fiction. Yours truly has a story in there too, called "Redemption." <a href="http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/2008/12/crooked-1-is-here.html">Pop on over and take a gander.</a>
<a href="http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/2008/12/crooked-1-is-here.html">The premiere issue of Crooked Magazine is up.</a> No, you won't find tips in there on how to redecorate your den or the latest in spring fashions, we're talking neo-noir and hard-boiled fiction. Yours truly has a story in there too, called "Redemption." <a href="http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/2008/12/crooked-1-is-here.html">Pop on over and take a gander.</a>Man, this blog needs updatingtag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-12-23:537324:BlogPost:1734902008-12-23T04:38:53.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Happy Hanukkah!<br />
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<a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/234">"L-i-n-g-o"</a> was posted today on Powder Burn Flash.<br />
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<a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2008/12/twist-of-noir-028-cormac-brown.html">A Twist of Noir has republished my love letter to the City of Angels</a>, that originally was on Powder Burn Flash blogspot.<br />
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A Twist of Noir also has republished <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2008/12/twist-of-noir-013-cormac-brown.html">"Strawberry Quick."</a><br />
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Also,…
Happy Hanukkah!<br />
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<a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/234">"L-i-n-g-o"</a> was posted today on Powder Burn Flash.<br />
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<a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2008/12/twist-of-noir-028-cormac-brown.html">A Twist of Noir has republished my love letter to the City of Angels</a>, that originally was on Powder Burn Flash blogspot.<br />
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A Twist of Noir also has republished <a href="http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/2008/12/twist-of-noir-013-cormac-brown.html">"Strawberry Quick."</a><br />
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Also, coming up in 2009, three of my stories will run in two outstanding online magazines.My Last Two Stories Posted To The Webtag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-24:537324:BlogPost:1637142008-10-24T22:30:00.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
On the new Powderburnflash.com, my story <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/207">"Swerved"</a> was the first one posted to the new site.<br />
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Aldo Calgagno, Gerald So and Patti Abbott also had a <a href="http://geraldso.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-flash-fiction-challenge.html">Fall Flash Fiction Challenge</a> and this inspired <a href="http://cormacwrites.blogspot.com/2008/10/cynara.html">"Cynara."</a>
On the new Powderburnflash.com, my story <a href="http://www.powderburnflash.com/?q=node/207">"Swerved"</a> was the first one posted to the new site.<br />
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Aldo Calgagno, Gerald So and Patti Abbott also had a <a href="http://geraldso.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-flash-fiction-challenge.html">Fall Flash Fiction Challenge</a> and this inspired <a href="http://cormacwrites.blogspot.com/2008/10/cynara.html">"Cynara."</a>Issue #4 of Astonishing Adventures has arrived at last!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-19:537324:BlogPost:1524452008-07-19T06:00:00.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Pulp is back and the fourth issue of <a href="http://astonishingadventuresmagazine.com.p2.hostingprod.com/">Astonish Adventures</a> is here.<br />
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<a href="http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/astonishing_adventures_magazine_4_issuu?mode=embed&documentId=080715052249-c4ba225484df4e40b294d46868808482&layout=grey">Click here at the Issu site</a>, if you would like to view it online.…
Pulp is back and the fourth issue of <a href="http://astonishingadventuresmagazine.com.p2.hostingprod.com/">Astonish Adventures</a> is here.<br />
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<a href="http://issuu.com/astonishing/docs/astonishing_adventures_magazine_4_issuu?mode=embed&documentId=080715052249-c4ba225484df4e40b294d46868808482&layout=grey">Click here at the Issu site</a>, if you would like to view it online.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Astonishing-Adventures-Magazine-Issue-4/dp/1438258097%3FSubscriptionId%3D02E5W5871AJF7PMMMS82%26tag%3Dws%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1438258097">And click here if you want to buy the hardcopy version on Amazon</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://astonishingadventuresmagazine.com.p2.hostingprod.com/">John</a> has also put together an <a href="http://astonishingadventuresmagazine.com.p2.hostingprod.com/?page_id=59">AAM screensaver</a>.Check It Out Reduxtag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-13:537324:BlogPost:1512472008-07-13T03:00:00.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70741448?profile=original" alt="" width="425" height="600"/></p>
Sorry folks, <i>this</i> is the official cover of Issue #4 of AAM.<br />
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Of course this cover tells an entirely different story and while I'm partial to the other version, this one adds so much more.
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Sorry folks, <i>this</i> is the official cover of Issue #4 of AAM.<br />
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Of course this cover tells an entirely different story and while I'm partial to the other version, this one adds so much more.Check It Outtag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-12:537324:BlogPost:1511052008-07-12T03:40:40.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70741572?profile=original" alt="" width="425" height="600"/></p>
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A first for all members of Crimespace, here is the upcoming cover of Astonishing Adventures Magazine #4 before it is published!
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A first for all members of Crimespace, here is the upcoming cover of Astonishing Adventures Magazine #4 before it is published!"Poker Face"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-07-11:537324:BlogPost:1509372008-07-11T14:31:57.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com">Powder Burn Flash</a> has just posted my latest story, "<a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/2008/07/powder-burn-flash-93-cormac-brown.html">Poker Face</a>." It's a short story on what happens when it turns out the cat isn't away. Please pop on over and take a gander.
<a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com">Powder Burn Flash</a> has just posted my latest story, "<a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/2008/07/powder-burn-flash-93-cormac-brown.html">Poker Face</a>." It's a short story on what happens when it turns out the cat isn't away. Please pop on over and take a gander.A Quote That Says It Alltag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-10-07:537324:BlogPost:790812007-10-07T22:42:41.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<p>A quote on writing that I pulled from today's paper...</p>
<p><em>Writing is an obsessive-compulsive disorder. A kind of miracle. Something out of nothing. Out of you. Only you can write it, whether it's good or bad.</em></p>
<p>T.C. Boyle</p>
<p>A quote on writing that I pulled from today's paper...</p>
<p><em>Writing is an obsessive-compulsive disorder. A kind of miracle. Something out of nothing. Out of you. Only you can write it, whether it's good or bad.</em></p>
<p>T.C. Boyle</p>The New Submission Guidelines For Astonishing Adventures Issue #2tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-14:537324:BlogPost:722842007-09-14T14:01:23.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<p><font size="2">From one of the editors of AAM, Tim Gallagher...</font></p>
<p><font size="2">NEW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AAM<br></br><br></br>Okay, kids, we got the first issue out of the way. It darn near killed some of us, but we did it.</font></p>
<p><br></br><font size="2">In the process of putting the magazine together, we learned what worked and what didn’t; what we need help with and what we have down pat; and what changes will have to be made in order to ensure things go smoother the second…</font></p>
<p><font size="2">From one of the editors of AAM, Tim Gallagher...</font></p>
<p><font size="2">NEW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AAM<br/><br/>Okay, kids, we got the first issue out of the way. It darn near killed some of us, but we did it.</font></p>
<p><br/><font size="2">In the process of putting the magazine together, we learned what worked and what didn’t; what we need help with and what we have down pat; and what changes will have to be made in order to ensure things go smoother the second time.</font></p>
<p><br/><font size="2">The submission guidelines for the time being are going to remain essentially the same:<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">1) We’re looking for all-new, all-original stories covering all pulp genres. That includes adventure, mystery, science fiction, Western, aviation, fantasy, sword and sorcery - you name it (except romance! Romance is verboten! If I don’t have to deal with it in real life, I don’t want to deal with it in my magazine!). And please don’t make the mistake that many do and equate pulp with noir; most noir is pulp, but not all pulp is noir. <br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">The stories can take place in any time period, and in any location. We’re looking for stories that evoke the spirit of the ‘30s and ‘40s - pulp’s golden age - but that doesn’t mean your stories have to take place then.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">Most of all, we’re looking for stories that are FUN and ENTERTAINING! This ain’t some long haired, highbrow literary magazine, it’s a pulp!</font></p>
<p><br/><font size="2">If you’re still not sure what we’re looking for, please check out the plethora of pulp reprint magazines available: THE SHADOW, THE SPIDER, DOC SAVAGE, PLANET STORIES, G8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES, SECRET AGENT X, etc. Those are the sort of stories we want to showcase.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">2) We said it above, and we’ll say it again: we want all-new, all-original pulp stories. Stories you’ve written featuring characters you’ve created. We will accept absolutely no fan fiction (stories featuring someone else’s characters).<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">3) We are aiming for the broadest possible audience, from tweens to twilighters, so your submission should be appropriate for all. We will not accept submissions with excessive, gratuitous violence; offensive language (cursing); gratuitous hanky panky (the hero can kiss the girl, but everything else should occur off the page); or content that is deemed disparaging, offensive, or hateful by the editors. Basically, if you couldn’t get away with it in a PG-rated film, you won’t get away with it here.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">4) The word count for stories is still 3,500 or less, but as you saw in the first issue, we are open to longer stories. Please query us first before sending anything longer than 3,500 words. <br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">5) We can only accept single, stand-alone stories. We do not accept serial stories at this time. Our quarterly publication schedule makes serialization impractical. We will accept stories that are excerpts of longer works, as long as the excerpt can stand alone: it must have a beginning, middle, and end, like any other story.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">6) Here’s the new wrinkle, so please pay attention: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN THE FORM OF A WORD DOCUMENT (.doc), with the option of an additional .html doc. We can no longer accept submissions that are in the body of an e-mail. Sorry if this inconveniences anyone, but it makes too much work for us when we put the magazine together.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">7) Yes, we accept art submissions. We need spot illustrations for stories as well as cover art. If you can provide art for your submission, by all means do so. For more specific requirements and specifications, contact JDC directly at</font> <a href="mailto:editorjdc@gmail.com"><font size="2">editorjdc@gmail.com</font></a><font size="2">.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">8) We are also looking for non-fiction material about the world of pulp: articles, reviews, interviews. Just read a great pulp novel you want to share with everyone else? Write a review and send it to us. You met a man who claims to be the real, live Doc Savage? Well, by jingo, we want to read about it. You just happen to be the neighbor of a man who made his living pounding out pulp stories for a penny a word? Get a tape recorder and get him talking.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">The variety of non-fiction material we’re looking for is wide open, as long as it’s pulp related. Please query us first with what you have in mind.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">9) Finally, and I can’t say this enough, don’t be afraid to use the LESTER DENT PLOT FORMULA posted elsewhere on this site. I know it’s set up for a 6,000 word story, but it can easily be modified for a story of any length. It’s a great tool, so use it. That’s why we posted it in the first place.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">Questions? Concerns? Did I miss something? Well, that’s what the e-mail addresses are for. Shoot us a line, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.<br/></font></p>
<p><font size="2">Now get cracking. The deadline for issue #2 - NOVEMBER 1 - is fast approaching. And yes, we would love holiday-themed pulp stories.</font></p>Astonishing Adventures Magazine is finally here (as well as my publishing debut)!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-02:537324:BlogPost:689492007-09-02T17:54:36.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
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</font></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">I have seen the future and it is a fine revival of the past, Astonishing Adventures Magazine is finally here. Katherine Tomlinson, Tim Gallagher and John Don Carlucci have created an…</span></font></span></p>
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</font></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">I have seen the future and it is a fine revival of the past, Astonishing Adventures Magazine is finally here. Katherine Tomlinson, Tim Gallagher and John Don Carlucci have created an online pulp magazine. <br/><br/>Click on the words of <a href="http://astonishingadventuresmagazine.blog-city.com/astonishing_adventures_magazine_isuue_1.htm"><span style="COLOR: #330099">John Don Carlucci</span></a> and the text will take you to the site... <br/></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><br/><span style="COLOR: white"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">It’s amazing! It’s stupendous! It’s ASTONISHING!</span></em></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">ASTONISHING ADVENTURES MAGAZINE, the greatest place for new tales in the old pulp fashion, has finally arrived!</span></em></a> <br/><i><br/></i><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Marvel at the tale of the man who married a Yeti! Thrill to the exploits of the mysterious Red Panda! Gasp in amazement as dinosaurs attack Manhattan! Be astounded as Tokyo is reduced to rubble (yet again)!</span></em></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">All this and more, including interviews with award-winning writer Joe Lansdale, legendary comics artist Michael Wm. Kaluta, and painter extraordinaire Doug Klauba!</span></em></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Did we mention the monkeys? Yes, there are monkeys! More monkeys than you can shake a banana at!</span></em></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Brace yourself for tales that are ASTONISHING! Prepare yourself for ADVENTURES! All conveniently located in one pulp MAGAZINE!</span></em></a> <br/><i><br/></i><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">That’s ASTONISHING ADVENTURES MAGAZINE!</span></em></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">And best of all, the first issue is free!</span></em></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?7ezauxxxmo4"><em><span style="COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Editor JDC</span></em></a></span> <br/><br/><span style="COLOR: black">Thank you John! Psst, not to mention there is a story written by yours truly.</span></span></font></span></p>Powder Burn Flash has "Hot Ice And Cold Blood" postedtag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:BlogPost:659222007-08-22T19:09:40.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
Aldo, a.k.a "The Mystery Dawg" is continuing the good tradition of Tribe by publishing fine crime-oriented flash fiction at <a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/">Powder Burn Flash</a>. Go check it out and you might even see a story from <a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/2007/08/powder-burn-flash-40-cormac-brown.html">yours truly</a>.
Aldo, a.k.a "The Mystery Dawg" is continuing the good tradition of Tribe by publishing fine crime-oriented flash fiction at <a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/">Powder Burn Flash</a>. Go check it out and you might even see a story from <a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/2007/08/powder-burn-flash-40-cormac-brown.html">yours truly</a>.No-mentumtag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-14:537324:BlogPost:632752007-08-14T12:00:16.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
<p>I've been back from a trip to Long Island and the NYC since Sunday. This trip was disappointing in that I had a bunch of short stories cooking up and all I got done during my vacation, was a couple of paragraphs. As things became busier and hectic, I wound up putting pretty much everything on the backburner.</p>
<p>It's hard to get anything accomplished when so much is going on and there is so much to be done, that it almost makes me not want to take another vacation. Worse, there was very…</p>
<p>I've been back from a trip to Long Island and the NYC since Sunday. This trip was disappointing in that I had a bunch of short stories cooking up and all I got done during my vacation, was a couple of paragraphs. As things became busier and hectic, I wound up putting pretty much everything on the backburner.</p>
<p>It's hard to get anything accomplished when so much is going on and there is so much to be done, that it almost makes me not want to take another vacation. Worse, there was very little to inspire me in New York in terms of crime writing, other than annoying gypsy cabs and people trying to get run over by taxis.</p>
<p/><p>The most disheartening aspect of this all is that the misery that my job causes, actually fuels my crime writing. I hope I won't have to keep working soul-sucking jobs, just to maintain momentum throughout my writing career.</p>If I Could Be Represented By Just One Piece Of Worktag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-02:537324:BlogPost:597242007-08-02T04:55:16.000ZCormac Brownhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
If I could be represented by just one written piece of work, I would chose "<a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/2007/06/powder-burn-flash-33-cormac-brown.html">The Post-Nuptial</a>."
If I could be represented by just one written piece of work, I would chose "<a href="http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/2007/06/powder-burn-flash-33-cormac-brown.html">The Post-Nuptial</a>."