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Roy L. Pickering Jr.
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Does every jukebox in America have this song on it? I know Elvis is the king and all, but at 2:30 in the morning after driving for practically ten hours straight, the last thing a guy wants to hear is "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You". Sure you can, Elvis. It's a lot easier than you think."Budweiser."
Did I make a mistake going into this line of work? I suppose there's something to be sai... read more »
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Patches Of Grey
by Roy L. Pickering Jr. (Goodreads Author), Erin Rogers Pickering — published 2009 — 3 editions |
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Feeding the Squirrels: A Novella
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The Game: Short Stories about the Life
by J.M. Jossel, Trustice Gentles, Kiki Swinson — published 2003 |
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Ménage à 20, Tales with a hook
by Carlos J. Cortes (Goodreads Author) , Andy Love (Goodreads Author), Minnie Estelle Miller (Goodreads Author) — published 2009 |
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FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS: A Novella (Literature & Fiction)
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“Feeding the Squirrels” tells the story of a self-absorbed philanderer who lives a life of leisure and usually manages to remain one step ahead of consequences for his actions. He reveals himself to the reader by chronicling his rapid fire sex life woman by woman in this literary novella by award winning author, Roy L. Pickering Jr. The narrator of “Feeding the Squirrels” is Michael, a prolific lover who defines himself by his various sexual conquests. Each chapter in between the first and last is named after a woman who has been seduced by him, and thus helped to shape his identity. Every one of the erotic encounters can be read as a story unto itself, with Michael’s single minded pursuit of pleasure being the common thread that unites them. Although his succession of affairs are singular experiences to a man who rarely thinks of yesterday or tomorrow, they eventually manage to intertwine and leave him with a web of his own design to untangle.
Available for sale at: http://www.synergebooks.com/ebook_feedingthesquirrels.html
Excerpt from PATCHES OF GREY (Literature & Fiction)
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Patches of Grey has been reviewed at Alvah's Books - http://www.alvahsbooks.com/?p=417
Tony Johnson is a studious young man planning to soon graduate from much more than high school. Although his zip code places him in a Bronx tenement, his sights are set far beyond the trappings of his humble upbringing. Collegiate dreams combined with falling in love with a white classmate put him strongly at odds with his father. Although his brother C.J.’s rebellious ways place him directly in the path of danger on gang ruled streets, and the virginal innocence of their sister Tanya is clearly approaching its demise, it is Tony who incurs the majority of Lionel Johnson’s wrath for the sins of ambition, daring to be with Janet Mitchell, and refusing to bend to his father’s will. Seeing unrealized goals reincarnated in the eyes of his eldest son harshly remind Lionel of what once could have been, and of what went wrong. His own childhood in a segregated southern town established a bitter, prejudiced outlook that is the only legacy he has to pass down to his children. When his job and role as primary breadwinner are lost, Lionel’s authority quickly erodes and he drowns his disappointment one drink at a time. This affords Tony, who lacks the seemingly servile patience of his mother, an opportunity to assert his right to become the man he wants to be rather than allowing his fate to be set by chance and circumstance. But throughout the course of Roy Pickering’s debut novel, Tony comes to learn that the world is not as black and white as he and his father’s opposing mindsets would suggest.
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“My talent is looking into a woman's eyes and instinctively knowing what I need to. If she's lonely or bored; neglected or abused; timid or adventurous; satisfied or confused; looking to recapture the past or re-invent the present; making plans for tomorrow or merely concerned about tonight. I discover what a woman is looking for and promise it to her. If all she wants is a good time, she gets everything. If she wants more, I lie and take what she has to give. Then I move on.
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“My travels have been numerous, though no topographer could chart the shores I have landed upon. For it is not places that have been my destination, but women. I am drawn to them by a force I have never questioned. To their infinite variety of charms I am helpless. But the hold of none has been strong enough to keep me from wandering aimlessly to others.”
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
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“Life, like love, holds many secrets for us to discover. Some we unearth early on. Others take us most of our days to stumble upon, even though they are hidden in plain sight.”
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
“My talent is looking into a woman's eyes and instinctively knowing what I need to. If she's lonely or bored; neglected or abused; timid or adventurous; satisfied or confused; looking to recapture the past or re-invent the present; making plans for tomorrow or merely concerned about tonight. I discover what a woman is looking for and promise it to her. If all she wants is a good time, she gets everything. If she wants more, I lie and take what she has to give. Then I move on.
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― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
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― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
“Life, like love, holds many secrets for us to discover. Some we unearth early on. Others take us most of our days to stumble upon, even though they are hidden in plain sight.”
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
“My travels have been numerous, though no topographer could chart the shores I have landed upon. For it is not places that have been my destination, but women. I am drawn to them by a force I have never questioned. To their infinite variety of charms I am helpless. But the hold of none has been strong enough to keep me from wandering aimlessly to others.”
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
― Roy L. Pickering Jr.
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― G.K. Chesterton, Alarms and Discursions
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Thought I'd remind you that I have an author page on Facebook. Stop by and check it out - https://www.facebook.com/PatchesOfGrey
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Check out THE PICK UP at A Line A Day - http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/05/... Posts do feed to my GoodReads profile page but the formatting was messed up in the transfer so I recommend reading this short story at my blog rather than here.
Now that the serialization of FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS at A Line A Day has been completed, those who haven't already read it can enjoy my novella at a pace of their choosing. No need to wait a few days between chapters. Just start at the beginning http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/02/... and keep going until reaching The End: http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/04/...
My Amazon profile page. Blog posts feed directly to it so Amazon is yet another place where FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS can be followed - http://www.amazon.com/Roy-L.-Pickerin...
Attn. Kindle readers - If you do most of your reading on Amazon's device/App these days, you'll find a "Send to Kindle" button at the bottom of each chapter of Feeding the Squirrels. So you can either linger at A Line A Day (no coffee/wine served so bring your own), follow along here at GoodReads where my blog posts also appear, or else send each installment of my novella straight to your favorite reading platform.http://lineaday.blogspot.com
Happy Easter! Chapter Ten of FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS is now live - http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/03/...
FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS: A Novella Serialized (Chapter One: Michelle) http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/03/...
Hope you read and enjoyed the Prologue to FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS. http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/02/... Chapter One will post tomorrow at A Line A Day.
Thrilled to be included in the latest issue of Reader's Shadow - http://issuu.com/read2review/docs/rea... An excerpt from Patches of Grey is featured. If you like it, head over to Amazon and dowload the book FOR FREE this weekend.
The wait is over...the serialization of my novella FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS has begun - http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
Love & Exciting News to share with you on Valentine's Day - http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/02/... In Love With Love Stories?
Kindle readers be sure to mark your calendars because Patches of Grey will be available for free download 3/1 - 3/3 http://www.amazon.com/Patches-of-Grey... If you're a Prime member at Amazon then no need to wait to borrow it from their Lending Library.
Contest underway here at GoodReads.com for the chance to win a copy of Patches of Grey. http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... Three winners will be selected on March 1st. No device or App needed as the prize is print edition of my novel.
Short Story Sunday is back in business at my blog, A Line A Day - http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
Merry Christmas, everybody. If you didn't take advantage yesterday, not to worry. Patches of Grey is available free of charge from Amazon in Kindle format today as well. So after you're done unwrapping gifts and hugging loved ones, get in on the book giveaway while the getting is good. Patches Of Grey
Got a bit peeved that Amazon let the paperback edition of Patches of Grey go out of stock, especially now during the holiday shopping season, but at least they responded by placing the biggest order they ever have. Books are on the way, people! The Kindle edition of course won't be going out of stock, and in case you forgot, it will be FREE 12/24 - 12/25.http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2012/12/...
Looking for Christmas gift ideas, particularly for your little girls, especially young girls of color? Check out the Zazzle shop - Praline Pixies: http://www.zazzle.com/pralinepixiesegp Here's an example of what you'll find there: http://www.zazzle.com/african_america...
Awesome Indies: quality books by independently published authors - http://awesomeindies.net/contemporary...
Kindle App and device readers, stay tuned for my upcoming 2-day giveaway of e-copies of Patches of Grey. I won't reveal just yet when the Amazon promotion will take place, but I will give one subtle hint. Ho Ho Ho!!!Check out the calendar at eBook Blitz for a bunch of scheduled giveaways - http://ebookblitz.com/calendar/
I trust my GoodReads friends realize when shopping on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, or any old day of the week that BOOKS will forever be fantastic stocking stuffers.
Finally time to reveal my breaking news, and no, it isn't that President Obama was re-elected. You probably already heard about that. You'll particularly want to read this blog post (big hint) if you haven't read Patches of Grey yet and you're a Kindle reading Amazon Prime member who likes to take advantage of their Lending Library program - http://lineaday.blogspot.com/2012/11/...
Big news to come next week. No trick. Big treat! Purposely timed with arrival of Halloween, inadvertnely timed with arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Stay safe and stay tuned.
Are you a fan of print? Haven't read Patches of Grey yet? Good news! The price of the print ed. at Amazon has just been reduced from $13 to $9.95.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASI...
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I'm a big fan of round numbers, so hoping to get another GoodReads review for Patches of Grey soon in order to boost the amount from 19 to 20.
I invite you to check out my interview with Layered Pages - http://layeredpages.blogspot.com/2012...
Congratulations to Jessica for winning the giveaway contest. An autographed copy of Patches of Grey is on its way.
Independent Author Index Short Story Compilation, Volume 1 is available at Amazon for those who read via Kindle and/or Kindle App. Featured in the compilation are two short stories of mine - "The Kiss" and "Decisions". Check it out!http://v1s.it/Sp2P74
Giving away a copy of Patches of Grey here at GoodReads. You know you love a good book giveaway.http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
