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"Ray, Saw you on the Horror/Occult Reads page and noticed that you were from upstate New York.  I was born in Cobleskill.  Beautiful country.  Anyway, was hoping you would support my relatively new blog.  I'm a…"
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Thanks for the chance to promote my novel -Ray

 Introduction to: "The Room"No matter how hard we try, life doesn't always go as we plan. Just as Harry begins to pick up the pieces of his life, emotions once hidden away must be dealt with as old wounds are exposed. Although he finally meets a woman who understands and truly loves him, the cosmos takes a different path. He discovers that what goes wrong in life sometimes matters as much as what goes right. An existential view of life with an extraordinary twist...…See More
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Outside Looking In - a blog essay

The only thing we can be sure of when it comes to our existence is simply that we do. We are alive and can see that; but nothing more. To assume a guided purpose or predetermined fate for ourselves is nothing more than wishful thinking. No matter how comforting it might be to believe we are special to the cosmos there’s no reason to think that we are. Texts, both ancient and new, attribute a sense of privilege and immortality, but they’re only concepts born in the minds of ordinary people.…See More
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Favorite Book
The Stranger - Albert Camus
About Me:
My passion is being an author of existential novels written on the canvass of fictional science. Otherwise I work in New York City as a senior network architect. (You know; a geek) I commute from upstate New York by train which gives me the time to write and a great environment to hike.
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Novel Video Introductions

1st Novel - The Room - published April 2007

2nd Novel - To Your Own Self Be True - published March 2009

sequel to "The Room"

Novella love story "Burnished Bridge - published March 2010

 

Ray Melnik's Blog

Dear God - a young boy's prayer - an essay

Twelve year old, Jimmy Taylor washed up for bed after a birthday that came with no cake, no candles and no presents. But there was still a smile as he looked into the small round mirror resting on the sink. Before getting into bed he looked up.



“God. I know you are really busy, but I hope you’re listening. Dad’s unemployment ran out and Mom says she doesn’t know what we’re going to do. We are already behind on all the bills. You know it’s… Continue

Posted on August 4, 2009 at 5:00am

The Accidental Messenger - a short story

My guess was that Carl Maynard’s views were not that unusual. He was searching for guidance in the only way he knew how. I don’t know why I stopped or why I went along with him. I was off from work so had the time. I thought I might be able to help him and he sure looked like he could use some help.



Carl closed the front door, but he could still hear his wife crying inside. After their son was picked up by the school bus she felt free to… Continue

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:38am

Rich Man Poor Man - Excerpt from To Your Own Self Be True - (Rael confronts the man who raped his mother over a decade earlier.)

Rael slipped in quietly and carefully shut the door behind him. There was a large comfortable guest chair in front of the desk, so he sat gently. The office was huge, decorated to a T and with only the best furniture and carpet. The man he believed to be Adler Beaumont was continuing on the channel. With Beaumont using a headset, Rael only heard one side. He imagined Beaumont felt like the king of Madison Avenue looking over his subjects on the street… Continue

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:30am

Excerpt from THE ROOM, novel - Flashbacks from Harry's childhood

Harry Ladd was finally able to get away from his father and make it upstairs. His father, Henry, was such an imposing presence when he was home. Everything had to revolve around him. When he was outside his room, he would walk around loudly, making sure that his presence was known. Even if Harry and Malcolm were talking, when Henry spoke, they stopped. No one in the house had anything more important to say.



Henry wasn’t a tall man, thin… Continue

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:26am

Outside Looking In - a blog essay

The only thing we can be sure of when it comes to our existence is simply that we do. We are alive and can see that; but nothing more. To assume a guided purpose or predetermined fate for ourselves is nothing more than wishful thinking. No matter how comforting it might be to believe we are special to the cosmos there’s no reason to think that we are. Texts, both ancient and new, attribute a sense of privilege and immortality, but they’re only… Continue

Posted on June 13, 2009 at 2:00pm

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At 2:29pm on July 27, 2011, Paul D. Dail said…

Ray,

Saw you on the Horror/Occult Reads page and noticed that you were from upstate New York.  I was born in Cobleskill.  Beautiful country.  Anyway, was hoping you would support my relatively new blog.  I'm a supernatural/horror writer, but my blog is more literary based.  For new friends, I recommend my post "My own Works Cited list: 10 books that have inspired me" and would hope that you would comment with some of your own faves.  However, I'll also be participating in the Friday Flash Fiction, so I hope you check that out, as well.  Look forward to further communication.

 

Paul D. Dail

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At 5:59pm on June 18, 2009, Preetham Grandhi said…
Hi Ray, I wanted to introduce to you my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.

Best regards

Preetham Grandhi

Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”

Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."

Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"

Book Synopsis:

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
At 8:53pm on June 16, 2009, Shelly Nicholson said…
Hi Ray, Thanks for the add. I look forward to getting to know you. Please feel free to check out my page, read my blog entries, and visit my website www.booksbyshelly.com. Have a really nice week!
:) Shelly
At 7:46pm on June 9, 2009,
BloggerKathleen Garber said…
Looks good!
 
 
 

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