Jwan Jordan Giveaway: $50 Amazon gift card & 5 eBooks

Welcome to the Jwan Jordan Comic Event! Hosted by Parsimonious Pash and Jwan Jordan Comics. Jwan Jordan just listed his comics on Amazon and in celebration of this we are giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card and 5 eBooks. This means that there are going to be six amazing...

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Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling

Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling, by Michael Boccacino. The light from the moon cast pale, sharp silhouettes that danced between the orchard trees. I wondered if there was such a thing as daytime there. The boys tried to race ahead, but I kept hold of their hands...

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What I Did

What I Did, by Christopher Wakling. This is the first bit and shall I tell you why? Okay I will. It is to make you read the rest. Don't worry, it isn't a trailer. Trailers are the first bits before films which are actually really adverts and Dad said adverts are where they...

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The Red Chamber

The Red Chamber, by Pauline A. Chen. "You must go. It's what your mother wanted." She can hear the finality in his voice. She looks at him in the light filtering through the paper panes of the kitchen window. His face looks tired, and a little irritated. He is too exhausted...

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Spin

Spin, by Catherine McKenzie. I turn on the light that sits on the night table between our beds. She blinks slowly. "Sorry. I was disoriented." "It's OK. I think you were having a nightmare." "I wish. I was in a K-hole." "A what?" "I was dreaming I was using." Oh. So "K"...

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GIVEAWAY: Stationery and luggage tags by Invitation Consultants

Example #1: stationery I received a complimentary luggage tag for my film blog before BlogHer '12 from Invitation Consultants, and I loved the final product. Invitation Consultants is generous enough to allow me to do a giveaway here of a two-pack of baggage tags and also...

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Suzy's Case

Suzy's Case, by Andy Siegel. Life before Benson started referring his HICs to me was quiet and safe. Life after Benson has been a big fucking hassle. Now I'm drugged, tied up, dragged on my ass down a very long corridor by a psychopathic midget, and locked up in what feels...

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What I Didn't Say

What I Didn't Say, by Keary Taylor. As I walked through the halls of Orcas High School, I could tell you the name of every single face that passed by. I could tell you that Christie Rose had lost her first tooth biting into a spoonful of macaroni and cheese in first grade....

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