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Photos from a recent trip to Palo Alto and San Francisco—the world of Eucalyptus Lane.
Why Palo Alto? Look for an upcoming blog post on that, along with updates about Baller, book 3 of the Eucalyptus Lane novels & why it’s the darkest yet of this neonoir series.
If you’re a fan of noir, you’ll want to check out this new anthology from Outcast Press —edited by Craig Clevenger—all about the dark side of that culinary and cultural staple of Americana and beyond: the diner. I co-wrote the forward , along with author Manny Torres. Once you read this collection of stories by established and up & coming writers of noir and transgressive fiction, you’ll never look at diners the same way again. You can get Put Out the Lights and Cry at the Outcast web site here, on Amazon— and anywhere books are sold!
Read my short story, “Scattershot,” in Starlite Pulp Review #2—
I’m very proud to be in this number of stellar authors! Check out the FAB cover art by Danny Galieote!
You can order it at Starlite Pulp! Click here to see their web site. (They’ve got lots of cool stuff! :-)
Learn about the music of film noir in my interview with musician/ record producer Skip Heller—
Where we talk about the music of noir films and Skip’s new album with the Hollywood Film Noirchestra, Dark Passages. This issue is packed with great articles! Get digital copies through the Film Noir Foundation, with print copies available on Amazon.
more arriving soon at the Backstage blog
Beginning in February, look for new episodes of my video series, Bedtime Noir (which is kind of like story-time for grown-ups), with book and film recs, readings and commentary.
Club-goer with a disco ball.
Praise for Poser, first book in the Eucalyptus Lane series
“A wholly original drama with crime elements, coming in like the long, lost child of Jackie Collins, Jaqueline Susann and maybe Elmore Leonard . . . destined to be a classic among readers of loose melodrama and gritty realism.”
“Poser is what you would get if Quentin Tarantino ever made a Lifetime movie.”
“A skeet taste of JAMES ELLROY and JAMES PATTERSON and even WALTER MOSLEY bumps off these pages . . . NEVADA MCPHERSON is a new voice of choice (in mah book) that needs to be heard word for word, ya digg?”