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    Blood Picnic and other stories
    Blood Picnic and other stories
    Blood Picnic and other stories
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    Blood Picnic and other stories

    By Tony Noland

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    In this diverse collection, the versatile writer and blogger Tony Noland has gathered some of his best flash fiction and short stories. These twenty eight stories range in style from fantasy and horror to magical realism and literary fiction.

    *When the god of love is furious, you’d better hope it’s not you he’s gunning for.

    *The most powerful magic ring in the world is defeated... by bad dental work.

    *A preacher’s sermon will soften the heart of anyone except the one person who matters most.

    *The funniest man in the world is asked to reveal his secret, with deadly consequences.

    *A midlist author finally has a runaway bestseller. Too bad that’s the *last* thing he wanted.

    Whether you’re looking for potent true-to-life tales or you want your fiction full of zombies, flying carpets, deals with the devil and superheroes in trouble, this collection will amuse, delight and surprise you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTony Noland
    Release dateApr 21, 2011
    ISBN9781458141927
    Blood Picnic and other stories
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    Tony Noland

    I'm a writer, poet and blogger living in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. My writing is funny, sad or exciting, depending on how much coffee I've had. I own a lot of power tools, a few firearms and so many books that I've given up counting them. I now measure them by the linear foot.

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