New Creative Nonfiction Hot off the Virtual Presses
W00T! New Creative Nonfiction! Helicopter is my latest CNF piece, just published by Literally Stories. Helicopter is a mental recitation by a person suffering from rumination syndrome. This latest published piece is not quite fiction, and yet not true memoir. A blend of both, I suppose. You will just have to read it and decide for yourself.
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Mash the big orange button, and you’ll be whisked away to Literally Stories and my creative nonfiction story Helicopter. Literally Stories is a very cool online ‘Zine. The wonderful editors at LS have supported my work from the very beginning. They offer great fiction and much more. Plus, read with no paywalls! That’s right, Friends and Neighbors, Literally Stories is a FREE read. Enjoy everything they have on offer without forking over a dime!
As I said, I am eternally grateful to Literally Stories for supporting my work. And hey, you can do the same with NO PAYWALLS! Tons of great reading await you. Here’s the link:
The fascists are on the march, Folks, and they want to control what you read. It’s a simple formula: control the books of today, control the thoughts of tomorrow. Here are some simple steps you can take to resist these self-appointed censors: Support your local library. Read banned books. If you have kids in school, attend the school board meetings. Look for the agenda of censorship hiding behind the fascist lies. These sonsofbitches want to control your thoughts and beliefs. Please, don’t fall for it!
We need stories now more than ever, stories crafted by human beings, not computers. So, how will you know when a new story breaks? Glad you asked, Friends. Read On! Drum roll and… Meanwhile, don’t miss any upcoming stories. You can stay tuned for all the latest by following the MEF blog:
And finally, with your indulgence, allow me a blatant book plug. Yes, I know, pesky artists wanting to get paid for their work. Will they never learn? Well, probably not. Even writers need to eat. So how about another dose of literary fiction? Thanks!
U6 Stories – Vienna Underground Tales
Every train carries a story.
The U6 is one line of the Vienna underground transit system. The silver and red trains carry stories, many stories. A woman mourns her musical lover, and a man discovers his courage. A Syrian family flees to a fragile new beginning, and a young man helps circus performers during a pandemic. Lovers rediscover each other after decades apart, and a man finds a father he never knew. A contract is broken, and neighbors defend their own. Eighteen tales of love lost and found, of the darkness within us, and the glimmering light that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters struggle against the pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. Welcome, Reader, to the stories of the U6.
Marco Etheridge is a writer of fiction, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His stories have been published in more than seventy reviews, journals, and magazines in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. U6 Stories gathers eighteen of his best short stories into one collection. The U6 is one line of the Vienna underground transit system. The trains transport more than people. Each silver and red carriage carries stories, many stories. A woman mourns the death of her musical lover, and a man discovers his courage. A Syrian family flees to a fragile new beginning, and a young man helps circus performers during a pandemic. Lovers rediscover each other after decades apart, and a man finds a father he never knew. A contract is broken, and neighbors defend their own. These eighteen stories tell tales of love lost and love found, of the darkness that lies within us, and the glimmering light that keeps us afloat. Unforgettable characters struggle against the tides and pressures of an impersonal world, and against the burdens they carry within. Welcome, Reader, to the stories of the U6.
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Marco Etheridge
Marco Etheridge is a writer of prose, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His work has been featured in over one hundred reviews and journals across Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. His story “Power Tools” has been nominated for Best of the Web for 2023. “Power Tools” is Marco’s latest collection of short fiction. When he isn’t crafting stories, Marco is a contributing editor for a new ‘Zine called Hotch Potch. In his other life, Marco travels the world with his lovely wife Sabine. Website: https://www.marcoetheridgefiction.com/