One of my e-books is now on Oyster,
Citizen Bane Other Tales. I'm fond of the stories in this book, especially
First Born, which is kind of a nod towards Neil Gaiman's
American Gods. Kind of. You know, it's a thought-form thing that I decided to take in my own completely different direction. As for
Citizen Bane himself, yeah, I'd like to do a few more stories about him, but I'm gonna have to have to bone up on my Lovecraft first.
Arthur was actually my own spin on the true story of a real life chimpanzee named Oliver that I completely fictionalized. It was also based on that other real life chimp, Travis, you know the one who made the news. I guess a full grown chimp is bad news even with a little human DNA thrown in.
Five Finger Discount is a brief excursion into what I like to think of as the
petty crime genre with a dash of sharia thrown in for spice. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. The last story
A Strange Walk In The Woods was very loosely inspired by Eric Brown's
Bigfoot Wars with some real life experience thrown in. Eric Brown wasn't even on my radar until he kept showing up in copies of
Wal-Mart World at work. They leave it laying around in the break room. His story is the only thing that makes it worth reading. If you read these stories I hope you enjoy them. I know I enjoyed writing them.
