I have three (3) upcoming stories for your favourite blogzine Truckin’ but I was unable to get ’em past the pole before Pauly whipped out the February issue faster than an Oslo cabby hands you the bill. This month’s pick is author Burton‘s sexy take on vampires. Thanks to the likes of True Blood and Twilight, people with teeth is back on top again! Can’t wait till werewolves get back in fashion, then I can start walking around without a t-shirt again.. Anyway, good story. Feel free to add yours! Pauly writes:
I’m very hyper-excited about the second issue of 2010 which marks the return of Tenzin McGrupp. Remember that hack? We’ll he’s back with a speedy-story about a road trip out West. The Texas boys are anchoring the issue as per usual. Milton T. Burton shared a vampire story and Johnny Hughes is digging deep into the past and whipped up glimpse into his beatnik days. Ah, and I have a piece of L.A. fiction for you inspired by Raymond Carver and Thomas Pynchon.
Lymie Malibu by Paul McGuire
She was too whacked out to remember any lines and flubbed more and more auditions that we were both surprised when her commercial agent keeps sending her out. Kaya was the quintessential cocaine tragedy, yet somehow, she kept getting callbacks…
From Beatniks to Hippies. The Early Sixties. A Memoir. by Johnny Hughes
There was a tremendous amount of hustling other folk’s dates, and it would rage all night. Eddie drank this syrupy Richard’s Wild Irish wine. Yuck. The linoleum floor in his kitchen looked like a crime scene from the wine stains…
Fangs by Milton T. Burton
Halfway through her second glass of wine, he was there beside her, a small snifter of brandy in his hand. Startled, she blurted out the first thing that popped into her mind. “You can drink?”…
Thinking Out Loud by Michael Friedman
Eventually my need to ask eternal questions led me to the conclusion that the only way to get out of purgatory was to flow with life instead of trying to isolate my many momentary lapses of reason on a regular basis…
China Rider by Tenzin McGrupp
I told my nephew that his teachers and parents were lying to him and trying to turn him into a soulless zombie. He believes me. He’s a good kid. He knows what’s up. He knows the system is full of shit…
Thanks for the plug!