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"HOW TO DIE TRYING"
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Featured Writer - Moxie Press Issue 6
A quick shout and thank you to Moxie Press for featuring some of my poetry from "EVERYTHING IS BRIGHTER NOW" in the April Edition of their zine. Cover Artist - Sarah Vitberg These protest poems go well beyond the "No Kings" rally cry. Believing that someone must be hurt in order for someone else to feel safe is the lie of authoritarian justice. Every accusation is a confession. THE KING'S NEW SUIT In the time of chatter Too cheap Too hostile To stick to what matters They call


EVERYTHING IS BRIGHTER NOW!
Put on your sunglasses, because: I'm excited to announce that my new book, EVERYTHING IS BRIGHTER NOW, is available now! Click the links below to get your copy! ➡️ PAPERBACK KINDLE ⬅️ ➡️ AUTOGRAPHED PAPERBACK This is the follow up to A LIT WICK , and the second book in what I'm calling "The Burning Insight" series -- a very personal collection poems and short stories based on my life. This book was written over a three year period, after quitting my job, moving to the desert


ABSENT STARS PRE-ORDER + GIVEAWAY NEWS!
You can now Pre-Order the Kindle version of Absent Stars on Amazon! CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER! The Good Reads giveaway is in full swing - enter to win a FREE copy of the Kindle edition today! CLICK HERE TO ENTER! Release dates are as follows: October 13th - Kindle October 15th - Paperback I will ALSO be doing a SPECIAL BUNDLE through my site ( CharltonWrites.com ) that includes a signed copy of the Absent Stars paperback, an Absent Stars tote bag, magnet, bookmark and pins -


WELCOME TO DAHMERVILLE GIVEAWAY!
What a crazy month! Dahmerville hit #1 in New Releases for Amazon's YA Detective category and is still holding strong at #2 almost 3 weeks later! Considering the number of books that are constantly being released, I think that's a pretty great feat for an indie novel, and I have to thank everyone who picked up a copy and gave a star rating or review on Amazon and GoodReads ! I can't tell you how important those reviews are for the little guys like me, trying to break through


GET A FREE REVIEW COPY OF "WELCOME TO DAHMERVILLE"!
I'm hunting for a small group of advance copy readers for my 90's YA Paranormal True Crime Horror Comedy Mystery Thriller Dark Fantasy -...


Why I Love My Kindle Scribe
. . .and why no one is talking about it. I don’t want to overstate the obvious here, but I’m a writer. I’ve been living that sweet,...


NEW SHORT STORIES / WINTER UPDATE!
Well . . . I lied. LOL. Sorry about that. I had the best intentions of getting ABSENT STARS (my Greek tragedy of a Sci-Fi story) out in...


NEW SCI-FI BOOK ON KINDLE! +TONS-O-NEWS
Starting right now - IMMEDIATELY - you can read the first three chapters of my Sci-Fi novella, "ABSENT STARS" on Kindle Vella!! You can...


"A LIT WICK" IS AVAILABLE NOW!
I'm very excited to announce that my new book of poetry and short stories, "A LIT WICK", is available NOW on Amazon! It's been a dream of...


HAPPY HOLIDAY SALE!
I realize I abandoned ship on my blog sometime in August. Truthfully, I haven't had much to say because I've been hard at work. That...
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