It all started with INIQUITY

In about 1995, I put together two two-page newsletters of short stories. It was called "Iniquity." I just did it for fun for friends. The stories were either scary or disturbing or both. They were quite short stories. Well several of those stories have found their way into my books MORSELS: Twisted Tales of Life and Death Vol. 1 and 2. "Red Delicious" was a vampire story I wrote way back then. I expanded it and fleshed it out for my books. The story is pretty much the same but has more depth. "In The Simian Hands of God" was another short story in Iniquity about the perils of animal testing in laboratories. The original short story focused on the climactic moment of the new version. The new version is beefier, more descriptive and I think it makes the payoff much more satisfying.

There are a few stories in Iniquity that I didn't update and include in Morsels. One is a two parter called "Perp." The reason I didn't include it as well as some others was just the graphic nature of the stories. "Iniquity" was meant to be a scary, horrifying compilation while MORSELS is disturbing, quirky with twist endings. Some elements of stories in MORSELS are scary but I wasn't going for the gross out. So while "Perp" may end up in future volumes of MORSELS, it will undergo some changes to make it less objectionable.

"Iniquity" really represented my desire to put together a short story book. Over the years I've written many short stories and a good number of those stories ended up in the MORSELS books. There are a good deal more stories waiting for a home in future editions. But it all started with Iniquity.

READ THE FIRST BOOK FOR 99 CENTS

That's right. It's not a typo. You can read the entire ebook MORSELS: Twisted Tales of Life and Death Vol. 1 for less than a buck. Why? Because I believe in getting my work out in front of as many eyeballs as I can without cost being an issue. There's not many things you can buy for a dollar these days. Can't even get a cup of coffee. But you can be entertained with fifteen all original tales.

I'd love to sell this book for $9.99 but I realize times are tight. So I want to almost give this book away because I think people will enjoy it. Folks who have read both books have loved them. So get it now for the price of an MP3 song or mobile phone app. What have you got to lose?

If you have a Nook, Kindle or iPad, Morsels should be part of your ebook collection. If you have an ereader app on your cell phone, then you need to have Morsels on there to read when you're waiting to pick up your kids from school, you're in the doctor's office, you're in the bathroom processing a big meal or you're in bed late at night.

These cooks can be read on the PC, too. No special software necessary. Smashwords offers text versions and PDF versions to read at your desktop or on your laptop at your leisure. You can use the Smashwords link to purchase the book for Nook, Kindle or iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch.

And for those still addicted to old fashioned books, I've got that covered too. You can buy Volume 1 or 2 at the Book Patch for $7.99 each by clicking right HERE.

And you can find them on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and iTunes.

Don't keep it to yourself. Tell your friends. Please take the time to write a short review on Barnes and Noble. or Amazon. Give me the good, the bad and the ugly. Tell the readers in your life. For me, this is about entertaining people and living my dream. Thank you for help making this possible.

NEW MORSELS TRAILER

One thing I've been working on lately has been this trailer for my book. I hope to get it in front of as many eyeballs as I can because I think it really sells the experience one will have with MORSELS. I put together the video with iMovie on the iPad just using the basic set up. A trailer for a book? Why not? I wanted to do something visual. And the video contains elements of many of the stories you will find within whether they be about terrorism, lie detectors, a strange bus ride or vampires.

I was concerned a bit about the tone because it does come across as pretty grim and the book, while featuring some dark tales, also weaves in uplifting tales and humorous ones. I hope people will forward the trailer to their friends and join me here on the Morsels blog.

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