Fiction & Stuff
Building | He Who Pulls the Strings is Master | Invitation: Episode 27 dropped today: The last Invitation section’s got a needle drop for all you fans of the Dead Kennedys.
And another needle drop: Murray’s got himself some Infectious Grooves
Reaping Independence is here for your #cyberpunk needs + #scifi + #fantasy + #thrills + #Replicants
Don’t be afraid, give it a try. First ones are free.
The last episode finished with the match and takes Kwynn…
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…to a confrontation on a bridge in #Venice…
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https://www.visitveniceca.com/2019/08/15/venice-canals-2/
…And Glen’s a little frustrated so this thing simply makes matters worse.
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Come read as Kwynn, a badass orphaned hacker, joins a motley crew to save #LosAngeles from mysterious terrorists.
Start anywhere but read the first 3 free.
#ITHASBEGUN
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Kwynn finds herself on a very different set of strange stairs in today’s episode. As you know, she’s been hacking where she shouldn’t.
Where to start? Start anywhere but read the first 3 free.
Come read as Kwynn, a badass orphaned hacker, joins a motley crew to save #LosAngeles from mysterious terrorists.
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Imagine waking up like this!? It happened to someone in Reaping Independence and I want you to read it! #books #SaturdayReads
Start today! Wherever you want. With today’s episode or the beginning! (Also, where it’s free) one reader told me: I had to just keep reading to find out what happens because I can never guess! #kindlevella #cyberpunk #WritingCommunity #amreading
A new episode – another problem. Dirty hack. Clean hack. Fire fallout.
Spend a little time, read something new.
Start at the beginning. Start where we’re at. Click and try. All are welcome!
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Also, as fire season looms, it’s important for us to not only prepare but reflect on the natural and manmade instigators of our ever growing ‘tradition’. More than our man Glen suffers from the effects of wildfires.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-desk-wildfire-fire-season-is-getting-longer
It’s a different Electric Avenue but our troubled PI makes a visit to the Venice version the the new episode today. Give us a read or give a listen. It’d been awhile for some Eddie Grant.
The scenes that drop today: they are some of my favorites. Kwynn sees some stuff she’s never seen before and we meet a new character. (And, this character, you gotta meet him to know. We’ll see more of him one way or the other.)
Thanks to all who are reading. If you haven’t started, the story is there waiting for you anytime.
So far: Kwynn is in jeopardy after she hacked a place she wasn’t supposed to. Nobody knows why, but someone or something is sabotaging the grid and she’s to blame. In her quest to discover what’s been hiding in plain sight she, and Los Angeles, will never be the same.
We’ve also met Glen fighting to save the grid and his family.
Plus, Murray, the wayward PI, he can’t help but continue to get himself in trouble.
Today’s scenes have the California summer vibe where we
Visit Venice Beach http://www.visitveniceca.com/
And something goes down at Santa Monica Pier https://www.santamonicapier.org/
Come read! The first three are free – or you can jump in anytime, anywhere. These scenes especially. Some amazing things are starting to roll.
Episode 9 of Reaping Independence drops today! In one of the chapters a computer is taken over while they are working on it at the Power Center. It’s chilling to imagine the grid taken over by terrorists but in this video that’s exactly what happened in Ukraine on December 23, 2015.
This situation, and others like it, are part of what inspired some of the events in Reaping Independence.
But, I promise, it’s a bit of a ride and, as of yet, the two were not caused by the same bad actors.
Read my serialized novel: Reaping Independence
Someone asked me about an artist mentioned in Episode 3 of Reaping Independence: Who is Noah Purifoy and was he really an artist? Yes, he was an accomplished artist that made a difference. The artworks mentioned exist.
Here’s a look at them:
His legacy lives on. You can read about him, the outdoor museum and his legacy here: http://noahpurifoy.com/about-noah
His art says so much. “Junk art, assemblage art … it’s as close to human existence because it’s all castoffs we are utilizing here,” Noah Purifoy once said. What if L.A. didn’t throw people away?
Thanks for reading and keep reaching out! I love hearing what you think of Kwynn and rest
Many things influence the journey to writing. Like life itself, we take a circuitous route.
There’s this terrific fabulist noir book of Ray Bradbury’s: Death is a Lonely Business.
I had a teacher in high school named Sheila Kasprzyk. (https://www.facebook.com/sheila.kasprzyk/tributes) She was a wonderful teacher, rest her soul.
An aside. In double checking the spelling, I found another person who mentioned Sheila Kasprzyk at San Clemente High School. But he’s had a lot more success at his story telling. Let’s name drop:
There are many teachers that helped me realize some potential along the way. Most I couldn’t hear, or believe, until I looked backwards. At the time, she saw something I didn’t see in myself. Of the many papers we wrote for her class, one was a book review. You can guess what I picked. I’ll get to more about the book in a minute.
When I got the review back, Mrs. Kasprzyk wrote, “Finally. This is what I’ve been looking for from you. Where has this been?” Something of the sort.
There was more but I got an A. I couldn’t please her before and now I cranked something out and she praised it. Not only that, she let me know that she saw potential in me. Something I did not have for myself.
For me: decent grades sure. But no real interest in school.
To paraphrase Maurice Ruffin: When you write, you honor all those who encouraged your writing. People don’t waste their breathe. They meant it when they said you had a gift.
Now, believe me when I say that I still remember her comments. Her belief. Her effort.
When I re-read Death is a Lonely Business recently, I was surprised to see an influence on my first novel, Reaping Independence. The Venice canals, the pier, the beach. Bradbury’s storytelling among many others. Many, many others. But in the most recent chapter that posted in this serialized novel, there’s that sense of magic in the movies and place. Santa Monica. Hollywood. The people.
So what am I getting at?
A couple of things. You never know what the encouragement you share could mean to someone. (Same with the discouragement but that’s another story for another time.)
A book, some thought and a few well placed words influenced something I made ~30 years later.
What else am I getting at?
Well, go read my book. Just a chapter. You can do a chapter at a time and it’s just getting started. In fact, a new chapter dropped today. Go on. Give me a read. It’s a romp. Maybe you’ll see something in it like a teacher did in me a long (long) time ago.