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Trigger Warning The incredible author of YA standout Billy Christmas, an all around wholesome time, happens to also be a talented filmmaker working in diverse genres. As this is a trailer for a horror film, frightening images abound.  New Trailer Drops for Mark Pritchard's Horror Short Film The Billy Christmas author's new short will appear in the upcoming horror anthology, "SINPHONY." The Sinphony anthology is slated to include ten films including Pritchard's "Limited Edition." In the press release for the film, the plot of "Limited Edition" is described as, "Intent on … [Read more...]

David Downie Interviewed by Author, Leslie Pietrzyk David Downie discusses his new novel Red Riviera on Leslie Pietrzyk's "Work-in-Progress" Renowned travel writer, David Downie, tackles the trials and tribulations of the crime novel with astounding acuity. Critics and peers agree, Red Riviera is "unforgettable" and "marvelous," and Downie's intrepid heroine, Daria Vinci, is a force to be reckoned with. In this new interview conducted by Leslie Pietrzyk, David Downie details the creation of Red Riviera and Daria Vinci, offers up some writing advice, and gives a … [Read more...]

Announcing Two New Titles from ASP WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE the publication of two new titles coming your way in Spring 2022!    Dave Housley's brilliant, darkly comic novel The Other Ones will be released January 18, 2022. Saida Agostini's first full-length poetry collection, the stunning let the dead in, launches on March 26, 2022. Both are available for preorder now wherever books are sold.  About the books:  What would you do if a group of your fellow office workers won the lottery? The Other Ones tracks the actions and reactions of multiple characters in … [Read more...]

David Downie Discusses "Red Riviera" with Don George A discussion about Italy, globetrotting, and crime from two of travel writing's greatest minds. Its jaws open wide, a firefighting seaplane skims the glittering Gulf of Portofino on Italy's jagged Ligurian coast, scooping up seawater, unlucky anchovies and a lone swimmer named Joe Gary. The superrich, retired Italian-American spook has mob connections and a dirty political past. Has he been snatched by accident or murdered? Red Riviera is Commissioner Daria Vinci's first investigation, a wild roller-coaster ride from the tangled … [Read more...]

a girl on the beach This poem was selected as a winner of Alan Squire Publishing's April, 2021 National Poetry Month Contest after prompts created by Rose Solari. As days ripened, he worked in silence - his eye  on the weather, a daily walk with his dog, until he saw   a girl greeting the Pacific - her frock peculiar pink fanned out on the sand, her face   moon-washed against a water-lapped sky. Such was the freshness - he felt born quaking   with anticipation nudging the dog leash, flashing back  to the smell of mothballs   of his grandma's mittens, the tang of garlic on … [Read more...]