The doors were locked at Cebo’s Tapas Bar & Restaurant. I tried not to be annoyed. It was typical for Marcos to be late to a meeting he scheduled. One took it in stride. A price of doing business with a colorful character. I’d never begrudge Marcos the opportunity to make a grand entrance. But […]
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The text of the book, Blood & Chartreuse.
“Another hot dog?” Tommy asked me. I shook my head at the old man. I’d had three of the damned things already. Each one had been like a log. Tommy loved them, but they were wasted on me. I was more convinced than ever that professional chefs shouldn’t make hot dogs. They turned out beautifully, […]
There was nothing that morning that told me my life was about to change. Well, unless the sharp stench of sweat was a portent of things to come. I was late for a baseball game and in a bad mood because of it. It was early. I stood before a group of clueless recruits, glaring […]
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Foreword
Sample Chapters ( 01 | 02 | 03 ) The character of Crewe has been with me for a long time, but I’ve only recently started to write with him to any extent. For the most part, he’s a response to the god-awful vampire Rock star drivel of Ann Rice and the sub-culture that rose […]
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Chapter Six – DRAFT
The redhead stared at me, kissing her way along the length of the other girl’s clavicle. It was slow. Methodical. It was meant to be erotic, shot through with the kind of electric abandon that fills the room when one thinks she is the first to ever do something naughty. I watched with as much […]
