Today saw the release of the neo-noir anthology 4:20. A Hoosier Noir special edition, it contains several stories by a variety of fabulous fiction writers as well as my piece "Starlight." The description says:
"Hoosier Noir editor J. Travis Grundon has compiled eleven smokin' stories about the Devil's Weed. As with any issue of Hoosier Noir, there is crime, deception, and general bad behavior. This time, however, each tale is tinted with the pungent odor of burning herb. So give thanks and praise and feed your mind with dark joints by the likes of Rex Weiner, Alec Cizak, Serena Jayne, BF Jones, Patrick Whitehurst, Don Stoll, Stephen J. Golds, and many more."
I can only speak for my piece, but this presented some interesting twists as far as composing crime fiction. To whet your appetite, here's the opening to "Starlight"
No doubt, greasy fingers held the paper like a promise. The assurance of elevation. Sprinkling shredded buds guaranteed the pledge. Delicate deft motions rolled the slip, swaddling the green within.
Touching it to a candle flame got it smoking. Lungs filled with that ghost train haze. Riding on to parts unknown.
Bullets arrived like curses cutting through the mist. The opaque air stirred, and a warm spray added color to the room. Head like an aerosol can painting the walls red.
Richard tossed the phone aside. Willie winced at the sound of his screen audibly cracking.
“This doesn’t tell me shit,” Richard said.
“A picture’s like a thousand words, though,” Nelson said straightening his tie.
“I don’t see a thousand words,” Richard said. “I see about 81, and that’s milking it. Plus, these don’t tell the story I want to hear.”
He waited for a response though expected none. The other men in the room, certified predators, all glanced at each other nervously. Richard shook his head in disgust.
“What happened to my product?” he demanded.
To find out what happened to the weed as well as where the story goes -- a road through blood, weed, strippers, and death -- you'll have to buy 4:20 NOIR.
4:20 Noir: A Hoosier Noir Special Edition: Weiner, Rex, Cizak, Alec, Golds, Stephen J., Jones, BF, Jayne, Serena, Whitehurst, Patrick, Stoll, Don, Lester, R. Daniel, Grundon, J. Travis, Krauss, Richard: 9798503942736: Amazon.com: Books
"Hoosier Noir editor J. Travis Grundon has compiled eleven smokin' stories about the Devil's Weed. As with any issue of Hoosier Noir, there is crime, deception, and general bad behavior. This time, however, each tale is tinted with the pungent odor of burning herb. So give thanks and praise and feed your mind with dark joints by the likes of Rex Weiner, Alec Cizak, Serena Jayne, BF Jones, Patrick Whitehurst, Don Stoll, Stephen J. Golds, and many more."
I can only speak for my piece, but this presented some interesting twists as far as composing crime fiction. To whet your appetite, here's the opening to "Starlight"
No doubt, greasy fingers held the paper like a promise. The assurance of elevation. Sprinkling shredded buds guaranteed the pledge. Delicate deft motions rolled the slip, swaddling the green within.
Touching it to a candle flame got it smoking. Lungs filled with that ghost train haze. Riding on to parts unknown.
Bullets arrived like curses cutting through the mist. The opaque air stirred, and a warm spray added color to the room. Head like an aerosol can painting the walls red.
Richard tossed the phone aside. Willie winced at the sound of his screen audibly cracking.
“This doesn’t tell me shit,” Richard said.
“A picture’s like a thousand words, though,” Nelson said straightening his tie.
“I don’t see a thousand words,” Richard said. “I see about 81, and that’s milking it. Plus, these don’t tell the story I want to hear.”
He waited for a response though expected none. The other men in the room, certified predators, all glanced at each other nervously. Richard shook his head in disgust.
“What happened to my product?” he demanded.
To find out what happened to the weed as well as where the story goes -- a road through blood, weed, strippers, and death -- you'll have to buy 4:20 NOIR.
4:20 Noir: A Hoosier Noir Special Edition: Weiner, Rex, Cizak, Alec, Golds, Stephen J., Jones, BF, Jayne, Serena, Whitehurst, Patrick, Stoll, Don, Lester, R. Daniel, Grundon, J. Travis, Krauss, Richard: 9798503942736: Amazon.com: Books
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