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The Assignment

This is both a song and a piece of art. Also, a tiny bit of a treasure hunt. Put out by the always adventurous and amazing, Blaze Ward in his latest anthology, Cloak and Dagger. Available damn near everywhere: Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/cloak-and-dagger-7 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P43Q9VG/?tag=kydala-20 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1541960856 Paper: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NYYBPM2/?tag=kydala-20 B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cloak-and-dagger-blaze-ward/1138373375?ean=2940162650027

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Molotov Medley

Another non-genre flash piece, this one published in the very cool Raconteur Magazine, Vol. II, Issue II. Riots, music, mayhem, and of course, flaming projectiles. Available from Amazon.

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The Goblin Hole

For some reason, I always wanted to set a story in the trenches of WWI. When I finally did, it pretty much had to be horror. Dark fantasy if I’m feeling generous. But trying to come up with something to move the needle on the men experiencing the every day terrors of trench warfare was […]

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2020: The Year That Won’t Die

Doesn’t it feel like this year is lasting forever? I just want this election over so I know if there’s reason for hope, or we’re just going to keep sliding into fascist dystopia. But how about the writing, Adam? Shockingly, despite the existential dread I know all of us are suffering from, I’m actually writing […]

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The Boy from Buanfar

A short and violent tale set in the world of DUSTER. You get this story for FREE when you sign up for my newsletter. “No one writes bastard-son-of-a-bitch characters as brilliantly as Adam Stemple” Naomi Kritzer, Hugo award-winning author of CATFISHING ON CATNET

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Duster (Mika Bare-Hand Book 1)

Book 1 of the Mika Bare-Hand Books DUSTER is my first venture into the world of self-publishing. I’ve quite enjoyed the process, probably largely because I’m such a control freak. I get to design the cover, choose the release date, write the flap copy etc. We’ll see how it goes, but I love this book […]

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On Writing DUSTER

I thought I’d write a little about my process when I wrote Duster, my new novel that comes out in two weeks. I’m a huge process nerd, so this will be fun for me. You, I’m not so sure about. Duster came about during a period when I had set aside certain portions of the […]

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Scent of a Demon

Gonzo story in a gonzo anthology. Meet Sister Elizabeth, peaceful old nun, wrongfully arrested for murdering the local priest. Or could she be more than she seems? Given the name of the anthology, is that really a question? E-book and POD.

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