Fran Lewis.

“I’m published with a novel for teens. The publishers are Onwards and Upwards and the book is called ‘Get Over It’ Adventures. It tells the hopeful tale of a youth, John and his dad when the mum dies. They go on an extended holiday in Greece delaying facing the truth. I hope to run creative writing workshops in youth settings to help them with the challenges they face and their issues.

Now, I’m looking forward to celebrating Christmas with my family. Blessings and good health to fellow contributors. The New Year will be exciting included in the Maybe Tomorrow Anthology.”

If that wasn’t enough, Bill has a black comedy (a spoof of the spy thriller genre) coming up that will be published in the USA by Accidental Books – date still to be decided for this one but sooner rather than later!

Remember that you can follow what is going on with Bill at his own website at http://www.bill-kirton.co.uk/ as well as here on the Maybe Tomorrow website.

“He knew the woman was dead before she hit the ground. Even though her throat had been deeply slashed, the amount of blood still surprised and sickened him. As he watched her fall, he realized he too was being watched. He turned and ran from the darkened alleyway onto the busy thoroughfare, narrowly avoiding the oncoming traffic. Horns blared, brakes squealed, but he found safe harbor in an unlocked delivery entrance to one of the many downtown food suppliers’ warehouses. He glanced quickly through a crack in the door, and saw he had not been followed. No one would know that it was he in the alley. He took his handkerchief from his shirt pocket, wiped his face and blotted his shirt and pants to remove the blood that had splattered when she was first cut. Perhaps he should just walk home instead of taking the transit; less noticeable that way. He put his handkerchief back in his pocket so he could discard it at home; leaving it here would only bring disaster to his doorstep. They would be on him within the hour because of the DNA. He decided he would wait a few more minutes before he ventured back out on the street. He reached for his wallet to see if he had enough coins for a coffee from one of the sidewalk dispensers, but found his pants pocket was torn and his wallet was nowhere to be found. He frantically turned all his pockets inside out, but knew exactly what had happened. When he had turned to run down the alley, he had run into a pipe sticking out of the wall and got his suit caught up on it. When he had pulled to free himself, the pocket had torn and his wallet had fallen out. His wallet, with his identi-card inside, that contained his name, address, photo, fingerprints, DNA strip… Now, there would be no just walking away.”

I have had a crime fiction novel published by DiskUsPublishing and a horror short published in the anthology, Deathgrip: The Legacy. My crime shorts have appeared in the webzines Crooked and A Twist of Noir. I am currently working on two crime shorts and completing the manuscript of my second crime fiction novel. In process is also my YA chapter book series entitled Choices, which will be released by the end of this year or early next year by DiskUsPublishing. I am a member of several writers’ networks and maintain a blog for both writers and readers at jfjuzwik.blogspot.com and information on all my projects can be found on my website at jfjuzwik.webs.com.

Twitter: @JFJuzwik

Each story is consumable on its own or as part of the greater collection. Most likely I’ll shoot for the individual stories and the whole collection to be released in e-book form and just the whole collection in good old fashioned, printed on paper book type things!

Twitter: @chillyspoon
Web: blogisonfire.com

The great wars of the future are over. A society obsessed with
violence is born. John Hollis questions life in a world where death is
mandated by The State.

About the Author:

S.C. Hayden’s fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and
journals throughout the English speaking world. His first novel, a
social satire titled “American Idol” is slated for publication with
Mythica Publishing. He is currently at work on a collection of short
fiction.

Excerpt:

Dayton Death’s Inc. provided every violent death imaginable. You could
be lynched, hung, drawn and quartered, guillotined, buried alive,
stoned, set on fire, or ground into sausage. They also provided, for
those who could afford it, some of the most spectacular deaths in the
industry. Dayton aired a television series, Deathstyles of the Rich
and Famous, dedicated to showcasing the most expensive celebrity End
Day events in The State. Just that past week, Country Music sensation
Jeb Reynolds was wrapped in designer fireworks and shot two hundred
feet into the air from the mouth of a canon. He exploded over the
North Pacific Ocean in an array of brilliant sunbursts and smoky
contrails. Crimsons saffrons and cerulean blues flashed magnificently
in the evening sky, as his hit single, No State Like My State, played
at deafening decibels. With the last explosion, the flares converged
and formed an image of the music legend’s face. The glowing bust hung
for a moment in the sky, then dissipated in nebulous smoky haze.

I am currently working on another story called Disappearance dealing with three women who wind up captives of this same demonic person in my story but in a different time period.