New Free Short Story: Chad, by P.T. Phronk

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Chad Cover.001Hello. This is the writer known as P.T. Phronk. I wrote a short story about a guy known as Chad. The story is called Chad.

This one is pretty weird, both in terms of the story itself and how it is written. It’s not for everyone; probably more of a love it / hate it type of thing. That’s why I’ve made it free wherever I can. Maybe you can give it a try and see if you love it. Here’s the description:

Chad has a secret. They’ve been best friends for a while now, but if the hesitation in Chad’s voice is any indication, that could all be over. Trying to figure out what’s wrong may drive him crazy, but soon they will meet, and Chad’s secret will be revealed.

This book also has a secret. See if you can figure out what’s unusual about this story before you get to the end.

Chad is a short story about awkward friendships with some unusual twists.

Chad is free on most ebook platforms: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Google Play | iBooks | Kobo | Nook

New: Unchained Melody, by Carling Talbot

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ED697B43-6C03-405B-A7AA-56785D583417I don’t use the word “mindfuck” lightly, but Carling Talbot’s debut with Forest City Pulp is a mindfuck of a novel.

Even the book’s very existence takes some explaining. Unchained Melody features characters from cal chayce’s All the Fine Hungers, with permission from cal chayce. The author of Melody’s story in Unchained Melody also appears in the pages of Unchained Melody. Wait, so is that cal chayce? Who’s Carling Talbot then?

Like I said, mindfuck.

It’s not the first time Forest City Pulp books have cross-pollinated characters, and even authors, and it probably won’t be the last. Soon we’re going to need a name for the larger FCP universe. The FCPniverse? Ehhh that sounds dirty.

Anyway, here’s a much better description than my rambling:

When Melody stumbles upon an old manuscript her boyfriend wrote, she can’t help but notice the similarities with her own life. But Sunny never finished the story, so she never finds out what happens to the badass character who may or may not be based on herself.

Sunny agrees to finish the fictional tale of a troubled girl in a world gone mad. But before Melody can read the rest, she comes into trouble of her own: she’s becoming unchained from reality, getting occasional glimpses of another world. To fix it, she’ll need the help of a quirky scientist who’s halfway across the country, and along the way to see him, she’ll combat gangsters, get to know her friends better, and struggle to understand the make-up of reality itself.

Unchained Melody is the authorized sequel (of sorts) to cal chayce’s All The Fine Hungers, where Melody, Sunny, and Chuck first fought elite cannibals. Now they’re struggling against more existential threats, in an entirely different author’s world.

An often meta tale, it would be wise to strap yourself in securely before taking the journey, and hold your god-helmet on tight!

Get Unchained Melody on Amazon.com or Amazon.ca.

 

P.S. You can’t copyright a song title.

Out Now: Of Moons and Monsters, by P.T. Phronk

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The sequel to P.T. Phronk’s splattery debut horror novel, Stars and Other Monsters, is out now. Of Moons and Monsters picks up right where the first book left off, with Stan in a hairy predicament, racing to the last place on Earth he wants to go: home.

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Of Moons and Monsters rips apart the coming-of-age small-town high school drama in the same way Stars and Other Monsters skewered the romantic comedy. It’s like Never Been Kissed, except with werewolves and lots of people dying in horrible ways.

Learn more about Of Moons and Monsters, or head straight to Amazon to buy the Kindle version or the paperback.

Review copies are available for book blogggers and whatnot. Just tweet me.

New Novel: All the Fine Hungers by cal chayce

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Hello. This is P.T. Phronk. I’ve been busy with work and other projects lately, which has kept me away from writing every day. It’s funny what that’ll do to a writer’s brain. Stories itch at the inside of my skull, trying to find a crack to wriggle out of. Fully formed ideas push their way out of me while I shower. Plot holes I didn’t know existed pop open and keep me from sleeping. It’s all quite unpleasant.

Luckily, not all of Forest City Pulp lays dormant while I suffer. Co-founder cal chayce has been hard at work at a new novel, and whoa, it’s quite the novel. All the Fine Hungers is, on its surface, an epic tale of two people tossed into an inevitable collision course. Below the surface, it’s an examination of the terrors of power, privilege, poverty, and how they are maintained over generations. I could describe it as a more horror-tinged The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, but it’s really doing its own multi-faceted thing, in a way only cal chayce can pull off.

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Get it here, or read on for blurbage.

An old man—a monster—with power and privilege beyond imagination, preys on the weak, the innocent, the oppressed. One insatiable desire compels him above all others, and he’ll stop at nothing to achieve it.

A timid girl who fears everything—having struggled since the day she was born against poverty, racism, colonialism, and misogyny—must decide to continue living in fear, or fight for what she deserves.

Each owes the state of their existence to factors compounded by the generations—factors that have left them at extreme opposite ends of the social divide. When they cross paths, only one will survive.

If that sounds like something you’d like, hit up the buy links below. It’s only $3.99ish on Kindle, a few bucks more in paperback, or free in Kindle Unlimited.

Get All the Fine Hungers: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk

The Arborist: A Horror Novella by the Newly-Rebranded P.T. Phronk

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You might notice something different about me. That’s right, I’ve got some new letters in front of my name. I’m now known as “P.T. Phronk” instead of just “Phronk.”

There are a few reasons for the change. Some book stores (like Apple) require a first name for the listing. It looks better on a cover than the awkward “by Phronk.” Plus, for every person intrigued by an unusual single-name author, there are two people who just think it looks wrong and ignore it. So yeah, I’m giving in to the man, but only by two letters.

More importantly, I have a new book out. The Arborist is about a man haunted by a tree. I’ve always lived in cities, but felt that human need to be close to nature, even if it’s just a tree in the back yard. This book explores that urge, and what happens if it’s amplified by a tree that appears in the middle of the night, and is growing far too fast to be an ordinary tree.

I’d say The Arborist falls into the genre of “quiet horror.” If I’ve done my job, you will feel the lurking terror even if you don’t quite see it directly.

I also designed and illustrated the cover myself this time:

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I’m no professional cover designer, but I like how it turned out.

Get The Arborist on Amazon here. It’ll be on other stores soon; links will go here.

Oh, and if you’re wondering what P.T. stand for: nothing. Or many things. Part Time? Permanent Tourist? Phineas Taylor? Playable Teaser? Pug Tits? Who cares.

Fantasy & Science Fiction Sale(s)

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Phronk here. I’m part of a fantastic sale hosted RIGHT HERE AT THIS LINK. There’s an entire crapload of sci-fi/fantasy/horror books for free or cheap, including my novel Stars and Other Monsters. Whoa.

Forest City Pulp is also having a low-key sale. Click here or search for us on Amazon to sample every one of our authors for free. There’s even a full-length novel on there. Holy shit.

Go forth and fill your brains for cheap. These sales will only last a day or two.

 

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News from Phronk and Leonard Delaney (The Dirty Cheater)

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Phronk here. I’m hard at work on the sequel to Stars and Other Monsters, which, in case you’ve forgotten, is the latest novel in the vampires-and-dogs-and-celebrities genre. The second Other Monsters book is shaping up to take things in even more unclassifiable directions.

A cover reveal and title reveal are coming soon.

In the meantime, Leonard Delaney has been busy. His Minion erotica is now out as an enhanced standalone book, the fifth Digital Desires is an experiment that evolves as you read it, and he’s gotten into current event porn with satire on the ongoing Oregon occupation. A bunch of these are also in a new collection that I designed the cover and print interior for. It’s illustrated and retro and nice, so I’m pretty proud of it. Click below for each of these:

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He’s also been running around and cheating with other small presses. New Kink Books is embracing this new wave of bizarro erotica, and has just released Strange Sex 3, a collection featuring some of the greatest bizarro authors out there. Lenny’s story “The Office Photocopier Wants to Fuck Me” is one of his best ever, and included in the collection (as its tag line, in fact). I’m reading the other stories, and some of these are really fucked up, you guys.

Check it out:

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More news “coming” soon. Hah.

Catching Up With Leonard Delaney

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Phronk here. I’ve been terrible about updating this blog with new releases. I’ll catch up eventually, but for now, here are a few of the latest from Leonard Delaney:

Womanized by Idris Elba Playing James Bond

Idris Cover.001Idris Elba is finally playing James Bond, and wow, he’s perfect for the role. Emmy admires his suaveness from the sidelines as she works on the movie set—and tonight, she’s working late. Idris Elba may play the perfect spy, but Emmy has a dangerous secret: she’s actually a spy.

An ancient Hollywood cabal is taking over the studio, and Emmy is in over her head when she faces a hoard of bad guys with guns, a suitcase containing a shadowy secret, and a distractingly sexy Idris Elba. It’s a cinematic clusterfuck that can only be escaped using the ultimate spy gadget: love.

Get double-O excited for this erotic thriller, featuring heart-thumping action, powerful intrigue, and a variety of sexual positions with Idris Elba as he plays the character James Bond. Careful; this short story is for super mature audiences only.

It’s exclusive to Amazon for now: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca

Pounded by Pluto

Pluto Cover.001“I don’t want to live on this planet any more.” It’s a common thought after seeing what ridiculous crap gets published on the Internet. Well, astrophysical adventurer Tyson DeNeil Grassbone is taking it literally and moving to Pluto, which can’t be any worse than Earth.

He’s in for a surprise when Pluto wants to engage in a little seismic activity. The only question is: wait, what? How?

Pounded by Pluto is a 5000 word short story with universal appeal. It kicks off the epic space opera of Leonard Delaney’s The Planets.

Available now on Amazon: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca

There is much more. Did you catch Leonard’s debut freelancing for Buzzfeed? It’s here: The Minions In Me. (Yes, it’s minion erotica). He’s also working on other stuff, both online and in print of various types. Stay tuned.

I’m also hard at work on my stuff. Stars and Other Monsters will have a sequel someday soon, I promise. Stay tuned!

New Novel! Victor of Circumstance by Cal Chayce is Out Now

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VICTOR_FOR_EBOOK-3Phronk here. I’m incredibly happy to welcome a new author to Forest City Pulp. Cal Chayce brings in some literary punch with Victor of Circumstance, a funny and thrilling small-town adventure. Here’s my take on it:

Like all good satire, Victor of Circumstance is exaggerated, but rooted in reality. The many characters draw from stereotypes, but even minor characters have quirks and depth that bring into question the real-life assumptions that stereotypes rely on. Yet there are clear villains—Donny Gudsen in particular is a cartoonish boor who could nonetheless be found in today’s news headlines.

The story is cinematic in feel, reminiscent of great comedies like Groundhog Day and Vacation. When all of the characters played their part in the meticulously orchestrated finale, it made me want to stand up and cheer.

Victor of Circumstance is funny and touching. Anyone who gives it a chance is sure to have a good time.

Don’t just believe me.

“Brimming with well-observed critiques of modern life, Victor of Circumstance has some laugh-out-loud moments and satire reminiscent of John Kennedy Toole.”
—Mark A. Rayner, author of The Fridgularity

Buy Victor of Circumstance: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca. Add it on Goodreads while you’re at it.

Taken By the Tetris Blocks: It’s Tetris Porn, Somehow

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I am so very proud of my latest short story, Taken by the Tetris Blocks. While playing a block-based game on my iPhone telephone, I thought to myself, “how could this be more sexual?” It occurred to me that nobody ever writes erotica about inanimate digital objects, even though it’s a really really good idea. So I took it upon myself, and here it is:

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You can buy or borrow it:

Taken by the Tetris Blocks on Amazon.com

Taken by the Tetris Blocks on Amazon.ca

(Or any other Amazon site)

This will probably change the world, so go read it now before it’s even cool. Oh, and leave a review! Even if you didn’t like it … though this is my third book, so I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing.

Thanks. Soggy hugs,

Leonard