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March 20, 2020
The Fetishists Turns Three
My second novel, The Fetishists, turns three years old today. Where has the time gone?
The City Paper called it “a Hell of a ride.”
Big thanks to C.V. Hunt & Andersen Prunty for all their hard work on the book.
Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy and gave it a read.
Sharing is caring, y’all. If you’ve read it, leave a review when you get a chance. It helps!
Audible (narrated by Sean Duregger)
-A.S. Coomer
[image error]Cover by Matthew Revert.
March 19, 2020
Helping Hand & Worker Bee
Hope y’all are safe, healthy, and well.
Here’s two new home recordings.
Track One: Helping Hand
Written, Recorded, & Performed by A.S. Coomer ©2020
When that light breaks through
Let it in
Whatever gets you through
Let it inBut when you cannot see
Past that midnight sea, oh Lord
Well take your comfort where you can
And don’t forget to lend a helping handThere’s light on the dark side too
Just look at that pale sickle moon
There’s light on the dark side too
Let it inBrake lights on finger bone trees
Your laugh rattling leaves in the breeze
And just for this moment a reprieve
From when you cannot see
Past that midnight sea, oh Lord
Well take your comfort where you can
And don’t forget to lend a helping hand
from Helping Hand, released March 19, 2020
Guitar, Keys, & Vocals: A.S. Coomer
Vocals: Rachel Coomer
Track Two: Worker Bee
Written, Recorded, & Performed by A.S. Coomer ©2020
I watch the crack in the pane of the window fill with snow
I tape some plastic on it but I don’t think it’ll hold
I hear a mournful whistle on that wicked winter wind that blowsSpit on the shit, man, shine the bricks
I’m working and working just to make another man rich
I’m a drone, baby, a worker bee
Well that’s just the kind of life for the likes of you & meI pick my check on Friday then that weekend comes
Cindy’s got the kids, Lord knows, man, I got that rum
I’ll be a-screaming and a-singing like I did when I’s young
Won’t have a dime for the time I wasted ‘fore Monday comesThe socks on my feet are made of mostly holes
I feel every rock in the street & that winter’s cold
Ain’t got no money to spend, no needle of my own to hold
I hope that weather warms up before my shoes decide to go
from Helping Hand, released March 19, 2020
Guitar, Vocals, & Keys: A.S. Coomer
With all this social distancing I’ve decided to experiment with a little home recording. I even talked my wife into singing on Helping Hand. Let me know what y’all think. Drop a comment or shoot me a message. Hell, share the damn thing if the spirit moves you.
Be kind to each other, y’all. Lend a helping hand.
All the best,
-A.S. Coomer
March 6, 2020
The Devil’s Gospel Turns One
Happy Friday, y’all!
My little eastern Kentucky thriller, The Devil’s Gospel, turns one today! It seems like yesterday we were editing the thing and here we are now and it’s been out a full 365 days.
For all those that read the book: Thank You! If you wouldn’t mind, leave a review when you get a minute. Those really help to spread the word!
For all those who haven’t, you can pick up The Devil’s Gospel in ebook or paperback formats at Amazon, Kindle, Barnes & Nobel, Nook, Wal-Mart, Apple Books, Scribd, rKobo, Google Play, Goodreads, & my site.
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All the best,
A.S. Coomer
Biology Professor Kevin Ballard finds his quiet life rocked by a series of vicious mysterious events.
First, his mother is slain in his childhood home. Then his girlfriend (and research assistant) is kidnapped from their cabin and he finds that the plant he’s studying is apparently being used in strange local rituals.
To top it all off, the police think Kevin is somehow involved. Who wants to wreck his life and why?
February 24, 2020
Publisher Interview #3—Inside The Castle—Out Now in Red Fez
Morning, y’all.
For the third installment of my Publisher Interview Series for Red Fez I spoke with John Trefry of Inside the Castle.
We talked a little bit about the origins of Inside the Castle as well as what they publish: adventurous texts that challenge the idea of what a book or story is supposed to be or do. Inside the Castle’s mission is “to make books that were not focused on being isolated hermetic containers separate from our world, but existed in the continuity of the surfaces around us in an almost banal way.”
Read the full interview here.
You can learn even more about Inside the Castle (and purchase their wonderful books) here. Make sure you follow ITC on Twitter & Instagram.
Long Live the Word!
-A.S. Coomer
February 7, 2020
Memorabilia Book & Shirt Bundle
Happy Friday, y’all.
It’s snowing in western Kentucky. There’s nothing like curling up with a book while the snowflakes fall. With that in mind, I’m having a bundle sale. $30 gets you a signed copy of Memorabilia (limited edition out of 100), one Memorabilia t-shirt (sizes Small thru Large), a Memorabilia sticker, and shipping.
One limited edition, signed paperback copy of Memorabilia and one Memorabilia t-shirt
$30 includes one limited edition (out of 100) signed paperback copy of Memorabilia, one Memorabilia t-shirt, & shipping.
All shirts are premium, lightweight Anvil tees made of 100% cotton.
Shirt sizes: Small, Medium, & Large.
Leave a note with the shirt design you want and the size.
$30.00
All the best,
A.S. Coomer
[image error]Memorabilia‘s got some memorabilia for sale, y’all.
January 16, 2020
Paintings & Merch at The Spot
I’ve got a few untitled oil paintings up for sale at The Spot Coffee & Finery in Owensboro, KY.
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They’ve also got copies of Memorabilia, The Fetishists, Shining the Light, & Flirting with Disaster & Other Poems. They’ve got some of my musical projects for sale too: The Coomers’ Live at MotherBrain and my solo record goddamn it anyway. There’s a ton of neat artwork on the walls of The Spot & they’ve got the best coffee in Daviess County.
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All the best,
A.S. Coomer
January 1, 2020
2019 In Review
I hope the new year finds each of you rested and well. I hope you’ve pulled your family and loved ones closer to your hearts. I hope you made room in your life for joy and happiness. I hope Lady Luck has been kind to you and yours.
2019 was a busy year for me.
I’ve been hard at work writing, writing, writing.
I’ve had the good fortune to have three books published in 2019: The Devil’s Gospel, The Flock Unseen, and Memorabilia. Big thanks to the editors and publishers for giving each of these books life and love. Thanks to The Wild Rose Press, especially Windy Goodloe, Clare Songbirds Publishing House, and 11:11 Press, especially Andrew Wilt.
Along with the three books, I’ve had the good fortune to be interviewed a handful of times too: I was on the Writing the Rapids Podcast hosted by Joe Bielecki, where I read four poems; Matthew Haase interviewed me about The Devil’s Gospel for Entropy; Peapod and the boys at Bike Rack Records let me talk shop and play some tunes on Peapod’s On the Radar Podcast; Clifford Brooks reviewed Memorabilia and interviewed me about the book in The Blue Mountain Review; Meghan Hyden interviewed me on her blog Meghan’s House of Books; Scott Cole asked me twenty questions and I answered seven of them on his blog; & I got to hang out and play some tunes on Bike Rack Records’ live video series: Live at the Rack.
I conducted two publisher interviews for Red Fez: one with Burning Willow Press (RIP) and another with Analog Submission Press.
2019 also saw the release of the audiobook version of The Fetishists, as narrated by Sean Duregger, back in April.
My poem, Bullying the Song, was published in Goat’s Milk Magazine in July.
I was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 2019 for my literary and creative endeavors. I still think this might be the only positive thing Matt Bevin did for the state of Kentucky, but I guess I’m kind of biased.
2019 was a year full of music for me. My band, The Coomers, played a slew of shows, including a set at Firefly Nights in Bowling Green, Ohio, & released our six-song EP Live at MotherBrain. We also shot a live video with Shaker Steps and another with Chaotic Contributions. I also recorded and released a collaborative record with my good friend Z.P. Kunkle called Badlands. Also, my other band, Groove Canoe, released our first EP, Hold on Steady, recorded at Bike Rack Records.
2019 also saw my house grow as we’ve adopted two more cats: Louis & Murray.
The first morning of 2020 I spent working on the second book of what’ll be my first series. More on this later in the year. In the summer 2020, Misdeeds, a collection of crime fiction will be released by Shotgun Honey Books. I’ve got a few other surprises in store for 2020!
All the best,
A.S. Coomer
December 30, 2019
Memorabilia Interview
Good evening, folks,
I hope y’all are having the best holidays to date. I hope the new year finds you happy, healthy, and ready for another trip around the sun.
My fifth novel, Memorabilia, came out on December 7th via 11:11 Press. Now that the release festivities have died down, 11:11 Press and I sat down and talked about the book. You can read the interview here.
You can buy the book on Amazon, Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, and 11:11 Press’ webstore. Limited edition signed copies are available through 11:11 Press as well as my website.
All the best,
A.S. Coomer
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December 12, 2019
Memorabilia T-Shirts
My new novel, Memorabilia, is out everywhere now. You can buy yourself a copy at all the normal places: Amazon, Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, ascoomer.com, etc.
The book’s developed some memorabilia of its own: a boxful of T-Shirts.
I’ve got limited sizes and colors. See below:
[image error]Memorabilia cover t-shirt sizes: Large, Medium, & one Small
[image error]Spider/Faces t-shirt sizes: Large, Medium, & one Small each
[image error]The Farmer t-shirt sizes: Large, Medium, & one Small.
I’m down to one small for each of the designs so get ’em while you can.
All shirts are of the highest quality, printed on Anvil Lightweight shirts, and made out of 100% cotton.
I’ll keep the shirts posted until I run out. Put some literary memorabilia in your wardrobe, y’all!
One Memorabilia T-Shirt
A.S. Coomer’s fifth novel, Memorabilia, has developed its own memorabilia: a boxful of T-shirts.
100% Cotton, Anvil Lightweight shirt. Specify your size in the notes/comments.
Sizes available: Large, Medium, and Small*
*limited quantity, while supplies last
$25.00
One Farmer T-Shirt
A.S. Coomer’s fifth novel, Memorabilia, has developed its own memorabilia: a boxful of T-shirts.
100% Cotton, Anvil Lightweight shirt. Specify your size in the notes/comments.
Sizes available: Large, Medium, and Small*
*limited quantity, while supplies last
$25.00
One Spider/Faces Memorabilia T-Shirt
A.S. Coomer’s fifth novel, Memorabilia, has developed its own memorabilia: a boxful of T-shirts.
100% Cotton, Anvil Lightweight shirt. Specify whether you want BLUE or GREY as well as your size in the notes/comments.
Sizes available: Large, Medium, and Small*
*limited quantity, while supplies last
$25.00
All the best,
A.S. Coomer
December 11, 2019
20 Questions, 7 Answers Interview
Scott Cole, writer, artist, and graphic designer, recently presented me with twenty questions. I answered seven of them.
We talked about my writing including The Devil’s Gospel, Memorabilia, & The Flock Unseen. We also talked about how awesome NASCAR would be with hand grenades. And Godzilla.
Read the interview here.
Purchase Memorabilia here and here and here and here and here.
Purchase The Flock Unseen here.
Purchase The Devil’s Gospel here.
Thanks to Scott Cole for the interview and for making cool art. Go give him a follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Blogger. Give his books a read while you’re at it.
All the best,
A.S. Coomer
