I am compeletly about Horror and Halloween. Trestle Press is celebrating with
the Harbinger of Horror promotion.
But did you know Trestle does not only
do the scary stuff? They are packed with authors of every genre. There are
highly talented writers waiting to share their work with you.
Let's put a
few under the microscope, shall we?
William Tooker offers Slouching
Towards Bethlehem, a wild series about ancient aliens buried beneath a small…
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Added by Sam Lang on October 5, 2011 at 8:10am —
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I took some time to read the first two installments of
Darren Sant's "Tales from the Longcroft Estate" available from
Trestle
Press. Individually, they are called…
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Added by Sam Lang on September 27, 2011 at 2:30pm —
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How to Tell a Great Story – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
‘The art of storytelling is not just about standing before a whole lot of people and saying the first thing that pops into your head. It is about communicating your thoughts, ideas and vision to people in an…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 24, 2011 at 2:27pm —
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Set in Atlanta and the Ohio farm region before, during and after World War II, First Love, Last Dance is the touching, heart-warming true story of Elise and Peter, a couple who first fell deeply in love in their late teens/early twenties but weren’t able to reunite until their late seventies. It’s refreshing to read…
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Added by Mayra Calvani on July 22, 2011 at 2:33pm —
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Okay, I told you about this a few days ago and here it is!
Giovanni Gelati, blogmaster of
Gelati's Scoop and host of the
G-Zone on blog-talk-radio, created an innovative series called the Author's Lab with Trestle Press. Basically, he partners with a variety of authors to write an ongoing series of digital shorts. These e-books cover many genres mostly for adults, but I have the…
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Added by Mark Miller on June 30, 2011 at 8:00pm —
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I recently did an interview with Giovanni Gelati for his blogtalkradio to promote The Lost Queen. He invited me to do a short story together in order to give his readers and listeners a taste of The Empyrical Tales. The story is part of his Author's Lab Collaboration series. The G-Man has created a series of on-going stories with a variety of authors in a wide variety of genres. My installment is called "A Prince in Trenton, Seriously?" and is coming soon. I will post a link as soon as the…
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Added by Mark Miller on June 22, 2011 at 10:10am —
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Sojourn With a Stranger - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
“The doll was on my pillow when I returned to my room.”
“What madness is this?” Derek paced the hallway. “Someone is up to no good.” When he stopped to look at her, she reminded him of a frightened child. Her cheeks were pale, her eyes ringed with dark…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on June 20, 2011 at 7:50am —
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Palm’s Inn Resort Reveals More Mysteries Than Answers
Palm’s Inn Resort Reveals More Mysteries than Answers
New mysteries are discovered in the Hurricane Mia after math. The terror and destruction that hurricane Mia brought has torn apart thousands of lives. There are so many loose ends to be tied together as families come back together. Yet despite all people not yet found, the biggest mystery resides at the residence of Palm’s Inn.
Palm’s Inn is a…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:46pm —
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Pickman’s Model by HP Lovecraft
Overall Rating: An Odd Creepy Puzzle That May Entertain Or Disappoint.
Okay this is a short story by HP Lovecraft. Well overall I don’t think HP Lovecraft wrote anything but short stories. But all the same, this is a tale called Pickman’s Model. And if you have not heard of this author, then I dare you to look up some films that are based off of or influenced by Lovecraftean horror such as Re-animator, Dagon, From Beyond…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:36pm —
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Man’s Search For Meaning By Viktor E Frankl
Overall Rating: An Intriguing Look Into The Mind Of A Holocaust Survivor
This is another odd smoothie review. This one is a called Man’s Search For Meaning By Viktor E Frankl. It was a required reading for a college class. So since I read it, why not write a review.
First off, Man’s Search For Morning is not a text book. It’s not a memoir. It’s no a self help book. But it’s very much a combination of all three of these. It…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:34pm —
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A Scarcity Of Lake Monsters by Laurel K Hamilton
Overall Rating : Sweet gentle Tale From Deep Water
Okay after reading two really bad books in a row, I’m not sure whether I can gamble on another five hundred novel just yet. I need a breather after that god awful Clive Cussler torture contraption called Atlantis Found. So I’m taking a break and am heading back to world of short stories. And I’m going to one of favorite authors Laurel K Hamilton. This one is called “A Scarcity Of…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:27pm —
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The Edge of the Sea by Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton is a good writer and I’m convinced of that. Even now she is good. She’s just in a rut of writing stuff that’s X- rated, rather than actually writing a story. Edge of The Sea is a short story she recently wrote that hits much closer to home for any one who read her earlier stuff. It can be found in the Strange Candy Collection.
The story starts with Adria, who find that her room mate Rachel is missing in middle of…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:24pm —
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Autopsy Room Four By Stephen King
Overall Rating: Inspired by frightening truth but delivered a boring narrative
Okay there is is not much to of a introduction here other than Autopsy is the first short story in Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual.
The story starts with only sounds and descriptions from inside if a body bag being rolled through a hospital. He can not move or speak. And only pieces together what is happening through the sounds he hears. And the detailed…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:17pm —
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Autopsy Room Four By Stephen King
Overall Rating: Inspired by frightening truth but delivered a boring narrative
Okay there is is not much to of a introduction here other than Autopsy is the first short story in Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual.
The story starts with only sounds and descriptions from inside if a body bag being rolled through a hospital. He can not move or speak. And only pieces together what is happening through the sounds he hears. And the detailed…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:17pm —
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A Lust Of Cupids By Laurell K. Hamilton
Okay here’s another odd one. This is a short story written by Laurell K. Hamilton . And this has nothing to do with Anita Blake or Meredith Gentry. This entirely is it’s own thing. It’s called “ A Lust Of Cupids’ and it can be found in the Strange Candy short story collection.
So what is it about? Well its about a thirty year old woman named Rachel Ceridian , who is not married and never planned to get married and…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:13pm —
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The Midnight Meat Train by Clive Barker
Not big fan of horror. And if you read my smoothie reviews, you’re probably sick of hearing say that. But I always like to try new things. After all, I wasn’t a big fan of spy novels until I read of Ludlum’s work that made me rethink my opinion about the genre all together. And when they were cleaning out the library at my college, they were selling old books for a quarter a piece. And I found this thick book called…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 8:10pm —
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Those Who Seek Forgiveness by Laurell K. Hamilton
Okay, this is another smoothie review based in an individual story. Why not a whole book? Well tell me how to review a collection of short stores with it having a meaning behind it, and I’ll start. Every story in my opinion whether it’s a novel, novella, or short story if it’s a piece of work and should be seen as such. This one comes from Laurell K. Hamilton short story collection called, Strange Candy. And…
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Added by Samie Foster on May 30, 2011 at 7:59pm —
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A Love Rekindled – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘Jane and Joan’s sobs mingled, and they ran out of the room, tears gushing down their cheeks. Ovie came in soon after. “What is this I hear? I saw the twins on my way here.” “Kevwe may have broken up with Efe…” Efe…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on May 29, 2011 at 12:19pm —
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One Hot January
Author: J. Conrad Guest
Publisher: Second Wind Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-935171-31-7
Binding: Trade Paper
250 pages
Price: $15.50
NORTHVILLE, MI—One Hot January is the second novel in the last year from Michigan writer J. Conrad Guest. The first of a science fiction/alternate reality diptych, the premise is based on a theory that Winston Churchill and…
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Added by J. Conrad Guest on May 13, 2011 at 6:00am —
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A Texas millionaire rancher discovered his wife and bookkeeper had stolen thousands of dollars from him. After he demanded the money back, he started getting sick. While in the hospital, doctors were mystified as to how an otherwise healthy, energetic man could become so deathly ill. The dying man told everyone within earshot that his wife and bookkeeper were killing…
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Added by William R. Potter on May 5, 2011 at 4:56pm —
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