Books published by Pure Slush Books

Stories, poems & essays on 'happy' by B. Kursheed, C. Bierschenk, A. J. Wills, T. M. McDade, L. Tyrrell, R. S. Rosenthal, J. Chronister, Em König, K. McDonald, S. D. Kaluza, N. Ghosh, K. Christianson, R. Beveridge, C. W. Campbell, J. Lambremont Sr, J. E. Cricelli, R. Blum, L. Stice, J. Herold, P. Nieuwland, S. Guthrie, S. Pal, L. Marques, J. S. Battle, A. Robertson, M. J. Porter, M. Serafimova, J. Grey, M. Christmas, JP Lundstrom, D. K. Campbell, M. Hudson, E. Reilly, C. Leslie-Bole, C. P. Palmer, I. Buckler, L. Kuntz, L. N. McLaughlin, KR Rosman, M. Harrison, L. Kohler, K. Hemmings, W. Giersbach, T. Philippart, R. Z. Deming, H. van Didden, A. Grenfell, A. Black, K. Mahony, R. Scotellaro, J. Kiesow, J Bradley, M. Quigley, M. Waseme, P. Lingard, E. M. Stormo, S. Hughes, P. Pulma Jr, B. Obiri-Asare, R. Walker, S. Carr, M. Webb, DS Levy, T. Fegan, J. Jagoda, E. Bruce, M. Baer, M. Govier, C. McLeod, M. DeVirgiliis, W. Scheer, P. Beckman & G. J. Mintz

The fourth three months - 92 stories - by the 31 authors from Pure Slush's '2014 A Year in Stories'. Authors include Guilie Castillo-Oriard, Townsend Walker, Derek Osborne, Gloria Garfunkel, John Wentworth Chapin, Lynn Beighley, Andrew Stancek, Rachel Ambrose, Gill Hoffs, Jessica McHugh, Shane Simmons, Michelle Elvy, Len Kuntz, Michael Webb, James Claffey, Gwendolyn Joyce Mintz, Stephen V. Ramey, Gay Degani, Sally-Anne Macomber, Mandy Nicol, Margaret Bingel, Darryl Price, Teresa Burns Gunther, Matt Potter, Gary Percesepe, Nathaniel Tower, Kimberlee Smith, Vanessa Weibler Paris, Joanne Jagoda and h. l. nelson

57 writers riff on 'inane' ... 'inane: silly, fatuous, idiotic, nonsense, nonsensical, mindless, boring, unintelligent ...'

stories, essays and poems by Alex Reece Abbott, Duff Allen, Samantha Armatys, David S. Atkinson, Jane Banning, Tina Barry, Paul Beckman, Irene Buckler, Megan Crosbie, Peter DiChellis, Glen Donaldson, Kristina England, Brad Garber, Flora Gaugg, Mark Govier, John Grey, Diana Grove, Matthew Harrison, Robin Hillard, Stephen House, Mark Hudson, A.J. Huffman, Hasen Hull, Phillis Ideal, Em Koenig, Donna Krause, Len Kuntz, John Lambremont, Kathryn Lee, Lucy Logsdon, JP Lundstrom, Catfish McDaris, Gwendolyn Joyce Mintz, Richie Narvaez, Pádraig Ó Cúana, Edward O'Dwyer, Carl 'Papa' Palmer, Joseph Pete, Ben Pitts, Martin Jon Porter, Matt Potter, Melisa Quigley, Stephen V Ramey, Alex Robertson, Jennifer Rose, Ruth Sabath Rosenthal, Andrew Stancek, J. J. Steinfeld, Dianne Turner, Rob Walker, Anne E. Weisgerber, Michael Webb, Andrew West, Robb T. White and Allan J. Wills, all prompted by the theme 'freak'

70 writers revel in the joys and the pitfalls of summer, heat and stick sweat ...

Rattle of Want ranges from brilliant brief experiments (such as Abbreviated Glossary and Appendages) to a novella-in-flash (The Old Road) for the canon in that new genre. Altogether these stories mine the wants and desires in the breakups of families, rebellions of youth, and occasional ascents of the spirit. Often they beautifully, and simply, nail a place, as in Small Town (a perfect evocation of the title), report an impending explosion, as in Kindling (a quintessential flash), or capture a character (if you haven't met Blusterfuck ... do so at your own peril). Few writers can do all that Gay Degani does. ~ Robert Shapard, editor of Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World

5 poets write 15 poems each against 15 different topics, so the collection features 75 different opinions. All are different and unique in their own way. "e;Can good poetry be written on demand? Matt Potter asked five poets to write poems on fifteen topics like "e;Convenience Stores,"e; "e;Personal Grooming,"e; and "e;Public Transport."e; The result was Versus, an attractively-designed anthology with many memorable poems like Howie Good's arresting 'To the Blue', Claudia Bierschenk's plaintive 'Old Women Blues', Ron Campbell's biting 'Operators',Carolyn Cordon's artful 'What Can I Do?' and JP Reese's scorching 'Ghosts.' Can good poetry be written on demand? The answer is "e;Yes"e; and 'Versus' is the proof."e;Bill Yarrow, author of 'Pointed Sentences'

"Wild offers exceptional fiction and reportage, with a coast-dweller's sharp eye for maritime detail, and a humane regard for both the victims and the survivors of shipwrecks, both literal and metaphorical. From 'Prospects', a marvellous, moving reconstruction of the murderous maiden voyage of the Tayleur, to 'Luck is in the Leftovers', a gripping saga of living on the edge of the land, where life and death ebb and flow like the tides. Gill Hoffs' writing, fiction and non, swells with the power of life, sometimes life at the expense of other lives, but always animated and alive. This is visceral and vital prose, smooth as a sea-worn pebble yet sharp as sharks' teeth." - Ronnie Scott, author of Death by Design and editor of 'Tommy's War', 'Tommy's Peace' and 'The Real 'Dads' Army''

Vol. 7 in the 2014 series - 31 writers each taking the same day of the month to weave a year-long novella

He seamlessly weaves a crazy-quilt of characters who - despite being a little lost and befuddled by the world - have moments of chandelier insight into their own human hearts. Reminiscent of Raymond Carver's Little Things and Kim Chinquee's Oh Baby, Glass Animals is a work of sparkling vision and compressed and surprising language - all put to work to reveal a world where everything's at stake. Lori Jakiela, author of 'Miss New York Has Everything' Ramey takes on the richness of his characters' emotional and physical torment and delivers something morbidly fascinating and keen. Kristine Ong Muslim, author of 'We Bury the Landscape' Stephen V. Ramey captivates and mesmerizes his readers, taking us by the hand into the hidden worlds of people not unknown to us. His instincts are visceral, perceived, radiating a power and compassion that guides us inside each of his characters. Ramey's collection explores the human condition. Ramey is the real thing. Meg Tuite, author of 'Domestic Apparition'

Luis makes plans to leave ... Lana sweet-talks family ... Max says goodbye ... Ralph atones with pastries ... Charles reconnects with his father ... Jenn makes a hospital visit ... Adam soars ... Claire gets on with life ... the girl does penance ... Pedersen dresses up ... Edward offers solace ... he goes abroad ... Stevie sets sail ... the man kills ... Mark reads aloud ... the Bird dines alone ... more drinks for the club ... Stephen whispers goodbye ... detectives visit Sybil ... Trudy glows with her nomination ... Nadia's brother visits ... Ned and Jeffery go walking ... the man hears wedding bells ... Rachel goes flying ... Morgana sings ... Gary gets married ... Samford goes to the circus ... Maybell meets Brother Tom ... Jim avoids things ... Eli matchmakes ... Joan has regrets ... and much much more!

Volume 8 in Pure Slush's '2014 A Year in Stories', where 31 writers arc stories- one every month - across the whole year ...

Carlotta's grandmother is a forbidding presence in the family, but as she grows up in the Italy of the early 1960's, she realises Grandmother might not be quite the person she seems.

Volume 9 in Pure Slush's '2014 A Year in Stories', where 31 writers arc stories- one every month - across the whole year ... read a new story every day

Vol. 6 in Pure Slush's 'A Year in Stories' ... 30 authors (as June has 30 days) continue to spin their tales of drama, desperation and dogs across the arc of June.

The 5th volume in Pure Slush's 2014 anthology series is here ... stories started in January continue through May. Featuring the work of 31 writers.

31 stories, one a day for the whole month ... the 2014 Project starts here with 'January Vol. 1'

The 4th volume in Pure Slush's 2014 anthology series is here ... stories started in January continue through April. Featuring the work of 30 writers.

31 writers set their continuing stories - this is Vol. 3 after all - across the month of March. Pick up where the stories left off in February. (And some in January.) A bold and fun and exciting project - volume 3 in a story a day for the whole year!

a collection of 59 poemsPercesepe's poetry seems straightforward but is as complex as flowers, as summer shade and layers of snowfall, available to all but folded around secrets only broken lovers or philosophers grasp, and contained by no borrowed forms but original truths and no meter but the throbs of a heart. He here assays breakfast making and love making and loss and memory and time and husbands and wives and offspring and always, always, the elegance of the line, the object plain or sublime or both, the landscapes of sex, sorrow and high style. James RobisonGary Percesepe drops you into an ambiguous world and pulls you back again, still reeling. He does it so deftly, you don't even realize you're bleeding until it's over. Heather Cox, author of California King