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[chrislirvin]

Trouble in the Heartland Release

Trouble in the Heartland Release

Trouble in the Heartland is out! (…and sold out on Amazon until January.) However you can snag a copy through Createspace for a couple extra bucks, and the e-book is always available.

The collection is fantastic and I couldn’t be happier to be part of such a cool project.

Here’s a link to a post I did back in February about the book and the inspiration for my story.

Go forth and read!

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[shotgunhoney]

Last Rites by Chris Leek and Ryan Sayles

Last Rites by Chris Leek and Ryan Sayles

The way she was bleeding told me two things; they got her too good for her to be on her feet anymore and I needed someplace to park her that’d buy me some getaway time.

“You think I’m gonna be okay, Trav?” she asked around the wincing and quiet sobs. Tear-streaked and pleading. I looked down to her, saw she’d bled on all that hard-earned money and wanted to say no just because it might be ruined…

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Delta Blues by Chris Leek

Delta Blues by Chris Leek

Juliet chain-smoked by the open window, her naked body sheened with sweat and silhouetted by the red neon of the ‘No Vacancy’ sign on the wall outside, the cherry-colored light accentuating her curves, my memory filling in the details.

The coal of her cigarette flared as she inhaled. “Everybody dies,” she said, answering a question neither of us asked.

I turned my head. I knew if I stared at her…

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[crimespreemagazine]

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST SHOOT YOU IN THE FACE

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST SHOOT YOU IN THE FACE

2014

ZELMER PULP PRESS

 Sometimes, reviewing books for Crimespree really is the best job ever. I get to read and review cool stuff that I probably would have gone out and read anyway. But would I have gone out and taken a flyer on something new? Maybe…or maybe not. Strange as it sounds, it can be kind of scary diving into a short story collection that is filled with authors that are all brand new…

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[chrislirvin]

One Eye Press Announces New Singles

One Eye Press Announces New Singles

Yes, I’m behind on my blogging, BUT this is still very exciting news to share. Those who have picked up FEDERALES (thank you!) and checked out the teaser in the back are already a bit in the know, but for those who haven’t…straight from the mouth of OneEyePress.com:

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[chrislirvin]

Trouble in the Heartland

Trouble in the Heartland

Good News!

I’ve been keeping this one close to the vest for a while now, but as of this week it’s out in the open. Excited to announce I have a story in the upcoming anthology, TROUBLE IN THE HEARTLAND, edited by the multi-talented (and all-around awesome) Joe Clifford. Best of all, part of the net proceeds will benefit The Bob Woodruff Foundation, which assists veterans.

As the cover states, the…

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[shotgunhoney]

Westbound and Down by Chris Leek

Las Vegas burned in my rearview mirror. The last flames of a dying sun setting fire to the haze of dust hanging in the hot, still air above the city. The Strip clawed at the darkening sky, its concrete arms inked with glass and neon; reaching up like a…

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Biking development- News articles

Sapatkin, Don. "With options for everyone, folding bicycles are going mainstream." Philadelphia Inquirer [Philadelphia, PA] 6 July 2006. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.

                Bicycles have long been used for transport through big cities and urban areas. Many skeptics say that the problem with bikes is that they are so easily stolen. However, folding bike enthusiasts propose to eliminate this problem with the invention of the folding bike. The innovation of the bike has become one that is lightweight, durable, and most importantly, portable. It can fold into something that is as big as an airport carryon and then unfold to a fairly small bike. This useful innovation allows for easy portability and can be taken inside with someone instead of leaving it on a bike rack. Bike racks pose a problem only in that they are left outside where there is less security and that a rider is almost required to have a bike lock to make sure it is not stolen.  

Farrell, Sean Patrick. "The hands that steer are building the bikes." New York Times 6 Mar. 2011: 5(L). Gale Power Search. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.

                People throughout history have looked at inventions and improved them or made them unique to show it as their own. While many bikers throughout New York City have bought manufactured bikes, a growing population of bikers has started building their own. They want to do this to improve on past designs or also make the bikes unique to their design and fill them with pride. Individual builders do not overlook the small details that the factory made bikes do. These bikes are often times much more expensive, but if one were to invest time in building it or paying someone to, then it would definitely pay off in the end. Classes are offered to show someone how to build a bike throughout New York City. Individually innovators often make things better than factory made ones.