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Comment by Gary Val Tenuta 20 hours ago

If you're a fan of time travel, and happen to be into vampires, too, then this one's for you. It's my short story, "A Bite Out of Time". You can download it as a pdf file for FREE by clicking the download button toward the top of this page:

http://tinyurl.com/ahfkmo

The story is set primarily in Los Angeles in the late 1960s. Blind Man's Bluff (an up-and-coming folk/rock group) is playing a New Year's gig at the Backstreet Ballroom, an historical old building on the outskirts of the city. Many years ago, or so it's said, the members of something called the Blood Cult used to hold some sort of bizarre, depraved rituals somewhere deep in the bowels of the old building. It's just an urban legend, of course. It is. Isn't it? Well, no matter. Vince Blaylock, the lead singer with the band, couldn't have cared less. A full-fledged hippie, a poster child for the Love Generation, and a rising young rock star, Vince was just thrilled to be playing the Ballroom, the hottest venue in town. Everything was just groovy – until he stepped out back to grab a smoke between sets. But you know, a dark alley behind an old building in the middle of the night is probably not the best place to hang out... alone. I mean, something's gotta happen and it's probably not going to be good. Right? And you know the ironic thing? His friends used to tell him it would be the cigarettes that would kill him. You're probably guessing that's not what killed him and you'd be right about that. You're probably guessing it was a vampire and you'd be right about that too. I don't think I'm spoiling anything here because it is a vampire story, right? But that's just the beginning of a tale that takes a most unusual turn. You won't see it coming any more than Vince saw it coming. This is a story of a reluctant vampire's revenge. This is a vampire tale with a time travel twist. This is Twilight meets Twilight Zone.

Come along with Vince Blaylock as he takes a Bite Out Of Time.

Comment by silverfysh on December 2, 2009 at 4:17am

Hello, I just debuted a new segment on my blog -- Short Story Spotlight. If there's enough interest, maybe we can make it a Wednesday/Saturday meme? It's about reading individual stories, your thoughts, talking about them. :)

Comment by Cym H. Lowell on November 17, 2009 at 3:58pm

Link up your Short Story review posts (& a chance to win a $50 Amazon eGC). Blogger Book Review Link-up Party starts tonight (9pmEST). See you there!

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Comment by Amber on October 12, 2009 at 12:03pm

this is one of my top ten favorite short stories and I thought that I might as well post the link for you guys.

http://www.barcelonareview.com/20/e_gs.htm

It's "Sea Oak" by George Saunders.

Comment by Tim Roux on October 10, 2009 at 12:17pm

Just reviewed Steve Sangirardi's 'Life On The Planet':

http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/10/review-of-steve-sangirardis-life-on-the-planet/

Comment by Danielle on August 21, 2009 at 7:29am

Review of PRETTY MONSTERS by Kelly Link: http://readingwatchingliving.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-review-pretty-monsters-by-kelly.html

a collection of short stories by ms. link.

Comment by Lisa Snellings on July 13, 2009 at 12:36pm

The short story has been the jumping-off point of an awful lot of my work, and reciprocally, my work has spawned short stories. I like digging into a good novel, but, in my mind, nothing compares to a well-written short.

Comment by Alli on June 14, 2009 at 4:32pm

I have not read to much science fiction to be honest. But I'm up for anything would you like me to give a story of your a review? Just send me a link. I can even post it up for you on my site if you want.

Comment by Ann Wilkes on June 9, 2009 at 1:47am

My short story, "The Visitor" was just posted at Chaos Theory: Tales Askew. Also, there are two other Broad Universe members represented (Sue Lange and April Grey). Here's the link to CTTA.

Comment by Gary Val Tenuta on June 6, 2009 at 4:41am

My short story, A Bite Out Of Time, is a rock-n-roll vampire tale with a time travel twist. It's available as a free download here:

http://tinyurl.com/ahfkmo

It's also included in the new Shameless Shorts anthology on Kindle for just 99 cents!

What is SHAMELESS SHORTS? Entertaining short stories from 18 indie writers shamelessly promoting their shorts! http://tinyurl.com/kwwhgv

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